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Goeff Morrell
Matthew Belloni December 10, 2021
It’s not an accident that Bob Chapek picked Geoff Morrell, a former Republican operative, when so many of Disney’s battles will be waged on the political and regulatory stage.
Peggy Siegal
Matthew Belloni December 6, 2021
Two years after Siegal's association with Jeffrey Epstein made her persona non grata, is the famed events publicist back?
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
Matthew Belloni December 6, 2021
As with most public breakups, there’s more to this story of bruised egos—including a botched timeline and the threat of blowback from Lakers greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Mark Zuckerberg in the metaverse
Matthew Belloni December 3, 2021
Premium video didn’t work for Facebook before, and it doesn’t want to be a player in that world now. But the metaverse might change Zuckerberg’s strategic thinking.


Bob Iger
Matthew Belloni November 29, 2021
There are big hurdles—including a potential $2 billion price tag. But if everything falls in place, Iger could get that gracious Disney exit he has coveted.
Quentin Tarantino & Pulp Fiction
Matthew Belloni November 29, 2021
On Wednesday, a federal judge shot down the suit on statute of limitations grounds—and photographer Firooz Zahedi has Instagram to blame.
Jeremy Zimmer
Matthew Belloni November 28, 2021
The “metaverse” isn’t mentioned in the prospectus, but it’s clear UTA sees what Mark Zuckerberg sees, and they want a piece of the action.
Reese Witherspoon and Ted Sarandos
Matthew Belloni November 26, 2021
A Thanksgiving digestif with Bill Cohan about the media’s subscriber obsession, Netflix vs. Tesla, Apollo’s entertainment goals, and, of course, this season of Succession.


the sopranos
Matthew Belloni November 22, 2021
A chat with the incomparable James Andrew Miller, who’s just written a new book on HBO, about the Netflix rivalry, the disastrous AOL merger, who comes across as the biggest asshole, and what David Zaslav can expect when he walks through the door.
Cecil B DeMille, Adolph Zukor And Sam Goldwyn
Matthew Belloni November 22, 2021
The private grumbling has begun to spill into the press, and it’s certainly a topic of frustration among some older, Jewish members I’ve spoken to. Now a few of those angry members are withholding financial donations in protest.
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