Has Bog Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis

Has Bog Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis

“Barbenheimer” aside, it was the summer from hell for Hollywood executives, and none more so than Bob Iger. In July he and fellow moguls Gulfstreamed to the jagged green mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, for their annual retreat, where between power lunches and tandem bike rides they debated media deals and the impact of artificial … Read more

Hollywood Screenwriters WGA Reach Tentative Deal With Studios to End Strike

Hollywood Screenwriters WGA Reach Tentative Deal With Studios to End Strike

Striking Hollywood screenwriters reached a tentative new labor agreement with studios including Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc., settling one of two walkouts that have shut down film and TV production. The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,500 Hollywood scribes, said Sunday it reached the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture … Read more

Scooter Braun Got Rich While Justin Bieber Went Broke

Scooter Braun Got Rich While Justin Bieber Went Broke

When I wrote about the challenging deal climate last week, I omitted two deals that could happen. Hollywood talent giant Creative Artists Agency is inching towards a sale. The company would like to sell for upwards of $7 billion, but it’s still not clear if it will get that sum. It was worth $5 billion … Read more

Montgomery Brawl Song By Gmac Cash Captures the Music Industry’s TikTok Angst

Montgomery Brawl Song By Gmac Cash Captures the Music Industry’s TikTok Angst

Hey everyone, welcome back to Soundbite. This week we’re talking about the Montgomery Brawl, of course. As always, reach me through email, and if you haven’t yet subscribed to this newsletter, please do so here . Over the weekend, if you somehow missed it, a fight of epic proportions broke out on a dock in … Read more

Disney, Apple., Amazon, YouTube May Stream NBA Games Held by Diamond Sports

Disney, Apple., Amazon, YouTube May Stream NBA Games Held by Diamond Sports

Walt Disney Co., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and YouTube have expressed interest in streaming local NBA games, potentially taking over rights now held by a broadcaster in bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said. The media and tech giants are open to acquiring local rights held by Diamond Sports Group, but only if they can … Read more