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NBCUniversal is combining TV units, which means 22 people across the departments as well as NBC and Peacock.
And he men’s World Cup is also setting new records now that it’s not in a desert in November, Sean McNulty points out
Like & Subscribe's Natalie Jarvey breaks down Fox's $22 billion Roku purchase with Brian Cheung: "This is all about creating as large an ad platform as possible."
Natalie says more smart things in the full video - mrf.lu/WjVj
What are "white wine thrillers" and why is Peacock eager for more of them? And how much real estate does NBC actually have for new shows after welcoming the NBA back to its primetime schedule?
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Matthew Rhys says 'Jaws' was one of the first reference points for 'Widow's Bay.'
The show's scares come from the same idea: a danger lurking just out of sight, impossible to understand, control or reason with - mrf.lu/WvBb
If you like having a half-dozen Trump-adjacent leaders running every major information source with democracy in the balance, well Richard Rushfield's got a country for you…
Type a prompt, generate a movie. That's been the big threat and promise of AI video, but so far, it's just a fantasy.
It turns out advertising, not movies, may become AI video’s biggest business
Once Fox's $22 billion (or $25 billion, depending on how you value it) purchase goes through, there will be about $400M of “efficiencies,” so get ready for more layoffs on the horizon, on top of the inevitable Paramount/WBD layoffs
The biggest question after Fox’s Roku deal: who wins inside the combined company?
Lesley Goldberg looks at the strategy behind the acquisition, the future of Tubi and Roku Channel, and the leadership battles already cued up - mrf.lu/Wbr8
Time to sound every alarm?
Apple, Amazon, Warner Bros., CNN, Paramount, CBS News, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter/X will be in the hands of six (6) CEOs.
Richard Rushfield on what the hell you can do about it - theankler.com/6-ceos-will-...
Studios released 10 R-rated comedies in 2015. Last year, it was just one.
The Ankler's Matthew Frank traces the fall of the theatrical comedy as we know it, as well as its potential comeback powered by online-native youngsters - mrf.lu/W6H6
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Luma's CEO on the $4 billion bet that the future belongs to Hollywood pros, advertisers and creative teams
