The Growing Pay Gap Tearing Hollywood Apart | Media Monday

The besties are back together. Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to break down Matt Belloni’s expert media CEO compensation analysis and ask the question everyone in Hollywood is thinking: which media executives were actually worth the money? From eye-popping salaries and stock-option windfalls to surprisingly underpaid power players, Jon and Peter unpack the biggest winners and losers in media over the last two decades. Then they turn to Byron Allen and his seemingly improbable plan for BuzzFeed — and whether there’s any real strategy behind the headlines. Chapters: 00:00 Hollywood’s $75 Million CEO Paydays 00:33 Why Media Executives Make So Much Money 03:57 Bob Iger, David Zaslav & The Streaming Boom 06:26 The Hollywood Pay Gap Explained 11:47 Byron Allen Buys BuzzFeed 13:27 BuzzFeed’s AI & YouTube Strategy 17:30 Can BuzzFeed Actually Survive?