Television Social Media and Updates
Television Social Media and Updates
I hate how much I love the #Oscars. But as the #AcademyAwards prepare to move to @YouTube in 2029, it's clear the ceremony has been relegated to following the audience instead of leading it. My latest for @observer: https://t.co/z2hBnBvjdU
The latest craze among creator platforms? Inventing their own awards shows to honor the most popular and creative people cranking out content on their apps. https://t.co/SVFliYvp6u via @variety
Creators Go Pro: Digital Stars Bank Brand Bucks While Talent Agencies and Support Firms Proliferate https://t.co/P1OMksQCSC via @variety
Game of Streams: David Ellison's Plan to Compete with Netflix called Paramount+HBO Paramount wants to be more than a survivor in the streaming wars. It believes it can catapult itself into a daily use streaming platform that can compete head-on...
.@thewrap looks at M&A so far this year: media VC deals are falling – 70% year over year – compared to AI which is soaring. Here’s the story in charts, in partnership with @PitchBook : https://t.co/dQDSQqFM6m
New: The NFL is plotting a new Thanksgiving Eve game and other potential new windows as it continues to dominate the TV landscape. https://t.co/5gWYad1A2P
We are about to enter a phase of "Hollywood of Haves and Have Nots." The rich will get richer, the big will get bigger, and everyone that doesn't have that scale will be forced to reevaluate their place in the...
New pod: Former Turner chief David Levy gives his view of the sports media business--from the streaming rights arms race to the sports implications of the Paramount –WBD deal to the continued growth of women's sports. https://t.co/tMMRVrLN2f
David Ellison is out prove he can succeed where others have failed $PSKY $WBD The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 304. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/Bs2ZMjBSA8
Paramount’s David Ellison Addresses Warner Bros. Execs at Town Hall: CEO Says ‘Turbulent’ Deal Process Is ‘Now Behind Us,’ Praises HBO as ‘Gold Standard’ in TV https://t.co/lNtW2mfuLg via @variety
Ratings for the #Oscars are gonna be horrifically low Their relevance has taken a colossal slide over the past few years ANORA sweeping everything last year was the final nail in the proverbial coffin No wonder the ceremony’s moving to streaming
Only two months after some @barstoolsports podcasts went to Netflix, their YouTube growth has seriously slowed. Audiences also aren’t happy with the change. This is the trade-off shows have to consider — little growth on YouTube vs. reach on Hollywood’s biggest streamer...
⚡️ Roku to Breakout Platform Revenue for the 1st Time Ever ⚡️ Investors have been asking @Roku to breakout the components of platform revenue for as long as we can remember. Earlier today, at an investor conference, $ROKU CFO, Dan Jedda,...
Scoop: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement —Lawsuit is unique because it alleges not just that OpenAI stole its metadata, but that it also stole the proprietary sequence/structure that organizes that data & makes it useful @axios https://t.co/eeupqVybEE
In a recent video, I asked if Philo pushed it too far with its $33/month price. Now, the service has brought back a $25/month plan + free trial. The cheaper plan has no additional apps. Smart move. Here is my...
My latest, on hiring Jeff Shell, John Lasseter and Max Landis… also Bari Weiss and a pair of young producers who are running a new genre label. They have credits on Weapons, Woman of the Hour and Friendship even though...
A historic merger- I sat down with Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison for an exclusive interview about his company’s acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. Check it all out on CNBC and cnbc.com
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Couple Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile Team With Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network for Video Podcast About Their Relationship (and Age Difference), Reality TV and Pop Culture, and More https://t.co/Xwsr104A0l via @variety
Whalar Group Launches Lighthouse Studios to Build a TV-Like Schedule of Creator Content, Sets Joint Venture With Cole Bennett’s Lyrical Lemonade https://t.co/V4y1XtspOC via @variety
David Ellison, the guy who wants to run two Hollywood studios, has some questionable hiring judgment. And it’s not just the MeToo men. Via @kimmasters ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/MWzlUjRS9A
Disney is betting on ESPN's Omar Raja to keep NBA fans tuned in to ABC as its Oscars red-carpet coverage starts, part of the company's growing focus on managing audiences around live telecasts.... https://t.co/ngxhWMK75a
New @axios: State AGs becoming bigger media antitrust cops: 🎸EVENTS: 27 states +DC still suing to break up Live Nation/Ticketmaster 📺LOCAL TV: State AGs considering lawsuit to block Nexstar-Tegna 📽️HOLLYWOOD: Cali state AG is vocal about concerns re: WBD/Paramount https://t.co/rXMsHy4JxJ
Sean Hannity says he's taking a different tack on his new podcast, which will make one of Fox News' truly signature personalities available to consumers off its traditional subscription-based platforms.... https://t.co/y28oaycPhx via @variety
D.C. Memo: @DIRECTV Claims Nexstar Needs to Provide @FCC with Economic Data Supporting @TEGNA Deal; The satellite TV operator says Nexstar withheld from FCC certain economic studies it provided the Justice Department. Nexstar had no comment |$NXST $TGNA https://t.co/Z0PKwvWRqH
Phil Rosenthal’s ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Moving From Netflix to YouTube - under new Banijay deal https://t.co/tP88pTFrSk
This lawsuit alleges that Jeff Shell expressed his disdain for WBD CEO David Zaslav, saying that Paramount would not retain him after the merger because they consider him to be incompetent and a “suck-up” who is enamored of Hollywood celebrities https://t.co/WmE1Tbsbxe
Vegas gambler RJ Cipriani ups the ante in his feud with Paramount President Jeff Shell by filing a $150-million fraud lawsuit against the embattled exec. @StacyPerman @latimesent https://t.co/hlqhQUxW3t
According to this lawsuit, Jeff Shell said: “We’re paying way too much for Warner Bros. If we could just wait another year, we could get it a whole lot cheaper.” https://t.co/yUmYsUdwlw via @variety
Paramount President Jeff Shell Sued for $150 Million Over Alleged PR Contract https://t.co/yUmYsUdwlw via @variety
INBOX: Uncensored founded by Piers Morgan, appoints Rashida Jones as CEO, and secures capital raise to fund expansion.
New pod: Gary Bettman on the Olympics, local media, and the NHL's ESPN and TNT deals. https://t.co/6z46IxChiO
Tip of the hat to Eddy, Oliver and the Apple team on their approach to distributing the new F1 rights. Fan first strategy, unlocking availability beyond their owned and operated platforms is good for everyone. Excited that @Tubi is part...
⚡️ Netflix Will Use AI to Increase the Velocity of Content Creation ⚡️ $NFLX @netflix released a short five minute explainer video with InterPositive founder and actor Ben Affleck, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, and Netflix Chief Product and...
CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson emails staff: “On U.S. cable, we’ve had our best weekend in four years and have been #2 in all of cable (news and non-news) since the conflict started.” Here’s his note: https://t.co/FNhiGsX819
⚡️ Premium-Priced AI Tier Coming to @Spotify ⚡️ $SPOT Spotify will transform from AI loser to AI winner over the course of 2026 https://t.co/DgqxhetIEf
Last month @AppMagicRocks released its annual mobile market report. Three things stood out. AI apps like ChatGPT tripled their market to $3 billion. Mobile gaming barely grew at all, which explains why Netflix is getting out. And "Drama Slop" apps...
The layoff math looks scary at the combined WarnerMount studio. Or does it? Crunching the numbers with the company's top dealmaker. ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/W35ws7KiGx
Radial Entertainment Shops for Content Libraries as Pluto TV and Paramount Alum Jeff Shultz Takes Over as CEO https://t.co/sLDEtVhxNj via @variety
Discounting is NOT a growth strategy @DisneyPlus and @hulu are starved for fresh content $DIS https://t.co/gVtGO3UCZZ
🧵On @thewrap this morning: the new Paramount has been hiring a lot of men with troubled #MeToo pasts including screenwriter Max Landis, actor Johnny Depp, animation chief John Lasseter, director Brett Ratner and former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell,...
"Nobody wakes up in the morning and goes, 'Oh, let me go see what's on @paramountplus' the way they check out what's on @YouTube or what's on @netflix," Greenfield said. "I think he is, directionally, spot-on," said media analyst Rich Greenfield...
'We expect HBO Max to essentially be shut down at the end of 2027 ' -- MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman in a research note today...
Byron Allen Acquires 10.7% Stake in Starz From Steve Mnuchin’s Investment Firm for $25 Million https://t.co/uuDK84OBQW via @variety
After nearly a week of being mum about it, David Ellison *finally* commented on CNN's future under Paramount—but he offered little more than empty platitudes and dodged the larger questions that loom over the network. More in @get_status: https://www.status.news/p/david-ellison-cnn-cbs-news-future
Disney is looking to crank up its streaming subscriber numbers for the first quarter of 2026 — introducing a 62% price discount on the ad-supported Disney+/Hulu bundle for a three-month period https://t.co/ThNJ10Kpe2 via @variety
Wuthering Heights just hit $200 million at the worldwide box office. A good number for a period drama, but the movie cost Warners about $85 million, so still not a big moneymaker for the studio.
What’s News in Earnings: Merger News Dominates the Entertainment Business -- @benfritz and I discuss quarterly results and challenges ahead. https://t.co/sZopc3Z4Bf
Elizabeth Stone, Netflix's chief product & technology officer, said most gen-AI video platforms don’t operate from a filmmaker's perspective. She said InterPositive's tools are designed to help produce higher-quality content — not make it faster or cheaper https://t.co/w8xyM2pXhz
Netflix will offer access to InterPositive’s AI-powered tech to its creative partners and does not have plans to sell it commercially in the marketplace https://t.co/w8xyM2pXhz via @variety
While a massive number, it’s not actually. If my math is right, it’s about 75k AMA which approximates TV viewership. Global yet significantly smaller than SC. Love to know what percent is US and by sport. Regardless, YT is destination...
