What I'm Hearing...
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.
Archives
December 29, 2023
What I’m Hearing: The Hero of the Year Is… a Potential Iger Successor?
December 27, 2023
WIH+: Google Domination, Netflix’s Gaming Play & the In-FAST-uation
December 22, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Shari & Bob’s Feeding Frenzy, Majors’ Career & A Final Strike Assessment
December 20, 2023
WIH+: A Paramount Streaming Audit & Netflix’s Licensing Strategy
December 18, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Box Office Commandments, ‘Jeopardy!’ Shrapnel & Globes Drama
December 15, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Netflix’s Transparency Flex & Ike’s New Henchman
December 13, 2023
WIH+: Netflix’s Data Dump & Iger’s Hulu Wish List
December 11, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Shari’s Options, Paramount Scenarios & the Lawsuit of the Year
December 8, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Shari, Ellison, RedBird & Paramount
December 6, 2023
WIH+: Did Netflix Get a ‘Suits’ Bump?
December 4, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Iger Options, Beyoncé Context, SAG Afterthoughts
December 1, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Iger Revisionism, Ike Dangers, & Saudi Bounties
November 29, 2023
WIH+: Amazon’s NFL Retail Therapy Experiment
November 27, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Disney Despair, Shari-Ellison Deal Talk & SAG Jitters
November 22, 2023
WIH+: The Netflix Live Sports Question & Holiday Movie Economics
November 20, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Scorsese Flop Math, Globes’ Savior; and an A.I. Fix
November 17, 2023
What I’m Hearing: The A.I. Fight, Zaz Blowback, & Awards Shows Blues
November 15, 2023
WIH+: Netflix’s Game Play & the Amazon Opportunity
November 13, 2023
What I’m Hearing: Marvel’s Misfires; Warners’ ‘Acme’ Reversal, & SAG’s Holy Grail
November 10, 2023
What I’m Hearing: The NEXT Strike, Elon the Movie & Disney’s Slasher Strategy