New Line
As likely the final follow-up to a released-in-2021 Warner Bros. box office success story, history suggests New Line’s R-rated video game-based sequel will open well above its COVID-era predecessor.
Seeker Entertainment Faces Setbacks While Still Seeking KinForge Funding
Sad news for Seeker Entertainment, though it's still trying to raise funds for KinForge. https://t.co/A5TPf1xACm
Big Tech and Networks Threaten Local TV Survival
What is @KrisKobach1787 going to say after Big Tech and the Big Four TV networks squeeze local TV station owners into oblivion, leaving the American underclass dependent on a U.S. version of the @BBC run by people who call...
NBC Pulls Two New Series From Lineup
#NBC has canceled sophomore medical drama #BrilliantMinds & freshman cheerleading comedy #Stumble. #WarnerBros & #Universal produced the former; Universal the latter. $CMCSA $WBD
One Video, Lifetime Labor: YouTube’s Endless ROI
A good YouTube video is like hiring an employee you pay once that works for you for free for weeks, months, and years to come.
Netflix Gives Narnia Film 49-Day Exclusive Theatrical Run
Netflix is releasing Greta Gerwig's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia exclusively in theaters for 49 days. Netflix says this is not a change in strategy, but this is the first time the company has ever put a movie in...
Netflix Launches Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Worldwide with 49‑day Theatrical Window
It is a massive development that Netflix has authorized the wide release on February 12, 2027 in movie theatres globally — so very importantly with a traditional 49-day exclusive theatrical window — of acclaimed director Greta Gerwig’s newest film...
Disney CEO Targets Unified Super App Across All Platforms
New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro wants the company to create a super app, uniting its films, TV shows, parks passes, games and merchandise within Disney+. His predecessor talked about this for years. Can D'Amaro finally get it done? New with @tgbuckley https://t.co/e60a05d9li
Comcast Revises NFL Network Statement, Adds Incendiary Tone
Update - Comcast amended its statement on NFL Network going dark in a carriage dispute to make it more incendiary https://t.co/q0XPV8A9hS
NYT Could Secure Second Cup Coffee Sponsorship
First, I hope The Athletic staffers can occasionally hang out here. But more importantly: Big opportunity for the NYT to get a coffee sponsorship from Second Cup. "All the coffee that's fit to drink. Second Cup is a proud sponsor of...
Two $50M+ Films Weekend: Rare 2026 Milestone
Having TWO films gross $50M+ on the same wknd is rare. Happened only twice last year - on Memorial Day and Thanksgiving holiday wknds. We just may be looking at the FIRST one yet for 2026!
Clive Davis Reveals How He Revives Legends
Aretha Franklin. Santana. Dionne Warwick. Those are just a few of the legendary careers that Clive Davis helped revive. Here Clive explains his approach.
Inside F1 Broadcast: Verstappen Future, Rule Changes, GP Updates
#PathwayToThePodium #6 #F1 commentator Nelson Valkenburg gives the inside scoop on everything that goes into a #Formula1 broadcast. Included: - #RedBull Max Verstappen’s future - The new rules regime & subsequent tweaks - Whether the canceled #BahrainGP & #SaudiArabianGP will be made up this year -...
Seeking Your Questions on Media & Entertainment Landscape
I haven't done a reader mailbag in a while. What questions do people have about the state of the media & entertainment business?
Neon’s Hokum Sets Record Preview, Poised for Massive Opening
#NEON quickly becoming what #A24 used to be at US #BoxOffice. Despite Blockbuster-palooza going on with 4 mega hits doing well, #DamianMcCarthy’s horror #HOKUM starring #AdamScott grossed solid 900k on THU Previews, beating #Immaculate’s 415k as #2 BIGGEST previews ever for...
Prada 2 Doubles Original, Dominates China Holiday Box Office
But the biggest surprise for #TheDevilWearsPrada2 is #China’s #BoxOffice. Despite debuting with a $2.5M THU on BIGGEST Opening Day of 2026 for Hollywood, the sequel added $2.4M on FRI Holiday, just a -4% drop from Op. Day, despite losing half of...
Google's Network Revenue Falls 15th Quarter, YouTube Leads
This is your regular reminder that Google's Network business is vestigial: Network revenue declined for the 15th consecutive quarter in Q1 2026, and the delta between YouTube and Network revenue was nearly $3BN (although the gap shrank from Q4 2025)....
Cory Booker's CLEAN Act Needed to Halt Music Mergers
Another day, another giant merger, this one in the music industry. Cory Booker's CLEAN Mergers Act that would undo these monstrosities is more important than ever. https://t.co/mwd0YFJNEl
Netflix Ad-Tier Finally Adds DreamWorks Library
As a reminder, when Netflix launched its ad-tier, it had to create entirely new contracts with content licensing partners. That's why there's been a chunk of programming that hasn't been available on the ad-tier. Expensive new deals.
Instagram Reassures Meme Creators, Cracks Down on Content Thieves
Instagram isn't trying to get rid of memes — they actually had a call to reassure meme creators on Thursday They're trying to get rid of aggregators that rip off other people's content
NFL Network Clashes with Comcast over Carriage After Disney Takeover
NFL Network is in a carriage dispute with Comcast, the first one since it went under the Disney/ESPN umbrella https://t.co/q0XPV8A9hS
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Smashes $50M Pre‑Weekend Opening
It wasn’t even FRI yet but #TheDevilWearsPrada2 already crossed 50M at Global #BoxOffice, ready to crush the 175M-185M Global opening projections, after #AnneHathaway, #EmilyBlunt & #MerylStreep vogued with a 40.5M 2-day cume overseas over 45 intl. markets. Allied to 10M from...
Devil Wears Prada 2 Poised for $80‑90M Opening
Fabulous domestic start for Devil Wears Prada 2 with $10M from THU pre-shows with 1,300+ premium scrns but no IMAX. This compares to $12.6M for #Michael ($8.8M from THU) from 1 week ago which did $97.2M opening wknd. $80M+ opening wknd looks...
Sequel Aims for $80‑90M Domestic
#TheDevilWearsPrada2 dresses up $10M THU night, domestic debut will be $80M+, $90M+ not out of the question https://t.co/Z4fv8JTSrG
Planet of Lana Pitch Targets Live-Action Film, Amber Midthunder Attached
Added a detail to this article to make clear that Story Kitchen's Planet of Lana pitch to studios is for a live action film (with, as I previously reported, Prey's Amber Midthunder attached to star in it)
Neverness to Everness F2P Earns $15M Day One, PC Dominates
Neverness to Everness (F2P) generated over RMB 100 million ($15m+) on its first day (Better than Tower of Fantasy). In China, 65% of revenue was from PC, 35% from mobile. Overseas, 75% of revenue was from PC + PS5. https://t.co/BM8Tie0ZOw
Infowars Goes Offline as The Onion Fights for Control
Infowars Site Goes Offline Amid The Onion’s Legal Battle to Secure Control of Right-Wing Outlet https://t.co/TMgQOuKGg6 via @variety
Competitor Adds Four Star Wars Films to Library
A major Disney+ competitor just Force pulled four great Star Wars movies into its film library. https://t.co/fHKE1efmPC
Film Execs Feared VCR, but It Reshaped Cinema
“Jack Valenti [then head of the film industry’s MPAA] famously told a congressional panel in 1982, ‘I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to the...
Nia Long Alleges Pay Disparity Despite Contract Parity
News: Nia Long, who plays Michael Jackson’s mother in MICHAEL, is claiming she was paid less than her male co-stars despite a contract guaranteeing her parity. Mediation with Lionsgate is likely. Details ⬇️⬇️ #MichaelMovie https://t.co/KAVTHdqY0U
Epic Games Store Returns to Japan Amid Apple Lawsuit
Epic Games Store is back in Japan, as Epic progresses in its legal fight against Apple one country at a time. https://t.co/iv2BDfqkcq
Paramount Dismisses Lawsuit, Touts Stronger Merged Competitor
Paramount said the lawsuit is “without merit.” “The combination of Paramount and WBD will create a stronger competitor that is well positioned to serve as a champion for creative talent and consumer choice,” PSKY rep said https://t.co/hfLYJZKNUB
Lawsuit Claims Skydance Traded Editorial Alignment for Trump Favor
The lawsuit alleges that Skydance curried favor with the Trump administration in order to win approval of the Paramount deal, arguing that it has agreed to “align CBS News’s editorial posture” with the White House https://t.co/hfLYJZKNUB
Paramount+ Merger May Raise Prices, Limit Options
The plaintiffs — three current Paramount+ subscribers and two prospective subscribers — allege that they face increased prices and reduced viewing options as a result of the transaction. https://t.co/hfLYJZKNUB
Amazon's Super Bowl Streaming Falls Far Short of TV Reach
Re: @BrendanCarrFCC and the NFL, Amazon and Super Bowl. It is irrelevant, as Amazon couldn't deliver it to 55M+ households in the U.S. Peak streaming viewership, measured in AMA, was 15.5M in 2025. Even years from now, streaming will still...
NHL/NBA Lag Far Behind MLB's Streaming Revenue
Those numbers are lower than what MLB teams are getting right now with PayTV and DTC streaming. I’m confused why the NHL and NBA wouldn’t just copy what MLB has done…Also, no one, and I mean no one, is doing...
Avoid Beat Tags; Appear Professional to Sync Licensors
Beat makers who are trying to break into sync licensing ❌ STOP sending in tracks with beat tags. It makes you look extremely unprofessional.
Five More States Join California to Block Nexstar‑Tegna Deal
Five more states have joined California's suit to block the Nexstar-Tegna deal. Joining the party are: Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Vermont
Netflix Keeps Discipline Amid $2.8B Fee and Board Exit
Netflix Q1 2026: discipline tested, discipline held. $2.8B termination fee. Engagement metric reframe. Reed Hastings exits the board. My breakdown: https://www.steadycompounding.com/investing/netflix-q1-2026/
Seeking Peacock Game Stats to Recalculate Averages
If you have the numbers for the Peacock exclusive games please let me know. I would like to know how those affect these “averages”
UEFA Club Media Rights Revenue Tops $5 Billion
Media-rights revenue for men’s UEFA club competitions set to surge past $5bn https://t.co/2kXf1Awt2b via @NYTimes
Gaming Studios Reveal New Film Projects And
NEW: More from iicon.. - Sonic movie producers at Story Kitchen tease Streets of Rage movie news and reveal they're pitching a Planet of Lana movie - Capcom exec says sales indicate Pragmata's got a viable future - Niantic...
Reason Inflates Pageviews to Secure Koch Funding
This is what I get for going on Twitter... Don't look any of this up...Reason uses their pageview numbers to justify getting more money from the Koch brothers.
Kentucky Derby Broadcast Sees 5x Growth in Four Hours
A 5x build-up over 4 hours for the #KentuckyDerby on #NBC ... slightly higher than my mint julep intake on race day 🙃 Holla @andrewelkadi for the #mediarights work cc: @Octagon
YouTube's Multi‑View Shift: Server‑Side Delivery Solves Core Barrier
News coverage/analysis of YouTube announcing custom multi-view options has been very light on the actual innovation: User experience/control/choice may have been further improved, but the engineering milestone underneath has been the enabler. The basics were already covered in the YouTube...
Devil Wears Prada 2 Marks 2nd Biggest 2026 Launch
Devil Wears Prada 2 officially opening in 4,150 thtrs across North America this wknd incl PLF scrns. First THU pre-shows have just concluded. 2nd widest launch of 2026 behind only Super Mario's 4,252. https://t.co/0dE42QIytI
Roku Q1 Sales Jump 22%; Ads, Subscriptions Disclosed
Roku Q1 Sales Pop 22%, Company Breaks Out Results for Advertising and Subscriptions Businesses for First Time https://t.co/H3qeykC3XQ via @variety
Battlefield Film Sparks Five‑studio Bidding War for Michael B. Jordan
Gaming IP battle breaks out in Hollywood - big scoop here from @elmayimbe: ‘Battlefield’ Ignites Bidding War as 5 Studios Fight for Michael B. Jordan Video Game Movie https://t.co/LjQjNJW2Ay
Michael Poised to Become Third 2024 $250M Blockbuster
#Michael is on track to reach about $129M by end of WEEK ONE at domestic #boxoffice. Cume looks to shoot up to around $170M after 2nd wknd. #MichaelMovie holding IMAX for a 2nd week, but Prada is taking over many Dolby...
Hollywood's Vertical Video Push Misses Bigger Mobile Opportunity
Honey, We Shrunk the Screen: Hollywood's Vertical Video Strategy Is Dead Wrong We believe the strategy behind almost all of these [new vertical video] products, including Netflix, is dead wrong and misses the far larger opportunity in mobile vertical video...