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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AI Film ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ Hopes to Tap YouTube Following — and Grimes — for Breakout Moment
The “animated film” comes from Zack London, the AI artist behind the YouTube channel Gossip Goblin
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‘Vibe Directing,’ Hybrid Filmmaking and Robots: Disney’s Startup Program Goes All-In on AI
On the ground at Disney’s Accelerator Day, the company’s bet on startups spanned from gray-box AI filmmaking to prompt-driven video
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‘Crystal Lake’ and ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Enter Top 10 of Audience Excitement | Chart
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Collage Wants to Navigate New AI Studios Through the Hollywood System
The management firm, founded by former UTA agent Dante DeSario, wants to be a bridge between traditional studios and AI startups
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Netflix Explains How It Will Fix Its Growth Problem. Wall Street Isn’t Convinced | Analysis
The company discussed improving the quality of its content slate, opened the door to add-on services and talked up the long-term potential of its ad business
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Our 7 Burning Questions for Netflix’s Big Earnings Report
The streaming giant will need to address concerns about its engagement problem as well as its recent leadership shakeup
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Are Netflix’s Layoffs Enough to Quiet Wall Street Concerns? | Analysis
The cuts help tighten up the streamer’s cost structure, but engagement and growth remain concerns for investors
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Over 30 Movies, a $30 Billion Content Spend and So Much Debt: What We Learned From Skydance’s Kickoff Event
Co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz share their plans for the new company housing Paramount and Warner Bros.’ numerous businesses
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RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs
“The notion that $6 billion of cost-related synergies means the firing of all these people is just completely antiquated,” says Gerry Cardinale
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Tapping AI to Make Sense of Gen Z’s Pop Culture Obsessions
TheGrill 2026: Yves Bergquist introduces Geist, an agent that companies are using to decode the zeitgeist
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Ben Affleck Walks Back Matt Damon’s ‘Claim’ Netflix Demanded Plot Repetition in Dialogue
The Oscar winner clarifies the streaming giant didn’t give him any notes for his latest film “Animals”
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Rob Bonta: We’re Looking Very Closely at OpenAI and Anthropic
TheGrill 2026: The California AG tells TheWrap he believes state enforcement and congressional legislature can provide more safeguards
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Creators: AI Is the Future. We Need to Be Transparent About Using It
AI Creator Day: One of the key themes of the event was the sense of the technology’s inevitability
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Stability AI CEO: In One Year, Our AI Tools Will Be Essential to Making All Music
AI Creator Day: Prem Akkaraju says his background in media gives his company a leg up when working with Hollywood and creators
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Breaking Down the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement | Analysis
Everything you need to know about what 12 state attorneys general led by California’s Rob Bonta got out of David Ellison
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