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Showbiz Sandbox 541: AT&T Hangs Up On WarnerMedia
May 18, 2021

Not even three years after AT&T spent $85 billion to purchase Time Warner and form WarnerMedia, the telecom giant is calling it quits, agreeing to merge the content side of its business with Discovery. The deal would create a new media company position...

Showbiz Sandbox 540: Time’s Up for the Golden Globes
May 11, 2021

It’s hard to believe we are still talking about the Golden Globes in May, when an argument could be made that they hardly matter in January. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group behind the Globes,

Showbiz Sandbox 539: What the Roku and YouTube TV Dispute Means For Streamers
May 04, 2021

Roku and YouTube TV are locked in a very public dispute over a distribution agreement. Roku claims YouTube is playing games with its user data, while YouTube says it won’t share its user data with Roku. Now the YouTube TV app has been removed from the ...

Showbiz Sandbox 538: An Oscars Ceremony With An Asterisk
April 27, 2021

Delayed by two months due to the COVID pandemic and with almost no blockbuster studio films to nominate, it’s a small miracle this year’s Oscars ceremony took place at all. This year the Academy honored the most diverse slate of nominees in its 93 year...

Showbiz Sandbox 537: The Positive Wave of Asian Media Comes To Comic Books
April 21, 2021

With a string of hit, award winning movies like “Parasite” and global pop-phenoms like BTS, Asian culture is having a moment in the spotlight. Thus it may be an opportune time for the publication of “The Good Asian,

Showbiz Sandbox 536: Blockbuster Box Office Begins Pandemic Recovery
April 14, 2021

After remaining dormant for most of the past year “Godzilla vs. Kong” revived the box office with the best opening weekend since the COVID-19 pandemic bega. The monster movie has taken in over $350 million globally despite being available on HBO Max.

Showbiz Sandbox 535: Theatrical Release Windows Get A Little Clearer
March 30, 2021

With North American movie theaters starting to reopen with limited capacity and European cinemas set to follow in the months ahead what new theatrical releases will be available to them, and for how long, is becoming more apparent.

Showbiz Sandbox 534: Do All The Streaming Numbers Add Up?
March 23, 2021

With world-wide subscriptions surpassing 1 billion last year, every movie studio and every television network is pouring money into streaming video services. They’re hoping to make more money with subscribers than the untold billions they’ve been rakin...

Showbiz Sandbox 533: Behind The Scenes At The Most Challenging Grammys Ever
March 16, 2021

Working within strict health and safety guidelines the producers of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards telecast were uncertain how the show would come together or even when it would take place. David Wild knows this first hand.

Showbiz Sandbox 532: Hollywood Jumps On The Email Newsletter Bandwagon
March 09, 2021

Email newsletters are the new black. Much like podcasts, every mainstream media outlet seems to be launching one. Ryan Faughnder, an entertainment business reporter with the Los Angeles Times, joins us to discuss the launch of The Wide Shot.