It’s that time of year again and we are serving up a heaping plate of 2024 Megabanter! The Paramount–Skydance merger finally lands, streamers and legacy studios duke it out for sports rights, Bob Iger makes his moves while the Disney board ramps up its succession race, and linear television continues to decline — what’s the story of the year? Banter buddies Lucas Shaw and Matt Belloni join Kim Masters to figure it out.
Megabanter 2024: Hollywood’s chaotic year of succession races, sports duels, and mergers
Paramount Global and Skydance logos are seen in this illustration taken December 17, 2024. Photo credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration.
Credits
Guests:
- Matt Belloni - founding partner of Puck News and regular contributor to KCRW’s The Business - @MattBelloni
- Lucas Shaw - managing editor of media and entertainment at Bloomberg - @Lucas_Shaw