Tom Lowry is the Senior Vice President for Editorial Strategy at TheWrap, overseeing growth strategy for the subscription business, including user engagement, business coverage and new products and events. He is a veteran digital newsroom leader, having worked at CNBC, BusinessWeek, Variety, the New York Daily News, USA Today and as editor-in-chief of the travel B2B publication Skift. He is a former Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economic Journalism at Columbia University.
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The Reset: Is Hollywood Ready for 2026’s Predictions Plunge?
The studios once knocked a proposal for box office futures trading. How will they treat the fast-expanding predictions markets — as a tool or bad for business?
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2026 in the Frame: 6 Key Media and Entertainment Trends to Watch
This exclusive WrapPRO/NRG research report identifies the critical storylines for the year ahead, from AI to sports streaming to a pushback on franchise films.
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The Funding File: The Biggest M&A and VC Deals in Media and Entertainment in 2025
A sleepy start and big finish was the story for media M&A (thank you Warner Bros. Discovery), and AI was the spark for lots of venture capital investments into startups
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The Biggest Business Blunders in Media and Entertainment in 2025
From putting Jimmy Kimmel on ice to rolling back DEI to a clueless investor pitch at the LA Times, there was no shortage this past year of baffling corporate moves
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The Reset: The Year of the Great Creator Sprawl
Nine ways the creator economy helped to define 2025 in media and entertainment
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The Reset: Private Equity Rises With the Warner Bros. Discovery Tide
WBD’s bidding war is emboldening private equity for bigger deals in 2026
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The Reset: Speaking Hard Truths in an Anti-DEI Age
Silence and fear have permeated for most of the year but at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit direct and candid talk was on the agenda
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Pursuit Follows Shaky History for Hostile Bids
But Warner Bros. Discovery does not have a “poison pill” defense plan that has been used effectively to discourage hostile offers
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion
After a contentious bidding war, the streaming giant that was once seen as a Hollywood disruptor is joining forces with one of the industry’s most storied studios
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Jeffrey Katzenberg and Hall of Famer Joe Montana Bet on AI in November Venture Investing
The Funding File’s M&A report shows that a Belgian company sees value in U.S. theaters
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The Reset: M&A’s Failure Cycle
The latest wave of dealmaking underscores how the desire to merge these days is more about survival than hunger for growth
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Warner Bros. Discovery Looks for Sweetened Takeover Bids Today
The beleaguered media giant is hungry for higher bids after CEO and seasoned dealmaker David Zaslav set off an initial bidding war between Netflix, Comcast and Paramount
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The Reset: Your Hollywood Guide to an AI Bubble Burst
Who’s most exposed when the AI rally finally comes to an end?
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The Reset: Lessons From China’s Ticket Stub Economy
Hollywood is counting on a big November and December to save its year at the box office. China has exceeded its 2024 box office already. Here’s one reason why
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The Reset: A Teetering Debt Crisis?
The financial metric that doesn’t get talked about as much, but why it matters.
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