Industry Trends
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Continues Hollywood’s Box Office Hot Streak of Films for Women
Titles like “Reminders of Him” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” will serve a key role for the 2026 box office
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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
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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
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New York Daily News Slashes 28% of Unionized Staff
The cuts come three months after the paper agreed to its first union contract
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Apploff Entertainment CEO on His ‘Weird Road’ From Restaurateur to Hollywood Game Show Producer
Office With a View: “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and “Beat Shazam” EP Jeff Apploff also reveals how he sold Netflix on his new interactive mobile game show “Best Guess Live”
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The Resistance Against the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Is Taking Root
Unions, trade orgs, and grassroots coalitions are working together to warn regulators of the damage any merger will do to entertainment workers
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How Creators Are Changing the Sports Economy
The NFL and Olympics’ investment in creators is leading to larger, broader audiences and strategic partnerships
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Legislators Demand Warner Bros. Deal Provides ‘Concrete’ Commitments to Job Security, LA Production
“Commitments should be accompanied by measurable actions so that California and Hollywood continue to serve as the global center of storytelling,” Adam Schiff and Laura Friedman say
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While ‘Melania’ Gets Millions, Other Political Docs Claw and Scrape to Find an Audience
The theatrical documentary boom of the late 2010s is long gone, but filmmakers, art houses and new distributors press on
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Warner Bros. CEO Takes Netflix Deal Pitch Directly to European, UK Regulators
In addition to the pending $83 billion deal, topics of discussion included the Discovery Global spinoff, HBO Max’s international expansion and the evolving media ecosystem
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Why Asian American Filmmakers Are Behind Sundance 2026’s Buzziest Titles
In a tough Sundance market, “Josephine,” “Bedford Park” and “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty” are cutting through to buyers as filmmakers bring their personal stories to the screen
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Ad-Supported TV Jumps 9% in Q4 With 74.2% Viewing Share
Football was a major driver for broadcast, as sports viewing surged 135%, per Nielsen
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Disney Chairman on Josh D’Amaro Pick: ‘A Polymath in Abilities’
James Gorman also explains the company’s decision-making behind elevating Dana Walden to president and chief creative officer
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Next Disney CEO Set: Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro to Succeed Bob Iger as CEO
Dana Walden will become president and chief creative officer
