About this episode

Kim Masters discusses Emmy nominations and predictions with Glenn Whipp, highlighting standout shows and industry news.

Kim Masters talks to LA Times Awards Columnist Glenn Whipp about the Emmy nominations announced this week. Whipp thinks this was not a stellar year in television, meaning that top nominees, The Pitt and Hacks, are likely to feast at September’s Emmys. But Whipp is pleased that stand-out new shows, Widow’s Bay and Pluribus, got some nods. And he says give Harrison Ford an Emmy already! Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the UK possibly intervening in the Paramount-WBD merger, and CAA’s criticism of Meta’s opt-out policy for AI images.  

People in this episode

Host: Kim Masters

Guest: Glenn Whipp

Topics covered

• Emmy nominations
• television
• awards
• predictions
• mergers
• AI policy

Keywords

• Emmy nominations
• Glenn Whipp
• television awards
• Harrison Ford
• CAA
• Meta
• Paramount
• WBD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LA Times, CAA, Meta, Paramount, WBD

Books & works: The Pitt, Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus

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