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Wednesday January 14, 2026    IN THE NEWS Trevor Noah will return for a sixth and, it appears, final time hosting the Grammy Awards. Noah will also serve as executive producer for the event, which is moving to ABC from CBS, its broadcast home since 1973, next year. “I am beyond thrilled to welcome Trevor […]

Tuesday January 13, 2026    IN THE NEWS Paramount Skydance is pressing ahead with its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, filing a lawsuit to force WBD to disclose details of its $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix, which Paramount argues is inferior to its own $108.4 billion offer. “WBD’s stockholders have an immediate need for […]

Monday January 12, 2026    IN THE NEWS Netflix has renewed “Black Mirror” for an eighth season. The dystopian anthology series from Charlie Brooker launched on UK’s Channel 4 in 2011, moving to the streamer in 2016 starting with season three. Audience interest in seeing actors age 50-plus in leading roles is […]

Friday January 9, 2026    IN THE NEWS Paramount Skydance is doubling down, reaffirming its $30-a-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and insisting it tops the deal WBD struck with Netflix. The company says it has “diligently and constructively” addressed every concern raised by WBD, pointing to its December 22 revised proposal and follow-up filings […]

Thursday January 8, 2026    IN THE NEWS As expected, the board of Warner Bros. Discovery advised shareholders to reject the latest amended takeover offer from Paramount. “Your Board negotiated a merger with Netflix that maximizes value while mitigating downside risks, and we unanimously believe the Netflix merger is in your best interest,” […]

Wednesday January 7, 2026    IN THE NEWS NBC reports it has sold all of its ad inventory for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games – and the sellout was the earliest the company has ever recorded. The Games, from Milan Cortina, Italy, will be part of what NBC dubs a “Legendary February” […]

Tuesday January 6, 2026    IN THE NEWS It’s official: Comcast has separated from Versant Media, the new home to cable networks including MS NOW, CNBC, E!, Oxygen, Golf Channel, USA Network and SYFY. “Today marks a defining moment as Versant becomes an independent, publicly traded media company,” said CEO Mark Lazarus. […]

Monday January 5, 2026    IN THE NEWS Warner Bros. Discovery plans to reject Paramount Skydance’s amended $108.4 billion takeover bid, reports CNBC. Paramount had strengthened its December 8 tender offer with a $40.4 billion personal guarantee from Orace co-founder Larry Ellison and increased its regulatory termination fee. But the board is expected to stick […]

Tuesday December 23, 2025 Cynopsis is taking a holiday break – we’ll be back bright and early on January 5. Wishing you all the best this season!    IN THE NEWS Paramount and Netflix saw double-digit month-over-month growth in Nielsen’s November 2025 Media Distributor Gauge. Paramount rose to number three on the chart, with its […]

A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM SCREENVISION Cinema Is Crushing It in 4Q Avatar: Fire and Ash, brought ~8M opening-weekend admissions. By the end of 4Q, moviegoing will reach 60% of P12-74, with Gen Z accounting for half of all admissions. As momentum carries into 1Q ’26, cinema delivers scaled, predictable reach with premium attention and cultural […]