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ESPN on Disney+, Cable’s Spinoff Moment, and Who Would Buy CNN?

ESPN on Disney+, Cable’s Spinoff Moment, and Who Would Buy CNN?

Update: 2024-12-07
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Matt is joined by LightShed Media analyst Rich Greenfield to talk about SpinCo, Comcast’s new spinoff company of cable and digital networks, and look at potential ramifications of the spinoff. They also discuss the implications this has on other media companies like Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Disney, then get into the coming game of musical chairs in the TV network business (02:26 ). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the second annual NBA Cup tournament (27:16 ).


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Rich Greenfield


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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ESPN on Disney+, Cable’s Spinoff Moment, and Who Would Buy CNN?

ESPN on Disney+, Cable’s Spinoff Moment, and Who Would Buy CNN?

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