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Media Monday: ESPN Fears & The Messenger Mayhem May 22, 2023

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Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers chat about Disney’s decision to take ESPN direct to consumers, and what that means for both the company’s EBITDA and the industry’s future. Then they delve into CNN’s post town hall malaise and The Messenger’s start-up challenges.

The Putin Mutiny May 19, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Ben to decipher the souring relationship between the Kremlin and Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s mercenary army, over the battle for Bakhmut. Then they break down how Republicans turned the Pentagon into a political punching bag.

The S.B.F. Legal Defense May 18, 2023

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Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into Sam Bankman-Fried’s ambitious and brazen defense to prove his innocence—and the legal precedents that give him hope.

For more from Eriq -

https://puck.news/s-b-f-s-varsity-blues-defense/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230518

The Trump-DeSantis Megadonor Clash May 17, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Ben Landy to discuss the new front in the Trump-DeSantis megadonor primary. And then the duo discuss Biden’s lukewarm entrance in the fundraising sweepstakes.

What Studios Really Want May 16, 2023

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Matt Belloni joins Ben Landy to break down the latest developments and deal points in the writers’ strike: navigating a new era of TV, Hollywood’s shrinking middle class, and Zaslav’s P.R. strategy. Then they unpack Aaron Sorkin’s prediction for a WGA-showrunner schism.

For more from Matt -

https://puck.news/can-the-striking-writers-avoid-class-warfare/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512

Media Monday: CNN Talk Therapy & Tucker Prophecies May 15, 2023

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With Peter Hamby off on his honeymoon, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers fill his shoes to weigh in on CNN’s internal town hall fallout and speculate about whether Tucker Carlson is a Rogan or a Megyn.

S.B.F.’s Legal Noose May 12, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the F.B.I. dragnet enclosing Sam Bankman-Fried as another former FTX executive is pressured to flip. Then Lauren Sherman swings by to talk about the evolution of the fashion media business.

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/s-b-f-s-jack-and-jackie/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512

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https://puck.news/newsletter_content/alessandro-rumors-part-deux-the-ozempic-bump/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512

The Joe Manchin ‘24 Fantasy May 11, 2023

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the third-party anti-Trump, anti-Biden fantasy—and Joe Manchin’s potential role in the mix.

For more from Tara -

https://puck.news/no-labels-leaks-manchin-24-dreams/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230511

The A.I. Writers’ Strike May 10, 2023

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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss how much A.I. will fully impact Hollywood’s epic writers’ strike, and how many other creative industries remain on the front lines of the content wars.

A Buffett-Shari Mystery May 09, 2023

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Eriq Gardner and Peter Hamby dig into the next act of the Disney-DeSantis cat fight. And then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan speculate about why Warren Buffet even bought into Shari Redstone’s Paramount Global in the first place.

For more from Eriq -

https://puck.news/iger-vs-desantis-the-next-steps/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230509

For more from Bill -

https://puck.news/a-warren-shari-mystery-ackmans-icahnfreude/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230509

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