But in this episode, we argue that the $87 billion mega-deal is nothing more than a desperate move by Hollywood to consolidate power. David Zaslav’s WBD was a "fiasco," and the merger of "prestige" content like Succession with Netflix's data-driven content has the industry freaking out. The real threat to Hollywood isn't a rival studio, but Silicon Valley. We explain why Netflix and Paramount are fighting each other while the true watch time beast is YouTube and TikTok.
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Chapters:
00:00 WBD Acquisition Bid
02:09 Tech vs. Hollywood Angle
02:46 YouTube's Watch Time Lead
04:39 Kids' Content on YouTube
05:01 Media Deal Politics
06:26 Netflix's Content Quality
08:59 Decline of TV Series
10:17 Hollywood Brain Drain
12:21 The Ellison Family Bid
13:31 Paramount and Weiss
16:17 CNN's Political Future
17:21 Tech's Greater Power
18:01 Art vs. Algorithmic Slop
19:58 WBD Recent Film Hits
21:10 Acquisition Prediction
23:41 Final Thoughts