Monday August 11, 2025 Amazon Web Services is providing US federal agencies with discounts worth up to $1 billion to use its services for the federal government’s digital transformation and AI capacity The discounts are intended to be used across federal agencies for AWS’ cloud infrastructure, modernization programs and training services, in a deal that […]
Monday August 11, 2025 IN THE NEWS Gray Media struck a deal with Allen Media Group to acquire AMG’s television stations in ten markets for $171 million. The transaction would bring Gray into three new markets, Columbus-Tupelo, Mississippi; Terre Haute, Indiana; and West Lafayette, Indiana, and strengthen the company’s presence in the seven other […]
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Friday August 8, 2025 IN THE NEWS It’s official – Skydance Media has completed its $8.4 billion merger with Paramount Global, creating media and entertainment company Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. “Today marks an exciting and pivotal moment as we prepare to bring Paramount’s legacy as a Hollywood institution into the future of entertainment,” said […]
Thursday August 7, 2025 IN THE NEWS Following Netflix’s lead, Disney said it will stop reporting subscriber numbers with its quarterly reports. “We believe quarterly updates on the number of paid subscribers and ARPU have become less meaningful to evaluating the performance of our businesses, and we will no longer report these metrics starting […]
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Wednesday August 6, 2025 IN THE NEWS FOX Corporation has announced the launch of FOX One, a new direct-to-consumer streaming platform debuting August 21. Priced at $19.99/month, FOX One will offer live and on-demand access to FOX’s full slate of content across News, Sports, and Entertainment. “In bringing together the full power of the […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Tuesday August 5, 2025 IN THE NEWS Skydance Media announced the executive team that will lead the company following the close of its pending merger with Paramount Global. The game plan: The company will be structured into three primary business segments, Studios; Direct-to-Consumer; and TV Media. Skydance […]
Monday August 4, 2025 OpenAI removed a feature from ChatGPT that enabled users to make their conversations discoverable by search engines. “This was a short-lived experiment to help people discover useful conversations,” posted OpenAI’s Dane Stuckey, Chief Information Security Officer, on X. “This feature required users to opt-in, first by picking a chat to share, […]
Monday August 4, 2025 IN THE NEWS ESPN has struck a deal with the NFL for top NFL Media holdings including NFL RedZone and the NFL’s fantasy football business, with the league receiving equity in the network, reports The Athletic. Word of the agreement comes as ESPN prepares to roll out a$30/month direct-to-consumer service […]
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