Marvel’s Money Fight, Disney Cuts, D.C. Media Carousel

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to the latest reporting from Puck.

Today, we lead with Dylan Byers’ grab bag of media-industry scuttlebutt, from Silicon Valley’s secret TikTok supporters to looming Disney “consolidations” and updates on Politico’s manifest destiny.

Then, below the fold: Matt Belloni gabs with Lionsgate film chief Joe Drake about the John Wick franchise franchise and running the last “mini-major” studio, before exploring a C-suite kerfuffle at Disney. And on The Powers That Be, Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby decipher the political forces arrayed against TikTok and dish about the inside story surrounding a D.C. media acquisition.

DYLAN BYERS

News and notes on the inside story in the media industry: what Silicon Valley billionaires want Washington regulators to do with TikTok in D.C., how Iger’s cuts are playing in Bristol and Manhattan, and updates from the Washington media carousel.

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MATTHEW BELLONI

A candid conversation with studio motion picture chair Joe Drake about the fate of the Wick franchise, the challenge of making mid-budget movies, and whether the studio could sell in 2023.

MATTHEW BELLONI

Ignore the self-righteous press: Victoria Alonso’s public crusade for a payout from Disney is nothing more than a money fight. And perhaps, in the grand tradition of Michael Eisner, a brand-building opportunity for whatever comes next.

PETER HAMBY & JON KELLY

Jon Kelly joins Peter to decipher just how screwed TikTok may be in the current political environment. Then they dish on the inside story behind a D.C. media acquisition.