Bloomberg Talks

Award-winning actor, filmmaker and producer Mark Duplass has appeared in a wide range of film and television projects, earning multiple Emmy nominations for his role in the Apple+ series 'The Morning Show.' Duplass, along with brother Jay and collaborator Mel Eslyn, create original projects for film, television, and digital media under their banner Duplass Brothers Productions. He joined Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec on 'Bloomberg Businessweek Daily' at Bloomberg Screentime to discuss the state of the media industry.

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Meta’s Adam Mosseri joins Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner to discuss new tools for creators, AI in feeds and the $500B creator economy at Bloomberg Screentime in Los Angeles.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.’s film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy talk about why the movies "A Minecraft Movie" and "Sinners" were so successful at the box office this year. They also say there will be sequel to "Minecraft" released in July of 2027. They speak to Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg Screentime in Los Angeles.

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison sits down with Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss his media empire and future deal making at Bloomberg Screentime in Los Angeles.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, discusses the lack of conversation with Republicans as the government shutdown continues, the need to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, his argument Wednesday with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, and the New York City Mayoral race and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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Netflix Inc. wants you to play Boggle in between binges of Stranger Things.

The streaming service is making its video games available for play on TVs for the first time, co-Chief Executive Officer Greg Peters said Wednesday at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles, taking a major step forward in one of its key growth initiatives.

“One of the gaming areas we’re going after is social gaming experiences that can show up on your TV,” said Peters, who gave the company a B-minus grade for its efforts in that area so far.

Netflix is specifically offering games that can be played in groups, including Boggle Party, Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris Time Warp and Lego Party. 

The company has been offering games for four years, part of a plan to extend its reach beyond films and TV shows. Until now, users had to play those games on mobile devices. With the new ones, subscribers will use their phones as controllers, but much of the play will be on the big screen.

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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel thought his late-night show was over after ABC suspended the program following comments he made over the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk.

“A list of demands was presented to me, and I was not going to go along with any of them,” the host said at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “And it’s like, well, I guess we’re done. I said to my wife, ‘That’s it. It’s over.’”

In a wide-ranging interview, his first since returning to the air, Kimmel said his comments about Kirk’s killing were “intentionally and maliciously mischaracterized” by the political right.

The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network became a central figure in the Trump administration’s culture wars following the comments he made last month. Kimmel’s remarks prompted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to tell TV stations to drop the show or potentially face regulatory consequences. 

Kimmel, whose contract is up in May, declined to say whether he will continue hosting the show after that. 

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15-time NBA All-Star and philanthropist Shaquille O'Neal announces that he is stepping into the infrastructure space with Jacmel Infrastructure as Founding Partner. He speaks with host Romaine Bostick alongside Jorge Mora, Co-Managing Partner at Jacmel Partners about the deal and why this new venture is personal.

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, blames "political games being played by Democrats in the Senate" for the current federal government shutdown. Speaking with Joe Mathieu on "Balance of Power," Speaker Johnson also says the health-care subsidies fight is a distraction.

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Thoma Bravo Co-Founder and Managing Partner Orlando Bravo speaks with Bloomberg’s Dani Burger about the future of private markets and the shakeout in private equity at the LAVCA Week Conference in New York.

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