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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 contributions from veteran Hollywood journalist Kim Masters, media analyst Julia Alexander, entertainment law expert Eriq Gardner, and special box office dispatches from Scott Mendelson.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Matthew Belloni
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January 27, 2023
Was the Andrea Riseborough Oscar Campaign Illegal?
The shock nom has created a brewing shitshow within the Academy, which is said to be looking at whether the team behind “To Leslie” violated the rules with their aggressive grassroots lobbying.
Matthew Belloni
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January 23, 2023
Rise of the Anti-CAA Talent Agency
In the talent agency wars, is it possible to be small without being second class? A candid conversation with Verve C.E.O. Bill Weinstein.
Matthew Belloni
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January 23, 2023
Streaming Services Have a ‘Recall’ Problem
The second installment of Puck’s original study reveals how few consumers can remember whether the shows they like are on Apple TV+, Peacock, Netflix, or somewhere else, and why that matters to the future of digital platforms.
Matthew Belloni
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January 20, 2023
Puck’s Official Streaming Service Hierarchy
An original research study of what consumers actually feel about the top streamer brands, from Apple TV+ to Netflix and beyond.
Matthew Belloni
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January 16, 2023
An Oscar Oops & The Most Mysterious Campaign
Academy president Janet Yang’s apparent endorsement of Michelle Yeoh raised eyebrows during voting, and the faux pas isn’t even the weirdest drama of the season…
Matthew Belloni
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January 13, 2023
The Iger Narrative Meets Its Nemesis
Nelson Peltz, the iconic activist, seems out for blood with Bob Iger. But does Peltz’s board seat thesis make any sense at Disney?
Matthew Belloni
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January 9, 2023
Welcome to the Do-or-Die Golden Globes
NBC’s stripped-down red carpet is being assembled and all those security blockades are going up in Century City, but Globes owner Todd Boehly and H.F.P.A. president Helen Hoehne can’t be quite sure whether this is a swan song, an audition for another suitor, or the beginning of a very different chapter.
Matthew Belloni
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January 3, 2023
23 Semi-Surefire Hollywood Predictions, Predicaments and Preoccupations for 2023
For the second year in a row, I polled sources for offbeat observations and areas of preoccupation that you might not be thinking about, both big picture and small, regarding what to expect in this year of likely pain and anxiety.
Matthew Belloni
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December 30, 2022
The Hollywood Hero of the Year Is…
David Ellison arrived in Hollywood like a wannabe Bond villain: a young, icy-blue-eyed aerobatic pilot, armed with Larry’s billions. More than 15 years later, however, with a nine-figure payday from Top Gun: Maverick, his string of studio and streamer successes could be a harbinger for how Hollywood survives a new era of downsizing and consolidation.
Matthew Belloni
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December 23, 2022
The Hollywood Villain of the Year Is…
Gunnar Wiedenfels, Zaz’s hatchet man, became the avatar of Hollywood’s perilousness in 2022 and managed to turn Warner Bros. and HBO, two of the industry’s premier brands, into objects of scorn and suspicion in the creative community.