The Town with Matthew Belloni

Running a Major Talent Agency in 2025 With the New CEO of UTA

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Matt is joined by David Kramer, the new CEO of United Talent Agency, to discuss his new position, how the talent representation business has changed, industry challenges like the content slowdown, the transition from linear to streaming, labor unrest, AI, and the end of packaging. They also discuss whether private equity has been good or bad for the agency business and how the talent pay structure is changing (03:03). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for How to Train Your Dragon (26:47).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: David Kramer
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo