Mediagazer: Under its contract with Artists Equity, Netflix will pay the crew a bonus if The Rip performs well, a departure from its usual refusal to make back-end payments (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)

4:00 PM ET, January 9, 2026

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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:

Under its contract with Artists Equity, Netflix will pay the crew a bonus if The Rip performs well, a departure from its usual refusal to make back-end payments — The streaming giant agreed to pay the entire production crew of the pair's new movie a bonus if the film performs well on the service.

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Jordan Moreau / Variety:

The Golden Globes signs a deal with Polymarket, which will provide stats and predictions about the awards show at the official 2026 viewing party — The fast-rising digital marketplace will offer real-time forecasts for winners in top races during Sunday's live telecast on CBS

Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law:

A district court judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton's request for a restraining order preventing Samsung from collecting data on TV watchers — Samsung Electronics America can continue to use technology that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says allows it to unlawfully collect data on TV watchers, a judge ruled Friday.

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Danielle Riendeau / Game Developer:

Two former Polygon editors say they are launching Mothership, a new game publication, on January 26, to analyze games through the lens of gender and identity — The new publication will focus on gender inclusivity and building community. — Former Polygon editors Maddy Myers and Zoe Hannah …

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Sources: Paramount is seeking a strategic partner to invest in MTV as it aims to refocus MTV on music; Nielsen: MTV averaged <200K viewers in primetime in 2025 — Paramount Skydance Corp. is looking to revive MTV — and it wants the music industry's help.

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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:

Sources: the nine MLB teams televised by FanDuel Sports Network have ended their contracts with FanDuel SN after multiple teams failed to get scheduled payments — The nine Major League Baseball teams televised by FanDuel Sport Network have terminated their contracts with FanDuel SN …

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Ross Kerber / Reuters:

Some of WBD's biggest investors are split on Paramount's offer that counters Netflix's accepted bid; investors have until January 21 to accept Paramount's bid — Some of Warner Bros Discovery's (WBD.O) biggest investors are split on Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) sweetened offer …

Wall Street Journal:
Paramount reaffirms its commitment to its $30-per-share offer to acquire WBD and says that its analysis values Discovery Global at $0 per share

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