What does Netflix's best viewing result ever for original movie "Happy Gilmore 2" mean for franchise comedy movies going forward - possibly with a theatrical component? Probably not so much.

Selling potentially network-owned TV stations - perhaps CBS-owned-and-operated outlets? Sounds crazy.

"We are beginning to see the early impact of Charter's bundled streaming packages. The results are eye-opening. Maybe video isn't dead after all," MoffettNathanson Research founder and analyst Craig Moffett mused.

Comcast/NBCU is considering starting up a sports network as a supplemental platform for sports programming that originates on its Peacock streaming platform.

Newsmax wants to keep around a decades-old restriction that seems to fly in the face of conservative business mindset of letting the free market decide - with no or little regulatory oversight.

Roku and Amazon Fire TV are major players - now with their own branded smart TV sets, after initial partnerships with TV set manufacturers.

With settlements by Paramount and Disney resulting from Trump lawsuits, New Street Research media analyst Blair Levin believes a "Trump Transaction Tax" awaits many other media companies.

Over 40,000 people have now signed on to petition to encourage CBS to keep "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" around.

Premium streaming leader Netflix is at 3.78 ads per hour for its original programs -12% higher than advertising running in its licensed TV content, at 3.33 ads per hour.

There was a potential threat that the Trump Administration was going to make quick work of existing pharma ads on TV.