Monday, July 27, 2026 Happy Monday! The media business is in the middle of one of its great reshufflings — consolidation at the top, contraction in the middle and reinvention everywhere else. The old playbook is getting rewritten in real time, and today’s news is a pretty clean cross-section of exactly that. In today’s news: […]
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Happy Wednesday! We hope your second peek at the refreshed Cynopsis hit the mark. A new design, the same curated coverage aimed at getting your day off to an informed start. In today’s issue: Disney’s Year of Restructuring Rolls On Shark Week: Which Brands Took the Bait? 39 Years Later, Detroit’s […]
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Good morning, readers! Welcome to Streamlined, the essential read for television business professionals. Streamlined comes to your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. We hope you like what you see. In today’s issue: Q&A with the Chief Content Officer at AMC Global Media Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Hit With Restraining Order The […]
Monday, July 20, 2026 Happy Monday! We hope your first look at the refreshed Cynopsis hit the mark. A new design, the same curated coverage aimed at getting your day off to an informed start. In today’s issue, lots of regulation to cover: Democrats to DOJ: Don’t Roll Over on Fox-Roku BBC Dodges One Trump […]
Friday July 17, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Repetition Wins: Live Sports Viewers Are More Ad-Tolerant Than You Think · Roku Turns Its Cult Screensaver Into an Explorable Universe · E! Expands “The Golden Life” Before It Even Debuts IN THE […]
Thursday July 16, 2026 The Real Convergence Story Is Happening in Local Markets TV convergence has largely been framed as a national conversation: advertisers looking for more connected ways to plan across linear and streaming, measure performance, and understand audiences. But as buyers push for more accountable, performance-oriented TV campaigns, that national-first approach […]
Thursday July 16, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Last Call for the 39%: FCC Eyes End to TV Ownership Limit · Pitts Stop: Paramount Moves to Pull Judge From Merger Lawsuit · Class Action Takes Aim at YouTube’s ‘Ad-Free’ Promise IN […]
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Zaslav Keeps Cashing Out · Cable’s Broadband Losses Slow as Retention Bets Pay Off · Fox Nation Gets in the Ring With Conor McGregor IN THE NEWS The Writers Guild of America is taking on […]
Tuesday July 14, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · States Sue to Block Paramount-WBD Merger · Streaming Services Face Reckoning Over Value · Netflix Is Ready to Play Monopoly IN THE NEWS Twelve states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. […]
Monday July 13, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Cynopsis — the media industry’s essential morning read. Today: · Signals Restored at DirecTV and Scripps · YouTube Bros Hit Netflix · Prime Video Bets Big on the Good Book IN THE NEWS DirecTV and Scripps have ended a five-week standoff — […]
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