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    The Business

    Hollywood News Banter

    Matt Belloni, executive editor of the Hollywood Reporter joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

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    By Kim Masters • Nov 13, 2015 • 1 min read

    Matt Belloni, executive editor of the Hollywood Reporter joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

    • We now have an idea of what Bob Iger might be up to post-Disney. The Disney CEO and football fan agreed to take on the role of non-executive chairman to oversee a possible NFL stadium in Carson that would be the new home of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.

    • CBS has confidence in Colbert

    • Deals out of the American Film Market show China now putting real money into English-language films. While Chinese films can do very well in China, they don't travel well. Chinese investors seem to be saying that for now, if they want a global influence, they need to start making films in English.

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    Novelist and Screenwriter Nick Hornby on 'Brooklyn'
    1. 1:28Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:25Nick Hornby: Brooklyn
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      Kim Masters

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

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Matthew Belloni

      founding partner of Puck News

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Novelist and Screenwriter Nick Hornby on 'Brooklyn'
    1. 1:28Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:25Nick Hornby: Brooklyn
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