NBCU's Growth Potential Outside COMCAST and WB's ‘Supergirl’ Folly

Another Monday, another huge deal in Hollywood.

WSJ's Ben Fritz joins the pod as COMCAST announces it's fully exiting the entertainment business, spinning off another division, consisting of NBCU & SKY, as its own publicly traded company as of summer 2027 and joining VERSANT outside of the COMCAST gates. 

Dive into the strategy afoot, how Wall Street is driving this, the challenge at COMCAST after the spin and the opportunities ahead for NBC UNIVERSAL on its own.

Then, take a look at DISNEY's digital future redux under Josh D'Amaro and a look at this weekend's box office with perhaps some strategy errors at WB on its new expensive bust with DC in 'Supergirl'.

Plus, PARAMOUNT goes back into the 'Jackass' well one too many times, and the curious Tom Cruise push afoot for his new original movie this fall.

You can read Ben's profile of Josh D'Amaro here:

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-ceo-josh-damaro-100-days-0b98897f

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