Matt Belloni on the Oscars, the Ellisons, and Hollywood’s Next Chapter
About this episode
Matt Belloni discusses the current state of Hollywood and the upcoming Oscars amidst significant industry changes.
Oscar season is supposed to be Hollywood’s lap. It is also, increasingly, a reminder of how shaky things are in Hollywood right now. And this one comes as one of the town’s most prominent players is about to be swallowed by a new mogul, backed by tech money. Here to unpack all of it is Puck’s Matt Belloni, who explains why we may never see an Oscars like this again; how the show will — or won’t — change when it migrates to YouTube in a couple years; how the movie business thinks about the upcoming Paramount/WBD deal; and some 100% not guaranteed betting advice for Sunday night’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Host: Peter Kafka
Guest: Matt Belloni
Topics covered
- Oscars
- Hollywood
- film industry
- technology in media
- Paramount/WBD deal
- YouTube migration
Keywords
- Oscars
- Hollywood
- Matt Belloni
- YouTube
- Paramount
- WBD
- film industry
- technology
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Organizations: Puck, Paramount, WBD, YouTube
Places: Hollywood
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