Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, firmly ensconced at my secret summer lair. Before we start, a big congrats to Warner Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav, who finally found a top communications executive. Per two sources, it’s Robert Gibbs, the former White House press secretary under Obama turned McDonald’s spokesman. Gibbs replaces Nathaniel Brown, who was ousted in the beginning of the year after Zaz’s repeated media missteps (many of which happened after he wouldn’t listen to his P.R. team). Hopefully Gibbs has better luck. I reached him tonight in a crowded restaurant but he declined to comment. A Warner rep did not respond to my request for comment. Look for an announcement tomorrow.

Programming note: On The Town, Lucas Shaw and I debated the pros and cons of Sony buying Alamo Drafthouse, Rich Greenfield predicted that Paramount’s three C.E.O.s will soon be replaced, and Jon Stewart discussed why he “couldn’t trust” Apple and how Comedy Central let John Oliver defect to HBO. (I also moderated The Daily Show’s F.Y.C. panel here, and if you missed Lauren Sherman’s HBO costume designers panel, it’s here.) Subscribe here and here.

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Discussed in this issue: Shari Redstone, Dan Snyder, Scooter Braun, Sydney Sweeney, M. Night Shyamalan, Tom Cruise, Tom Ortenberg, Glen Powell, Lorne Michaels, Steven Spielberg, Ali Abbasi, and… Reed Hastings’ hot dog fantasies.