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Swift Bumps for Truth, Tucker's Treasonous Turn ... and a GOAT Vote for Bob Iger, Greatest Media CEO of Our Generation

Oh yeah, in our latest 'Next Text,' we babble on about the big Disney/Fox/Warner streaming rollup, too

Broadcasting & Cable

Pushing Buttons: The video game magazines of our youth are disappearing

In this week’s newsletter: The closure of publications and changes at sites like Pitchfork give us less space to critique and evangelise video games and culture at large

The Guardian - UK

Into the Tom Cruise-verse: the actor has signed a deal that basically gives him his own extended universe

Be prepared for more Cruise

Total Film

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Paramount Plus: Everything You Need to Know About Paramount's Subscription Streaming Service

As Shari Redstone shops all -- or pieces -- of Paramount Global, we look at where the so-called 'Mountain of Entertainment' stands now

Multichannel News

How did Netflix 'win the streaming wars' while being criticized for becoming 'unwatchable?' It could all be explained by the concept of 'platform decay'

Netflix has been simultaneously crowned the winner of the streaming wars and a target of criticism for having mediocre content.

Fortune

What's in Store for '24? FASTs Fall, Par Gets Sliced, Apple Takes a Bigger Bite

In a very special and forward-looking 'Next Text,' if you sarcastically come at David Bloom with the name 'Carnac,' you best not leave out 'The Magnificent'

Broadcasting & Cable

And the 2023 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year

Following the Guardian’s Top 50 countdown, as voted for by the whole film team, announcing its No 1, here are our chief critic’s personal choices

The Guardian - UK

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Why The Paramount And Warner Bros. Merger Talks Have Me Worried For Star Trek's Future

As rumors build about a potential merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, I can't help but worry about what it means for Star Trek.

Cinemablend

Prospect of 'Warnamount' Merger Spawns Collective 'Meh' From Wall Street

Noted one equity analyst, 'Desperate times for media companies are leading them to explore desperate measures'

Broadcasting & Cable

Paramount Global’s Unusual Options Activity Heats Up on Merger News: Time to Buy?

The CEOs of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery met in New York this week to talk about a merger. The former’s unusual options activity has been much busier than the latter. Is PARA a buy?

Barchart

‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise

Investors seemed unimpressed but analysts say even talk of a merger reflects moves to consolidate in a tough market

The Guardian - UK

Max and Paramount Plus could join forces amid shock Warner Bros-Paramount 'mega merger' report

The rumored Apple TV Plus-Paramount Plus streaming bundle might not happen if Max has anything to do with it.

TechRadar

Christmas rail travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and Eurostar hit by strike – as it happened

A strike by Channel Tunnel workers has blocked train travel between France and Britain, while powerline problems hit West Coast mainline

The Guardian - UK

Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount in talks for huge merger

Chiefs of two of world’s biggest media companies met for several hours in New York

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Warner Brothers Discovery Explores Merger: Report

Warner Brothers Discovery shares slid more than 5 percent Wednesday after reports emerged that the media and entertainment giant is exploring a merger with rival Paramount Global.

Multichannel News

Big Deal: Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly in Merger Talks With Paramount

CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount chief Bob Bakish, according to sources

USA Today Sports Media Group

Merger talks between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery took fans by surprise

A possible merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would change the entertainment landscape forever.

Cinemablend

Wild Rumor Claims Warner Bros. And Paramount Might Be Merging, And I Have So Many Questions

Two huge movie studios are reportedly talking about merging into one massive media company.

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Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Poaches A24 From Paramount, Shifts Hot Indie Label's Movies to HBO and Max

'Pay-1' deal means that upcoming titles including Sofia Coppola’s 'Priscilla,' as well as legacy hits like the Best Picture-winning 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' will live on Warner Bros. Discovery platforms after their theatrical release

Fortune

Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he was forced to lay off hundreds because WarnerMedia ‘had never been restructured for the future’

The layoffs were his "worst day on the job," but necessary to address the “generational disruption” in the industry, Zaslav said.

Cinemablend

Max Head Honcho Now Says It Took ‘Courage’ To Cancel Coyote Vs. Acme And Other Movies, And Calls Out Inaccurate Reports

WB Discovery chief says the studio was courageous in shelving movies.

TechRadar

Margot Robbie might have crushed your Barbie sequel dreams: 'I can't imagine what would be next'

Barbie's lead star has suggested there are no plans for a follow-up to 2023's highest-grossing movie.

Broadcasting & Cable

Amazon Gets in Front of the Line as Warner Lets Filmmakers Shop Shelved 'Coyote vs. Acme'

Seventy-million-dollar animation/live-action project was the latest Warner Bros. film to be scuttled for tax and residuals breaks

Broadcasting & Cable

Is the Superhero Movie Craze Finally, Mercifully, Sunsetting?

In our latest Next Text, we ponder what the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe bombing ever means to the video business

The Guardian - US

The British are coming! US media sees influx of Britons in top roles

Will Lewis’s helming of the Washington Post comes after the Wall Street Journal and CNN hired other UK talent as top brass

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