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

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

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: 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: Banijay Entertainment H1 Earnings Hit $236M As Company Plans YouTube Push

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Banijay Group’s entertainment and live units saw adjusted half-year earnings rise 5.7% to €207.5M ($236M), with sales also up and a YouTube push in the crosshairs.

Hollywood Reporter: YouTube Ad Revenue Nears $10 Billion in Latest Quarter

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Alphabet remains on a roll as its world-beating streaming-video platform YouTube continues to dominate.

Deadline; Peter Bart: With YouTube Soaring, PBS Fading And Film Struggling, Critics As We Know Them Might Be An Endangered Species

Story from Deadline:

The three news stories ran back to back last week but only one stirred much attention.

Advanced Television: France Télévisions seeks YouTube partnership; budget concerns

Story from Advanced Television:

Following its content distribution deal with Prime Video, France Télévisions is now seeking to strengthen its partnership with YouTube, the president of the French PSB Group, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, has revealed.

Variety: As HBO Max Returns, Max Account on X Says ‘Twitter Won’t Let Me Change My Name Back’

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Max, the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max and now known by that name again, complained that X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, is not letting it switch back to its original moniker.

Hollywood Reporter: NBA Playoffs Fuel Warner Bros. Discovery Gains in May TV Distributor Rankings

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

One more data point for the “live sports is the engine of linear TV” argument (not that it needed many more): TNT’s NBA playoffs telecasts accounted for nearly all of Warner Bros. Discovery’s gains in Nielsen’s TV distributor rankings in May.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: ‘South Park’ Creators Threaten Legal Action Over Interference on Streaming Deal

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As Paramount’s lucrative licensing deal for South Park expires, allowing the show to be shopped, a new legal battle is brewing.

Advanced Television: Dr Seuss Enterprises expands partnership with Little Dot Studios

Story from Advanced Television:

Dr Seuss Enterprises has renewed and expanded its partnership with multi-platform production company, social media agency and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, following a successful collaboration that brought the celebrated world of Dr Seuss to YouTube audiences around the globe.

Hollywood Reporter: Major League Baseball Acquires Stake in Creator-Led Jomboy Media

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Major League Baseball is getting into business with one of the sport’s top creators.

Deadline: WWE’s First Crossover With AAA Locks Down 4.1M Viewers In 24 Hours As Company’s First Full In-Ring YouTube Broadcast

Story from Deadline:

The WWE set a new audience record with its first AAA crossover event since acquiring the leading Mexican lucha libre promotion in April.

Advanced Television: Ubisoft, History Hit launch Echoes of History YouTube channel

Story from Advanced Television:

History Hit, the SVoD, content platform and podcast network founded by Dan Snow, and Ubisoft have renewed and expanded their partnership.

Hollywood Reporter: ‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Mike Rowe Sues Discovery Over Denying Streaming Royalties

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Warner Bros. Discovery has been sued by Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe, who alleges that the network is refusing to pay him certain streaming royalties and is misinterpreting his deal to shortchange him on other payments.

Variety: YouTube Disputes Disney Lawsuit’s Claims Over Justin Connolly Hiring, Alleges Disney Is Using Exec as ‘Pawn’ in License Talks

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YouTube has fired back at Disney, opposing Disney’s lawsuit attempting to block the video giant’s hiring of Justin Connolly, a former high-level media distribution exec for the Mouse House.

Hollywood Reporter: Disney Sues YouTube Over Poaching Exec Ahead of Licensing Renewal Deals

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YouTube‘s hiring of longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly to serve in a newly created role as global head of media and sports has sparked a lawsuit against the Google-owned company.

Deadline: YouTube Will Stream Kansas City Chiefs-L.A. Chargers NFL Game For Free From Brazil This September

Story from Deadline:

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the Kansas City Chiefs will face the L.A. Chargers in an early-September game streaming globally on YouTube.

Deadline: YouTube TV Bucks The Cord-Cutting Trend, Growing By Disrupting – But Not Everyone “Enjoys The Zen”

Story from Deadline:

In just eight years, and in a landscape defined by cord-cutting and decline, YouTube TV has become one of the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S.

Variety: Australia’s Video Market to Hit $12.3 Billion by 2030, YouTube, Netflix Dominate, Media Partners Asia Study Finds

Story from Variety:

In a new analysis of Australia’s evolving entertainment landscape, research firm Media Partners Asia (MPA) projects the country’s video industry will reach $12.3 billion in total revenue by 2030.