The Town with Matthew Belloni

Does Hollywood Need Deregulation?

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s latest comments from the Sun Valley conference, during which he advocated for less regulation in Hollywood. They unpack his statement and speculate how the election results might affect the regulatory environment for media companies, which companies would benefit the most from M&A possibilities, and why a company like Netflix might not mind consolidation (03:07). We finish the show with a mid-year check-in of the 2024 Box Office Draft (23:16).

 

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Lucas Shaw

 

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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