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Kara and Matt Belloni discuss the antitrust challenge to the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Disney's fight with the FCC, and Netflix's ambitions in the streaming space.

Kara is joined by Puck’s Matt Belloni to unpack states’ upcoming antitrust challenge to the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Disney’s fight with the FCC over "The View," and Netflix’s growing YouTube ambitions. Then, they discuss Meta’s controversial AI image generator, the Sam Altman movie finding a new home after Amazon walked away, and the blockbuster hype surrounding Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey." Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠.Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcast⁠⁠.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kara

Guest: Matt Belloni

Topics covered

• antitrust
• media mergers
• AI technology
• streaming services
• entertainment industry
• regulatory challenges

Keywords

• Netflix
• YouTube
• Meta
• Disney
• FCC
• antitrust
• AI image generator
• Sam Altman
• Christopher Nolan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, YouTube, Meta, Disney, FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon

Books & works: The Odyssey, The View

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