Barry Diller on the rise of streaming and why Hollywood does not exist anymore

Published: July 23, 2021, 8:30 p.m.

Barry Diller, who made his name as a powerful studio boss, recently told NPR that \u201cthe movie business is over.\u201d Expanding on those views, the legendary mogul and former chairman of Paramount and Fox tells KCRW why, with the pandemic and rise of streaming, Hollywood will never go back to what it once was. In the first of a two-part conversation, Diller \u2014 now the chairman of online empire IAC \u2014 weighs in on a transforming industry and its future.