Amazon CEO Says Prime Video Is Profitable, Content Spending Rose 7% to $5.9B in Q3
Amazon's ad and video businesses are under scrutiny after the company missed Q3 earnings estimates, with management touting Prime Video's tens of billions in re
Variety · +3 outlets
UK Competition Watchdog Opens Investigation Into Meta's Publisher Content Scraping Terms
The CMA is examining whether Meta's proposed terms for using publisher content could unfairly harm news organizations, even after Meta paused the changes.
Pressgazette · +14 outlets
Byron Allen Sells Entire Starz Stake Seven Months After Acquiring 10.7%
The quick reversal ends Allen's brief activist-style investment in Starz at a time of ongoing consolidation speculation in the streaming sector.
Blex Media · +4 outlets
AI Content Retrieval Is Already Eroding Publisher Revenue, Court Told
Digital Content Next told a court its members are seeing revenue declines after the arrival of AI search tools, as a new free scraping-detection service aims to
Pressgazette
People Inc. Lays Off 195 Staffers, About 6% of Workforce, Citing Rapid Media Changes
The cuts span print and legacy web brands as the publisher restructures amid advertising and audience shifts.
Variety · +3 outlets
CNN, MS NOW and Politico Challenge Trump White House Press Restrictions
An attorney for the outlets said a federal judge has already ruled after the White House limited access to Air Force One and the Oval Office, citing an immense
Deadline · +14 outlets
Russell Brand Trial: Prosecution Uses Wendy Williams Interview Quote in Closing Arguments
The prosecution told jurors Brand treated consent as an obstacle as the London rape trial moved to closing arguments; the judge will only accept a unanimous ver
Deadline · +1 outlets
HBO's Harry Potter Series Casts Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless Nick and Hogwarts Ghosts
David Threlfall will voice the Sorting Hat, with Leo Bill and others filling ghost and portrait roles for Season 1 of the HBO adaptation.
Variety · +12 outlets
Google Parent Alphabet Suffers Hundreds of Billions in Market Value Wipeout
Reports differ on the scale of the drop, with figures ranging from roughly $500 billion to $711 billion in lost market value.
News24 · +5 outlets
Disney Cuts Walt Disney Imagineering Department and Lays Off 100+ at Disneyland
The park division reductions hit the creative arm behind Disney's attractions even as the company pursues park expansion.
Patch · +1 outlets
Matthew Weiner Out as Showrunner of Eddie Murphy Peacock Series After Producer Clash
Murphy is among the producers on the project, which Weiner departed following creative friction.
The Hollywood Reporter · +4 outlets
Sundance Winner 'To Hold a Mountain' Sets December Theatrical Release Ahead of HBO Debut
Submarine Deluxe will open the Oscar-contending documentary in U.S. theaters before it moves to HBO.
Deadline · +3 outlets
Voicemod Licenses Star Wars Voices and Sounds for Gamers and Creators via Disney Deal
The Spain-based voice-modification firm will offer Star Wars audio clips, starting with The Mandalorian and Grogu, to its users.
Deadline · +2 outlets
Paris Court of Appeal Rejects Meta's Appeals Over Media Payments
The ruling upholds French requirements that platforms compensate news publishers for use of their content.
UA.NEWS · +12 outlets
Goldman Sachs Report Says Sports Media Boom Will Keep Growing
The investment bank points to media rights values and rising athlete fame as drivers of continued growth in sports business.
The Hollywood Reporter · +12 outlets
Terry Sanders Wraps Documentary 'On Rescuing Democracy and the Rule of Law'
The two-time Oscar winner wrote and directed the film examining threats to established democracies.
Deadline · +1 outlets
ProSiebenSat.1 Forecasts Decline in Annual Revenues
The German broadcaster issued the downbeat guidance as European TV advertising remains under pressure.
Reuters · +1 outlets
'Guria' Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards; '9 Temples to Heaven' Takes Director Prize
Georgian director Levan Koguashvili's international co-production took the top prize on the Gold Coast.
Deadline · +1 outlets