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Inside the Dark Underbelly of the Microdrama Phenomenon
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Comcast Q4 Earnings: Peacock Losses Widen to $552 Million Despite Jump in Subs, Studios Revenue Drops 7%
Weighing on the overall results were a $122 million loss in the company’s media unit, as well as continued pressure in its broadband and pay TV businesses
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‘A Star Is Reborn’: From Garland to Gaga, How Real-Life Turmoil Led to Hollywood’s Favorite Love Story | Exclusive Book Excerpt
Author and critic Robert Hofler offers a first-look excerpt of his new book on one of cinema’s most successful franchises
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Holiday Movies, Football Drive Viewership Gains for Disney, WBD, Hallmark, Netflix and Amazon in December
Christmas Day marked the most-streamed day ever, generating 55.1 billion viewing minutes, according to Nielsen
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‘Skyscraper Live’ EP Talks the ‘Double Relief’ of Alex Honnold’s Achievement and Going Live on Netflix
“Live TV is still magical, even in this day and age,” Plimsoll Productions CEO Grant Mansfield tells TheWrap
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Netflix Q4 Revenue Surges 17.6% as Streamer Reaches 325 Million Paid Subscribers
The growth was also bolstered by pricing changes and increased ad revenue, which totaled over $1.5 billion for 2025
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Los Angeles Filming Sees Small End-of-Year Rebound Amidst 16% Drop in 2025
FilmLA reports that shoot days in the final quarter of the year increased 5.6% over the prior quarter, suggesting California’s tax credits are having an impact
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Creators’ Average Annual Income Is Less Than $45,000 Despite Industry Boom, New Report Finds
The CreatorIQ study reveals the top 10% of creators are seeing 62% of payouts
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8 Creator Predictions for 2026: Platform Diversification, Bigger Deals and Hollywood, Baby
Industry experts weigh in on the biggest trends in store for creators in this new year
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How Major Entertainment Companies’ Stocks Performed in 2025
Netflix is down. Disney holds steady. Warner stock is soaring due to a bidding war
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Female Directors See ‘Complete Reversal’ of Progress as 2025 Marks 5% Drop in Film Work, Study Finds
Only nine women were behind the year’s top 100 films, according to USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
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2025 Podcast Winners: How the Audio Medium Embraced Video, Enticed Streamers and Engaged Billions
YouTube surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers in 2025 while SiriusXM overtook Spotify and iHeart as the top podcasting network
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Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
A wave of consolidation, AI-driven change and cost-cutting pushed entertainment and media layoffs sharply higher in 2025
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Warner Bros. Bidding War, Paramount-Skydance Merger Headline an Active Year of Media M&A
Industry consolidation and dealmaking focused on building cross-platform scale will be major themes in 2026 and beyond, experts tell TheWrap
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