Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)

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A Hollywood Manager Explains the New Rules of Show Biz

Today’s show is about money, and how to make it in entertainment. The streaming boom made Hollywood feel like it had solved its money problem: Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney and everyone else wanted endless stuff. Top talent got paid, and so did everyone else. That boom is over, ...  Show more

Brian Stelter on the 60 Minutes Mess; Nilay Patel on Apple’s AI Problem

Brian Stelter and Nilay Patel are both covering big, powerful institutions that are undergoing real change, whether they like it or not. Stelter, CNN’s chief media analyst, joins me to talk about the mess at CBS News and 60 Minutes: What is Bari Weiss’s rationale for trying to re ...  Show more

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