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FCC Chair Brendan Carr says, "the equal time rule is going to apply to broadcast across the board" but adds he hasn't seen same issues in radio.
Roku taps Patrick Harris, a veteran of Snap and Meta, to run advertising sales.... https://t.co/0mYOElGbjg via @variety
TikTok launched the Local Feed in the U.S. The tab highlights nearby content related to travel, events, restaurants, and shopping and posts from small businesses and local creators. Posts are shown to users based on their location, the topic, and when it...
Obviously, this is very general in the video that I put out here, but the reality is: is learning how to buy and sell, and finding arbitrage in what you pay for something, versus what you sell it, and understanding...
Maverick, Don't Do It: Ellison's Warner Bros. Gamble Is a Mission He Should Abandon (For Now...) $PSKY $WBD $NFLX https://t.co/EkRaklKyol
My take on Matthew Ball's slide deck on the state of gaming. On GB Max. https://t.co/anknONm1u2
Warner Bros. Blasts ByteDance for AI Videos of Superman, Batman and ‘Game of Thrones’ https://t.co/f1uTztF2Ef
New pod: Time for a scandal-induced fire sale...Who's gonna buy the Wasserman agency? With @Lucas_Shaw. https://t.co/A5o9vSMmEb
Ted Sarandos Slams Paramount for ‘Flooding the Zone With Misinformation’ as Warner Bros. Discovery Initiates New Talks With Rival Suitor https://t.co/rpsvBCV0vj via @variety
And in the end, #Paramount got the momentum it wanted luring investors directly, as after active investor #AncoraCapital demanded WBD to reopen negotiations with #Paramount, $WBD announced this TUE it’ll invite $PSKY back to the negotiation table for a 7-day...
WGA will need to negotiate with WGA first --> WGA Staff Go on Strike Weeks Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations https://t.co/6a3cYzRhff via @variety
Paramount Skydance ‘Prepared to Engage’ With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks, but Doesn’t Indicate Whether It Will Raise Price of Its Hostile Bid https://t.co/UtIQUrAntR via @variety
Why Paramount needs to bid north of $35 to win Warner Bros. Discovery $WBD $PSKY $NFLX The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 301. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/x9YASRJ98h
New: Paramount is taking Warners up on its offer. Says in statement that it's "prepared to engage in good faith and constructive discussions" while also proceeding with tender and proxy fight.
🚨 News: @followarmstrong Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire @MCTVOhio from the Gessner family | https://t.co/fFOMiRLbGY https://t.co/VATsTCCLBE
The FTC has signed off on Sony's $460 million deal to acquire the Peanuts franchise, per a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing. Deal was announced in December. https://t.co/Y9ayPm2bI8
News: Night, a leading talent representative for creators like @KaiCenat, has raised $70 million to expand its business in gaming (and other areas).
New: @Hearst says it had record revenues ($13.5B) & profits last year, thanks to the continued growth of its B2B arm, which now makes up 60% of its entire biz https://t.co/Uofy5iRA8A
Netflix on Tuesday called Paramount’s “antics” in the bidding process an “ongoing distraction” for Warner shareholders. https://t.co/qxzp2o4uzj
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Snapchat is launching Creator Subscriptions. Creators will be able to set their own pricing using Snapchat’s recommended tiers and offer subscribers: 🔒 Exclusive content, including subscriber-only Snaps & Stories 💬 Priority replies to a creator’s public Stories 🚫 An ad-free experience within that creator’s...
My only other note on Anderson Cooper's CBS exit is the fact a statement from Anderson on his departure was at the ready while the network had none should tell you all you need to know about the...
About Paramount's plans for deep cuts at a merged WBD-Paramount, Netflix said: "A business plan that is dependent upon $16 billion in cost savings should be an unmistakable red flag for regulators, policymakers, union leaders and creatives" https://t.co/PzRuPSChaP via @variety
WBD says after Paramount submitted its Feb 10 amended offer, a “senior representative for PSKY” informed a WBD board member that if WBD OK'd M&A talks, Paramount “would agree to pay $31 per share and that the offer was not...
Netflix statement re WBD talks with Paramount: "While we are confident that our transaction provides superior value and certainty, we recognize the ongoing distraction for WBD stockholders and the broader entertainment industry caused by PSKY's antics" https://t.co/PzRuPSChaP
Just a few days ago: "It feels like the next act already has been written. The 'Davids' get over themselves, Paramount raises its bid and then Netflix has a decision to make. Right now we're just in an intermission." https://t.co/bmehOb9b18
A lot of music producers are one email away from a sync placement but keep moving the goal post Stick to something
Fun fact, I’ve spent over $1,000,000 recently on 3rd party compliance teams to be on set and verify Beast Games/MrBeast videos arnt rigged. They verify EVERY elimination to ensure my team didn’t interfered, make sure we don’t change rules to...
I remember when I was posting AI video threads 2 years ago and talking about how AI video would disrupt Hollywood. So many people couldn’t see beyond the early versions. And still, people probably see this and aren’t realizing what comes...
Disney sent a cease-and-desist to #Seedance over AI clips of Brad Pitt vs Tom Cruise. They are treating this as a copyright problem. It is not. Gaming's modding economics are coming to video—and half-measures will not stop it. https://t.co/OyzvSOwB7d https://t.co/fgCZBrnrNV
Apple Podcasts Is Launching New Video Features, Looking to Keep Pace With YouTube and Spotify https://t.co/mnCRH7Q9Bu
Working in entertainment analytics I am often asked how best to position a title for success. But data can help you aim more accurately and efficiently. What it can’t do is provide the single most important element to success: a...
this RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 https://t.co/vyvkDH8iPy https://t.co/g0ENxQkMW8
Why investors are concerned about price stability this year for Switch 2 and PS5 this year (+ why Steam's upcoming devices still have no price):
The idea that Casey Wasserman will make a massive payday selling his agency is disturbing. Agents and artists should leave and form something new before he profits from it. Also he shouldn’t be allowed to be involved with the Olympics
At #AmazonMGM at least, #ChrisHemsworth is the best Chris over #ChrisPratt as R-rated crime thriller #Crime101 with #HalleBerry grossed 12M on its 5-day Opening overseas (vs #MERCY’s 11.6M) over 60 intl. markets. Allied to 15.1M debut at US #BoxOffice, the actioner...
New: Warner Bros. is considering re-engaging with Paramount following its latest offer + pressure from some shareholders. WB still has a binding deal with Netflix, which would have the right to match any offer. Scoop with @MichelleF_Davis https://t.co/WLdpdeS0gc
2026 distributors race at US #BoxOffice crosses 800M mark, Post-Covid record at same point thanks to strong #ValentinesDay,+7.9% over 2023, +8.2% over 2025! Distributors Top 5 YTD #20thCenturyStudios 193.8M (owned by $DIS) #Lionsgate 93.9M #Sony 86.2M #Disney 81.5M #A24 60.1M https://t.co/YEp2JgOXBq
Global #BoxOffice Top10 2026 releases ONLY #Cheburashka2 🇷🇺$78.4M #WutheringHeights 🇺🇸 76.8M #SendHelp 🇺🇸 72.1M #28YearsLaterTheBoneTemple 🇬🇧 56.6M #BackToThePast🇭🇰$53.8M #Mercy 🇺🇸 52.7M #IronLung 🇺🇸 46.5M #ReturntoSilentHill 🇺🇸 41.8M #GOAT 🇺🇸 41.6M #Primate 🇺🇸$40.7M https://t.co/LoyCWKHTUQ
Top10 Highest Grossing Hollywood Films OF ALL TIME in #China’s #BoxOffice: #Zootopia2 654.1M #Endgame 632.1M #TheFateOfTheFurious 392.8M #Furious7 390.9M #InfinityWar 359.5M #TransformersAgeOfExtinction 301M #Aquaman 298M #Venom 269.2M #Avatar 262.1M #JurassicWorldFallenKingdom 261.2M
Comparing YouTube views to Nielsen ratings is a mistake. YouTube’s views aren’t unique and only needs to be seen good a few seconds to count as a view. Nielsen measures unique concurrent viewers in an average minute. Apples and oranges.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is coming in well below pre-release tracking, now projecting mid to high $30m domestic (WB spinning $40m) for the 4-day weekend. Most services projected it at about $50m, some thought it would blow past that.
Even YouTuber @markiplier had a nice #ValentinesDay at US #BoxOffice, after his own #MarkiplierStudios’ R-rated game adaptation #IronLung grosses STRONG 3.5M on 3rd 3-day weekend, just a -49.4% drop from last weekend (vs #ReturntoSilentHill’s 116k, -88.2%, #UntilDawn’s 2M, -49%, #ResidentEvil’s...
❌ Don't pay to submit for sync licensing opportunities. There are plenty of music libraries, music publishers and sync agents that'll listen to/audition music for free. They get paid when they get you paid. Here’s a list of sync libraries you can...
Paramount Sends ByteDance Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Seedance AI Videos, Alleging Intellectual Property Infringement https://t.co/GkVqyddoc8 via @variety
Sony’s GOAT scored a solid (especially for a non-Disney original toon) $7 million on Friday, as Amazon’s Crime 101 continued the curse of the Chris Hemsworth movie, and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die opened pretty well by Briarcliff standards....
A softer-than-hoped opening day in North America will hopefully be of less consequence for ‘Wuthering Heights’ as overseas audiences, who consistently embrace big-deal erotic thrillers and dramas, pick up the slack in the coming weeks. Plus, a quick history on...
Small distributor #BriarcliffEntertainment’s sees muted reception to its R-rated comedic sci-fi #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie, which debuted out of Top5 at US #BoxOffice after grossing 1.4M on FRI Opening Day over 1.610 theatres, including 450k THU Previews. With a 20M production price tag not even...
On the other hand, #A24 is also surfing the #Valentines bonanza at US #BoxOffice, as #HarryLighton’s astonishing steamy romance #PILLION, starring #AlexanderSkarsgård & #HarryMelling expanded from 4 to 24 theatres and grossing SEXY 119k on 2nd limited FRI, STRONG $4.9k...
#CharliXCX suffered friendly fire from… #CharliXCX? Despite expanding from 581 theatres to 1.119 going nationwide yesterday, the #BRAT singer was hit hard by #WutheringHeights’s arrival at US #BoxOffice, as festival darling mockumentary #TheMoment grossed just 126k on 3rd FRI,...
