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Town Hall: Hasan Minhaj, a SAG Stalemate, and Apple’s Scorsese Bet

The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Potential Consolidation in the Entertainment Industry

The hosts discuss the implications of the Microsoft Activision deal and whether it will lead to more consolidation in the entertainment industry. They explore the obstacles and factors hindering deal appetite, while also highlighting a win for the government in a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster. The chapter ends with a lighthearted discussion about what they would do with $7 billion, including Martin Scorsese's desired shipwreck movie.

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