# ![@Lucas_Shaw Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::318218261.png) @Lucas_Shaw Lucas Shaw

Lucas Shaw posts on X about warner bros, youtube, in the, nfl the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[stocks](/list/stocks)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [finance](/list/finance)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [musicians](/list/musicians)  [countries](/list/countries)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [gaming](/list/gaming)  [us election](/list/us-election) 

**Social topic influence**
[warner bros](/topic/warner-bros) #50, [youtube](/topic/youtube), [in the](/topic/in-the), [nfl](/topic/nfl), [money](/topic/money), [$spot](/topic/$spot), [bad bunny](/topic/bad-bunny), [taylor swift](/topic/taylor-swift), [scoop](/topic/scoop) #33, [business](/topic/business)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot) [Paramount Global (PARA)](/topic/paramount-global) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Netflix Inc (NFLX)](/topic/$nflx)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@ezwrites Mariscos Jalisco Angels Tacos Zankou Mini Kabob Raffis Place Gamboge Pine and Crane Lasita Home state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1424749886327730178)  2021-08-09T15:10Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@Priyasideas @mhbergen @josheidelson @BW It means he peaked [--] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1454190563431911425)  2021-10-29T20:57Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Very nervous UCLA fan here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1481846232079212544)  2022-01-14T04:30Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"This @benbmims cornbread recipe is about as easy (and delicious) as they come"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1498144579681337346)  2022-02-28T03:54Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Breaking: Spotify is now the presenting sponsor of FC Barcelona. Its brand will appear on the club's shirts and Barcelona's soccer stadium will be rechristened Spotify Camp Nou"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1503826167396134915)  2022-03-15T20:11Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Big tobacco is using the killing of George Floyd to try and stop the banning of menthol cigarettes. Fascinating story. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-25/inside-big-tobaccos-strategy-to-stoke-fear-among-black-smokers-facing-menthol-bansutm_id=53830&sfmc_id=2422171 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-25/inside-big-tobaccos-strategy-to-stoke-fear-among-black-smokers-facing-menthol-bansutm_id=53830&sfmc_id=2422171"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1518959226889990144)  2022-04-26T14:24Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"There were [--] trailers before Top Gun tonight. 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1530400561899577344)  2022-05-28T04:08Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Beyonc hasnt released a #1 song in [--] years. Maybe a house album will change that https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-10/beyonce-hasn-t-had-a-pop-hit-in-10-years-can-she-do-it-again https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-10/beyonce-hasn-t-had-a-pop-hit-in-10-years-can-she-do-it-again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1546503955982585857)  2022-07-11T14:37Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@nwquah Every hour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1554868945231937537)  2022-08-03T16:36Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"This means: do you remember when Netflix was an alternative to linear TV There was no way that would last. Streaming is replacing what we had. And things dont get cheaper. (Lotta tweets like this today. Not critiquing any reporters.) Remember when streaming inexpensive uncluttered commercial-free binge-worthy streaming was a clear and distinct alternative to linear TV Remember when streaming inexpensive uncluttered commercial-free binge-worthy streaming was a clear and distinct alternative to linear TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1557582404805464064)  2022-08-11T04:19Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Craig Kimbrel is the worst closer the dodgers have had since Jonathan Broxton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1559754048550477824)  2022-08-17T04:08Z 36.9K followers, [--] engagements


""Six Gulf Arab states have told streaming service company Netflix Inc. to stop broadcasting material that they said violates the regions Islamic values." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-07/gulf-states-tell-netflix-to-drop-videos-violating-islamic-values https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-07/gulf-states-tell-netflix-to-drop-videos-violating-islamic-values"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1567562713647271936)  2022-09-07T17:17Z 35.8K followers, [--] engagements


"UCLA basketball is the only sports team that brings me joy right now. I will regret this tweet in [--] days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1631508816515977216)  2023-03-03T04:16Z 35.8K followers, [----] engagements


"There is [--] chance a major studio uses AI to write a full script. Im confused about reports that studios are using Chatgpt to give notes on scripts both because its a dumb idea and also because I cant get even Chatgpt [--] to remember the contents of even moderately long documents without hallucinating stuff thats not in there Im confused about reports that studios are using Chatgpt to give notes on scripts both because its a dumb idea and also because I cant get even Chatgpt [--] to remember the contents of even moderately long documents without hallucinating stuff thats not in there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1653793110223372289)  2023-05-03T16:06Z 36.9K followers, 59.5K engagements


"The roku channel offers more live sports than netflix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1673710010919190528)  2023-06-27T15:08Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"In the case of screenwriters both sides seemed to want a strike and there were no substantive negotiations. In the case of actors neither side wants a strike and there are substantive negotiations. And yet a second strike feels inevitable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1679213965769863184)  2023-07-13T00:51Z 31.5K followers, 10.7K engagements


"People spend more time watching YouTube on a TV than ABC and CBS put together. They spend more time watching Netflix on a TV than NBC and Fox combined"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1682430182366257163)  2023-07-21T17:14Z 32.3K followers, 101K engagements


"@ballmatthew @tomgara No Hard Feelings a very solid single. Hope we get more of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1682860028766613504)  2023-07-23T00:02Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I am concerned that a lot of people don't understand how residuals work. Exhibit A:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1689794674775756801)  2023-08-11T00:23Z 32.3K followers, 40.5K engagements


"Apple is making a docuseries about Lionel Messi's move to the US/Inter Miami. Scoop in this week's newsletter:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1690861551014825984)  2023-08-13T23:03Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"There is a growing consensus among analysts and Disney experts that Bob Iger should spin his linear TV networks into a separate company (and sell it to private equity)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1690882678017474560)  2023-08-14T00:27Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Hollywood studios are interviewing external PR firms for help with messaging around the strikes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1690902810844397568)  2023-08-14T01:47Z 32.3K followers, 350.7K engagements


"Fun @MattBelloni tonight in which Hollywood interns refer to studio chiefs as the oppressors and Bob Iger as the swindler from Kansas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1690948525893509120)  2023-08-14T04:48Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Ted Sarandos and Bob Iger the two most powerful executives in Hollywood are now fully engaged in the talks to end this strike. Well find out soon what the writers make of this offer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1691244383801405440)  2023-08-15T00:24Z 32.3K followers, 15.4K engagements


"Every time I write about the writers strike people on this website either call me a studio hack or say the writers are spoiled babies. There is no in between. (Still better than the silent chamber that is threads though.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1691262847823781888)  2023-08-15T01:37Z 31.4K followers, 40.1K engagements


"@Robogeek The terms in my story are real. And they are different from the terms before. If they are different enough is not for me to say. Up to the WGA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1691266331583389698)  2023-08-15T01:51Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Reminder: this doesnt mean that the strike is almost over. It means the studios have countered and HOPE the counter will lead to settlement talks. The WGA hasnt responded yet. But no harm in a little optimism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1691446901705691136)  2023-08-15T13:49Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Almost every major media company is looking to sell something at the worst possible time. I wrote about the crappy market for media deals in this week's Screentime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1693384444584050802)  2023-08-20T22:08Z 32.3K followers, 29.6K engagements


"Hollywood studios have released the details of their proposal to screenwriters. It is consistent with what we reported last week. Its release is not a great sign about the state of talks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1694187191445135515)  2023-08-23T03:17Z 32.3K followers, 23.3K engagements


"A bunch of CEOs met with the leadership of the WGA today. They are closer to a deal than they were [--] months ago. Not much closer than they were a week ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1694209905610403904)  2023-08-23T04:48Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Very convincing spam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1694796081933209639)  2023-08-24T19:37Z 35.7K followers, 17.1K engagements


"@johngary I stand by amy reporting during the strike and have done my best to provide accurate information and context. I try not to publicly malign my peers and it is not my job to overtly criticize either side in a news story I am covering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1695220513071927457)  2023-08-25T23:44Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@TVMoJoe Sure but there was a time when AMC could have gotten people to PAY them for this stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1696571850241831189)  2023-08-29T17:13Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"A French billionaire is wrapping up a deal to buy Hollywood's biggest talent agency for about $7 billion. The deal should close in the next few weeks. All three of CAA's leaders are sticking around. Story with @Kamaron"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1697004447728103440)  2023-08-30T21:52Z 32.3K followers, 101.2K engagements


"The barbie soundtrack is almost as popular as the barbie movie. @ashleyrcarman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1697309296889884901)  2023-08-31T18:04Z 32.3K followers, 19.1K engagements


"Spotify is cracking down on white noise podcasts after many stories by @ashleyrcarman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1697650488660185415)  2023-09-01T16:39Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"He won't. The question is whether any other team will touch him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1698836794857717827)  2023-09-04T23:13Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Investors sunk $175 million into an @ABBA concert that stars digital avatars. It's already grossed more than $150 million in London and is about to expand to Asia and the US"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1698855966035587427)  2023-09-05T00:30Z 32.3K followers, 40.2K engagements


"Disney accelerates the timeline to buy all of Hulu a deal that will lead to the streaming service's ultimate demise. (AKA it will be folded into Disney+.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1699478600079270305)  2023-09-06T17:44Z 32.3K followers, 13.1K engagements


"Stellar reporting on the drama at Disney by @sherman4949"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1699488984685240615)  2023-09-06T18:25Z 32.3K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Perhaps most notably the second-biggest cable provider in the US will no longer carry a bunch of Disney TV networks including Freeform FXX and Disney Junior. We may finally get a smaller cable bundle after all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1701266950826123451)  2023-09-11T16:10Z 31.7K followers, [----] engagements


"For the past few months @cecianasta has been working on a story about Faze Clan one of the most prominent influencer companies. Days before it ran the company fired its CEO whom many blame for the company's trouble. You should read her story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1701977838524706934)  2023-09-13T15:15Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"And another Disney scoop. Disney has cut its subscriber target for its streaming service"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1702413857304846759)  2023-09-14T20:07Z 32.3K followers, 17.6K engagements


"The WGA and the studios are going back to the table"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1702457395157532999)  2023-09-14T23:00Z 32.3K followers, 74.6K engagements


"My fave new podcast (Search Engine) did an episode on of my favorite subjects (Streaming data). Thanks to @PJVogt for having me on and @mayahawke for having smart questions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1702694957486850196)  2023-09-15T14:44Z 32.3K followers, 20.7K engagements


"What questions do people have about the Hollywood strikes Or put another way what do you think has been misunderstood"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1703097833174491385)  2023-09-16T17:25Z 32.3K followers, 12.2K engagements


"@MartyArmstrong @MattBelloni Both of those were factors. It was an expensive show that not a lot of people watched"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1703772819136692676)  2023-09-18T14:07Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"In December real estate mogul Jeffrey Soffer will open a Las Vegas hotel with seven pools [--] restaurants and bars as well as a private club on the top floor. He's been working on it for [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1704157170718462067)  2023-09-19T15:35Z 32.3K followers, 10.6K engagements


"The studios and guild had a productive meeting. Both sides want to do a deal. Joint communications a very good sign. But issues remain. Nobody is declaring it over just yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1704698944293679360)  2023-09-21T03:27Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Hollywood strike update: The studios made a new offer yesterday. They await a guild counter today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1704863729555579029)  2023-09-21T14:22Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@johngary Try was the wrong word. But there was no real negotiating for most of the summer. I realize your POV is that is all the studios' fault. Anyways thanks for talking about the conference even if it was to insult me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1705065924557189418)  2023-09-22T03:46Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"As of [--] pm the Hollywood studios and the writers guild are still negotiating. They keep making progress but it's not clear if they'll get a deal done today this weekend or at a later date. In other words. no news"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1705378819316813904)  2023-09-23T00:29Z 32.3K followers, 28.5K engagements


"They havent resolved their differences on AI including a studios ability to use scripts to train LLMs. Theres also some disagreement about when writers would return to work. Is it now After the deal is ratified After the actors reach a deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1705668538076377396)  2023-09-23T19:40Z 35.8K followers, 88.3K engagements


"It's pretty wild that AI which no one expected to be a major issue in these talks is now the main subject of discussion this close to the finish line. I wrote a piece for @BW on how this happened:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1705686007646163275)  2023-09-23T20:50Z 32.3K followers, 16.2K engagements


"Here is our first take on the deal between Hollywood studios and screenwriters. This is the beginning of the end of the longest labor stoppage in industry history. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/hollywood-screenwriters-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-strikesrnd=undefined&sref=W6GJF3MS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/hollywood-screenwriters-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-strikesrnd=undefined&sref=W6GJF3MS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1706133776060039538)  2023-09-25T02:29Z 35.8K followers, 27.2K engagements


"Newsletter dropping in 15"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1706141614924792286)  2023-09-25T03:00Z 32.3K followers, 21.1K engagements


"Live footage of me when the deal was announced. Thanks to my very understanding girlfriend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1706145747857776770)  2023-09-25T03:16Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This weeks newsletter: the writers strike is (almost) over. A look at why its lasted so long and how compromise came to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1706148364201627925)  2023-09-25T03:27Z 32.3K followers, 38.3K engagements


"The dodgers lost their starting shortstop and centerfielder to free agency. Theyve lost pretty much the entire pitching staff to injury. They are going to win [---] games (again)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1706510986650525862)  2023-09-26T03:28Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Investors including @Endeavor and Fenway Sports are exploring an investment in the @PGATOUR. This could be on top of the Saudis (or instead of). Scoop with @GillianTan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1707472322284704061)  2023-09-28T19:08Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"News: Former CNN Chief Jeff Zucker has acquired a significant minority stake in @FOS valuing the sports media property at $40 million. (He has not acquired the whole company despite a report to that effect.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1708843449087037509)  2023-10-02T13:56Z 32.3K followers, 16.1K engagements


"I am not afraid to say it: I don't care about Taylor Swift dating Travis Kelce. I do care how her concert film does though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1708997416672739814)  2023-10-03T00:08Z 32.3K followers, 10K engagements


"Microsoft plays the victim. What a turn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1709192548483264922)  2023-10-03T13:03Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Is there a clean politician in the city of Los Angeles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1709196812651844050)  2023-10-03T13:20Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Two former Disney executives and Blackstone spent more than $4 billion buying entertainment companies. The results so far havent been great. A look at Candle Media:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1710293907978789033)  2023-10-06T14:00Z 32.3K followers, 65.8K engagements


"Hello Sunshine was supposed to make more than $80 million this year. Its going to make less than $10 million"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1710294379749953704)  2023-10-06T14:02Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs acknowledge the last year has been disappointing. They blame an unprecedented set of obstacles including the strikes soft YouTube ad sales and the Hollywood recession. But they say the company is profitable and growing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1710295003153527091)  2023-10-06T14:04Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Financial firms invested billions of dollars into Hollywood production companies at just about the worst time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1711408988640952569)  2023-10-09T15:51Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Apple spent more than $200M on a Marty Scorsese movie (and paid Leo DiCapiro 💰). It's the most expensive movie Apple has released. It's also the first test of a new strategy. The movie will be in theaters for [--] days before it's online. @tgbuckley"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1711810593483882726)  2023-10-10T18:27Z 32.3K followers, 25.5K engagements


"@jamieeros More the exception than the rule. Dangerous to draw too many conclusions. Not saying it should never happen. But some directors now default to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1711851108237533619)  2023-10-10T21:08Z 32.3K followers, 21.2K engagements


"Love all the people dunking on this who dont know anything. Ive seen the movie lol. I also venerate Scorsese. He can do whatever he wants (obviously hes fucking Scorsese). This is just my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1712117623947956508)  2023-10-11T14:47Z [--] followers, 18.5K engagements


"For the last couple months @soheefication and I have been following around South Korea's biggest music mogul -- the man who created BTS -- to talk about his next big mission. It's the cover story for the special #screentime issue of @BW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1712479025736880181)  2023-10-12T14:43Z 31.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A big earnings beat for Netflix. The company added 8.8M customers last quarter its best result in more than three years. Your reward Higher prices"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1714733218828570980)  2023-10-18T20:00Z 31.2K followers, 43.7K engagements


"Scoop: YouTube is working on an AI tool that would let creators sing with the voice of major musicians. (Labels have yet to sign off.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1714813010546733111)  2023-10-19T01:17Z 32.3K followers, 18.3K engagements


"US customers cancelled streaming services at record rates last month. Rates of churn at Disney+ Hulu Apple TV+ and Max are all way up per @AntennaData"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1716492783144390955)  2023-10-23T16:32Z 31.3K followers, 60.2K engagements


"People need to stop saying Netflix has a bad business model. Its business model is pretty good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1716526034114277882)  2023-10-23T18:44Z 31.2K followers, 34K engagements


"US customers cancelled streaming services at record rates last month. Rates of churn at Disney+ Hulu Apple TV+ and Max are all way up per @AntennaData"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1718289018381881363)  2023-10-28T15:30Z 31.3K followers, 68.6K engagements


"The Idol is the gift that keeps on giving for HBO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1719828546254938608)  2023-11-01T21:27Z 31.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Paramount is going to lose more than $1 billion this year on its streaming services and investors are thrilled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1720180986908901870)  2023-11-02T20:48Z 31.4K followers, 24.4K engagements


"Netflix's most popular video game is based on Too Hot to Handle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1721607306411160040)  2023-11-06T19:15Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Sticking by my "before thanksgiving" prediction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1721673659834946040)  2023-11-06T23:39Z 32.3K followers, 21.8K engagements


"TV viewership of F1 is down 8% in the US this year. Netflix viewership of drive to survive is down globally. Is this a blip because races arent competitive or has the F1 juggernaut finally peaked Story with @HannahElliott and @Kamaron"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1724803213973762444)  2023-11-15T14:55Z 31.4K followers, 49K engagements


"The new Hunger Games did. fine. @tgbuckley"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1726325216387932313)  2023-11-19T19:42Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"News: @netflix is making a @TEDTalks video game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1726616388251640025)  2023-11-20T15:00Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Another big miss for Disney. Wish is going to gross less than $40M over the holiday weekend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1728458014695502183)  2023-11-25T16:57Z 31.5K followers, 18.5K engagements


"Napoleon is a pleasant surprise at more than $30M. Still not great for a movie that cost $200M+. Who had The Hunger Games prequel trouncing Ridley Scott and a Disney animated title"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1728458222183321955)  2023-11-25T16:58Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Reminder: no newsletter this week since I was off for Thanksgiving. Instead here is a photo of some Japanese eel from my first night in Tokyo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1728939972311593225)  2023-11-27T00:53Z 31.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A Japanese live-action movie set records in the US this weekend part of a growing push by Japanese companies to expand their businesses abroad. My dispatch after a week in Tokyo:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1731504240428720510)  2023-12-04T02:42Z 31.6K followers, 25.8K engagements


"Spotify is firing 17% of its employees or more than [----] people per @eldsjal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1731574300476330166)  2023-12-04T07:20Z 31.7K followers, 350.8K engagements


"Spotify just reported a profit and shares in the company are up more than 120% this year. But Ek says the company is still spending too much $$"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1731574629167452508)  2023-12-04T07:22Z 31.6K followers, 22.2K engagements


"Update: Spotify is going to fire about [----] people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1731580175635321063)  2023-12-04T07:44Z 31.7K followers, 647.9K engagements


"News: Another sign of trouble at Candle Media the Blackstone-backed studio that owns Hello Sunshine and CoComelon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1732724967194681738)  2023-12-07T11:33Z 31.6K followers, 10K engagements


"Taylor Swift officially has the first billion-dollar tour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1733123793982501018)  2023-12-08T13:58Z 31.6K followers, 23.5K engagements


"I am polling industry experts on a bunch of subjects. Can you guess who people think is the worst CEO in media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1733656487858495808)  2023-12-10T01:14Z 31.6K followers, 17.3K engagements


"After years of refusing to sell new stuff to Netflix Disney is licensing [--] popular TV shows to . Netflix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1734321103408070766)  2023-12-11T21:15Z 31.8K followers, 157.4K engagements


"Emergency pod: @MattBelloni and I interview @netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos about the company's big data dump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1734743630072492048)  2023-12-13T01:14Z 31.7K followers, 16.9K engagements


"I like how people complain for years that Netflix doesn't reveal viewership data. It does and people still complain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1734749746844123141)  2023-12-13T01:39Z 31.7K followers, 19.4K engagements


"Every movie @MattBelloni and I predicted would bomb was instead a hit. Can't trust us with anything"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1736509960153121205)  2023-12-17T22:13Z 32.3K followers, 24.3K engagements


"Its not too late for tom cruise to send us coconut cake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1736929910298665020)  2023-12-19T02:02Z 32.3K followers, 20K engagements


"David Zaslav and Bob Bakish met and discussed a possible merger of WBD and Paramount. Is a deal close No. Could it happen Sure Will it be any time soon No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1737599479740502167)  2023-12-20T22:22Z 32.3K followers, 12.6K engagements


"@sherman4949 That's a pretty narrow way of looking at things. I am asking a larger question. Does merging Paramount and WBD meaningfully improve the strategic position of the combined company Who benefits most from that deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1737651765854806339)  2023-12-21T01:50Z 31.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@JBFlint @sherman4949 I suspect the other CEO will make a lot more $$ from this than Bakish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1737653246238564357)  2023-12-21T01:56Z 31.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@RoyPrice @sherman4949 @JBFlint How exactly does it "transform" their prospects in SVOD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1737654040077762876)  2023-12-21T01:59Z 31.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@RenardFantastiq [--]. No I don't. I just said I went to see [--] movies in theaters in [--] days. [--]. That data doesn't say what you think it says. It's been a bad Christmas movie year. Aquaman made more on christmas than the four biggest movies from this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1739772569186922977)  2023-12-26T22:17Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"@RenardFantastiq Killers was a commercial disaster if you just look at theaters. But that isn't the primary motivation for Apple which is what I've said. Moviegoing is still down 20-30% from [----]. More in some countries. It's not dying. It's just in decline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1739805074904531062)  2023-12-27T00:27Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Most common media predictions for 2024: Lots of mergers (Paramount + WBD + Comcast private equity eats the world) Sports rights get tight TV advertising tumbles The experience economy (live music/theme parks) thrives Disagree with any"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1742585461909160326)  2024-01-03T16:35Z 32.3K followers, 14.1K engagements


"Creating one local sports streaming service makes too much sense. (Make it happen LA) NEWS: YES & MSG are partnering together which could eventually lead to them offering a direct-to-consumer product with the Yankees Knicks Rangers Nets Islanders and Devils all on one platform. https://t.co/rK06frlOcH NEWS: YES & MSG are partnering together which could eventually lead to them offering a direct-to-consumer product with the Yankees Knicks Rangers Nets Islanders and Devils all on one platform. https://t.co/rK06frlOcH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1742974061834297684)  2024-01-04T18:19Z 32.3K followers, 13.7K engagements


"The second-largest radio station group in the US is filing for bankruptcy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1744049473394036782)  2024-01-07T17:32Z 32.3K followers, 14.8K engagements


"@JuanCera You file for bankruptcy you restructure your finances -- often involving restructuring and/or forgiveness of debt -- and then you emerge from bankruptcy. They aren't still bankrupt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1744055032948072884)  2024-01-07T17:54Z 32.3K followers, [--] engagements


"The only [--] news outlets Republicans trust: Breitbart Fox News and Newsmax. Nothing better exemplifies the cult-like extremism of the GOP like seeing that Democrats trust the Wall Street Journal National Review and the New York Post more than Republicans do: https://t.co/z53ONSreHI Nothing better exemplifies the cult-like extremism of the GOP like seeing that Democrats trust the Wall Street Journal National Review and the New York Post more than Republicans do: https://t.co/z53ONSreHI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1744792370267521162)  2024-01-09T18:44Z 32.3K followers, 12K engagements


"Sony thought the rom com Anyone But You was going to make $20M at the domestic box office. Its going to triple that if not more. A look at the first surprise hit of the year with @tgbuckley https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/-anyone-but-you-with-sydney-sweeney-glen-powell-exceeds-sales-expectations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1745101665810972902)  2024-01-10T15:13Z 35.7K followers, 13.7K engagements


"Taylor Swift accounted for 1.7% of the recorded music industry in the US last year. She accounted for [--] out of every [--] streams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1745129591042420890)  2024-01-10T17:04Z 32.3K followers, 25.8K engagements


"45.6 million tracks had [--] streams last year. [--] songs had more than [--] billion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1745130070988239178)  2024-01-10T17:06Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This on LinkedIn is wild. (Sad/proud that so many of these are Bloomberg stories.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1745905137128980807)  2024-01-12T20:26Z 32.3K followers, 63.8K engagements


"Or you can just look at this chart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1746672094249984486)  2024-01-14T23:14Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Succession The Bear and Beef sweeping all the Emmy Awards means HBO Hulu/FX and Netflix will be the top networks tonight. Prizes by service so far: Hbo [--] Fx/Hulu [--] Netflix [--] Lots with 1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747089881564848558)  2024-01-16T02:54Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"If you did Emmy wins by company: Disney [--] WBD [--] Netflix [--] Paramount Global [--] Apple [--] (This is for the network not the studio.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747094848916840579)  2024-01-16T03:14Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"That's a wrap. Succession The Bear and Beef won [--] of the [--] prizes tonight. Wins by show: Succession - [--] The Bear - [--] Beef - [--] Last Week Tonight - [--] Lots - 1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747105924060434700)  2024-01-16T03:58Z 32.7K followers, 56K engagements


"Wins by network: HBO [--] Netflix [--] FX/Hulu [--] Emmy wins by company: WBD [--] Disney [--] Netflix [--] Paramount Global 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747106071393849622)  2024-01-16T03:58Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"For those keeping score: the next Emmy Awards will be back at their normal time (September)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747342742366384304)  2024-01-16T19:39Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"What a disaster. [---] million people watched the Emmys the lowest audience on record"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747371086860423412)  2024-01-16T21:31Z 32.3K followers, 229.3K engagements


"There were more probably more people just in Pennsylavania watching the Eagles last night. What a disaster. [---] million people watched the Emmys the lowest audience on record. What a disaster. [---] million people watched the Emmys the lowest audience on record"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1747371500410380667)  2024-01-16T21:33Z 32.3K followers, 11.2K engagements


"Private equity firms are weighing whether to get in on the paramount sweepstakes led by Apollo. Scoop:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1748451895176466814)  2024-01-19T21:06Z 32.3K followers, 11.4K engagements


"@RichLightShed I mean private equity firms do buy struggling assets all the time Look at whats happened with yahoo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1748494111043371084)  2024-01-19T23:54Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"This is an absolute nightmare. Los Angeles Times managing editor Sara Yasin has quit she told colleagues in an email today -- she's the second top editor to leave in the wake of exec editor Kevin Merida's exit (h/t @maxwelltani for first reporting the news) https://t.co/XmZnuEHS5T Los Angeles Times managing editor Sara Yasin has quit she told colleagues in an email today -- she's the second top editor to leave in the wake of exec editor Kevin Merida's exit (h/t @maxwelltani for first reporting the news) https://t.co/XmZnuEHS5T"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749526459624890744)  2024-01-22T20:16Z 32.3K followers, 18K engagements


"Pokemon With Guns What a world. I talked to some lawyers about Palworld and their legal advice was to chill: https://t.co/j928J9TTZS I talked to some lawyers about Palworld and their legal advice was to chill: https://t.co/j928J9TTZS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749561946871931117)  2024-01-22T22:37Z 31.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Netflix has acquired the rights to Raw part of a wide-ranging deal between the WWE and the streaming service. Netflix is officially in the sports business. More to come soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749771713309794536)  2024-01-23T12:31Z 31.6K followers, 39.1K engagements


"Netflix is paying $5 billion for the rights to show live wrestling over the next [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749793457147875654)  2024-01-23T13:57Z 32.3K followers, 28.9K engagements


"The only time Netflix has grown faster was Q1 [----] -- aka the pandemic boom. The company beat expectations in every single region including almost [--] million additions in the US/Canada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749906522623131755)  2024-01-23T21:26Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Netflix shares are trading up about 7% post-market. The company has erased almost all of the losses from the netflix "correction.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1749907022378635305)  2024-01-23T21:28Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"People were worried Netflix would become a TV monopoly. They they were worried it was screwed. Now back to being worried it will be a monopoly. Netflix is getting closer to financially being *all* of Pay TV globally which would mean no truly competitive distribs and the big $$$ that cable+broadcast channels earn today would be kept by NFLX only. Licensing shows will still be a thing but thats v small $ in comparison Netflix is getting closer to financially being *all* of Pay TV globally which would mean no truly competitive distribs and the big $$$ that cable+broadcast channels earn today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1750211192726126992)  2024-01-24T17:37Z 32.3K followers, 23.2K engagements


"After spending more than a year struggling to replace Trevor Noah Paramount pulls off a coup and lures Jon Stewart back (for one night a week)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1750212247220289888)  2024-01-24T17:41Z 32.3K followers, 22.4K engagements


"@RichLightShed Yes. Ellisons are looking. Not full due Dillingence but they are looking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1750346327223898116)  2024-01-25T02:34Z 32.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@JBFlint No story said due diligence has begun and nothing in our story has been walked back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1750955353607373214)  2024-01-26T18:54Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"36-20-12 at 39👽👽👽"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1751470215412539681)  2024-01-28T05:00Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Scoop: @SmartLess is moving from Amazon to SiriusXM in a $100M+ deal. W/ @ashleyrcarman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1752033510632943981)  2024-01-29T18:18Z 32.4K followers, 81.7K engagements


"The SmartLess guys have signed deals worth a combined $200M just for the rights to sell ads and distribute. They still own the show Scoop: @SmartLess is moving from Amazon to SiriusXM in a $100M+ deal. W/ @ashleyrcarman https://t.co/yAXI9k61q1 Scoop: @SmartLess is moving from Amazon to SiriusXM in a $100M+ deal. W/ @ashleyrcarman https://t.co/yAXI9k61q1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1752040387428966640)  2024-01-29T18:45Z 32.3K followers, 32.5K engagements


"Ted Lasso the #1 show on streaming TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1752067056072089603)  2024-01-29T20:31Z 32.3K followers, 13.3K engagements


"The worlds largest music company is yanking all its music off TikTok setting up a major showdown the week of the Grammys. @ashleyrcarman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1753059335868203263)  2024-02-01T14:14Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Record labels fight with social media companies + streaming services all the time. They almost never take down their music"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1753059603045302626)  2024-02-01T14:15Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"TikTok is not a major source of music sales like Spotify or YouTube. UMG can yank music and suffer minimal financial consequences. But it is probably the biggest music discovery platform. Artists will now see what its like to promote an album without TikTok"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1753060272951132418)  2024-02-01T14:18Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements


"For the first time in [--] years one of the major record labels has taken its music off a major tech platform. I did my best to explain why it happened why it matters and the stakes for both TikTok and the music industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754286653647229435)  2024-02-04T23:31Z 32.4K followers, 26.6K engagements


"Barbie could win more Grammys than Oscars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754286993725673957)  2024-02-04T23:33Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Recording Academy making me happy so far save for its need to award billie eilish every year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754358859307884871)  2024-02-05T04:18Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The Grammys award what is most popular. The Oscars for the most part do not. (Not saying one is better than the other.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754366566333063279)  2024-02-05T04:49Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Music critics also place popular albums at the top of their year-end lists. Film critics. do not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754367088741986421)  2024-02-05T04:51Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I could tweet this every day. It's been true her whole career. Just remarkable stuff. Taylor Swift just wins at capitalism. Taylor Swift just wins at capitalism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754367624459493382)  2024-02-05T04:53Z 32.4K followers, 11K engagements


"TikTok's first deals with the music industry came from a lip-syncing app called Now it's worth $250 billion and pays record labels less than Peloton. Does that make sense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754545600971104385)  2024-02-05T16:40Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Spotify added [---] million customers last year its best showing on record. It did so while raising prices firing staff and improving profit margins. Shares are up big time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754870657001939159)  2024-02-06T14:12Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"YouTube TV now has [--] million subscribers. How long until it's bigger than Comcast [--] years [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1754871106752950630)  2024-02-06T14:14Z 32.4K followers, 14.9K engagements


"What questions do you have about the media business Ill be answering reader questions in an upcoming newsletter and always benefit from folks on here. Even the ones who think Im dumb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1755269313261658113)  2024-02-07T16:36Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"123 million people watched the Super Bowl. It was the most-watched broadcast in US history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1757237194769809542)  2024-02-13T02:56Z 32.5K followers, 68.1K engagements


"@Toayminator @SPMJM #1 for a scripted show. But not bigger than the Super Bowl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1757273815997190364)  2024-02-13T05:21Z 32.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@RichLightShed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1757798905243156922)  2024-02-14T16:08Z 32.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Taylor Swift is the first American artist to master (and improve upon) the K-Pop business model"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1758529485530644977)  2024-02-16T16:31Z 32.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Fun news: @AmazonStudios will release a documentary about @rogerfederer this summer. Directed by @asifkapadia. I spoke to Federer about the doc and Amazon about where docs fit into its sports strategy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1759372174702575660)  2024-02-19T00:19Z 32.5K followers, 29.6K engagements


"People watched more TV in January than any month since the covid lockdown. Sports was the single biggest driver"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1759976116192682141)  2024-02-20T16:19Z 32.6K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Kanye West has the No. [--] album in the world. What a world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1760066145821057121)  2024-02-20T22:17Z 32.5K followers, 11.2K engagements


"@jbridge4th No. [--] album on Spotify globally*"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1760084282817773892)  2024-02-20T23:29Z 32.5K followers, [---] engagements


"This week's newsletter: South Korea has supplied one hit show after another after the last few years. And yet its entertainment companies are struggling big time. @soheefication explains"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1761903613071548621)  2024-02-25T23:58Z 32.6K followers, 21.2K engagements


"Netflix accounts for half of the (paid) video streaming market in South Korea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1761945540085137581)  2024-02-26T02:45Z 32.6K followers, [----] engagements


"More layoffs hit the video game industry. Sony fires [---] people. @jasonschreier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1762514918597861562)  2024-02-27T16:27Z 32.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I am losing track of all the layoffs and spinoffs in the video game industry. Very weird time for a business that seems so strong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1763294956158918932)  2024-02-29T20:07Z 32.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Dune [--] is looking like a bigger hit by the day. The movie business really really needs it to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1763314581856719128)  2024-02-29T21:25Z 32.6K followers, 15.5K engagements


"Dune [--] delivered the biggest domestic opening at the box office since Taylor Swift. It's biggest global opening since Barbenheimer. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-box-office-opening-weekend-timothee-chalamet-1235928614/ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dune-2-box-office-opening-weekend-timothee-chalamet-1235928614/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1764330305031434418)  2024-03-03T16:41Z 35.7K followers, 34.4K engagements


"it's the* still refusing to pay just so I can edit my tweets. Dune [--] delivered the biggest domestic opening at the box office since Taylor Swift. It's biggest global opening since Barbenheimer. https://t.co/mhLhQwYG9s Dune [--] delivered the biggest domestic opening at the box office since Taylor Swift. It's biggest global opening since Barbenheimer. https://t.co/mhLhQwYG9s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1764331213735751828)  2024-03-03T16:45Z 32.7K followers, 12.9K engagements


"Lots and lots of news in this weeks newsletter starting with: HBO/Max will start to crack down on password sharing later this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1764479773760438609)  2024-03-04T02:35Z 32.7K followers, 44.1K engagements


"Toho Japans leading movie company won as many Oscars as Netflix Amazon and Apple combined. Oscar winners by company Comcast [--] Disney [--] A24/Toho () [--] Lots with [--] Oscar winners by company Comcast [--] Disney [--] A24/Toho () [--] Lots with 1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1767017931282723188)  2024-03-11T02:41Z 32.8K followers, 53.4K engagements


"The very smart @DKThomp asked me to come on his podcast and talk about the movie business. I did not my best not to sound like a doofus. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4codnP4xCO3VB62X2kQDS1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4codnP4xCO3VB62X2kQDS1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1767683144159842693)  2024-03-12T22:44Z 33.2K followers, 22.4K engagements


"Getting succession right is vital for Bob Iger's legacy and for the health of one of America's most famous companies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1769761289247535345)  2024-03-18T16:22Z 33K followers, [----] engagements


""Decades from now media executives and investors will likely look back at [----] as the year where linear TV advertising officially broke." Sobering note from Wall Street analyst Michael Nathanson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1770151685635129622)  2024-03-19T18:13Z 32.9K followers, 76.1K engagements


"Shohei Ohtani has a chance to be baseball's first truly global star . ever I spent the last couple months talking to the Dodgers MLB and others around baseball about what an unprecedented talent could mean for the sport. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-03-19/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-700-million-man-could-transform-baseballsrnd=economics-v2&sref=W6GJF3MS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-03-19/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-700-million-man-could-transform-baseballsrnd=economics-v2&sref=W6GJF3MS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1770195569249517931)  2024-03-19T21:08Z 33K followers, 30.1K engagements


"Scoop: OpenAI has been meeting with Hollywood studios talent agencies and filmmakers to get them thinking about ways to use its video generator. A handful of filmmakers are already testing it out. W/@tgbuckley and @shiringhaffary https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-22/openai-courts-hollywood-in-meetings-with-film-studios-directorssrnd=undefined https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-22/openai-courts-hollywood-in-meetings-with-film-studios-directorssrnd=undefined"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1771206255589146726)  2024-03-22T16:04Z 33K followers, 141.6K engagements


"Just so we're clear: [--]. Hollywood already uses AI to make movies. [--]. Major studios are wary of OpenAI because they want to protect their copyrights. [--]. Filmmakers are the key potential clients. OpenAI needs them to bless the tech. Scoop: OpenAI has been meeting with Hollywood studios talent agencies and filmmakers to get them thinking about ways to use its video generator. A handful of filmmakers are already testing it out. W/@tgbuckley and @shiringhaffary https://t.co/FWY2L02H6w Scoop: OpenAI has been meeting with Hollywood studios talent agencies and filmmakers to get them thinking about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1771219155678585194)  2024-03-22T16:55Z 32.9K followers, 20K engagements


"Not a great sign for Paramount. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/paramount-debt-is-cut-to-junk-on-deteriorating-outlook-for-tvsref=W6GJF3MS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/paramount-debt-is-cut-to-junk-on-deteriorating-outlook-for-tvsref=W6GJF3MS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1773132612330021299)  2024-03-27T23:38Z 33K followers, [----] engagements


"Similar headline. Similar story. Several days later. [--] attribution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1773745562288074895)  2024-03-29T16:14Z 36.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Tremendous day for womens' college ball from morning to evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1774227094832361728)  2024-03-31T00:07Z 33.2K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Dying genre The best-selling artist in the US last year was Morgan Wallen and country was one of the fastest-growing genres in the country last year. Beyonc revives a dying genre on instantly timeless country album Cowboy Carter: review https://t.co/yszJkGgThj https://t.co/KijdkomSPB Beyonc revives a dying genre on instantly timeless country album Cowboy Carter: review https://t.co/yszJkGgThj https://t.co/KijdkomSPB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1774232109164761344)  2024-03-31T00:27Z 33K followers, 19.7K engagements


"Just in: Iowa-LSU was the most-watched womens basketball game ever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1775279630913519678)  2024-04-02T21:50Z 33.2K followers, 14.9K engagements


"Scoop: Spotify is raising prices again. Its also creating a few new kinds of plans. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/spotify-is-changing-how-it-charges-customers-with-new-plans-and-pricessrnd=undefined https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/spotify-is-changing-how-it-charges-customers-with-new-plans-and-pricessrnd=undefined"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1775513001791217847)  2024-04-03T13:17Z 33.2K followers, 37.1K engagements


"After years of not touching its prices Spotify raised them last year and still has its best year of user growth ever. Spotify is about to raise prices by another $1-$2 in a few major markets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1775513958386180558)  2024-04-03T13:21Z 33.1K followers, [----] engagements


"But the bigger shift may be that Spotify is going to create a new plan for folks who dont want to pay for audiobooks. (Its called basic.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1775514516673183939)  2024-04-03T13:23Z 33.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Spent the last few days talking to a lot of folks about David Ellison's bid for Paramount. Here's a look at why Shari Redstone sees Ellison as the best buyer what he will do to close the deal and what he would do when put in charge: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-07/david-ellison-closes-in-on-a-hollywood-prize-paramount-globalsref=W6GJF3MS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-07/david-ellison-closes-in-on-a-hollywood-prize-paramount-globalsref=W6GJF3MS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1777116164889752040)  2024-04-07T23:28Z 33.2K followers, 52.8K engagements


"This week's newsletter is jammed. Taylor Swift rejoins TikTok and undercuts her record label. Coachella loses its cool. Paramount's shareholder revolt. The future of Stephen A Smith and Pat McAfee at ESPN. And much more. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-14/taylor-swift-s-record-label-is-powerless-to-stop-hersref=W6GJF3MS https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-14/taylor-swift-s-record-label-is-powerless-to-stop-hersref=W6GJF3MS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1779632455739465956)  2024-04-14T22:06Z 33.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Taylor Swift's return to TikTok is further proof that she is the single most powerful person in the record industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1779889434298843626)  2024-04-15T15:08Z 33.3K followers, [----] engagements


"What was the best deal: Google buying YouTube Facebook buying Instagram or Disney buying Marvel New pod: Paramount may join a long list of big media M&A deals since [----]. Picking the most lucrative and most disastrous was a fun challenge. With Mr Breakup Fee @Lucas_Shaw. Listen https://t.co/YwW2HCrDiM New pod: Paramount may join a long list of big media M&A deals since [----]. Picking the most lucrative and most disastrous was a fun challenge. With Mr Breakup Fee @Lucas_Shaw. Listen https://t.co/YwW2HCrDiM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1780005639009489286)  2024-04-15T22:49Z 33.3K followers, 16.5K engagements


"Netflix is still benefiting from its crackdown on password sharing. The big question remains: when does that boost end"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1781034398114050114)  2024-04-18T18:57Z 36.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@TVMoJoe huh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1781042752991457482)  2024-04-18T19:30Z 36.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Is there a major social network that hasn't cloned TikTok Twitch launched its TikTok competitor a week after the US government's controversial ruling on the app. I tried it out. It's a little rough so far. My first few swipes were a professor's online course and a streamer getting attacked on the street. https://t.co/RyZakAuSvW Twitch launched its TikTok competitor a week after the US government's controversial ruling on the app. I tried it out. It's a little rough so far. My first few swipes were a professor's online course and a streamer getting attacked on the street."  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1785433940226138170)  2024-04-30T22:19Z 33.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The prestigious sunday morning baseball slot must be filled NEWS: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball The Athletic has learned. https://t.co/AkRUjvMHvj NEWS: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball The Athletic has learned. https://t.co/AkRUjvMHvj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1786163731959013673)  2024-05-02T22:39Z 33.4K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Fall Guy opening to $28.5M in North America is solid for a rom-com/action comedy. It's less good for a $125M movie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1787187710106730729)  2024-05-05T18:28Z 33.5K followers, 30.4K engagements


"Alt headline: David Ellison's agent wants what his client wants. But also Hollywood is petrified of a Sony-Paramount combo. NEW: Hollywood big wigs James Cameron and Ari Emanuel back Skydance bid for Paramount - this comes at a critical time for the deal with @grimes_ce @annaknicolaou @EricGPlatt https://t.co/IEjv8pFnkD via @ft NEW: Hollywood big wigs James Cameron and Ari Emanuel back Skydance bid for Paramount - this comes at a critical time for the deal with @grimes_ce @annaknicolaou @EricGPlatt https://t.co/IEjv8pFnkD via @ft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1787190317126721924)  2024-05-05T18:39Z 33.5K followers, 32.5K engagements


"Media companies have cut billions of dollars from their budget to make their streaming businesses profitable and Wall Street just shrugs. The latest example: Disney where shares are down 8% this morning despite its first streaming profit. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/disney-reports-lower-streaming-tv-loss-boosts-profit-outlooksrnd=homepage-europe https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/disney-reports-lower-streaming-tv-loss-boosts-profit-outlooksrnd=homepage-europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1787845012681797930)  2024-05-07T14:00Z 33.6K followers, 28.9K engagements


"The NFL wants some of that sweet sweet private equity money. News from @AvatarRandall and @GillianTan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/nfl-poised-to-allow-teams-to-sell-30-stakes-to-private-equity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-07/nfl-poised-to-allow-teams-to-sell-30-stakes-to-private-equity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1787911173045657959)  2024-05-07T18:23Z 33.6K followers, 12.9K engagements


"Social platforms says they are not publishers when its users post gnarly shit but say they are publishers when they want to stop the government from regulating them. TikTok says in its First Amendment objection that they are a publisher - like a news or media company - that exercises editorial control over its content and "shares its own content about issues and current events" https://t.co/aRJfa58qq8 TikTok says in its First Amendment objection that they are a publisher - like a news or media company - that exercises editorial control over its content and "shares its own content about issues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1788234180574482551)  2024-05-08T15:47Z 33.6K followers, 17.4K engagements


"The longest-running show nobody talks about https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-chi-renewed-season-7-showtime-1235893540/#recipient_hashed=8d09af82fabe554076e2de5c7062644a264663aa2a7b65911359f29e41f2bd6e&recipient_salt=9f4f5b0b3bc76de48c6dd783496d8adbe469d51058156e4b2858452606ce9969 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-chi-renewed-season-7-showtime-1235893540/#recipient_hashed=8d09af82fabe554076e2de5c7062644a264663aa2a7b65911359f29e41f2bd6e&recipient_salt=9f4f5b0b3bc76de48c6dd783496d8adbe469d51058156e4b2858452606ce9969"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1788242711885336707)  2024-05-08T16:21Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Some news: Warner Bros. Discovery plans more cost-cutting especially in streaming to hit financial targets for next year. It is also going to raise the price of Max later this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/warner-bros-discovery-plans-fresh-cost-cuts-hike-in-max-pricesrnd=technology-vp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/warner-bros-discovery-plans-fresh-cost-cuts-hike-in-max-pricesrnd=technology-vp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1788248208994627986)  2024-05-08T16:42Z 33.6K followers, 173.5K engagements


"@Martinswagr I saw it. Charles doesn't like New York. There is not an anti-knicks bias in media lol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1788728328611856825)  2024-05-10T00:30Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"OKC needs an offense besides give shai the ball"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1790222204589789688)  2024-05-14T03:26Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements

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