- Federal Pressure On TV News: Hard To Do, But Threats Persist
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Recently, there have been perceived threats from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr ov ...
- Five Or 10 Years From Now, What Splash Will Netflix Need To Make?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Should Netflix look more to live sports, gaming, and video podcasts? Ye ...
- Trump And Hegseth Hail Ellison Family's Takeover Of Warner Bros. Discovery
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Ellison family’s growing media empire is being publicly celebrated by Preside ...
- Warner Bros. Is Biggest Oscar Winner, Nabs 11 Awards
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 16, 2026
Warner Bros. won 11 trophies, including Best Picture for "One Battle Aft ...
- Warner Bros. Deal History: Storylines Are Not Happy Endings
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Business deals for Warner Bros. are not uplifting movie-like stories to rec ...
- 'Hoppers' Hops To $46M Opening
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, March 8, 2026
"Hoppers" was a surprise success as an early March original animated fil ...
- Paramount Hints At 'Iconic' Cable Brands Moving To Streaming
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 6, 2026
"When you put all these portfolios together, we absolutely believe we c ...
- Paramount-WBD Merger: 'Frenemy' Deals Or New Branding?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2026
Will the prized HBO brand name remain in its longtime consumer-facing positio ...
- Legacy Media Mergers: Layoffs, Cost-Cutting - And Few Uplifting Answers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 3, 2026
As Sinclair, Scripps, Gray and other remaining major TV station owners contin ...
- 'Scream 7' Earns Franchise-Best Opening
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2026
"Scream 7" earned the best result for the franchise. Paramount didn't ne ...
- Netflix's WBD View: Nice To Have, But Not Necessary
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 2, 2026
Future good news for Netflix? Its stock has been up 20% ov ...
- Tenacity And Money Won The Day For Paramount
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, March 2, 2026
Paramount - the studio that made "The Godfather" - made an off ...
- Paramount Q4 Ad Revenues Sink 9%, Streaming Falls 4%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
Paramount's total core ad revenues were 4% lower to $3.8 billion, accordi ...
- Netflix Declines Counter, Paramount Nabs WBD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
Earlier this week, Paramount boosted its per-share cash price to shareholders ...
- Is Paramount In And Netflix Out? WBD Weighs New PSKY Offer
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 26, 2026
It took just eight hours for WBD to go from favoring t ...
- Netflix Makes Its WBD Case: Business Sense?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 20, 2026
Netflix hosted an expert on all things antitrust. The discussion was large ...
- Testy Paramount Agrees To WBD Meeting, Promises 'Good Faith'
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 19, 2026
Paramount agreed to meet with Warner Bros. Discovery, but at the sa ...
- Paramount In Real Life Options: Cable At The Table
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Another possible combination for Paramount could be with NBCU (or its controll ...
- WBD Sets March 20 Shareholder Showdown With Paramount
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, February 18, 2026
WBD announced the meeting date in a press release in which ...
- 'Wuthering Heights' Soars To $40M Opening Weekend
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 16, 2026
Warner Bros. spent $30 million to $45 million for "Heights" in overa ...
- What's A Few Billion Dollars More To Deep-Pocketed Ellisons?
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 12, 2026
The billionaire team of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and his son Dav ...
- A Media Company For The 'Haves' Vs. 'Have Nots'
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 30, 2026
There is a natural focus on streaming and merger efforts to b ...
- The Six Firms That Rule The U.S. Media Business
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Six companies dominate the U.S. media industry: Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros., Paramoun ...
- Netflix Looks To Second Wave Of Streaming: Beyond WBD
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 22, 2026
In its shareholder letter, Netflix said that in the most recent reporti ...
- Netflix Q4: Revenue Gains, All-Cash WBD Bid
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Revenue was up 18% to $12.1 billion with net income up 3 ...
- More Netflix Dominance: Streamer's Massive Global Film Deal With Sony
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 19, 2026
Upcoming Sony theatrical releases include "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," sequels to "T ...
- Battle For WBD Is The Show That Still Goes On
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, January 19, 2026
Last year's biggest TV show is continuing here in the new ye ...
- Analysts Mull An FCC Move Ending 39% Station Cap
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 16, 2026
Analysts say it is highly likely the current TV station ownership c ...
- Netflix Reportedly Considering All-Cash WBD Offer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Netflix's original deal, for WBD's studios and streaming group, is a cash-and-sto ...
- Holiday Streaming: National Video Marketing Up 10%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
National TV marketing for streaming platforms gained 10% over the last ...