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The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

Episodes (670)

The Year of Peacock?

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May 8, 202430:52pending

‘The Fall Guy’ Swung and Missed … Should We Panic?

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May 6, 202431:57pending

The 2024 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Scale

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May 3, 202441:12pending

The Fight for the Last NBA Rights With Bill Simmons

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May 1, 202434:34pending

A CEO Firing, and the Chaos at Paramount

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Apr 30, 202432:27pending

The Rise of Tubi and If “Free” Is Really the Future of Entertainment

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Apr 29, 202432:27pending

Aaron Sorkin, Live From D.C.

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Apr 26, 202429:46pending

Which Bidder Is Best for Paramount?

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Apr 24, 202431:58pending

Netflix’s Backtrack on Transparency

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Apr 22, 202432:08pending

Taylor Swift’s Questionable Return to TikTok

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Apr 18, 202431:50pending

Hollywood’s Struggle to Reinvent Itself

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Apr 17, 202431:40pending

The Best and Worst Media Mergers of the 21st Century

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Apr 15, 202438:27pending

Can IMAX Save Movie Theaters?

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Apr 11, 202432:26pending

Hollywood vs. Big Tech in the Age of Consolidation

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Apr 10, 202436:22pending

Early Winners and Losers of 2024

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Apr 8, 202432:25pending

Why Documentaries Are Better and Worse Than Ever With Sheila Nevins

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Apr 4, 202432:16pending

A WWE Business Smackdown With Nick Khan

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Apr 3, 202446:32pending

The Disney Proxy War: Does Peltz Have a Shot Against Iger?

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Apr 1, 202432:26pending

Inside TMZ’s Cozy Relationship With Hollywood

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Mar 29, 202432:29pending

The Battle for Attention: Streaming Vs. Social

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Mar 25, 202432:27pending

How AI Is Already Transforming Moviemaking

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Mar 21, 202432:08pending

Lemon, Tucker, and the Cable News Star Turned Influencer

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Mar 20, 202432:28pending

The Juice List: The Most Powerful People in Hollywood

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Mar 18, 202431:41pending

‘The Holdovers’ Plagiarism Claim and How to Protect Your Script

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Mar 15, 202431:12pending

Inside Netflix’s Calculated Sports Strategy

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Mar 14, 202432:14pending

Oscar Winners and Losers and the Updated Movie Studio Power Rankings

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Mar 12, 202432:20pending

Insider Tips to Predict the Oscar Winners

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Mar 7, 202432:27pending

The Money and Power Behind the Oscars’ Red Carpet

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Mar 6, 202435:45pending

New Film Heads and a New Direction for Netflix and Disney

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Mar 4, 202431:28pending

The Awards Season Awards: Which Oscars Campaigns Worked (and Didn’t)

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Mar 1, 202436:13pending

Will AI Video Replace Hollywood?

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Feb 28, 202438:10pending

Panic Time for Max and Warner Bros. Discovery?

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Feb 26, 202432:21pending

The Harsh Data Behind ‘Barbie’ and Taylor Swift’s Success

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Feb 22, 202432:09pending

Peacock-Paramount+ Merger Rumors, Questions, and What-Ifs

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Feb 20, 202432:22pending

How to Win Best Picture on a Budget, With Neon’s Tom Quinn

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Feb 17, 202431:47pending

Hopeful or Hopeless? Takeaways From 2024's Bleak Box Office Beginning

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Feb 15, 202432:22pending

Live From Las Vegas: Oscars Pressure, Late-Night TV, and the Vegas Sports Boom W...

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Feb 12, 202440:50pending

Did Disney Get Its Magic Back?

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Feb 9, 202432:26pending

Will the New All-in-One Sports App Finally Kill Cable?

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Feb 8, 202432:27pending

Five Major Music Business Questions After the Grammy's

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Feb 5, 202432:21pending

TikTok vs. Universal Music: Why Taylor, Drake and Others Were Yanked

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Feb 2, 202432:14pending

The Politics of Studios and Movie Stars

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Feb 1, 202432:26pending

A Wild Week at Netflix: Stuber’s Out, WWE Is In, and Subs Are Up

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Jan 29, 202432:23pending

A Top Dealmaker’s Media M&A Predictions

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Jan 25, 202434:55pending

Can Sundance Save Indie Film? With CEO Joana Vicente

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Jan 24, 202437:19pending

The 2024 Box Office Draft

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Jan 22, 202431:34pending

The 'SNL' Succession Sweepstakes

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Jan 19, 202436:29pending

Peacock’s NFL Debut and the Viability of Streaming-Only Sports

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Jan 16, 202432:20pending

The Billionaire Blueprint to Buy Paramount

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Jan 12, 202431:38pending

The McAfee Hail Mary and ESPN's Search for Answers

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Jan 10, 202432:29pending
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