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    The Business

    ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner on teaming up with Disney; inside Warner Bros. Discovery following Q1 earnings

    Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the latest at Warner Bros. Discovery following the company’s Q1 earnings report. They also dive into the announced streaming package bundling Max, Disney+, and Hulu.

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    By Kim Masters • May 10, 2024 • 28m Listen

    Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the latest at Warner Bros. Discovery following the company’s Q1 earnings report. They also dive into the announced streaming package bundling Max, Disney+, and Hulu.

    Plus, Eric Deggans speaks to writer Russell T Davies about the new season of Doctor Who on Disney+. Davies talks about casting Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa as the latest Doctor, why having Disney on his side is such a big deal, and he explains why he thinks writing Doctor Who is one of the hardest jobs in television.

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:00

      Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q1 earnings: Stiff competition, stunted growth?

      Despite announcing streaming profitability during Q1, there’s plenty of room for improvement at Warner Bros. Discovery.

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      20 min
    2. 20:07

      Russell T Davies on bringing long-running ‘Doctor Who’ to Disney+

      Russell T Davies on why writing ‘Doctor Who’ is the hardest job in TV

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Joshua Farnham

      Producer, The Business

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      Eric Deggans

      TV critic for NPR

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:0020 min

      Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q1 earnings: Stiff competition, stunted growth?

    2. 20:078 min

      Russell T Davies on bringing long-running ‘Doctor Who’ to Disney+

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