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Matthew Belloni

The former editor of The Hollywood Reporter and an entertainment lawyer, Matthew is the author of Puck’s flagship What I’m Hearing, and the host of The Town, covering the real inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.

THE LATEST ARTICLES
NEWSLETTERS
Barbenheimer awakened normal people to the continued existence of a theatrical window.
Matthew Belloni • July 24, 2023
Barbenheimer, Revisited
The lesson learned from Hollywood’s biggest weekend of the Covid era is that there’s really no lesson to be learned.
Rep. Adam Schiff and SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Matthew Belloni • July 21, 2023
Can Anyone Win Hollywood’s Labor Summerslam?
With Netflix pulling away in streaming and L.A.’s mayor poised to jump into the fray, the incentives for the studios and talent guilds to make a deal become even more complicated.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher with chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Matthew Belloni & Jonathan Handel • July 17, 2023
Burning Questions on Hollywood’s Summer From Hell
The streets are full of picketing actors and writers, and our mailboxes are full of lingering questions. Herewith, an urgent mailbag on a crazy situation.
Bob Iger, always a master of his own image, has seemed to misplay the moment—even if he’s right about the dire situation that Disney and the other AMPTP companies face.
Matthew Belloni & Jonathan Handel • July 14, 2023
The Nanny Steps All Over Bob Iger
An insider look at the deal points, red lines, and potential paths forward as SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and the actors join Hollywood’s writers on the picket line and at the negotiating table.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Matthew Belloni • July 14, 2023
The Actors Enter the Strike Abyss 
A candid conversation with SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator as the Hollywood actor’s union joins the WGA in an historic dual strike.
Matthew Belloni • July 10, 2023
David Nevins’ Billion-Dollar Post-Peak TV Gamble
A chat with the former Showtime chief as he joins Peter Chernin in a private equity-backed push to fill the content void sparked by the Great Netflix Correction.
The new Netflix docuseries about Jerry Jones the ’90s Cowboys has already drawn comparisons to ’The Last Dance.‘
Matthew Belloni • July 3, 2023
Netflix’s Next Dance: A $50 Million Jerry Jones Docuseries
The Jones project, which focuses on the Cowboys’ rise as “America’s Team” in the ’90s, is another sign of the booming market for premium sports docs.
Buffett bristles when friends or associates trade on his name without specific permission, even if he has praised them publicly.
Matthew Belloni • June 30, 2023
Why Did Warren Buffett Eviscerate Michael Kives?
The Oracle hyper-manages his image and bristles when others leverage his name for their success. But there are a couple other, more complicated, factors as well.
Matthew Belloni & William D. Cohan • June 23, 2023
The Iger Sophomore Slump
Succession planning, ESPN, Hulu, the Walden question, and a CFO search: Iger’s second act isn’t what he planned, so what’s the way out? Two Disney-watchers debate.
Vanna White currently makes about $3 million a year for her duties on the syndicated Wheel, per multiple sources.
Matthew Belloni • June 23, 2023
Vanna White Would Like a Raise
The longtime ‘Wheel of Fortune’ co-host hasn’t had a pay increase in 18 years. Yes, 18 years. And now, with Pat Sajak leaving, she’s hired an aggressive new lawyer and is finally asking for more.
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