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The Business

The Year in Film and Television: 2015 Edition

Kim Masters, Michael Schneider of TV Guide Magazine and Matthew Belloni of the Hollywood Reporter, join forces for a 2015 year-in-review. They take on the year of the woman (or not), the fight over the future of Viacom, feast or famine at the box office, peak TV and more.

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By Kim Masters • Dec 26, 2015 • 29m Listen

Star Wars is not the only media story of 2015, though it is a big one. Media stocks got a cold when ESPN sneezed, the continued fallout from the Sony hack may have made this year a turning point for women -- or not. There was peak TV, including a new crop of late night hosts, and a certain politician has pumped up ratings wherever he goes.

Kim Masters, Matt Belloni and MikeSchneider talk all this and more, on our final episode of 2015.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Matthew Belloni

    founding partner of Puck News

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    Michael Schneider

    Senior editor at Variety

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    Kaitlin Parker

    Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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