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Megabanter 2025: Hollywood’s unraveling year of crises, consolidation, and AI
30 minutes Posted Dec 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
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This week, Kim Masters is joined by Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw for a year-end Megabanter, looking back at a messy 2025. From the devastating Los Angeles fires to the shadow cast by the Trump administration over Hollywood, the trio digs into the Skydance-Paramount deal, a surprise Warners-Netflix upset, and Disney’s move to partner with OpenAI.