Kim Masters
A veteran entertainment reporter and Hollywood legend in her own right, Kim Masters is the host of KCRW’s The Business, the former editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter, and co-author of the industry classic, Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood.
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An essential, insider-friendly Hollywood tip sheet from Matthew Belloni, who spent 14 years in the trenches at The Hollywood Reporter and five before that practicing entertainment law. What I’m Hearing also features veteran Hollywood journalist Kim Masters, as well as a special companion email from Eriq Gardner, focused on entertainment law, and weekly box office analysis from Scott Mendelson.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Kim Masters
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December 16, 2025
Alan Horn Remembers Rob Reiner
The longtime exec paid tribute to Reiner, his onetime partner in Castle Rock Entertainment, and explained why the director dedicated their first movie together to his father.
Kim Masters
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December 2, 2025
‘Rush Hour 4’ Was Dead—Until Trump
The shock announcement of a fourth film in the Jackie Chan–Chris Tucker action franchise, willed to life with help from the president, has led to far more questions than answers. Chief among them: How did Brett Ratner pull this off?
Kim Masters
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November 19, 2025
Paramount Enters the Octagon
The UFC’s two F.B.I. investigations caught its new partner, Paramount Skydance, off guard. With a $7.7 billion deal signed and the bloodsport soon to start streaming, is it worth fighting over?
Kim Masters
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November 3, 2025
Have We Reached Peak Ellison Anxiety?
The surest sign that the Ellisons are still frontrunners in the WBD sweepstakes? The chorus of industry critics is growing—and fantasizing about other options. Meanwhile, the PSKY team might be looking to take its bid over the top with help from abroad.
Kim Masters
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October 21, 2025
Comcast Answered—and Created—a Succession Question
The ostensibly orderly elevation of Mike Cavanagh to co-C.E.O. alongside Brian Roberts obscures a slightly more complex situation one level down on the org chart, at NBCUniversal, which has been without a clear leader since 2023.
Kim Masters
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October 7, 2025
Can Peter Friedlander Fix Amazon TV?
The former longtime Netflix executive was beloved for greenlighting blockbusters and passion projects, alike. At Prime Video, he’ll need to work within new constraints: financial discipline, less prestige, a company that covets scale more than Emmys. And he’s never been a guy who likes saying no.
Kim Masters
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September 22, 2025
Iger, Eisner, and Why Disney Finally Stood Up to Trump
Amid the backlash to the Jimmy Kimmel debacle, Disney’s former chairman and C.E.O. Michael Eisner broke his long silence on X with a scathing rebuke of Bob Iger. Did the drive-by contribute to today’s abrupt resolution?
Kim Masters
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September 8, 2025
Sony’s Coming Succession Vacuum
In the not so distant future, Sony Pictures will have to grapple with a messy succession, as chairman Tom Rothman’s right-hand man, president Sanford Panitch, has yet to close the deal.
Kim Masters
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August 18, 2025
One Call Changed Zach Cregger’s Life
A lively conversation with horror’s new reigning duo, writer-director Cregger and producer Roy Lee, on the ‘Weapons’ bidding war, their new twist on ‘Resident Evil,’ and a fateful early-morning phone conversation.
Kim Masters
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August 5, 2025
Is Ellison After Warners Next?
As the Paramount-Skydance deal finally closes this week, many are wondering what else the young mogul has up his sleeve. Skydance-Paramount is still subscale, and David Ellison has access to unlimited capital. Is Warner Bros. in his sights?
