Did a $200M Direct-to-Streaming Movie Ever Make Sense?

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What Netflix's Exec Purge Means for Its Movies and TV

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the big executive shakeup at Netflix, which included the firings of chief content officer Bela Bajaria and head of film Dan Lin. They break down why this happened now, what to expect from new chief content officer Peter Rice, ho ...  Show more

Bring Back Fin-Syn? The Forgotten Rule That Could Save Hollywood

Matt is joined by head of business affairs at UTA Rich Shuter and producer Cathy Schulman to discuss why the government needs to reinstate the Fin-Syn rules (Financial Interest and Syndication Rules), the pressures the current era of vertical integration and consolidation has put ...  Show more

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