New pod: How Tubi got profitable, and why every platform now wants YouTube creators. With Tubi CEO Anjali Sud. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1Chz...

New @puck.news: Comcast’s CEO is considering doing a Universal theme park in Saudi Arabia and just toured a possible site. Would he bring the deep-pocketed (and deeply problematic) Saudis in on a bid for all or part of Warner Bros Discovery? puck.news/what-was-bri...

New pod: What happens if YouTubeTV just flips the bird to Disney and says "Nah, we're good without you." With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/69WZ...

New pod: It’s a Town Hall mailbag episode! Your questions, my attempts at answers, with cameos by David Ellison’s chutzpah, Kathy Kennedy’s indecision, Rachel Sennott’s premiere finger foods, Comcast’s desperation, and…. CT and Bananas. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0qOM...

New pod: You’ve got 5 picks, plus one TV wildcard, money’s no object, goal is to dominate movies for the next 10-20 years. Who you got? With consensus #1 pick @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3eRN...

New @puck.news: Taylor Sheridan's movie deal isn't exactly what's been reported, some clarity on his obligations to Paramount, and new data on the outsized value of his shows. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/taylor-sheri...

New pod: How will the inevitable AI bubble-burst impact the already struggling Hollywood? With 1929 author/journalist/CBNC-er @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2RZC...

New in Taylor Sheridan-land: The film project I referenced on The Town is the Call of Duty movie at Paramount, which he will co-write/produce for Pete Berg to co-write/direct/produce.

New pod: With Sydney Sweeney's boxing drama CHRISTY, a veteran producer is now a U.S. distributor. Why would anyone want to release indie movies in this economy?! With Teddy Schwarzman. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3Zj8...

Well said @mattbelloni.bsky.social

New pod: The pros and cons of poaching TV’s top creator, even if you can’t have him for 3 years. With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0LNd...

Within Hollywood, David Ellison was considered a potential "savior" of Paramount. Now, as he pursues Warner Bros., many believe he's a problem... puck.news/the-david-el...

At the highest level, talent relations really matter in Hollywood. Paramount bought a Nicole Kidman show without giving a courtesy heads up to Taylor Sheridan, who already makes a Nicole Kidman show. puck.news/taylor-sheri...

Big Hollywood news: Taylor Sheridan, TV’s top creator, just got poached. All the details and the wild backstory. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/taylor-sheri...

PSA: No @PuckNews What I'm Hearing email tonight. My effort wasn't good enough to send. To respect our members' time, I'd rather skip a day and send something I'm happy with on Monday. Apologies! 💫💫

New pod: Finally, some REAL DATA behind the insane rise in media coverage of film fest standing ovations. And does the applause eventually translate into dollars?? With researcher @stephenfollows.com. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1lKe...

New pod: David Zaslav reluctantly admits he's for sale...will he do this the easy way or the hard way? With @WolfeResearch analyst Peter Supino. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7xQQ...

Forget what the Duffers said, the Stranger Things finale WILL show in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve, part of the new Netflix initiative to play nicer with theaters. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: Netflix is jumping into bed with Spotify. Who needs who more in this relationship? With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3pW6...

We can seemingly cross 2 potential suitors for Warner Discovery off the list. Who exactly is participating in this supposed bidding war? ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/maybe-there-...

The heads of Netflix and AMC Theatres sat down together for the first time in years with the goal of ending the boycott of Netflix movies in the world’s biggest theater chain. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: The “Showrunner” app promises democratization of TV and Film creation using AI to make new Simpsons episodes or Twilight fan fiction with licensed IP. Are Hollywood studios on board for this? With CEO Edward Saatchi. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7aQU...

New pod: Apple’s Eddy Cue on recent growth at AppleTV (“significantly more” than 45m subs), buying Warner Bros. (NO, he says), why they let Amazon get NFL/NBA, the movie theater strategy, and whether they’ll still care about showbiz in 10 years. Listen! spotify.link/5Fn9q4R8sXb

News: A new $1B Hollywood studio is launching with executives from Disney and Lionsgate and backing from....the Saudis. Yep. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/the-saudi-mo...

New pod: It’s the 2025 Hollywood Stock Exchange! Buys, sells, and a few stray bullets. LIVE with @Lucas_Shaw at his event. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3Q9E...

Hard to believe that the world’s most famous entertainer wrote a song entirely about her very famous fiancé‘s penis and SNL is like, “Yeah, we’re good. Nothing to say about that.” Dark times.

Last week, Disney's DEI unit quietly became "Opportunity & Inclusion" for ALL. How the company's Trumpy makeover will likely impact the search for its next CEO. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/has-hollywoo...

New pod: Part 2 of Ari and Mark, featuring Bari Weiss, Elon Musk, and why Trump “absolutely” deserves a Nobel Prize. Plus: The lightning round! Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/00Hg...

New pod: Ari Emanuel's second act. Why does a Hollywood/sports mogul want to go back to owning tons of small-time live events? With Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, and a few well-placed f-bombs. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/4jcY...

Can Prime Video finally get its act together in TV? Says one producer: "I haven’t made a show with Amazon, but I would now.” New @kimmasters.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/can-peter-fr...

New pod: Let’s ignore the “centrist” and “both-sides” platitudes. Why, exactly, does David Ellison want Bari Weiss at CBS News? With @semaforben.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/6uTW...

New pod: Put aside that one Rock movie flopped. This is A24's whole STRATEGY to justify that $3.5B valuation. Is it sustainable?? With the Monday smashing machine @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7EOd...

It’s emergency time for content owners and actors, so let’s understand the legal issues with AI-generated video from two experts in the field. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/what-is-holl...

New pod: The case against OpenAI's new actor exploitation and copyright-infringement tool Sora2. With SAG-AFTRA exec director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1y0f...

Sora 2’s response to “South Park’s Cartman doing the “you can’t handle the truth” monologue from A Few Good Men.”

New pod: Why are more original screenplays selling to studios and streamers? And is the decline of the superhero movie a factor? With manager Geoff Shaevitz of Entertainment 360. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1UrG...

No big deal, I’m just making personalized videos on Sora with my favorite copyrighted characters owned by Disney and Amazon/Netflix and featuring an identifiable actress who is definitely not getting paid for this….

Disney+/Hulu cancellations during the first 5 days of the Jimmy Kimmel standoff exceeded Netflix's blowups over Cuties in 2020 and Reed Hastings' donation to Kamala Harris in 2024, per new data shared with @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/did-the-jimm...

“Is everyone in Hollywood just okay with whatever OpenAI prefers?” ☎️ @mattbelloni.bsky.social trying to give the town a (necessary) wake-up call re: AI cos trampling on IP rights “…the AI ship is going to sail… with Hollywood staying well behind—and eventually wondering where its business went.”

New pod: We’re all adults, it’s okay to love a movie and want it to succeed but also admit it’s got a looooong and uphill battle ahead. Film bros, pls direct all feedback to @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2D26...

Kimmel's the clear winner of the past week, but here's how all the players in the blast radius fared .... puck.news/the-jimmy-ki...

New pod: Hollywood is a sales business, so which platforms are buying and WHAT they are buying has always been the top priority. Until....now? Parsing a new report on the $210B in annual content spend ..... With KPMG US author Scott Purdy. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5hnT...

Here’s the blueprint for how David Ellison plans to get the swift acquisition of TWO Hollywood studios past government regulators. It started yesterday with the hiring of Trump’s former antitrust enforcer. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/david-elliso...

Final NRG tracking for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER has it at a $19M domestic opening. Other services put it higher, mid-$20Ms. Neither is good for a $130M+ Leo DiCaprio dramedy, but reviews are strong. No PTA movie has grossed more than $77M worldwide.

New pod: Who’s got the leverage in the next battles between Trump, the TV stations and Disney, and why Blue state attorneys general could play a surprising role. With @eriqgardner.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2dIV...

Bigger on TV than I predicted….though about a third of the YouTube views so far….and counting (though a “view” is only 30 seconds on YT)….

New: Bob Broder has died. He was one of the most influential TV agents of all time, repping Chuck Lorre, Jim Burrows, dozens of others, and his boutique agency was the fuel that led to the growth of ICM, now part of CAA. RIP.

Jimmy Kimmel’s guests for the big return tonight are Glen Powell and Sarah MacLachlan. Both are promoting new projects on Disney-owned Hulu.

Of all the backlash that Disney CEO Bob Iger endured this week, one critic may have stung the most, per @kimmasters.bsky.social. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/iger-eisner-...

New pod: Why Disney finally stood up to Trump, and why the next few days and months are crucial for Jimmy Kimmel, the company, and its top executives. With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/04Z4...