Analysts say it is highly likely the current TV station ownership cap - which prevents one company from owning stations, accounting for more than 39% of U.S. TV households - is likely to be struck down.

The AARP says 81% of adults 18 and older believe movies and TV shows shape how people see aging. And this counts for something. But is that an accurate portrayal?

Reports of the DOJ's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amp up uncertainty for the economy - and brands.

The network has been encumbered with unscripted hip-video focused young-skewing TV shows like its most recent "Ridiculous" prime-time series, which ended last year.

Now comes a financial "prediction" platform focused only on the entertainment business: Mogul. Billing on its site calls it "the first fantasy league for entertainment."

At CES this week, media futurist and media agency exec Rishad Tobaccowala said first-party data still has major value - perhaps just less so. Real-time information and sentiment and shifting consumer engagement via AI search is more relevant than slightly older first-party data.

Something's got to give - as seen with Versant Media Group, the spinoff company of Comcast Corp., on the first day trading as a public company. It closed down 13% to $40.57.

WBD's TNT Sports is still a significant - but now smaller - operation for sports TV and streaming content. Should we factor in existing and potential future sports TV content?

Streaming TV's slow-moving legacy media growth is compounded by rapid growth of other digital media. TikTok, YouTube, Meta and other social media platforms are pulling major video ad dollars to their platforms.

Lower TV ratings for CBS' "Kennedy Center Honors" is bad on two fronts - not just the big dip vs. a year ago, but because Nielsen changed its measurement, which generally has lifted some live event ratings.