Matthew Belloni

At some point Fox is gonna have to cover this. "The audience," as they always say, clearly wants it.... mediaite.com/media/news/sho…

New pod: Netflix is worth $500 billion and beat quarterly estimates AGAIN. So what's to be nervous about?? PLUS: Pre-gaming Colbert's options. With @Lucas_Shaw. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7Fdbpd…

New BS Podcast! —The Colbert/CBS drama, late night TV’s future, Jon Stewart’s next move, network TV realities in 2025 and a Conspiracy Bill cameo with @MattBelloni —The 3 types of making-a-leap NFL teams (and the most likely candidates) with @Nate_Tice open.spotify.com/episode/3htgdK…

“It’s actually like a must-watch show.” @BillSimmons and @MattBelloni can’t wait to tune in to what Jon Stewart has to say on ‘The Daily Show’ after CBS’s cancellation of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'

Good news: South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made MAJOR progress in settlement talks with Paramount/Skydance. Looking like an extension of the existing overall deal with the guys, which will facilitate new streaming license. Final terms still TBD.

New pod: Why @StephenAtHome was canceled, the Trump question, and an insider’s perspective on the economics that are coming for all of late night. With former CBS exec Nick Bernstein. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/54RMW7…

A testament to CBS News and CBS Mornings that they covered the political noise around the Colbert cancellation and had me on to discuss the cratering economics of late night... cbsnews.com/video/the-late…

The timing and optics are terrible, but Stephen Colbert’s show costs more than $100M a year to produce and is losing more than $40M a year. CBS execs had been mulling for a long time whether to pull the plug. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/was-colberts-c…

"David Rhodes, the onetime CBS News head and current executive at Sky in the U.K., is in talks to take over CBS News if/when the Skydance acquisition of Paramount closes, per three sources familiar with the negotiations," ⁦@MattBelloni⁩ reports puck.news/was-colberts-c…

News about TV news in tonight's @PuckNews What I'm Hearing: David Ellison is negotiating with another David to run CBS News if/when the Paramount deal closes. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/was-colberts-c…

Sad news: Skip Brittenham, one of the best Hollywood talent lawyers ever (Harrison Ford, Eddie Murphy, tons of M&A deals), died today at 83.

Folks are already are telling me they really like this one with very sharp and very tough customer Barry Diller. Also @mattbelloni.bsky.social and I talk Superman and summer box office. BTW, this site is awful. See you where the sky is blue. kcrw.com/culture/show...

New pod: It’s the Emmy Nomination Awards! Sneaky Winners and Losers, Most Embarrassing Noms, Thirstiest Campaigners, and more! With VF’s @Beccamford. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1U3ax0…

New @pucknews What I’m Hearing: How the South Park war escalated, why Hollywood rich guys love Bari Weiss, and @loudmouthjulia on the mandate for the new-old-new HBO Max. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_con…

New pod: A hysteria check on the SUPERMAN numbers, DC and Marvel trajectories, and the surprisingly chilly studio head hot seats. With Podcaster of Steel @Lucas_Shaw. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2jud7P…

Here we go: Per sources, South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have hired litigator Bryan Freedman in their dispute with David Ellison and the incoming Paramount regime. Lawsuit looking much more likely.

New pod: What the moguls were talking about (and who put his arm around who) at the Sun Valley media/tech conference. With @CNBC interviewer extraordinairre Julia Boorstin. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3M7yWa…

The OpenAI movie starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman is a story of betrayal and potentially world-destroying recklessness by Big Tech. And it’s being made by…Amazon??? My breakdown of the script: puck.news/sam-altman-is-…

EP's Joseph Chianese recently spoke with @MattBelloni on The Town #podcast (@PuckNews/@ringer ) to discuss #California's new incentive program and how it could potentially revamp #film & #television production for #Hollywood: bit.ly/44XnJbG #entertainment #filmmaking

What’s more surprising here, Larry David launching a new show at 78 or Obama basically doing his own version of SNL….