NBCU is the first major movie/TV company to abandon the business of offering "first-run" syndicated scripted and unscripted programming.

Short-duration TV series and episodes could be just the thing for hard-pressed, financially strapped legacy TV-based media companies that are risk-averse.

Starting next year, Universal Pictures will extend the theatrical window for new release movies to five weekends this year (around 35 days), and seven weekends (around 49 days) in 2027, according to a New York Times report.

YouTube has some distance to go to surpass all legacy TV networks, stations, and platforms in total advertising - at around $60 billion per year, depending on the estimates.

Business deals for Warner Bros. are not uplifting movie-like stories to recite.

It's a different story for the NBA, NHL, and MLB with the slow demise of regional sports cable networks like Main Street Sports Group (formerly the Diamond Sports Group's Bally Sports RSNs). Station groups have made local team deals.

Paramount Skydance has an answer as to what will happen when it takes over CNN and combines it with CBS -- truth and trust. Considering recent moves, is it something consumers and advertisers might need to examine further?

"When you put all these portfolios together, we absolutely believe we can bend the decline basically of cable," said David Ellison, chairman/CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaking with CNBC Thursday.

Will the prized HBO brand name remain in its longtime consumer-facing position? This may seem like a rerun to some. Is it better than the 'Paramount' brand name?

The push may come from the end result - making $800 million in TV ad revenue in one day. That's more than many cable TV networks do in a year.