FCC Cracks Down on ABC over Trump‑offending Kimmel Joke
TV Talk: FCC targets ABC after another Kimmel joke that upsets President Trump, via @TribLIVE - https://t.co/ksESO4djyx https://t.co/K3wsJiOGBp
Broadcasting Faces Break‑glass Moment Amid Ad‑dollar Squeeze
Didn't someone call this a "break-glass moment" for broadcasting? “It’s no secret that business has been tough in traditional media for a number of years. Ad dollars are spread very thin, companies are doing everything they can to...
Nexstar CEO Declares No DEI Programs Amid FCC Approval
A fair and balanced report would have noted that on March 19, 2026, the date of the @FCC Media Bureau's approval of Nexstar-TEGNA, @NXSTMediaGroup CEO Perry Sook wrote @BrendanCarrFCC to say, “Nexstar does not have DEI programs in place today...
Fans Prefer TV; ESPN Must Justify Streaming Cost
…because nobody wants overpriced sports rights deals. The real challenge now is how to convince fans that the ESPN streaming service is something they need, with backdrop of proposed Nielsen data suggesting they still prefer TV to streaming. Messy stuff.
Tempo Basketball's Canadian TV Deal Details Expected This Week
Here's viewership info on tomorrow's game. Some of you asked about this: From everything I've heard, I would expect info/details about @TempoBasketball 's Canadian TV deals to come out very soon and I'll predict this week.
Official Update Confirms Far Cry TV Series Is Coming
Highly Anticipated 'Far Cry' TV Adaptation Gets the Official Update Fans Have Been Waiting For [Exclusive] https://t.co/Kl5XBHylbR
Disney Asserts FCC Record Proves Continued Licensing Qualifications
Disney on FCC licenses: 'We are confident that record demonstrates our continued qualifications as licensees under the Communications Act and the First Amendment and are prepared to show that through the appropriate legal channels....'
FCC Forces ABC to Renew License After Kimmel Joke
Trump’s FCC Orders ABC to File Broadcast TV License Renewals Within 30 Days in Wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Joke https://t.co/XAtl8VE6ko via @variety
FCC Summons Disney for Early License Renewal, Cites Public Interest
FLASH: The FCC is officially calling in Disney's broadcast licenses for early renewal, citing the public interest standard and "the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination."
Toronto Tempo TV Deal Details Expected This Week
Some of you asked about this. From everything I heard, I would expect details about the @torontotempo's Canadian TV deals to come very soon and I'll predict this week.
Ted Lasso Season 4 Debuts Aug 5 on Apple TV
Season 4 of #TedLasso will premiere on #AppleTV on Wednesday, August 5. Subsequent episodes will drop weekly. #Apple #streaming $AAPL $CMCSA $WBD
FCC Probes Bridge News for Unauthorized License Control Transfer
Isn't it clearer than that @brianstelter? @FCC Media Bureau said it was investigating Bridge News "for possible violations of the @FCC’s prohibition on unauthorized transfers of control of the station licenses." https://t.co/G9yDWJxuX7
FCC Moves to Challenge ABC Licenses After Kimmel Monologue
FCC plans to challenge ABC’s broadcast licenses after Kimmel monologue, sources tell me & @rogoswami https://t.co/HAi0WLFXfZ
Spotify Reaches 293M Premium Users, 761M MAU
Earnings: Spotify Hits 293 Million Premium Subscribers in Q1 PRO The music streaming giant reaches a total of 761 million monthly active users @TheWrap
FCC May Accelerate TV License Renewals Despite 2028 Deadline
.@Reuters first reported last month that @FCC could speed up broadcast license renewals (Remember no broadcast TV licenses are up until October 2028) https://t.co/OevSp8KKaZ
Paramount‑WB's New Media Venture Majority Foreign‑Owned
Our new state media of Paramount-WB--including CNN and CBS--will be half-owned (49.5%) by foreign interests, 38.5% by Middle Eastern funds. https://t.co/zNAPjHjnc0
Spotify Shares Dip as Subscriber Growth Disappoints
Spotify Stock Falls As Subscriber Target Comes In Light After In-Line Q1 https://t.co/nbYssbrHfS $SPOT https://t.co/4uxtY5aR1G
Peacock Needs Profitability; Netflix Churn Threatens Valuation
For sure but the real question for Peacock is can it ever make a meaningful margin as at some point streaming has to at the very least replace at some of the declining economics from PayTV. Regarding Netflix, if...
Streaming Can't Replace PayTV; Consolidation Wave Begins
As I’ve been saying, long form streaming is a not great mature business with only one entity able to make meaningful NOI. In aggregate, streaming cannot replace the current economics from the in-secular decline PayTV bundle of today let...
Methodology Changes Inflate Nielsen Ratings; Full-Year Data Pending
Yeah. And keep in mind, some of those viewing increases are driven by folks who were always watching and have just within the past two years been measured thanks to strategic methodological changes in Nielsen’s viewing currency…And come this fall...
Marvel Still Scores Massive Openings Despite Post‑Endgame Doubts
This is a massive oversimplification, but for all the hand-wringing about the post-Endgame MCU box office, Marvel still delivered the 12th (Doctor Strange 2) and 14th (Wakanda Forever) biggest openings ever. Impressive.
Taylor Sheridan's 'The Madison' Eyes 20 Emmy Categories
EXCLUSIVE: Coming off its first season #TheMadison, the Taylor Sheridan-created neo-Western will submit across 20 Emmy categories via 27 total bids. https://t.co/v9R50CDknK via @variety https://t.co/5kSuz9EcFn
Middle Eastern Funds to Own 38.5% of Paramount‑WBD
Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing https://t.co/mg2Z2deDyN via @variety
‘Deli Boys’ Launches 22‑category Emmy Push with Star Actors
‘Deli Boys’ Mounts 22-Category Emmy Campaign, Including Acting Bids for Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen and More (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/3MHd2r6PuW via @variety
Paramount Seeks FCC Approval for 49.5% Middle East Stake
New: Paramount has asked the FCC to sign off on the Middle East investment in its Warners mega-deal. The company says in a filing viewed by THR that "indirect foreign ownership of equity interests in Paramount will be approximately 49.5...
Netflix Hits Drop Viewers After First Season
Netflix's biggest hits are losing viewers in subsequent seasons. (Beef is the latest example.) https://t.co/QVKTvoboZM
House of the Dragon Season 3 Premieres June 21
Season 3 of #HouseOfTheDragon will premiere on #HBO and #HBOMax on Sunday, June 21. #streaming $WBD
Peacock's Live Sports Attract Viewers, but Churn Spikes
Peacock has started to draw in lots of viewers with live sports (football, basketball, Olympics), but it struggles to keep them. Peacock suffers the worst churn of any service. https://t.co/R3vAfqOAxW
Chris Simms Exits; Mike Tomlin Joins NBC's NFL Pregame
Chris Simms announced this morning that he is out at Football Night In America. A source at NBC Sports confirms. Obviously NBC has changed up its NFL pregame show with the addition of Mike Tomlin.
Film Cycles Lag Audience Shifts; Need Early Intelligence
It can take 3–5 years for a film to go from greenlight to release. Audience behavior can shift in weeks. That mismatch is driving bigger misses, more volatility, and less predictability. The fix isn’t louder marketing. It’s earlier intelligence. My latest:...
Oprah Signs Amazon Deal for Podcast, Book Club, TV
Oprah Inks Amazon Deal for Her Podcast, Book Club and Her Original TV Show https://t.co/g6Z3s0TY4o via @variety
Peacock's $11 B Loss Threatens Comcast's Profitability Hopes
Peacock has lost more than $11 billion since it debuted in 2020. Comcast says it is "approaching" profitability. But co-CEO Brian Roberts knows he still has a problem. https://t.co/AeeSfuit0V
MLB Rumored to Rotate World Series Broadcast, Targeting NBC
Conspiracy theory - MLB wants to open up the World Series to rotate amongst right partners like the Super Bowl does and would love NBC to be in that group in next TV deal
Season One of WSJ Money Interview Launches Today
I’ve spent a lot of 2026 traveling the country to film The WSJ Money Interview. Season One drops today https://t.co/BGK8Q8lhG0 https://t.co/w5tBPQIkVt
Spider Noir Debuts in Both Black‑White and Color
Credit to CCXP for always having a cool intro for every panel on the Thunder Stage. Here’s the intro for @primevideo’s #spidernoir in Mexico City. What’s unique is how the series is being released in black and white and color...
Michael Sets Biopic Record with $200M Global Opening
Michael, a $200 million global opening. Biggest ever for a biopic. Second biggest of the year. https://deadline.com/2026/04/box-office-michael-1236870542/
Michael Biopic Nets $200M, Biggest Ever, Year’s #2
Michael, a $200 million global opening. Biggest ever for a biopic. Second biggest of the year. https://t.co/C18fr2dY2I
Fans Want Pay‑Per‑View, Not Expensive Subscriptions
National League and DAZN missing a trick here. Would love to watch York vs Rochdale and pay per view, but the only choice is to pay a $25 monthly subscription. No thanks.
Director and Producer Earn Millions for Sanitizing Film
The director and producer of Michael got paid millions more for the trouble of sanitizing the movie, per @tgbuckley. https://t.co/pWvvzwlzn3 https://t.co/kUaaQ4OirM
Trump Dinner, 60 Minutes Layoffs, Talent Contract Uncertain
NEW @PuckNews: Highlights from David Ellison and Bari Weiss’s private dinner with President Trump. Plus, new intel on the impending layoffs and multiplatform expansion of 60 Minutes, and one talent contract that almost certainly won’t be renewed….. https://t.co/YRFXzhWf2c
TNT Sports Secures CFP Advertising Rights for Sublicensed Games
SCOOP: TNT Sports Gains Right to Sell CFP Ads for Games it Sublicenses https://t.co/xkyvCf3H57 via @sportico @crupicrupicrupi
Paramount CEO and Ex-President Earn $60‑$63M in 2025
Paramount CEO David Ellison’s Pay in 2025 Was $63.2 Million, Former President Jeff Shell Had $60.7 Million in Compensation https://t.co/if4LrnH3gG via @variety
Pearlena Igbokwe: Pilots Return, Co-Viewing Boosts Platforms
LISTEN: NBCUniversal’s Pearlena Igbokwe on the Return of Pilots, the Value of Co-Viewing, and Leveraging Broadcast and Streaming Platforms https://t.co/MS3GNvpuOW via @variety
Hollywood's Unfixable Box Office Weakness Exposed
New Box Office Behavior essay coming Monday. I like this one as it hits on a major Hollywood weakness that has no clear fix (yet). Stay tuned.
Ad Dollars Moving From TV to Digital Platforms
TV’s Next Upfront Really Isn’t About TV: Where Will Ad Dollars Go? https://t.co/9r1VcjnpAx via @variety
Upfronts Still Move Billions, but TV Viewership Wanes
The upfronts, the biggest national market for TV advertising, are still a central place for trading in billions of dollars tied to commercials. As for TV, not so much..... https://t.co/23ANfT2Zg1
Rush Hour 4 Stalls as Tucker, Chan Reject $8M Offers
Brett Ratner’s Trump-endorsed Rush Hour 4 was supposed to shoot in spring. Now it’s September, and still no deals with stars Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan after $8m offers were rejected. Details ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/sDWXXmqJcV
NFL Remains Free TV Lifeline as Entertainment Shifts Streaming
D.C. Memo: @RichLightShed Partners Asks, How Important Is NFL to Free TV? 'No Other Programming Matters' - Wall Street analysts predict networks may cut or shift more entertainment content to streaming | https://t.co/1pvZDWB9tD https://t.co/h2C9NuOoGM
Premier League‑EFL Broadcast Rights Deal Still Uncertain
New Deal or No Deal? The progress on the negotiations between the Premier League and EFL over broadcast rights per the always brilliant @mjshrimper https://t.co/qHdE0c48yo
Yellowstone Sequel's Creator Fired Weeks Before Premiere
News: The creator and showrunner of the big Yellowstone sequel series Dutton Ranch has been fired just weeks before its debut. Details ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/hrr5sY0nS8