Paramount Bends the Knee, the Great Gavin Newsom Debate, and the End of Netflix Announcer Sharing. Plus, Matthew Lee on Covering the Diddy Trial From the Southern District of New York Courthouse.

The Press Box

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel present both sides of an argument around Gavin Newsom's lawsuit against Fox News (1:29), reporters live tweeting Wednesday night's congressional session, Netflix's NFL announcer problem, and Paramount becoming the latest media company to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump (21:53). Next, Joel is joined by Matthew Lee of the Inner City Press to discuss his coverage of the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, stories from covering the Southern District of New York, how institutions treat new media, and more (40:54). Bryan and Joel then close the show with some weekend recommendations (1:15:35)! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Matthew LeeProducer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.6	My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.
0:10.4	And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.
0:15.1	Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking
0:21.0	about. We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight, which
0:25.3	streamer is on the brink of collapse, and which executive is on the hot seat. Disney, Netflix,
0:30.2	who's up, down, and who'll never eat lunch in this town again? Follow the town on Spotify or wherever
0:35.6	you get your podcast.
0:39.8	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:42.1	It's hard and it's brutal, and that's what makes it special.
0:45.9	The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.
0:51.2	Apart my signal, unleash hell.
0:55.1	And every second counts.
0:57.6	The clock, when that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
1:01.6	FX is the bear.
1:03.0	New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
1:07.1	18 plus subscription required, Teas and Cs apply.
1:20.4	Hello, media consumers.
1:21.9	Welcome to Press Box.
1:23.1	You've got Brian Curtis.
1:24.9	You've got Joel Anderson.
1:27.2	You've got producer Kyle Crichton. Coming up on a very big podcast, some small, delicate tweets about the big beautiful bill. Netflix is cracking down on announcer sharing. Another media company has, wait for it, bent the knee to Donald Trump. And we talked to a reporter who was inside the courthouse
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