The Powers That Be: Daily

Eriq Gardner joins Dylan Byers to dig into the latest developments in the potential Skydance-Paramount deal, before unpacking a new $20 billion NFL Sunday ticket antitrust lawsuit.

On this special episode, Jon Kelly joins guest host Dylan Byers wade into the latest WSJ kerfuffle and predict the NBA rights endgame.

Matt Belloni joins Dylan Byers for a wide-ranging conversation spanning an overlooked sports rights negotiation (not the NBA!) plaguing David Zaslav, Netflix’s foray into sports, the strange economics of ‘Challengers,’ and much more.

John Ourand joins Dylan Byers to get into the nitty gritty of the multi-layered NBA broadcast rights auction—and, in particular, how it pertains to WBD. Did Zaz screw everything up? Can he match? And what do the economics really look like? 

Eriq Gardner joins Dylan Byers to discuss the D.O.J.’s monopoly lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a high-profile antitrust effort with massive implications for consumers, the entertainment industry, and the broader M&A landscape.

Julia Ioffe joins Dylan Byers to discuss the latest disturbing turns in the Israel-Hamas war, rising antisemitism in America, and the latest exclusive Puck-Echelon poll revealing how voters are digesting these issues ahead of November.

Happy Memorial Day! In this special edition of Media Monday, Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Will Lewis’s new revenue model at The Washington Post and analyze the latest CNN ratings dip.

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to dissect his candid chat with Washington Post chief executive Will Lewis and his finally-unveiled plan to restore the paper’s “swagger” following an era of staff morale problems and business retrenchment. Then they examine the precarious relationship between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA.

John Heilemann, Puck’s newest partner, joins Peter to discuss the White House’s electoral calculus, the realities of the Trump legal sitch, and the evolving media landscape.

Marion Maneker joins Peter Hamby for his inaugural appearance on the pod, in which the star art market correspondent unpacks the biggest dramas surrounding Gigaweek, the high season for art sales in New York. Then, they dig into Marion’s origins as an art market reporter.