Mediagazer: A district court judge throws out SoundExchange's 2023 suit against SiriusXM, which had argued SoundExchange doesn't have the right to litigate royalty disputes (Stuart Dredge/Music Ally)

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison praises South Park creators, noting the show's profitability for Paramount, even as the show mercilessly skewers Trump — Paramount's new CEO doesn't seem to think he has a “South Park” problem. — Rather, David Ellison sees the animated show as part …

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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a press conference, Paramount Skydance execs emphasize better tech, deflect questions on recent controversies, and put off layoff questions until November

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison visited CBS News early Thursday, expressing admiration for the news division and acknowledging recent stresses

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison and President Jeff Shell will get paid no less than $3.5M per year and have bonus targets of $1.5M per year

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Netflix is exploring a deal to stream MLB's Home Run Derby, after ESPN walked away, and may be interested in additional baseball programming — Netflix Inc. is exploring a deal to stream Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, people familiar with the matter said, after ESPN walked away.

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Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

A district court judge throws out SoundExchange's 2023 suit against SiriusXM, which had argued SoundExchange doesn't have the right to litigate royalty disputes — - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — Two years ago, SoundExchange sued US satellite-radio firm SiriusXM …

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Zico Ghosh / The Hollywood Reporter:

A look at the impact of AI voice cloning on India's dubbing and voiceover sector, as artists demand consent, credit, and fair pay amid a lack of laws for AI use — As AI voice cloning in films becomes a reality, India's dubbing artists are demanding consent, credit and fair pay …

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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:

RTL Group reports H1 revenue down 3% YoY to €2.78B, vs. €2.83B est., Fremantle revenue down 5% to €905M due to lower revenue from the US and “phasing effects” — Got Talent producer Fremantle has seen its half-year revenue fall 5.4%, as parent RTL posted …

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Katcy Stephan / Variety:

Disney and Lucasfilm settle with Gina Carano, who sued for discrimination over her firing from The Mandalorian after she shared controversial social media posts — Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company have reached a mutual agreement in their legal dispute with Gina Carano following her firing from “The Mandalorian.”

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

Filing: Netflix UK distribution arm reports revenue of £1.85B for 2024, up 11% from 2023, and an 11% growth in average paid memberships — Netflix Services U.K. Limited, the company's British distribution arm, reported operating profit of £43.2 million ($58 million) …

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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Memo: in H1 2025, Bloomberg Media revenue grew 7% YoY, cross-platform audience grew 6%, subscriptions revenue rose 8%, paying subscribers rose by ~100K to 660K+ — Bloomberg Media CEO Karen Saltser sent the following memo to Bloomberg Media employees: — Team,

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group agrees to sell 10 local TV stations, mostly in the South and Midwest, to Gray Media in a $171M deal expected to close in Q4 — The mogul put his stations on the market back in June. … The comedian turned media mogul's company Allen Media Group …

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Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg:

Trade Desk's stock drops 35%+ after the company's latest earnings and projections heightened concerns about its growth prospects amid Amazon's ad-tech threat — Trade Desk Inc. analysts are bailing on the one-time market favorite amid growing fears that its advertising technology will get steamrolled by Amazon.com Inc.'s offerings

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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:

AMC Networks reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to $600M, vs. $555M est., domestic advertising revenue down 18% to $123M, and streaming revenue up 12% to $169M — Streaming revenue increased to $169 million for the quarter due to an AMC+ price increase — AMC Networks reported a 4% year …

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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:

How Australian men's lifestyle publisher Man of Many is countering a decline in Google referral traffic, through a registration wall, podcasts, and newsletters — Australian men's lifestyle publisher Man of Many has launched a registration wall, new podcasts and newsletters to combat a decline in Google referral traffic.

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