Disney’s Five Biggest Dilemmas in the New Bob Iger Era

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Can D.C. Save Hollywood? Senator Adam Schiff on Bringing Production Home.

Matt is joined by United States Senator Adam Schiff (D-California) to discuss his recent hearing with entertainment industry and labor leaders on the challenges facing the film industry and the importance of instituting a federal tax incentive to bring film and TV production back ...  Show more

Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.

Matt is joined by Alex Heath from the Sources newsletter and Access podcast to discuss the end of Disney’s deal with OpenAI after they announced the shutdown of video app Sora. They get into why OpenAI is changing course, AI companies' relationship with Hollywood, and what this m ...  Show more

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