Covers streaming and creators. Bylines at thewrap.com. Desk record: 15 signals cited since August 2026, 14 published, first to report 1. Updated November 3, 2026.
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TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital Partners and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures struck a $1 billion partnership to invest in technology, media and culture companies, pairing RedBird’s investment platform with Sound Ventures’ AI founder network.
TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Elon Musk’s reported $1 billion investment in Skydance, confirmed after a smaller prediction by John Malone, raises questions about editorial independence at CNN, CBS News and HBO.
Oct 27TheWrap’s A.J. Katz writes that Skydance’s completed $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger gives it scale to rival Netflix and Disney, combining CBS, CNN, HBO, and major sports rights under one owner.
Oct 12TheWrap reports that Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz used their first press event since closing the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to pledge over $30 billion in content spend, keep two separate film slates, and merge Paramount+ and HBO Max only gradually.
Oct 8TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that at TheGrill conference, Raine partner Erik Hodge said dwindling mega-merger targets are pushing Hollywood dealmakers toward creators, IP and smaller companies that can scale, citing talent migrating to YouTube as a key opportunity.
Oct 3TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Guy Raz has acquired full ownership of “How I Built This” from NPR, with Vox Media handling sales, marketing, distribution and live events under the new partnership.
Sep 30TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that NBC’s “Dateline” enters its 35th season leading true-crime rivals in multiplatform reach, with its showcast podcast surpassing 2 billion lifetime downloads and its “Dateline 24/7" FAST channel on 12 U.S. platforms, twice ABC’s “20/20.”
Sep 27Nielsen is shifting Streaming Content Ratings from weekly to daily reporting, cutting delivery time by up to 80%. Clients get data each business day for viewing two days prior, and Streaming Top 10 reports move up by two weeks.
Sep 18TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Netflix, Amazon and YouTube launched the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance, led by trade group TechNet, to push “technology-neutral” policy as regulators eye live sports.
Sep 15TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that CNN Headlines has reached over 60 million people this year, with monthly time spent tripling and streams topping 5 million in a single day during the Iran War, CNN said.
Sep 5TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Puck confirmed advanced talks for a RedBird Capital investment that would make the firm its leading investor, valuing the media company at around $250 million — up sharply from the $70 million valuation it fetched in 2023.
Aug 28TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Fox is holding its current NFL deal through 2029 rather than renegotiate early, avoiding a potential ~$1.1B annual increase Ampere estimates a 50% rights bump would cost. That would raise Fox’s total content spend roughly 15%.
Aug 22TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Apple is negotiating multiyear, pay-per-use deals worth nine figures to feed publisher content into a revamped Siri. It’s another AI licensing revenue stream for news outlets as referral traffic keeps shrinking.
Aug 16TheWrap’s A.J. Katz reports that Disney, WBD, Fox, Versant and News Corp are no longer chasing one streaming playbook — they’re betting on ecosystems, consolidation, sports, brands and AI licensing instead. Streaming is finally profitable but no longer the whole strategy.
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