Here’s the news to watch in today’s edition:
The Media Agency Black Box Is Breaking – A Final Q&A By Lynn Leahey
Media And Entertainment Leaders Predict The Future Of Television
The Motion Picture Association And ByteDance Agree On An AI Restriction Framework For Studio IP
“IT: Welcome to Derry” Returns With Season 2
No amount of magic can convince these directors to disregard the sociopolitical convictions of J.K. Rowling, the prolific fantasy writer behind “Harry Potter.”
Actor Dylan Walsh recently paused his Cameo account after accidentally sharing details about “Heated Rivalry” Season 2.
Pinterest is adding more programmatic CTV inventory to its board.
Paramount Skydance’s threats to leave California are becoming more real. As first reported by Puck, CEO David Ellison held an internal meeting last Wednesday to confirm that he plans to move the company out of state if Attorney General Rob Bonta does not negotiate to settle the current antitrust lawsuit against the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition deal.
Build a wall around the right property, and people will line up to get inside. Build one around the wrong property, and eventually you’re the person asking if anyone remembers their AOL password.
The US job market isn’t looking too hot, but media and entertainment is apparently a bright spot.
So much for being “minded to intervene.” Despite previous comments made by UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
“The strong will survive.”
That’s how MNTN CEO Mark Douglas sums up the wave of consolidation sweeping both the media and ad tech industries – and he’s betting his CTV platform will be on the right side of it.
Why hasn’t the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger closed yet? According to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, it’s because of politics.
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