Benzinga Show Business with Phil Hall

Episode Summary In this episode, we discuss entertainment industry dealmaking with Sky Moore, a partner in theLos Angeles law firm Greenberg Glusker, and visit with Fortune 500 consultant Shasheen Shah,author of the new book “The Kid and the King: The Hidden Inner Struggle High Achievers Must Conquer to Reignite and Reengage with Life.” Resources: The Kid and the King: The Hidden Inner Struggle High Achievers Must Conquer to Reignite and Reengage with Life Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Schuyler (Sky) Moore, Partner at Greenberg Glusker Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenbergGluske Shasheen Shah, Author of The Kid and the King Twitter:https://twitter.com/shasheen Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary This week, we’re at the movies with a look at Cinedigm Inc.’s distinctive approach to thestreaming industry and an interview with filmmaker Brent Hodge on his film “Pharma Bro”about the controversial hedge fund executive Martin Shkreli. Resources: Pharma Bro Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Yolanda Macias Chief Content Officer, Cinedigm Networks Erick Opeka President, Cinedigm Networks https://cinedigm.com/ Brent Hodge Filmmaker, Director: Pharma Bro Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary On this episode, YouTube talk show host Steven Steele discusses the online world’sfascination with all things Dogecoin while Jay Silfen, editor at Belly Up Sports, offershis insight on the rapid expansion of legalized sports betting across the UnitedStates. Resources: Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Steven Steele,YouTube Talk Show Host, Recording Artist, Consultant Jay Silfen,Editor at Belly Up Sports Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. BENZINGA CANNABIS CAPITAL CONFERENCE The premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America returns for a 2-Day Hybrid Event on October 14-15. Speakers will include $SNDL and other major Cannabis Companies, for more information visit https://www.benzinga.com/events/cannabis/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary On this episode, we visit with the chief executives of two of the most popular and innovative NFT platforms: Grant Dexter, co-founder and CEO of Fanaply, and Lin Dai, co-founder and CEO of OneOf. Resources: Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Grant Dexter, CEO of Fanaply Lin Dai, CEO of OneOf Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. BENZINGA CANNABIS CAPITAL CONFERENCE The premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America returns for a 2-Day Hybrid Event on October 14-15. Speakers will include $SNDL and other major Cannabis Companies, for more information visit https://www.benzinga.com/events/cannabis/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary On this episode, we consider the success that the Walt Disney Co. has enjoyed at the box office with film critic and film festival programmer Joe Meyers, and we visit with Kirill Poskonov, founder and the host of the LikeXR.tech podcast, to discuss Facebook’s forays into the metaverse. Resources: Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Film Critic and Film Festival Programmer Joe Meyers Founder and The Host of The LikeXR.tech Podcast Kirill Poskonov Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Unedited Transcript: Welcome to Benzinga show business. I'm Phil hall and on today's show, we're going to be looking at two companies doing rather clever things later in the show. We're going to be discussing. Facebook and they are journey into the metaverse, but first we're going to be going to the movies specifically to the Disney films that have been dominating the box office. This year. My guest on the segment is Joe Myers. He is a former film critic with the Connecticut. He's also the programmer with the focus on French film festival that takes place every April in Greenwich, Connecticut, Joe, thanks so much for being a guest on today's show business. Oh my pleasure, Phil. Well, Joe, since the movie theaters reopened this spring, Disney has been dominating the box office month after month with movies like Ryan, the last dragon Prunella black widow jungle cruise. Free guy. And, uh, currently a shank tree is raining at the box office. What is Disney doing? Right? That the other studios aren't doing well, it seems like one of the things they've done right is combined theatrical releases with, um, movies being made available simultaneously on streaming services. You know, that old day and date, uh, thing, although as the year has progressed, You know, they've run into some bumps with that. I mean, Scarlett Johannson has a lawsuit in progress on black widow because she said it violated the terms of her contract. You know, that she's asked she and her lawyers are estimating that they lost somewhere between 20 to $50 million by the movie, not having us a full theatrical release. And it's interesting that the last movie, the martial arts movie sham key. Is that the title of it? Yes, it is. Yeah. I mean, that was a theatrical only, and it has made more than those other movies that they did day in date. So it looks like maybe Disney is getting back into the groove of theatrical exclusivity and then, you know, three, four months later putting it out on Disney. Plus what I found kind of strange with the Scarlet Johansson lawsuit is that. I was out in both theatrical and streaming and Emma Stone didn't complain. And then jumble crews came out in theatrical and streaming and the rock and Dwayne Johnson and Emily blunt didn't complain about it. But black widow, uh, was the one that got. Uh, Scarlett Johansson's law suit and also a public rebuke by the national association of theater owners against Disney for doing that. Why, what was it about black widow that, uh, uh, people, whereas the other films, nobody even thought twice about. Well, I mean, there were rumblings that Emma Stone might follow suit following the lead of Scarlet. The difference between black widow and Cruella and jungle cruise is the black widows part of the Marvel franchise, which has always grossed astronomical business around the world theatrically before it goes to video, uh, Emma Stone's Cruella was part of the, the Disney. As was jungle cruise. And I think the bottom line is not as much money as at stake with those two movies as it would be with a...

Episode Summary On this episode, we take a look at the streaming services industry with Ian Greenblatt, managing director for technology, media and telecommunications intelligence at J.D. Power, and we consider the challenges that face WWE (NYSE:WWE) with Brandon Thurston, editor of Wrestlenomics. Resources: Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Ian Greenblatt, Managing Director at J.D. Power Brandon Thurston, Editor of Wrestlenomics Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Unedited transcript: Um, Hello? Hello. Hello. It is. I feel whole for yet. Another episode of Benzinga show business today, we're going to be taking a look at some home entertainment later in our show. We're going to be joined by Brandon thirst and he is the editor of wrestle Nomics. And he's going to be discussing all things WWE. Just between you and me, you can admit that you watch WWE wrestling on TV, whether it's broadcast or streaming. I watch it every night. I'm not ashamed of that. But first up on today's program, we're going to be talking about streaming services in general. Our guest is somebody who knows a great deal on the subject. He's Ian Greenblatt and he's managing director for technology media and telecommunications intelligence. J D power in Greenblatt. Thank you so much for being a guest on today's episode of Benzinga show business. You recently published an article called despite the return to normal people are spending more time and money on streaming services now than during the height of the pandemic. And I found that rather curious, because here we are, uh, we're actually recording this episode at the end of August, going into September, whether it's still nice, uh, Even with the Delta variant, people are still out and about. And yet it seems from your article that more people are home watching Disney plus and Netflix and Hulu and whatever is out there. Then they were during the height of the pandemic. How do you, how do you explain that? Well, first thank you for having. So there's a couple parts of that, right? Well, when I say it, when you said, uh, spending more time, well, it's more time, more money on streaming services now than at the pandemic site. So let's take them one by one. So. Uh, consumers are spending more on streaming compared to six months ago. And compared to April 20, when we asked you about for the first time. So we did three, just for the sake of the viewers. We did the three pulse surveys when an April 21, December of 21 in June, it's 21 around this topic. Right? So we're charting to trend across those two time points. When we asked them, how much time did you spend streaming compared to six months ago, a 79% of respondents, so that they're spending the same, but more time stream than they did six months ago. So that about the same categories, 35% of that 79% number. But if you're talking about, about the same or more, I mean, that's an awful lot. And if we're talking about spending, right. Um, how much are you, how much, how much per month are you paying for all of your streaming services combined? This has gone up straight line, but since our first outing at this in April from 38 to 47 out of $55 per month on streaming. So when we take them all together, uh, we feel fairly confident in saying, yeah, they're spending more time and more money. One of the things I found fascinating in your report was the success of the HBO max presentation of the friends reunion. I mean, I like to joke with people that friends don't watch live friends, watch friends, but in this case, a lot of people watching...

Episode Summary In this episode, Phil Hall interviews Matt Kohrs about his rise to prominence as one of YouTube’s most popular stock investing and trading commentators and John Valeri, host of the talk show “Central Booking,” on the state of the book publishing and retail sectors. Resources: https://www.youtube.com/c/MattKohrs http://www.johnbvaleri.com/central-booking.html Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Matt Kohrs “Matt Kohrs Investing” https://www.youtube.com/c/MattKohrs John Valeri “Central Booking” http://www.johnbvaleri.com/central-booking.html Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Unedited Transcript: And yet another episode of Benzinga show business. Oh, there is no business, like show business on today's show. We're going to be discussing the state of the book, industry book publishing and book retailing. We have John Valarie is one of the most prominent book critics out there today. That's a later in the show, but first up we have a very special guests. Extra special. I would say his name is Matt cores. I mean, if you're one of those happy apes who has been disrupting the markets this year, you know who Matt cores is. Matt, thank you so much for taking the time to be with me today on Zika show business, more than happy to be here. I think we're going to have an awesome conversation. I hope so. You know, Matt. I love what you're doing on YouTube. And I'm looking at your YouTube page now, while we're speaking and I see you have 365,000 subscribers as of today. And before we recorded this interview, you did a two hour live stream, which brought in 63,000 views. I mean, you're, you're at a, I think you, Mr. Beast and Jake, Paul could all go out to lunch together. I mean, this is, these numbers are not what people usually associate with a financial. YouTube channel. What is the secret of your success on YouTube, man? I've been thinking about that a lot. Well, first of all, I very much appreciate those kind words. I would love to be in the league of a Mr. Paul, Mr. Bass. I mean, those guys, like I look up to him, like I looked up just in this world of social media and audio, video production, uh, YouTube and all the other forms of social media. You just, um, some people like that. They're very much Titans and I would love to be in that level one day with me. The one thing I've learned is social media very much, uh, it's a big benefit to do something that no one else has done. And I think we saw at the start of this calendar year, there was some sort of appetite at that point. It was mainly GameStop related GME when it went haywire, like, uh, you, you had a year when people were sitting on their couches, really, we were all locked inside. Like a lot of people were feeling the financial burden of the situation. And then you hear about GameStop and it's running and all of this. I had this channel, my YouTube channel in March of 2020. And just to give you and your listeners a little bit more. Yeah. Ideal of how it happened in March all the way till January. I was calling for every single subscriber and view I got. And I think from March, till January, halfway through January, I hit about 10,000 subscribers and obviously fast forward to now, I think, um, I believe you said 465, which is just crazy. And it puts the biggest smile on my face, but I think what it was. At that point, I was doing something that's already been done. Like I was looking up to some of the biggest financial YouTubers, Andre, Jake meet Kevin Graham, Stephan, and I was trying to replicate a model that was there's people that were...

The play's the thing! Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King - Hamlet Episode Summary On this episode, Phil Hall speaks with veteran TV writer Jeffrey Cintolo and longtime Internet radio host Peter Pinho on the challenges that broadcast television and the radio industry face in attracting new audiences and maintaining financial viability. Resources: The Peter Pinho Show Benzinga Youtube Channel Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Jeffrey Cintolo - Screenwriter/Writer at Writers Guild of America West Peter Pinho - PPRN President/ CEO Host of The Peter Pinho Show Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary On this episode, Phil Hall speaks with Professor Clark, author of “Stonks on the Moon,” a new children’s book inspired by the WallStreetBets phenomenon, and Nick Balazs, a bodybuilding champion who has become an active social media advocate for Dogecoin. Resources: Stonks On The Moon! Benzinga Youtube Channel Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Professor Clark Nick Balazs Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations

Episode Summary On the premiere episode of Benzinga’s new podcast focusing on the business side of the entertainment world, Phil Hall talks about the challenge of bringing moviegoers back into theaters with acclaimed film critic and filmmaker David Cornelius, followed by a preview of the business and investment opportunities at Dubai’s Expo 2020 with Exhibitor Magazine’s Charles Pappas. Resources: Inhumanwich! by Directed by David Cornelius Dubai World Expo 2020 Benzinga Youtube Channel Benzinga Pro Benzinga.com Phil's Articles on Benzinga.com Benzinga Podcasts Guests: Writer, Critic, and Member of the Online Film Critics Society, David Cornelius 2:00 EXHIBITOR Magazine Senior Writer, Charles Pappas 20:00 Host: Phil Hall Subscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcasts Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/benzinga-show-business-with-phil-hall/donations