Roger Cheng is Managing Editor for Pro and business coverage for The Wrap. In 2025, he made the switch to entertainment journalism after nearly a quarter century covering technology at CNET, where he served as the head of news of the world’s largest consumer tech site, and at The Wall Street Journal, where he chronicled the rise of the smartphone.
Experience:
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Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War With $82.7 Billion Offer, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks
The streaming giant has an exclusive window to negotiate a final deal
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Desert Eclipse Co-Founders Jason Chen and Ted Gagliano on Rewiring Animated Film Production
Office With a View: The post-production veterans who met on “Avatar” talk about their new tech-infused venture and how they plan to halve production costs and time for animated films
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Netflix Shares Dip Amid Prospect It Could Win Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War
Netflix Chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings also sold $40 million worth of stock this week
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Paramount Is in Talks With Arab Wealth Funds on WBD Bid — but Not Because the Ellisons Need the Money | Analysis
Partnering with the Arab funds gives David Ellison a stronger case to get an acquisition done – and blocks Comcast CEO Brian Roberts
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Luma AI CEO Sees First Film ‘Significantly Aided by AI’ Coming in 2026
The company secured $900 million in funding as part of Saudi AI company Humain’s investment in U.S. AI businesses
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How Disney’s AI Ambitions Hit a Wall | Exclusive
Acting and below the line talent who oppose AI, combined with technical limitations, has stalled Disney’s efforts
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Disney CFO Dismisses M&A Potential: ‘We Like the Hand We Have Right Now’
Hugh Johnston touts Disney’s existing portfolio of IP and says it “doesn’t need to do anything”
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Is Paramount Buying WBD? 5 Takeaways From the First Post-Merger Earnings
Executives touched on increasing spending across the company and why UFC represents a “unicorn” for Paramount+
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Sony Posts Q2 Profit of $2 Billion as ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Soared Over the Summer
Sony Pictures, however, saw a 2% decline in revenue thanks to tough comparisons from last year’s “It Ends With Us”
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News Corp. CEO to AI Companies Scraping Data: ‘We Intend to Pursue You Relentlessly’
Robert Thomson also teased more licensing deals with AI companies
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Protecting Your Likeness From AI: What You Need to Know
There’s no playbook to ensure you don’t end up starring in an AI-generated video, so here are some resources that can help
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HBO Max Price Hike and Password-Sharing Crackdown Expected to Accelerate Revenue in 2026
The company also sees a boost from an upcoming launch of HBO Max in key European markets, although the loss of NBA rights will hurt comparisons
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Netflix Plans 10-for-1 Stock Split With Shares Trading Over $1,000
The split doesn’t materially change the value of the stock, but makes the share price more affordable
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Warner Bros Discovery Faces Fateful Crossroad: Will It Sell to Paramount?
From sale to split, we lay out what could happen to the massive media company
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OpenAI’s Sora 2 Stresses Hollywood’s Uneasy Alliance With AI
The tech giant’s latest video generator is once again raising the question of how much control media companies have over their intellectual property
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