Hollywood Reporter: Netflix, AMC Extend Streaming Pact

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Netflix and AMC have extended and expanded their streaming pact, which sees a variety of AMC and AMC Studios shows available on the platform under the “AMC Collection” banner.

Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav Says TV Has Become a “Terrible Consumer Experience”

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For a guy who has spent pretty much his entire career in television, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav doesn’t seem to be a fan.

Deadline; Media Stocks, Markets Soar As Fed Chief Signals September Rate Cut: “The Balance Of Risks Appears To Be Shifting”

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It’s been a long wait but Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell energized stocks today as he cracked open the door to a possible interest rate cut at the Central Bank’s September meeting.

Deadline: Disney Hires Netflix Exec For APAC Post

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The Walt Disney Company has appointed Tony Zameczkowski as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Direct-to-Consumer, Asia Pacific.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Takes TV Rights in Canada to 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups

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Netflix is doubling down in North America on the women’s World Cup soccer tournament.

Deadline: IMG President On A Golden Era Of Sports, Why YouTube’s NFL Game Will Be A Record-Breaker & How Netflix Became A Star Player

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“There is a golden age of sport,” says IMG President Adam Kelly.

Broadband TV News: RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery joint ad sales venture gets green light from cartel office

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Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the planned joint advertising sales company between RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for the two broadcasters to consolidate their TV ad marketing efforts in a new venture called El Cartel Brothers.

Deadline: Netflix’s Corporate Culture Under The Microscope Again In Latest Misconduct & Discrimination Suits

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A recently amended discrimination, harassment and retaliation lawsuit from Netflix’s former director of Kids & Family Acquisitions and Co-Commissions against the streamer has put the company’s hardcore adapt or perish culture unflatteringly in the spotlight yet again.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery and Series Mania Institute Select Winner of Writers’ Programme

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Warner Bros. Discovery Access UK and the Series Mania Institute have selected French screenwriter Julie-Anna Grignon as the winner of their 2025 Writers’ Programme.

Advanced Television: MBC Group partners with Netflix

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MBC Group, the MENA media organisation, has announced new regional partnership with Netflix.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Says AI Will Make Movies and TV “Better, Not Just Cheaper”

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos sees generative artificial intelligence tools expanding creativity during the making of movies and TV series and not just being a cost-cutting option for studios.

Deadline: Netflix Readies Q2 Report As Wall Street Anticipates Strong Kickoff To Earnings Season

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Netflix is due to report second-quarter results after the close of trading Thursday, with Wall Street eagerly anticipating a strong kickoff to media earnings season from the giant streamer.

Variety: Would You Pay More for Netflix? Survey Shows Most of the Streamer’s Customers Willing to Spend Extra Even After Price Hikes

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Netflix just raised prices in the U.S. six months ago.

Hollywood Reporter; Netflix Earnings Preview: Price Hikes, AI and Cash Flow in Focus

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No Netflix subscriber number disclosures?

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: Inside the $3 Billion ‘South Park’ Fight That May Blow Up Its Future

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The premiere for the 27th season of South Park later this month is in serious doubt amid wrangling between series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Paramount Global and incoming studio owner Skydance, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Deadline: ‘Bluey’ Tops Streaming Rankings Dominated By Acquired Titles From ‘Supernatural’ To ‘South Park’ In First Half Of 2025, Nielsen Says

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The results are in, and the streaming landscape was once again primarily dominated by acquired content in the first half of the year, according to a new report from Nielsen.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: ‘South Park’ Taken Off Paramount+ Internationally As Streaming Rights Uncertainty Deepens

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Another setback for South Park fans.

Deadline: Touching Down In Sun Valley, Can Moguls Find Answers To Media’s Pressing Questions Amid The Ponderosa Pines?

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At Sun Valley 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav predicted a surge of media M&A and said he didn’t care who became president as long as deals got done.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: Silicon Valley Stalks the Cineplex

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Even in Hollywood, there are likely few people who know what separates a major studio from the rest.

Deadline: Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region

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Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.