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4:05 AM ET, February 3, 2026

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney reports Q1 revenue up 5% YoY to $26B, driven by Zootopia 2 and a record $10B revenue from Experiences; streaming operating income rose 72% YoY to $450M  —  Disney beat Wall Street expectations with a 5% lift in revenue for the December 2025 quarter, and its streaming biz continued …
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
ESPN closes the deal to acquire multiple NFL Media assets after receiving US regulatory approval; NFL will get a 10% stake in ESPN as part of the agreement  —  Share full article  —  Government regulators have approved ESPN's billion-dollar blockbuster acquisition of multiple NFL Media assets …
The Wrap:
Source: CBS News may cut ties with new contributor Peter Attia, a wellness expert, after emails show Epstein links; Bari Weiss sees this as giving in to the mob  —  In newly released emails, the wellness guru made crude jokes in chummy correspondence with the late convicted sex offender
Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney's board is aligning on promoting theme park division chairman Josh D'Amaro to CEO; Disney says “the board has not yet selected the next CEO”  —  The board of Walt Disney Co. is aligning on promoting theme-park division chairman Josh D'Amaro to the role …
Isaac Rouse / Polygon.com:
Crunchyroll is raising its US prices by $2 per month; the cheapest tier gets its first price increase since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device  —  If you didn't secure a Crunchyroll subscription when it was on sale during Black Friday, we have some bad news, anime fans: The price has officially gone up.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Amazon's Melania documentary opens with $7M at the North American box office, above pre-release estimates of $3M to $5M; Amazon spent $75M on the documentary  —  “Melania,” a documentary that shadows the first lady of the United States in the lead-up to Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
The IAB proposes draft legislation to protect publishers from AI companies using their content to train models and generate summaries without compensation  —  Interactive Advertising Bureau CEO David Cohen announced proposed draft legislation and plans to push for action to protect publishers …
Discussion: MediaPost, IAB and TVNewsCheck
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Christopher Nolan about becoming president of the Directors Guild of America, labor negotiations, studios striking AI deals, and more  —  In his first interview as president of the Directors Guild of America, the ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Dark Knight’ helmer called a recent downturn …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with journalist Danny Funt about his new book on sports betting, news organizations making sports betting deals, parallels with prediction markets, and more  —  “Sports media is kind of getting bribed,” as one former ESPN reporter told journalist Danny Funt.
 
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Riya Misra / Politico:
Dan Bongino returned to his podcast after a nine-month tenure as the deputy director of the FBI; the first episode featured a call-in from President Trump
Peter White / Deadline:
Versant-owned E! acquires the US broadcasting rights for the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, taking over from previous rights holder BritBox
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and Awards Radar
CNBC:
Sensor Tower: Latin American downloads of the top 20 microdrama apps rose ~402% YoY in 2025; ReelShort and DramaBox led with 77M and 74M downloads, respectively
Discussion: Business Insider
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OpenAI launches a Codex app for macOS, designed to serve as a command center for managing AI agents, and says Codex usage has nearly doubled since mid-December

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The US DOJ releasing emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kicks off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage
 
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