Matthew Belloni

“It’s not possible” is the new “somehow he returned”….

If you’re interested in the current legal situation in the Paramount / WBD deal, you should listen to this pod, and Matt’s earlier one with Rob Bonta.

New pod: I go one-on-one with Paramount’s top lawyer Makan Delrahim. The states’ antitrust arguments, CNN’s role, and he says Rob Bonta has a detailed list of concessions they’re willing to make. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/1gd5QY…

You may have noticed some rich people filing lawsuits over stories they don’t like. We talk about it with Dale Cohen, who’s special counsel to PBS's Frontline and runs UCLA’s Documentary Film Legal Clinic. And @mattbelloni and I serve up banter! kcrw.com/shows/the-busi…

New pod: Is Netflix just a regular media company now? Is the YouTuber experiment backfiring? What’s needed to recharge growth?? With Guggenheim analyst Michael Morris. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/4eerAc…

NEW from @MattBelloni: Indie studio A24 is offering its biggest filmmaker deal ever to keep Kane Parsons for a Backrooms sequel (and more). Warner Bros. has its own plan to lure him. Details: puck.news/can-a-24-keep-…

New: A24 is offering a massive deal (its biggest ever) to secure Kane Parsons for a Backrooms sequel and another film. But Warner Bros. is courting him aggressively with something A24 can’t offer. All the details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/can-a-24-keep-…

New pod: Amid Netflix’s engagement issues, a new book reveals exactly how much algorithms and predictive data are influencing the shows and movies we watch. With Violaine Roussel, author of Data Driven Hollywood. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/1nj3P0…

Netflix, the self-described “most transparent company in streaming,” is ending its biannual “what we watched” viewership reports. Now it’ll be once a year so we can’t evaluate them as often.

The Savannah Bananas have tarnished the ESPYs…..The ESPYs….

Here is what CA Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said after being asked if there were any concessions he'd be open to as part of a settlement of his antitrust litigation challenging the Paramount-WB merger. I've highlighted the key part.

I love learning about influencers via Netflix press releases…

I gathered my thoughts on the states’ challenge to the Paramount-WBD merger. Here’s my assessment of the lawsuit, what’s ahead, and the more subtle dynamics at play… puck.news/warnermount-is…

New pod: The strategy behind the 3-pronged legal attack on the WarnerMount merger. With attorney general Rob Bonta and @Lucas_Shaw. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/0nkrun…

What did I get out of the Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference this year?  The answer:  something said about me which has never been said before; Puck voted me and my Peter Millar on-line purchases the best dressed. No investment awards, however 😊

There is no large object Tom Cruise cannot stand on….

@TVGrimReaper @Lucas_Shaw

@Lucas_Shaw No suspense left in the box office draft. @MattBelloni

Moana is opening to about $44 million, a disastrous start for a $250 million movie. That makes three disappointing blockbusters in a row after a strong start to the summer Good news for Hollywood is both The Odyssey and Spider-Man look like monsters. deadline.com/2026/07/box-of…

New pod: California’s film commissioner says she’s stepping down, a year after helping secure a landmark $750M annual incentive, which is showing signs of bringing film/TV productions back to Hollywood. With Colleen Bell. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/1d99pW…

Subbing for Scott on Pivot! Spend your weekend with @karaswisher and me debating whether Cannes Lions sucks and who dressed like a lesbian at Sun Valley. ⬇️⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/piv…

Is Netflix going too much YouTube or just the right amount of YouTube? Debating the panic attack over growth and "engagement" with @loudmouthjulia ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/ted-sarandos-y…