What I'm Hearing...
An insider-friendly tip sheet from Matthew Belloni, who spent 14 years in the trenches at The Hollywood Reporter and five before that as an entertainment lawyer. Subscribers also receive What I’m Hearing+, a companion email focused on entertainment law, the streaming industry, and more.
Archives
May 2, 2025
What I’m Hearing: Casey Bloys on HBO in the Zaslav Era
April 29, 2025
What I’m Hearing: Milchan Speaks, Mike ’n’ Pam’s Victory Lap & Sarandos’s Quip
April 25, 2025
What I’m Hearing: Movie Star Rankings, Zaz’s Admission & Lourd’s Lunch
April 22, 2025
What I’m Hearing: WGA Shaming, ‘Sinners’ Economics & Oscar’s Police State
April 15, 2025
What I’m Hearing: Mike-and-Pam Murmurs, Jeff Shell’s Reports & Disney C.E.O. Watch
April 11, 2025
What I’m Hearing: CAA’s “Offensive” Buyback, Tariff Pain Scale & ‘White Lotus’ Revenge
October 11, 2024
What I’m Hearing: A New Oscars Plan, Netflix’s ‘Wuthering’ Bid & Bela’s Book
October 8, 2024
WIH+: Bryan vs. Bryan, Netflix ‘Reindeer’ Pressure Points & Life Rights Nightmares
October 8, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Joker’s Deux-bacle, More CAA & Oct. 7 in Hwood
October 4, 2024
What I’m Hearing: CAA’s Scare Tactics; ‘Wicked’ vs. ‘Gladiator’ & ‘Joker’ Folies
October 1, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Sony’s Shake-Up, Lionsgate’s Mega-Flops & Malone’s Motormouth
September 27, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Netflix vs. Agents, ESPN’s Kaepernick Conundrum & Meryl’s TV Test
September 25, 2024
WIH+: OnlyFans’ Day in Court, Zaz Hypocrisy & Musk vs. Lemon
September 24, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Zaz Mysteries, Vince vs. ‘Mr. McMahon,’ ‘Transformers’ Bust & A Puck Event!
September 20, 2024
What I’m Hearing: The Sarandos Soapbox & Globes Pimps
September 18, 2024
WIH+: TikTok’s Long Odds, Coppola vs. Variety, & Murdochology
September 17, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Talent’s Next Roll-Up & Emmy Awards Awards
September 13, 2024
What I’m Hearing: A New TV Model & Dana’s Debate Night
September 11, 2024
WIH+: Netflix on Trial (Again), Wasserman Oddities & CNN’s Financial Colonoscopy
September 10, 2024
What I’m Hearing: Blatant Bob-icide, Franchise Secrets, WME’s “Kill All” Backlash & ‘Beetlejuice’ Bonanza