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TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Skydance faces nearly $80 billion in net debt after closing its Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, with a debt-to-EBITDA ratio Fitch pegs at 7.8 times, well above the 2-to-3 times standard for media companies.
TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Starz posted its second straight quarter of revenue growth, with total revenue up 0.5% to $322.4 million and net loss narrowing to $34.8 million.
Nov 2TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Prime Video’s revenue run rate has reached the “tens of billions” of dollars and remains profitable.
Nov 2TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge shows YouTube grew its TV viewing share 6% to a record 15.8% in August, even as overall TV usage fell 4.4% post-World Cup.
Oct 22TheWrap’s Jose Alejandro Bastidas and Lucas Manfredi report that Reese Witherspoon, partnering with Mediawan, is reacquiring a majority stake in Hello Sunshine for “low- to mid-eight figures.”
Oct 15Puck’s Matthew Belloni reports that Netflix is preparing a restructuring cutting about 5 percent of its roughly 17,000 employees, or around 850 jobs, with an announcement possible as early as next week. Netflix declined to comment to Puck on the plan.
Oct 10TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that The Only Agency is acquiring The Blogger Agent, a London creator talent shop with a combined roster reach of over 100 million followers across fashion and beauty.
Oct 8TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz told staff at their first town hall to expect “difficult decisions” as the company targets $6 billion in cost savings over three years following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger close.
Oct 7TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Wall Street banks closed a roughly fifty-two billion dollar debt sale funding the one hundred ten billion dollar Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, selling investment-grade debt, junk bonds and loans in just a week despite investor paper losses.
Oct 5TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín signed off on Paramount’s settlement with 12 state attorneys general, clearing the last hurdle for its one hundred ten billion dollar merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Oct 3TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Paramount’s Makan Delrahim told TheGrill conference David Ellison’s threat to move the studio out of California absent a settlement was “not a bluff,” though he downplayed its role in the outcome, crediting a weak antitrust case instead.
Oct 1TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin held off approving Paramount Skydance’s settlement with 12 state attorneys general over the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Sep 25TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports HSBC’s Mohammed Khallouf cut Netflix from Buy to Hold and slashed his price target from $96 to $76, citing YouTube’s expanding living room footprint and Netflix’s U.S. TV time share falling to 7.8% in July.
Sep 25TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Local Now, Byron Allen’s FAST service, has added 111 free ad-supported channels carrying Gray Media’s local station coverage, expanding its lineup to nearly 600 channels spanning all 210 U.S. markets.
Sep 15TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that NALIP is partnering with Parrot Analytics to evaluate 2026 award nominees using audience demand data, not just critical buzz.
Sep 3TheWrap’s Lucas Manfredi reports that Sony launched a free ad-supported service on PS5, Paramount+ is testing free mobile content, and Disney’s Josh D’Amaro has floated a free Disney+ tier.
Sep 1Nielsen reports that live sports gave broadcast a rare share gain — up 0.6 points to 26.6% on NBA playoffs and early World Cup coverage. But streaming widened its ad-supported lead to 48.2%, per Nielsen’s Q2 gauge, with cable flat at 25.2%.
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