Top News:
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK filings: Paramount and Comcast invested $1B+ into European streamer SkyShowtime since 2022; SkyShowtime had a €543.7M operating loss in 2024, down 3% YoY — SkyShowtime recently celebrated its third anniversary following its initial launch in 20 markets, including Spain and Poland, in September 2022.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $11.51B, matching est., and an operating margin below est. due to Brazilian tax dispute expense; NFLX drops 6%+ — - Shares of Netflix fell after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss. … Shares of Netflix fell around 7% in extended trading Tuesday …
Discussion:
The Streamable, Netflix, Benzinga, The Hollywood Reporter, Breitbart, Associated Press, Yahoo Finance, FX Empire, ETF Trends, Blockonomi, NewsMax.com, International Business Times, City A.M., @chriskatje, @ayeshatariq, COINOTAG NEWS, @jessecoheninv, @johnkicklighter, @mr_derivatives, Finance Magnates, The Rio Times, @gerberkawasaki, @garyblack00, BMI, @jonerlichman, Watcher Guru, IG, @codyrhodes, Korea Joongang Daily, NZ Herald, thesun.my, StreamTV Insider, Deadline, Bloomberg, Screen, Fortune, Channel NewsAsia, Dow Jones Newswires, Sharecafe, Thurrott, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, Shacknews, Cord Cutters News, Seeking Alpha, Financial Times, The Wrap, Variety, Bloomberg, Reuters, Quartz, UPI and Barron's Online, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says the company is “now on track to more than double ad revenue this year” and is currently using AI to test new ad formats — The streaming giant reported its Q3 earnings Tuesday.
Discussion:
Advanced Television, Reuters, Proactive, nScreenMedia, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, CNBC, Malay Mail, israelhayom.com, BGR, Benzinga, AdExchanger, Sports Business Journal, Marketing Week, Adweek, TVNewsCheck, Yahoo Finance, Deadline, TheDesk.net, Blockonomi, Realscreen and Tech Times, more at Techmeme »
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
YouTube now lets mobile users set a customizable daily limit to restrict how long they can scroll Shorts feeds; the limit notifications are dismissible — Mobile users can automatically pause their Shorts feeds after watching for a set duration.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Google Help Center and @whoa-magic.lol
Adam Leventhal / The Athletic:
UEFA joins the MPA-led anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the first sports governing body to join the group, which has 50+ members — UEFA has become the first sports governing body to join the world's largest anti-piracy coalition, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).
Discussion:
Advanced Television, Sports Business Journal, TVBEurope, TheDesk.net, Broadband TV News and Deadline
Ferdinand Knapp / Politico:
The EU Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize, its top human rights award, to two imprisoned journalists: Belarus' Andrzej Poczobut and Georgia's Mzia Amaglobeli — Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli named as Sakharov Prize winners. — The European Parliament on Wednesday awarded …
Discussion:
Reuters, France 24, Notes From Poland, Courthouse News Service, The Times of Israel and WTOP News
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox plans to broadcast 69 live matches from the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the Fox broadcast network, up from 34 matches in 2022; the remaining 35 will run on FS1 — The Fox broadcast network will air 69 matches, compared to 34 in 2022, with the remaining 35 running on FS1. — Fox is doubling down on the FIFA World Cup.
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, The Athletic, Sports Business Journal, @bsdtectr.bsky.social and Associated Press
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Source: Charter is laying off 1,200 employees, or just over 1% of its 95,000-person workforce, primarily in corporate and back-office functions — Cuts in corporate and back-office roles total more than 1% of workforce — Cable and broadband giant Charter Communications is laying off 1,200 employees …
Discussion:
Cord Cutters News, Reuters and TheDesk.net
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the economics of NBCU's NBA deal; sources say losses are projected at $500M to $1.4B per year at first and NBCU has averaged ~$130K per 30-second ad — Some senior NBCUniversal entertainment executives and Wall Street analysts have questioned the price and all that has to go right for the deal to be a success
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, Sports Business Journal, The Hollywood Reporter and TVNewsCheck
Olivia Le Poidevin / Reuters:
EBU/BBC study: 45% of responses from top AI assistants misrepresented news content with at least one significant issue and 31% showed serious sourcing problems — - Research finds AI assistants make errors reporting news — Public trust could be eroded, EBU official says
Discussion:
Advanced Television, Implicator.ai, Forbes, Al Jazeera, NPR, WinBuzzer and Deutsche Welle, more at Techmeme »
Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Sources: WBD has rejected a $24-per-share takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, and people inside WBD expect a fourth bid from David Ellison imminently — Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison has bid $24 a share for Warner Bros. Discovery - a mega-deal worth $57 billion that was nevertheless rejected …
Discussion:
MediaPost, The Streamable, TVNewsCheck, Straight Arrow News, Sherwood News, CNBC, France 24, Deadline, Benzinga and Yahoo Finance
RELATED:
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
WBD's “unsolicited interest” statement indicates that it is willing to sell its valuable studio and streaming business instead of splitting itself into two
WBD's “unsolicited interest” statement indicates that it is willing to sell its valuable studio and streaming business instead of splitting itself into two
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Blockonomi, The Guardian, Reuters, @pkafka, HotAir, Gizmodo, IndieWire, Sports Business Journal, Awful Announcing, Fast Company, Bloomberg, TV Tech, Mediaite, The Week, The Verge, Axios, Yahoo Finance, The Wrap, New York Post, The Information, GamesBeat, Chicago Tribune, NBC News and CNBC
Washington Post:
Interviews with two dozen people show how Israeli soldiers targeted a Gaza hospital stairwell in August that its military knew was a hub for news organizations — With a ceasefire now in place, rights groups and press freedom advocates say they plan to redouble their calls for accountability.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NYT announces the addition of a TikTok-like Watch tab to its app, featuring a mix of short-form, scrollable, vertical news videos, available October 22 — The New York Times on Tuesday said it will add a stand-alone destination within its main app that includes a curated mix of short-form …
Discussion:
Adweek, Tubefilter and The Hill
