The Business

Hollywood news banter

By Kim Masters • Oct 21, 2016 • 1 min read

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

Wanda's chairman, Wang Jianlin, visited Los Angeles recently in an attempt to woo Hollywood filmmakers to his massive “movie metropolis” in Qingdao, China. He’s offered a tempting 40 percent production rebate, but we'll see how many US studios are will to relocate their films.
NFL games used to be the surest of sure bets on television, but this year ratings are way down. It could be the combination of a lot of factors, including the elections, but the drop has broadcasters increasingly worried.
Is AT&T trying to buy Time Warner? The merger would be massive and would probably run up against antitrust concerns before it could ever go through.

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By Kim Masters • Oct 21, 2016 • 1 min read

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

Wanda's chairman, Wang Jianlin, visited Los Angeles recently in an attempt to woo Hollywood filmmakers to his massive “movie metropolis” in Qingdao, China. He’s offered a tempting 40 percent production rebate, but we'll see how many US studios are will to relocate their films.
NFL games used to be the surest of sure bets on television, but this year ratings are way down. It could be the combination of a lot of factors, including the elections, but the drop has broadcasters increasingly worried.
Is AT&T trying to buy Time Warner? The merger would be massive and would probably run up against antitrust concerns before it could ever go through.