
Ken Basin
Former head of business affairs at Paramount TV and Amazon Studios and author of The Business of Television, offering expert analysis on dealmaking, mergers, and TV business affairs in the episode.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 32min
Oscar Week: Prestige and Panic
Ken Basin, former head of business affairs at Paramount TV and Amazon Studios and author on TV dealmaking, offers analysis of mergers, debt and the slowdowns they cause. Katey Rich, Prestige Junkie host and awards writer, discusses Oscar-week stakes, surprise acting races, campaigning timing and how prestige clashes with studio turmoil. Short, topical and sharply observant.


