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FCC Sets Review of Network-Affiliate Relationships After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Saga
“National Programmers operating out of New York & Hollywood are reportedly preventing those broadcasters from serving their local communities,” chairman Brendan Carr says
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Says He’s ‘Not Concerned’ About WBD Sale: ‘A Lot of It Is Out of Our Hands’
The first round of non-binding bids for all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery is due Thursday
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‘Baywatch’ Revival, ‘Fallout’ Season 3 Among Latest Shows Approved for California Tax Credit
The California Film Commission estimates that the TV shows approved so far under the expanded program will bring $2.5 billion in economic impact
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Ad Spend in the Creator Economy Expected to Hit $37 Billion in 2025
Investment has increased 26% year-over-year, a level of growth that is four times faster than growth in the overall media industry
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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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MLB Strikes 3-Year Media Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix
The deals will cover the 2026-2028 baseball seasons
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Disney’s $24 Billion Content Spend in 2026 Will Be 50-50 Split Between Sports and Entertainment, CFO Says
While the media giant’s content budget will continue to grow over time, Hugh Johnston emphasized it wouldn’t hit levels when companies were “overproducing” original content
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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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Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Case Over WhatsApp, Instagram Acquisitions
The case, which was initially filed five years ago, centered around whether the deals allowed Meta to maintain a monopoly over social networking
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Democratic Senators Demand DOJ Lead ‘Non-Biased’ Review of Potential WBD Deal Over Fears of Trump’s Political Favoritism
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Richard Blumenthal also warn that any deal for Warner Bros. Discovery could raise consumers’ television costs
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Nexstar, Tegna File Broadcast License Transfer Applications With FCC
The move comes as Tegna shareholders have greenlit the companies’ pending $6.2 billion merger
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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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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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OBB Media and Fanatics Fest Set 10-Year Partnership
“I can’t wait to see what we can dream up together over the next decade as we continue to make Fanatics Fest the absolute can’t-miss sports, collecting and entertainment event,” Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin says
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NFL Boosts Broadcast Viewership Share to 22.9% in October
Football also drove gains at Peacock, Prime Video and Paramount+ during the month, with streaming finishing at 45.7% overall, per Nielsen
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