Business
-
ByteDance Is Hollywood’s Latest AI Boogeyman | Analysis
The backlash against the Seedance 2.0 AI model feels like a re-run of the Sora hysteria. Don’t expect the same happy ending.
Available to WrapPRO members
Tech
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Sports, Broadcast Dramas Push January TV Viewing to 12-Month High
Streaming finished the month with a 47% share, compared to cable’s 21.2% and broadcast’s 21.5%, according to Nielsen
Available to WrapPRO members
Business
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Netflix Blasts ‘Ongoing Distraction’ From Paramount as Warner Bros. Asks for David Ellison’s ‘Best and Final’ Offer
The streamer said that its $83 billion deal is “the only certain path to delivering value to WBD’s stockholders”
-
Warner Bros. Discovery Reopens Talks With Paramount Over Possible Higher Bid
The media giant, which still backs the $83 billion Netflix deal, also set a shareholder vote for March 20 at 8 a.m. ET
-
Anderson Cooper to Exit ‘60 Minutes’
The CNN star opted not to renew his CBS News contract under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
-
Apple Podcasts Launches New Video Features in Aim to Compete With YouTube, Spotify
The update will come to iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro users, as well as via Apple Podcasts on the web this spring
-
Watch Michael Eisner’s Full, Career-Spanning Interview With Graham Bensinger | Exclusive
The former Disney CEO offers a rare sit-down interview with the Emmy-winning journalist
-
The Media Front: Zuckerberg Takes the Stand
In this edition: CBS News layoffs loom, new Washington Post CEO speaks and breaking down the latest AI panic
Available to WrapPRO members
Business
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Inside the Lightning-Fast Fall of Casey Wasserman and What Happens Next | Exclusive
“This was the dam bursting”: Providence Equity, the private equity partner that owns 60 percent of the agency, pushed hard for Wasserman’s exit behind the scenes
Available to WrapPRO members
Business
Available to WrapPRO members
-
How Warner Bros. Could Supercharge Netflix’s Advertising Business | Analysis
A combination would offer more leverage to go after a bigger slice of Madison Avenue’s dollars, experts tell TheWrap
Available to WrapPRO members
TV
Available to WrapPRO members
-
Wasserman Agency to Be Renamed After Founder Casey Wasserman Sells His Stake | Exclusive
Discussions are underway at majority owner Providence Equity to give the sports and talent agency a new name
-
Paramount Insists ByteDance Stop Use of Copyrighted Material to Train AI Models in Cease-and-Desist: ‘Blatant Infringement’
Allegedly infringed properties include South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Trek and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
-
Warner Bros. Discovery Considers Restarting Talks With Paramount Skydance After Revised Proposal
WBD board members are discussing whether the new offer might make for a better outcome or push Netflix to sweeten its bid, Bloomberg reports
-
Wasserman Agency Investor Providence Equity Supports Ownership Transition: ‘We Remain Fully Committed’
“We believe deeply in the strength of the Company and have full confidence in Mike and the leadership team,” the investor says of new president Mike Watts
-
Casey Wasserman Will Sell His Agency After Epstein Fallout
The CEO and founder of the sports and music agency informed his staff in a memo on Friday night
