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08/11/25: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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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 […]

Cynopsis 08/11/25: Netflix renews pirate adventure “One Piece”

Netflix renewe pirate adventure "One Piece"

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 […]

08/10/25: Cynopsis Jobs

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Sunday August 10, 2025 Looking for Your Next Career Move? Join us at Cynopsis ScreenShift on Oct. 14 in NYC. We’re offering job seekers a special $99 rate—includes access starting at 3PM to exclusive roundtables, thought-provoking panels, and a high-impact networking reception. Only 10 passes available. Request yours: marketing@cynopsis.com

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Cynopsis 08/08/25: Done deal

Done deal

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 […]

Cynopsis 08/07/25: ESPN sets launch date for new streaming service

ESPN sets launch date for new streaming service

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 […]

08/06/25: Cynopsis Jobs

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Wednesday August 6, 2025 LOOKING FOR A NEW ROLE? Cynopsis ScreenShift, taking place Oct 14th in NYC, is offering job seekers a rate of $99 to attend – entry is from 3pm and includes roundtable sessions, access to afternoon panels, and the networking reception. Email marketing@cynopsis.com to request to attend. Only 10 […]

08/04/25: Cynopsis Media Tech Update

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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, […]

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