S02E17 - Antitrust Law in Cinema

03/12/2019 57 min
S02E17  - Antitrust Law in Cinema

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Ben and Kirk discuss the government's decision to revisit the Paramount Consent Decree, an agreement from the early days of film in which the studios agreed not to also owns the cinemas and multiplexes due to anti-competitive activities. Will a Disney-owned multiplex will be coming to your neighborhood soon? And how will this impact indie filmmakers? Where do studio-neutral streaming services fit in?

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