MIKE ON RADIO: Dodgers, Transformers and the Future of Film on KCRW's The Business

Back on this Monday's edition of KCRW's The Business, host Kim Masters and I banter about the latest hot entertainment business topics:

- With Time Warner Cable and other distributors locked in battle over SportsNet LA, there’s still no Dodgers on TV for most Angelenos

- The fourth ‘Transformers’ was a big win in for Paramount in China, but not without difficulties

- Directors band together to save movie film

Stay tuned after that for Kim's interesting interview with Greg Poehler -- Amy Poehler's brother and the writer/creator/star of NBC's summer sitcom "Welcome to Sweden."

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MIKE ON RADIO: Discussing Hollywood's China Headaches on KCRW's "Hollywood Breakdown"

I'm back on KCRW's "Hollywood Breakdown" this week, talking movies. Specifically, Kim Masters and I talk about Hollywood's struggles with figuring out the China market. Details:

The fourth Transformers movie opens tomorrow, both in the US and China. Kim Masters talks with Michael Schneider, executive editor of TV Guide Magazine, about why Paramount is going to great lengths to make sure their latest movie is a hit in China, the second-largest movie market in the world. There's been glitzy premiers in big Chinese cities, lots of marketing tie-ins and even some casting done through a Chinese reality show. But not everything has gone smoothly. A dust-up in a Pangu Plaza over product-placement had Paramount executives on a last-minute plane to Beijing to smooth things over before tomorrow's opening.

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Mike at Comic-Con: A Photo Gallery Round-Up

Whatta Comic-Con! For starters, that's Crystal the Monkey (of "The Hangover," "Community" and now "Animal Practice" fame) giving me a little bit of a lick. I think I now have Ebola. Here are some pics of my Four Days in Comic-Con geekville.


The cast of "Breaking Bad" on stage.


Aaron Paul in hazmat gear with fake baby.


Bryan Cranston dons his hazmat suit for the "Breaking Bad" panel.


The "Community" panel, up close.


The view of Ballroom 20's 5,000-strong crowd from the stage.


Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) recruits me for some sort of "cooking" job.


The cast of NBC's new "Revolution."


"Mockingbird Lane" and "Hannibal" writer Bryan Fuller with director David Slade (who has donned the real "Hannibal" face prop).


Me with Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the original "The Munsters" abd may now have a recurring role in the reboot.


Team TV Guide Magazine poses with Crystal the Monkey at NBC's Comic-Con party.


Danny Pudi "saves" Joel McHale's life on the TV Guide Magazine yacht.


Group shot of the "Community" stars who could make it to San Diego.


"Community" cast has some fun on the TV Guide Magazine yacht.


Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams of ABC's new "666 Park Avenue" on the TV Guide Magazine yacht.


Vanessa Williams poses as Terry O'Quinn looks on.


Looking dapper, John Locke -- er, Terry O'Quinn!


The cast of "666 Park Avenue."


"Fringe" star Joshua Jackson on the yacht.


Welcome to the TV Guide Magazine yacht!


View from the yacht.


Costume of the 'Con?


Mega Domo!


Spider-Man will take your Starbucks order now.


Captain America keeps the San Diego Convention Center safe.


Either "Wilfred" fans... or more likely, "Wilfred" promoters from FX. Either way, cool costumes.


"Spottacus."


More than meets the eye, it's the Transformers!


Nickelodeon's revived Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet the fans.


A "Once Upon a Time"-themed pedicab on the San Diego comic-con streets.


Nerd Domo!


NBC's presence at Comic-Con.


Crowd looking for free Iron Man 3 swag at the Marvel booth.


Oh, Captain America, what happened??