- CBS and Viacom--can they hug it out? CBS made a low-ball bid for Viacom, which Viacom then rejected. Thought the two companies will likely eventually (re)merge, what the new corporate structure would look like remains unclear.
- Kenya Barris, the creator of ‘Black-ish’ on ABC is planning to leave the company, and possibly heading to Netflix. This is after one of his episodes didn’t air and other reported clashes with the company. It’s a bad look for ABC, which also recently lost Shonda Rhimes to Netflix.
Hollywood news banter
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Guest:
- Matthew Belloni - founding partner of Puck News - @MattBelloni