Paramount Skydance continues to show its hand. Xbox gets new bosses.

• Netflix commits to PVOD releases after theater runs for Warner Bros. movies
• Netflix can raise their WBD bid
• Paramount Skydance says its unsealed deal with Warner Bros. is okay with the government
• Xbox’s Phil Spencer is retiring, Sarah Bond is leaving

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Troy Walker (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) sits down for a chat about his new album - Esquire. Plus, growing up in Denver, writing for late night and how he built his first album.

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Chad is watching Southland; social media goes on trial for addiction; and Daytime TV is on the way out in favor of podcasts.

• Social media goes on trial
• Instagram head doesn’t think social media can be an addiction
• YouTube says it isn’t even social media
• Daytime TV is too expensive to keep up

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Jeff Bezos ruins the legacy of The Washington Post; Disney gets a new leader; and Christopher Nolan stands up for the Director's Guild of America.

• The Washington Post hit with hundreds of layoffs
• WaPo sports section completely gutted
• Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden get upgrades at Disney
• Christopher Nolan talks leading the Director’s Guild, lack of jobs
• Nolan on DGA bargaining with the AMPTP

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Sindhu Vee sits down to talk about her new tour - "Swanky;" switching from her corporate career into comedy in 2012; and I campaign for her to be on Taskmaster.

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ICE is for losers.

• Amazon Studios boss gone

• Patreon succumbs to Apple payments

• Let tennis players get their data

• 2025 Film Registry additions

• Public Media continues to run despite cuts

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Candice Guardino sits down to talk about her new special - "Italian Bred" - that makes comedy out of her dysfunctional family; her podcast "Don't Start" with Sarah Schreiber; and her electric stage presence.

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Substack TV, Oscar nominations and Chad bought a rower.

• BBC to make original YouTube shows

• Substack launches a new TV app for videos and not writing

• Australian Open Coverage marred by streaming, cable access

• 2026 Oscars diversity report

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