# The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Official site: https://www.theringer.com
Author: The Ringer
Episodes: 649

## Resource

Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

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## Episodes
- [Paramount's Strategy to Beat California, With Its Top Lawyer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/paramount-s-strategy-to-beat-california-with-its-top-lawyer) — 2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Numbers That Have Netflix Investors Spooked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-numbers-that-have-netflix-investors-spooked) — 2026-07-17T20:49:00+00:00
- [The Data Scientists Quietly Powering Hollywood’s Greenlight Machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-data-scientists-quietly-powering-hollywood-s-greenlight-machine) — 2026-07-17T00:29:00+00:00
- [The Case Against WarnerMount, with CA Attorney General Rob Bonta](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-case-against-warnermount-with-ca-attorney-general-rob-bonta) — 2026-07-14T04:32:00+00:00
- [Is California's $750 Million Bet on Hollywood Working?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/is-california-s-750-million-bet-on-hollywood-working) — 2026-07-11T01:46:00+00:00
- [Inside the Internet IP Gold Rush Sweeping Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/inside-the-internet-ip-gold-rush-sweeping-hollywood) — 2026-07-09T01:08:00+00:00
- [The Biggest Winners and Losers of 2026 So Far](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-biggest-winners-and-losers-of-2026-so-far) — 2026-07-07T00:10:00+00:00
- [Why Attendance Tells a Better Story Than Box Office](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/why-attendance-tells-a-better-story-than-box-office) — 2026-07-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [Will the Comcast-NBCU Split Lead to Another Huge Hollywood Deal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/will-the-comcast-nbcu-split-lead-to-another-huge-hollywood-deal) — 2026-06-29T23:33:00+00:00
- [How Larry Ellison’s Trump Bromance Is Helping WarnerMount](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/how-larry-ellison-s-trump-bromance-is-helping-warnermount) — 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Amazon Won’t Release Its Sam Altman Movie. Will Anyone?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/amazon-won-t-release-its-sam-altman-movie-will-anyone) — 2026-06-22T22:24:00+00:00
- [The Secret Industry That Makes Movies Go Viral](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-secret-industry-that-makes-movies-go-viral) — 2026-06-19T00:48:00+00:00
- [Have Platforms Unseated Content as King in Hollywood?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/have-platforms-unseated-content-as-king-in-hollywood) — 2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [Fox Is Buying Roku for $22B. Is It Now a Streaming Power Player?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/fox-is-buying-roku-for-22b-is-it-now-a-streaming-power-player) — 2026-06-16T02:12:00+00:00
- [Bonus Episode! Matt Risks His Life Eating Wings With Sean Evans of ‘Hot Ones.’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/bonus-episode-matt-risks-his-life-eating-wings-with-sean-evans-of-hot-ones) — 2026-06-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-obsession-windfall-and-how-indie-hits-pay-out) — 2026-06-12T03:02:00+00:00
- [The Gen Z Box Office Boom and What They Think of Spielberg, Marvel, and Star Wars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-gen-z-box-office-boom-and-what-they-think-of-spielberg-marvel-and-star-wars) — 2026-06-11T00:53:00+00:00
- [Is the ‘60 Minutes’ Blowup a Threat to Ellison’s Empire?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/is-the-60-minutes-blowup-a-threat-to-ellison-s-empire) — 2026-06-09T01:11:00+00:00
- ['Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons on Bursting into Hollywood, Internet Fandom, and Old IP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/backrooms-director-kane-parsons-on-bursting-into-hollywood-internet-fandom-and-old-ip) — 2026-06-04T08:00:00+00:00
- [Is This Hollywood’s First Practical Solution to Control AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/is-this-hollywood-s-first-practical-solution-to-control-ai) — 2026-06-03T14:34:00+00:00
- [The Right and Wrong Lessons From ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-right-and-wrong-lessons-from-backrooms-and-obsession) — 2026-06-02T01:08:00+00:00
- [Peter Chernin on ‘Backrooms’ and Where the Smart Money Is Going in Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/peter-chernin-on-backrooms-and-where-the-smart-money-is-going-in-hollywood) — 2026-05-29T20:43:00+00:00
- [IMAX Suitors and Why Netflix Put Fincher in Theaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/imax-suitors-and-why-netflix-put-fincher-in-theaters) — 2026-05-27T01:03:00+00:00
- [Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, and Why California Politicians Suddenly Love Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-and-why-california-politicians-suddenly-love-hollywood) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [Hollywood’s Inevitable Pivot to Vertical Video Is Here](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/hollywood-s-inevitable-pivot-to-vertical-video-is-here) — 2026-05-20T14:54:00+00:00
- [The Hollywood Jealousy Draft: What Each Studio Would Steal From Its Rivals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-hollywood-jealousy-draft-what-each-studio-would-steal-from-its-rivals) — 2026-05-19T04:09:00+00:00
- [Who Won (and Lost) TV’s Annual Billion-Dollar Cash Grab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/who-won-and-lost-tv-s-annual-billion-dollar-cash-grab) — 2026-05-14T22:26:00+00:00
- [What Makes Good TV Writers (and Execs), With David E. Kelley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/what-makes-good-tv-writers-and-execs-with-david-e-kelley) — 2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [Disney vs. Trump in the D’Amaro Era Looks Different](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/disney-vs-trump-in-the-d-amaro-era-looks-different) — 2026-05-11T22:57:00+00:00
- [A Sit-Down With Blake Lively’s Lead Litigator](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/a-sit-down-with-blake-lively-s-lead-litigator) — 2026-05-08T22:39:00+00:00
- [SubwayTakes, Tiktok Vs. YouTube, and New Late-Night TV With Kareem Rahma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/subwaytakes-tiktok-vs-youtube-and-new-late-night-tv-with-kareem-rahma) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [Hell Has Frozen Over: Netflix To Release Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Exclusively in Theaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/hell-has-frozen-over-netflix-to-release-greta-gerwig-s-narnia-exclusively-in-theaters) — 2026-05-04T22:27:00+00:00
- [The 2026 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Ranking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-2026-summer-blockbuster-confidence-ranking) — 2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00
- ['Michael’s' Big Win, the Reshoot Drama, and Sequel Hurdles with Lionsgate’s Film Head](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/michael-s-big-win-the-reshoot-drama-and-sequel-hurdles-with-lionsgate-s-film-head) — 2026-04-29T16:00:00+00:00
- [Peacock’s Battle for Survival and the Catch 22 of Streaming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/peacock-s-battle-for-survival-and-the-catch-22-of-streaming) — 2026-04-27T21:45:00+00:00
- [WarnerMount One Step Closer and the Bizarre ‘Michael’ Backstory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/warnermount-one-step-closer-and-the-bizarre-michael-backstory) — 2026-04-23T22:01:00+00:00
- [What Scares Hollywood’s Top Producers the Most About the State of Movies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/what-scares-hollywood-s-top-producers-the-most-about-the-state-of-movies) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Could Hollywood Actually De-Monopolize?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/could-hollywood-actually-de-monopolize) — 2026-04-20T21:51:00+00:00
- [Nolan, Spielberg, Ellison, Cruise(!), and the CinemaCon Studio Power Ranking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/nolan-spielberg-ellison-cruise-and-the-cinemacon-studio-power-ranking) — 2026-04-18T00:27:00+00:00
- [Jon Favreau on the Future of Star Wars, AI, and New Filmmaking Technology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/jon-favreau-on-the-future-of-star-wars-ai-and-new-filmmaking-technology) — 2026-04-17T00:07:00+00:00
- [The 3 Biggest Stories in Music: Bieber’s Payday, Ye’s Comeback, and $64B for Universal Music Group](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-3-biggest-stories-in-music-bieber-s-payday-ye-s-comeback-and-64b-for-universal-music-group) — 2026-04-14T01:39:00+00:00
- [The ‘Lorne’ Director on Two Years of Exclusive ‘SNL’ Access](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-lorne-director-on-two-years-of-exclusive-snl-access) — 2026-04-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [The A-List Filmmakers Evangelizing Movie Theaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/the-a-list-filmmakers-evangelizing-movie-theaters) — 2026-04-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Does the Surprise Writers Guild Deal Mean Labor Peace in Hollywood?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/does-the-surprise-writers-guild-deal-mean-labor-peace-in-hollywood) — 2026-04-07T01:05:00+00:00
- [Are Movies Actually Getting Longer? We Found Out.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/are-movies-actually-getting-longer-we-found-out) — 2026-04-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why Hollywood Needs Books More Than Ever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/why-hollywood-needs-books-more-than-ever) — 2026-04-01T23:14:00+00:00
- [Netflix’s Price Hike and Opening Day Debut. Plus, HBO's ‘Harry Potter’ and the Millennial Nostalgia Era.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/netflix-s-price-hike-and-opening-day-debut-plus-hbo-s-harry-potter-and-the-millennial-nostalgia-era) — 2026-03-30T22:49:00+00:00
- [Can D.C. Save Hollywood? Senator Adam Schiff on Bringing Production Home.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/can-d-c-save-hollywood-senator-adam-schiff-on-bringing-production-home) — 2026-03-27T01:15:00+00:00
- [Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/sora-is-dead-what-does-that-mean-for-disney-plus-the-bachelorette-scandal) — 2026-03-25T21:40:00+00:00
- [Gosling, MBJ, Timmy, and the Biggest Movie Stars Under 50 Power Ranking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/gosling-mbj-timmy-and-the-biggest-movie-stars-under-50-power-ranking) — 2026-03-23T23:20:00+00:00

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