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Fox, Disney, Comcast, and the Content Wars of Tomorrow. Plus: Book Club Featuring ‘Every Man a Menace,’ With Patrick Hoffman | The Watch (Ep. 266)

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss the possibility of Fox being purchased by Disney or Comcast and the ramifications that may hold for the entertainment industry’s future (1:30). Later they chat with Patrick Hoffman, author of ‘Every Man a Menace,’ for the latest installment of the Double-Down Book Club (23:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, thanks for listening to today's episode of the Watch, it's Book Club Day.

0:04.8

We had the author of today's Double Down Book Club selection, Every Man and Menace,

0:08.7

the author, Patrick Hoffman called in and talked to us before that.

0:12.5

Annie and I talked a little bit about the possible merger between Fox and Comcast, what that

0:18.7

means to the also possible merger between Disney and Fox and just the merger wars happening

0:24.2

and what that means for viewers, what that means for the audience and what it means for

0:28.8

consumers of pop culture is a really interesting conversation.

0:31.6

I just wanted to let you guys know it is obviously World Cup season.

0:35.1

So there's tons of stuff going on on Ringer FC.

0:37.4

So subscribe to that podcast.

0:38.9

We're going every weekday with short podcasts that recap the day's action in the World Cup

0:43.1

and talk about the next days action to come.

0:45.9

There's some great pieces on the site, including Ryan O'Hanlon's look at Lee and L.

0:50.1

Messi and his history in the World Cup with Argentina.

0:53.3

I also highly recommend this week's episode of The Rewatchables, Sean Phenese, Brian Curtis,

0:58.1

David Shoemaker.

0:59.1

They talked about Jurassic Park.

1:00.4

It's really, really good.

1:02.3

So without further ado, let's get into the watch.

1:04.0

I need support staff to clear the room.

1:08.1

Stand up and walk now.

1:09.9

Hello and welcome to the watch.

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