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11:40 AM ET, October 22, 2025

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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 …
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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
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
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Taboola and Paramount Skydance launch a CTV product called Performance Multiplier, aiming to extend the reach of Paramount's small and medium-sized ad partners  —  Taboola, the publicly traded ad tech giant, is partnering with Paramount Skydance to create a new product, called …
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CNBC:
WBD says it is open to a sale after getting “unsolicited interest” from multiple parties; sources say the parties include Netflix and Comcast; WBD closed up 11%
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
Diana Pearl / The Business of Fashion:
ShopMy, which lets brands run influencer marketing efforts, raised $70M led by Avenir at a $1.5B valuation, up from ~$410M when it raised $77.5M in March 2024  —  The fast-growing creator monetisation business raised $70 million in a funding round that included heavyweight Silicon Valley investors …
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).
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 …
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
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
 
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Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Study: a “drip” season release strategy leads to a 48% greater short-term retention of subscriptions vs. binge drops
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches its likeness detection tech, letting eligible creators in its Partner Program request the removal of AI-generated content with their likeness
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Rose Henderson / Bloomberg:
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair says the platform has paid out $25B to creators since its founding in 2016; OnlyFans takes a 20% fee on subscriptions and content sales
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max raises prices across all plans: Basic With Ads increases by $1/month to $10.99, Standard by $1.50/month to $18.49, and Premium by $2/month to $22.99
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Meta Adventurer and Fury glasses, each priced at $299, its first under its own brand, and a $399 Starfire model in collaboration with Kylie Jenner

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Market intelligence company Klue confirms it has suffered a breach, for which cybercrime group Icarus takes credit; Jamf, HackerOne, and others are affected

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
On the first day of their trial, two members of Scattered Spider plead guilty in the UK to charges stemming from a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London
 
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