Horror
Wow. ‘Backrooms’ Heads For $90 Million Opening as Horror Beats ‘Star Wars’ at Box Office A24 more than triples its opening record, “Obsession” rises another 19% in its third weekend, and “Mandalorian and Grogu” plummets 70%
Peacock Outpaces Disney+ in Immersive Streaming Vision
Disney talks about Disney+ becoming the company’s “immersive, interactive digital centerpiece,” but Peacock is actually far further along in realizing that vision. $CMCSA $DIS https://t.co/kNQiaFJdFI
CBS Swaps $40M Loss for $15M Profit with Allen
CBS defends its decision to cancel Stephen Colbert lease the late-night slot to Byron Allen. Network said: “With this `time buy' model, we have shifted an hour that was losing roughly $40 million annually to $15 million in profit — a $55 million...
FCC Notice Coincides with Disney's Station Renewal Deadline
I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Brendan Carr's FCC issues a public notice on public interest obligations of broadcasters the same day Disney's early renewal applications for its TV stations is due.
Stranger Things Tops 2025‑26 Most‑Watched TV Rankings
Most-Watched TV Series of 2025-26 Across Streaming, Broadcast and Cable: ‘Stranger Things’ Leads This Season’s Rankers https://t.co/zZrt2sRO1C via @variety
Nick Bilton Named New Executive Producer of 60 Minutes
scoop: the next executive producer at "60 Minutes" is Nick Bilton, the former New York Times/Vanity Fair correspondent and documentarian
Hollywood Execs Earn 51% Raises Amid 17k Job Cuts
🧵Hollywood Execs Took a 51% Raise in 2025 Our @thewrap analysis of Hollywood exec salaries came out today, and it’s a doozy: the top 18 execs got 51% raises in 2025, even as the industry lost 17,000 jobs. https://t.co/tXxXuiBejv
Reserved Ticket Access May Boost Spotify Paid Subscriptions
Will “reserved” access to tickets drive more Spotify users to upgrade to the paid tier? $SPOT The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 315. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/j0SCTLR5fi
200 Media Professionals Oppose Paramount's Warner Bros. Deal
Scoop: Nearly 200 journalists, academics, and documentarians have singed a letter objecting to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. They voice concerns about what David Ellison might do to CNN and HBO's documentary offerings.
Hollywood's Diversity Gap: Courtney Kemp on Audience Blind Spots
This week, @edeggans talks to Power and Nemesis producer Courtney Kemp about navigating a system that doesn’t always grasp her audience. And @mattbelloni and I banter Mandalorian and Colbert. https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-business/stories/courtney-kemp-on-netflix-series-nemesis-and-diversity-in-hollywood
Prison Break Reboot Moves Production to Los Angeles
Excl: Some good news for local production as the new PRISON BREAK reboot will be shooting in Los Angeles after shooting its pilot in West Virginia. The series will shoot on stages at Radford Studio Center. W/@winstonscho https://t.co/SoKQz5tCw4
Spotify Reserves Concert Tickets for Its Most Dedicated Fans
Spotify will reserve concert tix for music superfans: It will use streams, shares and other activity to “identify an artist’s most dedicated fans and hold two tour tickets for them" in a partnership with Live Nation https://t.co/Vvtx4leFqd via @variety
Disney Deepens Hulu‑Disney+ Integration, Denies App Shutdown
Disney Pulls Hulu Even Tighter Into Disney+ but Company Says ‘No Current Plans’ to Phase Out Hulu App https://t.co/dxJsEKNJcT via @variety
The Agency S2 Binge Drops June 21 on Paramount+
Season 2 of #TheAgency starring Michael Fassbender will premiere on Sunday, June 21 on #ParamountPlus. All of S2 will drop at once, which is a departure from S1 which was a weekly release model. #streaming $PSKY
Netflix Hits Streaming Low, Reruns Beat New Shows
In mid April, Netflix had its two worst weeks of streaming since Nielsen started measuring. The week of April 13, its highest-rated programming was reruns of Grey's Anatomy. https://t.co/5w1GHi8Cvs