Is the ‘60 Minutes’ Blowup a Threat to Ellison’s Empire?

About this episode

Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw discuss the recent changes at '60 Minutes' and their implications for David Ellison's media empire.

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the ongoing disruption at ‘60 Minutes,’ most recently the hiring of Nick Bilton as EP, and the firing of correspondent Scott Pelley. They dig into what the plan to "modernize '60 Minutes'” actually means, what this says about David Ellison’s leadership, if this threatens the Ellison media empire, and ultimately if this could stop the WarnerMount merger (02:48). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about who will attend the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn on Sunday, June 12 (28:59). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Matt Pevic Theme Song: Devon Renaldo For more information visit Hulu.com/FYC In this darkly comedic series, a love triangle ends in death. Watch now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Lucas Shaw

Topics covered

• media disruption
• leadership
• modernization
• entertainment industry
• UFC event

Keywords

• 60 Minutes
• David Ellison
• Scott Pelley
• media empire
• UFC Freedom 250

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, 60 Minutes, WarnerMount

Places: White House

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