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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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May 2, 2022
One Sign Netflix May Be Up Schitt’s Creek
A year or two ago, Ted Sarandos might have paid the $1.2 million an episode to keep the popular comedy as part of his spend-all, be-all strategy. Now, with Netflix’s valuation cut by two thirds, it’s a different calculus.
Matthew Belloni
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May 2, 2022
The Chinese Had One Note on Spider-Man
Sony Pictures drew the line at editing out the Statue of Liberty (yes, really), as Hollywood studios reconsider acquiescing to Chinese censorship of American movies.
Matthew Belloni
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April 29, 2022
Zaslav’s Hatchet Man Makes His Move
Redundancies alone won’t solve Warner Bros. Discovery’s $3 billion fiscal problem. Thus arises a more complicated and anxiety-inducing question: Who gets the chop? C.F.O. Gunnar Wiedenfels is starting to drop hints.
Matthew Belloni
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April 25, 2022
Golden Globes Charities Want the Show Back
Matthew Belloni
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April 25, 2022
Have Movie Theaters Gotten Their Mojo Back?
The Great Netflix Correction is forcing Hollywood to rethink the “all-in” strategy for streaming. It’s not nearly a full reversal of fortunes, but it’s definitely a vibe shift.
Matthew Belloni
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April 22, 2022
Netflix’s Post-Crash Identity Crisis
Everyone in Hollywood knew that Reed and Ted were due for a correction, sooner or later—but they were happy to take their checks in the meantime. Now, to get back on top, Netflix may have to become more like the traditional rivals it set out to disrupt.
Matthew Belloni
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April 18, 2022
Rupert’s Age, Apple/NFL & The Bomb of the Pandemic
What I'm hearing about an M.I.A. Murdoch, the possible home of Sunday Ticket, Jeopardy’s Mike Richards, the future of WarnerMedia’s TV assets, and more.
Matthew Belloni
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April 15, 2022
The Studios’ Next Ticking Timebomb
In this era of skyrocketing I.P. value, a quirk of copyright law is suddenly a massive business, giving creatives (and their heirs) behind properties like Robocop a surprising weapon to take power back from studios.
Matthew Belloni
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April 11, 2022
Johnny and Amber Have Both Already Lost
One of the ugliest defamation battles in Hollywood history goes to trial this week, live on TV. Whatever the outcome, the real damage has been reputational—and, for Depp, largely self-inflicted. What does he have left to lose?
Matthew Belloni
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April 8, 2022
The David Zaslav Honeymoon Is Already Over
The goodwill tour has finished, and the executive purge has begun. Here’s who’s up, and who’s out, as Team Zaz assumes full control of the combined (and debt-ridden) Warner Bros. Discovery.