Hollywood Breakdown

Hollywood Breakdown

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Kim Masters, host of KCRW’s The Business, breaks down Hollywood's top stories.

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A new report from Ampere Analysis says the film and TV industry is set to lose $160 billion over the next five years because of the coronavirus shutdown.

Normally, this would be the time of year when the big broadcast networks gathered in New York City for the upfronts.

Disney's theme park in Shanghai is set to reopen on May 11, but with significant rules and restrictions. Meanwhile, the rest of Hollywood is eager to reopen as soon as possible.

Instead of waiting for movie theaters to reopen, Universal released “Trolls World Tour” through video on demand in early April.

A handful of Southern states are looking to reopen businesses as soon as possible, while keeping social distancing measures in place.

Hollywood was stunned when Bob Iger suddenly stepped away from his role as Disney CEO in February, handing the reins to Bob Chapek just days before the coronavirus pandemic shut down…

Disney announced that after five months, its streaming service Disney+ is now up to 50 million subscribers.

AT&T has appointed former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar as the new head of WarnerMedia. That means he’ll oversee HBO, HBO Max, CNN, Warner Bros. and other WarnerMedia properties.

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