Global Presence of Disney, Olympics Viewership, and the Changing Broadcast Landscape

Matt is joined by Mark Lazarus, NBCUniversal Media Group chairman, to discuss the business behind broadcasting the Olympics, how these Games will feel different than the 2020 Olympics, what they learned from streaming an NFL playoff game on Peacock, Al Michaels’s AI broadcasting debut, and NBA rights (2:56). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ (28:22).

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Mark Lazarus

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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