Advanced Zazonomics & Goldman Kremlinology

David Zaslav
Zaslav came in speaking some hard truths to the media industry about legacy costs, blind Netflix envy, and free cash flow. Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
William D. Cohan
June 30, 2024

We’ve reached the precipice of the July Fourth holiday-turned-week, which has many of Wall Street’s top bankers ducking out a bit early for a round at Maidstone and a little lawn tennis—all in the spirit of deals, of course. (Will they ever let Bob Kraft in, one wonders…) Anyway, Dry Powder will also go into recess next week along with my Wall Street brethren. In the meantime, I wanted to catch up on a number of brewing topics with my partner, Jon Kelly, Puck’s co-founder and editor-in-chief. Herewith, we dive into some speculative Hollywood deal flow, a little Goldman Sachs personnel excitement, and what the money crowd wants (and expects) from this election.