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The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Matt is joined by LightShed Media analyst Rich Greenfield to talk about SpinCo, Comcast’s new spinoff company of cable and digital networks, and look at potential ramifications of the spinoff. They also discuss the implications this has on other media companies like Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Disney, then get into the coming game of musical chairs in the TV network business (02:26). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the second annual NBA Cup tournament (27:16). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Rich Greenfield Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay, this is a true story.
0:03.2	I have a friend who once faked his own death
0:06.8	so he could have more time to watch his favorite TV show.
0:11.4	In my new podcast, Truthless,
0:13.5	I'm talking to people about the lies they tell,
0:16.4	from forging new identities to taking their love of Game of Thrones a little too far.
0:22.9	From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Brian Phillips.
0:27.2	Listen to Truthless on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.8	Hey, want to hear a PC Game Pass advert?
0:39.5	Oh, I'll take your silence as a yes.
0:41.4	Want you games on day one like Call of Duty Black Op 6 or Stalker 2?
0:45.3	I thought so.
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0:54.3	Learn more at Xbox.com slash PC GamePass.
0:57.2	Stalker to available November 20th, 2024.
0:59.5	Game catalog varies by region and overtime.
1:01.7	And yeah, that's the end of the script.
1:06.2	It's only natural for parents to have questions about their kids and gaming.
1:10.6	Meet parental controls for Nintendo Switch. You can set your own rules for the... It's only natural for parents to have questions about their kids and gaming.
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