
Matthew Belloni
@MattBelloni
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Founding partner @pucknews, host @ringer The Town, @kcrw; Ex-editor @THR, entertainment lawyer. Get my email: https://t.co/dz6BFxPrRp
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2008
RT @MeghanMcCain: After listening to this @MattBelloni podcast- I need a deep and I mean deep dive documentary on the psychology behind the….
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New pod: A big welcome to Fox One, the streaming service the Murdochs want to be big but not THAT big. Why? With its top exec Pete Distad. Listen!
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STREET FIGHTER will be first Legendary movie to go through Paramount, if the distribution deal closes as expected. That and @kimmasters interview with Zach Cregger and MORE in new @PuckNews What I’m Hearing ⬇️⬇️
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Matthew Belloni Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, officially in the middle of Dump Season at the multiplex. These final two weeks before Labor Day really have everything: A Sydney Sweeney Western...
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New pod: Hollywood in the streaming age has suffered through LOTS of mistakes, shortsighted strategies, and big deals gone horribly wrong. But only 10 can be named the WORST of the past 15 years. With @Lucas_Shaw. Listen!
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New: Lots of chatter out there about Taylor Swift playing the Sphere in Vegas. At least for now, a rep for the venue tells me not true: “While we love and respect Taylor Swift, we are not in conversations with her team about a residency at Sphere.” Cc: @craighorlbeck.
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Sony Pictures, which conceived, developed, and produced KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, will make only $20 million on this massive hit. To Netflix, it is now a billion-dollar property. How did that happen? Full backstory, new details, and the status of a sequel ⬇️⬇️
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Sony Pictures really needed a big box office hit this summer. Instead, the studio sold the sensation of the season to Netflix and will earn only a tiny fraction of what will likely become a billion...
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New pod: What the new Paramount leaders did and, more importantly, DID NOT say out loud this week about the future of the studio. Plus: Does Taylor Swift need to be the Aaron Rodgers of @newheightshow? With @brooksbarnesNYT. Listen!
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New pod: No-kid resort areas, boozy attractions, more weddings, social media throwdowns, and merch mania: How the totally not creepy ‘Disney Adults’ have taken control of the company’s theme park business. With author AJ Wolfe of @disneyfoodblog. Listen!
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UFC is only the start for New Paramount. Sometimes overpaying is the best strategy.
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David Ellison’s seven year, $7.7 billion deal to secure UFC rights for Paramount+ risks the streamer’s profitability in the pursuit of subscriber growth. But setting aside the debate about overpayi...
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RT @SquawkCNBC: “This is really a signal by David Ellison that he’s here to play,” says @MattBelloni of Paramount after its $7.7B deal with….
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Matt Belloni, Puck founding partner, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of Paramount's media rights deal with the UFC, David Ellison's reign as the new CEO of Paramount, media M&A outlook, and...
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New pod: Is UFC worth $7.7B over seven years?? Plus, a farewell to the Serial era of podcasting. With @Lucas_Shaw AND @ashleyrcarman. Listen!
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RT @BloombergLive: Back for a third year, @Lucas_Shaw and @PuckNews' @MattBelloni sit down for a special recording of 'The Town' podcast at….
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RT @kimmasters: Cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné was ready exit the chilly world of Severance after season 1. She even turned down opportu….
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This week, Kim Masters speaks to Severance director and cinematographer, Jessica Lee Gagné.
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New pod: Bollywood star Aamir Khan (basically the Tom Hanks of India) passed on $14M from a subscription streamer to put his new hit movie for rent on YouTube. Why? He explains ⬇️⬇️ Listen!
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New Paramount owner David Ellison made nice with CBS News and the 60 Minutes stars on his first day. Gayle King gave him a mug. But "transforming" a 100 year old studio into a tech company?? ⬇️⬇️
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Ellison wants to leverage the tech prowess of his father’s Oracle and others to improve the Paramount streaming products and lower the cost of content production. Sounds great, but how?
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New pod: Who’s flexing over whom in the big Disney/NFL deal, the fallout for rivals, and the ultimate endgame for both sides. With @JoePompliano. Listen!
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The HEAT 2 budget battle, a blowup on the Jennifer Aniston-Jason Reitman TV series, Linda Yaccarino’s brief flirtation with New Paramount, and @kimmasters on David Ellison’s likely NEXT target. It’s an all-new episode of @PuckNews What I’m Hearing ⬇️⬇️
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August 4, 2025 Matthew Belloni Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, home in L.A. after a nice calm week off. I caught up on podcasts and books, including an early copy of the late Avatar and Titanic...
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