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Andrew Wamugi lays out why the WNBA's expanded media rights strategy still has a streaming problem, with some USA Network playoff games locked behind the pay-TV bundle. Versant already has a potential fix in Fandango, which could extend those games…

Disney’s latest layoffs are turning Josh D’Amaro’s “One Disney” strategy into a centralized operating model that consolidates budgets, infrastructure, and decision-making across ESPN, television, and the studios. ESPN’s NFL Network integration and Pixar’s deep cuts show Disney’s applying enterprise-wide efficiency…

Disney is cutting about 1,000 jobs across marketing, studios, ESPN, and corporate functions as part of CEO Josh D’Amaro’s push to unify operations under a centralized model . The layoffs remove overlapping roles created by consolidating global marketing, aiming to…

Sony Pictures is laying off several hundred employees across its film, TV, and corporate units as it restructures under CEO Ravi Ahuja and shifts resources toward higher-priority businesses like anime, Crunchyroll, and PlayStation adaptations. The move shows Sony's narrowing its…

Paramount laid off 3.5% of its U.S. workforce, continuing a pattern of cuts tied to declining linear TV revenues and an uncertain pivot to streaming. The move follows over 2,000 job eliminations tied to a $500 million cost-cutting effort, and…

Disney has laid off several hundred employees as part of ongoing efforts to "enhance efficiency," targeting mid-level roles across marketing, development, and finance. These cuts are not just cost-saving but reflect deeper structural changes driven by the collapsing cable model,…

Disney has cut 200 jobs across ABC News and its entertainment networks, shutting down FiveThirtyEight and consolidating teams. A+E Networks is rebranding as A+E Global Media, ditching its cable-era baggage to go all-in on streaming, FAST, and digital content. While…

Kirby examines why Jackbox is almost tailor-made for Netflix’s gaming strategy, pairing a proven party-game catalog with the phone-as-controller, TV-first experience Netflix wants. But Netflix’s retreat from studio ownership makes licensing the cleaner play, while Jackbox’s growing direct-to-TV business gives…

Paramount’s $6 billion-plus synergy plan now has to work around protections for theatrical output, production spending, studio lots, and cable negotiations, putting more pressure on duplicated corporate and technology operations. With roughly $79 billion of net debt expected at closing,…

Paramount secured a settlement with California and 11 other states that would clear its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, pending court approval. The deal locks in theatrical output, U.S. production spending, and separate cable negotiations, but it doesn't require…