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Matt is joined by John Peters, Accenture’s global lead for media and entertainment, to look at which Hollywood studios are struggling to keep up with the wants of consumers and which are adapting to the times. John outlines why studios that make radical decisions are best positioned to succeed, and whether social media is the entertainment industry's biggest competitor. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Netlfix’s Q1 earnings


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: John Peters


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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