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Media Monday: CAA’s Deal & Iger’s Impossible Challenge Sep 11, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the latest on Bob Iger’s challenging negotiation with Charter and whether this powder keg will destroy cable as we know it. Then the two chat about CAA’s monster new deal.

Iger’s ESPN Existentialism Sep 08, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to investigate Disney’s battle with Charter, whether this is the true end to the cable bundle era, and whether Iger has the answers to Disney’s prayers.

For more from Dylan -

https://puck.news/igers-espn-game-of-chicken/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230908

The New Cold War & Tech Utopia Sep 07, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss the underpinnings for a wave of coups sweeping Africa this summer. And then Teddy Schleifer chats with Ben Landy about a tech utopia currently under construction in northern California.

McConnell Succession Games Sep 06, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into the chatter around Mitch McConnell’s second freeze up, the Three Johns, and how long McConnell can and will hold on to his perch.

The #MeToo Revenge Army Sep 05, 2023

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Ace legal reporter Eriq Gardner joins Ben Landy to discuss how a cadre of disgraced #MeToo men are plotting their comeback.

Media Monday: Disney’s Cable War & More CNN! Sep 04, 2023

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In a special holiday edition of Media Monday, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers discuss Disney’s battle with Charter and what it truly presages about the linear decline. And then, naturally, they also dig further into the forthcoming Thompson Era at CNN.

Inside the 'Suits'-Netflix Mystery Sep 01, 2023

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Julia Alexander and Peter Hamby breakdown the summer of Suits on Netflix. And then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy assess the mid-term credibility of Vivekmania.

For more from Julia -

https://puck.news/suits-success-the-future-of-netflixonomics/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230901

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/let-them-eat-vivek/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230901

Dylan on the CNN News Aug 31, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to talk all about his exclusive report on Mark Thompson’s appointment at CNN and all the attendant shakeout and ramifications.

For more from Dylan -

https://puck.news/mark-thompson-gets-the-cnn-treatment/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230831

Trump Trial Game Theory & ESPN Prime Aug 30, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to walk through the trial strategies, delay tactics, and countermeasures surrounding the four Trump indictments. Then Bill Cohan and Ben contemplate the P&L of ESPN+ on Amazon.

For more from Bill -

https://puck.news/espn-amazon-a-wall-street-fantasy-an-a-i-hack/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230830

Hakeem’s Dream Aug 29, 2023

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Abby Livingston and Peter Hamby scrutinize the latest intrigue confounding Congress—including Hakeem Jeffries’ Pelosi-esque path to the top of the greasy pole.

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