Jimmy Kimmel vs. the FCC: Can Disney Escape This Mess?

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The Behind-the-Scenes Jockeying for $10M Super Bowl Ads

Matt is joined by Adweek’s Bill Bradley to discuss the expensive and competitive battle of Super Bowl advertising. Bill breaks down how many ad slots are available each year, how much they cost, which parts of the game are the most lucrative, why A-lister fees for commercial came ...  Show more

What Disney’s CEO Choice Reveals About Its Next Chapter

Matt is joined by LightShed media analyst Rich Greenfield to react to Disney hiring Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO. They discuss why Disney chose the head of Disney Parks in D’Amaro rather than its cochairman of entertainment in Dana Walden, what this says about the company's prior ...  Show more

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