Could Hollywood Actually De-Monopolize?
Published: April 20, 2026
Duration: 34:27
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the state of the various high-profile antitrust cases in Hollywood, particularly how skeptical the states are of the Tegna-Nexstar and Live Nation–Ticketmaster mergers. Is this a new twist in how big media mergers are going to be treated? If so, what does this mean for Paramount–Warner Bros. (00:00)? Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the Academy Awards and AI (28:21).
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Matt Pevic
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