Joe Flint
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Warner Bros. Discovery shifts strategy, plans to keep Discovery+ separate
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. plans to keep Discovery+ as a stand-alone streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, a strategy shift for a company... → Read More
NFL nears deal with YouTube for exclusive rights to 'Sunday Ticket'
The National Football League is in advanced talks to give Google’s YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc., exclusive rights to “Sunday Ticket,” a subscription-only... → Read More
Netflix Seeks to Renegotiate Deals to Show Ads Next to Popular Shows
The streaming giant wants to amend its programming deals with major entertainment studios to allow it to put content on an ad-supported version of the service. → Read More
WWE’s Vince McMahon Agreed to Pay $12 Million in Hush Money to Four Women
The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements over the past 16 years to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity. → Read More
NFL Courts Apple, Amazon to Give New Life to ‘Sunday Ticket’ Football
League is seeking a new media-rights deal for the subscription package, which has suffered from cord-cutting and scheduling changes. → Read More
Disney’s Dana Walden Takes the Reins of Entertainment Unit, Looks to Push Past Corporate Chaos
Now with oversight of over 300 shows and an annual budget of around $10 billion, the longtime executive is known for having a deft touch with writers and producers. → Read More
Free Streaming Services Attract More Viewers—and Advertisers
Ad-supported platforms from Roku and deep-pocketed parents including Fox, Paramount and Amazon are moving beyond bargain-basement programming. → Read More
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Supported Peter Rice. Until He Didn’t.
The decision by Mr. Chapek to fire Mr. Rice from his position as head of the company’s General Entertainment Content unit last week had been under consideration for months, say people familiar with the matter. → Read More
Disney Ousts Top TV Executive Peter Rice
Walt Disney Co. has ousted Peter Rice, one of its top television executives, according to people familiar with the matter. → Read More
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Top ‘Good Morning America’ Producer Michael Corn of Sexual Assault
The statute of limitations for the alleged 2015 incident has expired, and Mr. Corn’s subsequent behavior didn’t create a hostile work environment, the judge said. → Read More
‘Live PD’ Is Coming Back on TV This Summer as ‘On Patrol: Live’
The hit police reality show, which was canceled by A&E in the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd, will appear on the Reelz network. → Read More
Warner Bros. Discovery Names Two Movie Studio Heads
In CEO David Zaslav’s latest leadership shake-up, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have been tapped to lead Warner Bros. Pictures Group. → Read More
Jen Psaki to Join MSNBC as On-Air Contributor This Fall
The former White House press secretary is joining the cable news channel as an on-air contributor for its political coverage and will also host a new program for Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platforms. → Read More
There’s a New Media Mogul Tearing Up Hollywood: ‘Zas Is Not Particularly Patient’
CEO David Zaslav has quickly put his stamp on Warner Bros. Discovery, weighing in on content, forcing out executives and cutting costly projects like CNN+ while schmoozing top Hollywood talent. → Read More
Netflix Cuts About 150 Staffers in Another Round of Layoffs
Layoffs make up about 2% of its workforce as Netflix grapples with slowing revenue growth. → Read More
Disney Vows to Show Very Few Commercials on Ad-Supported Disney+
The total ad load is to be limited to four minutes an hour, and preschool children who use their own profile to watch the ad-supported Disney+ won’t see any ads. → Read More
ESPN Anchor Sage Steele Sues Network, Alleging Violation of Free-Speech Rights
The anchor is alleging that her right to free speech was violated. The lawsuit centers of comments Ms. Steele made about Covid-19 and former President Barack Obama → Read More
Warner Bros. Discovery Won’t Overspend to Win Streaming Subscribers, CEO David Zaslav Says
Mr. Zaslav said the newly formed entertainment conglomerate, whose assets include CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., would move fast to put his vision in place. → Read More
CNN+ Streaming Service Is Shutting Down a Month After Launching
The just-launched direct-to-consumer streaming service CNN+ is shutting down in a remarkably fast reversal that was dictated by the network’s new owners. → Read More
Netflix, Facing Reality Check, Vows to Curb Its Profligate Ways
Streaming service spent lavishly on productions to win subscribers, but now growth has slowed. → Read More