The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer
WarnerMount One Step Closer and the Bizarre ‘Michael’ Backstory
33 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2026 at 10:01 pm.
Matt is joined by Semafor’s business and finance editor Liz Hoffman to discuss Wall Street's view of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, this morning's WBD shareholder vote to approve the $110B deal, the non-binding rejection of David Zaslav’s exorbitant pay package, how the board will respond, and Netflix’s reputation after its push to acquire Warner Bros
Then, Matt and Craig recap the ‘Michael’ premiere, discuss the sordid backstory of making of the movie, and give their opening weekend box office prediction
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Matt is joined by Semafor’s business and finance editor Liz Hoffman to discuss Wall Street's view of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, this morning's WBD shareholder vote to approve the $110B deal, the non-binding rejection of David Zaslav’s exorbitant pay package, how the board will respond, and Netflix’s reputation after its push to acquire Warner Bros (00:32). Then, Matt and Craig recap the ‘Michael’ premiere, discuss the sordid backstory of making of the movie, and give their opening weekend box office prediction (25:50).
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Liz Hoffman
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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