Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox are teaming up to deliver a new subscription streaming service that will combine all of their sports programming on a non-exclusive basis. It will have 14 channels including ESPN, ABC, FS1, Fox, TNT and TBS. The surprise announcement has generated more questions than answers, especially over whether any antitrust laws are being broken.
Meanwhile, awards season chugs along with the Directors Guild of America handing out its top prize to Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer.” Plus, the Oscars add a new category for casting directors.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Universal Music pulled all of its music from TikTok, Disney invests in “Fortnite” developer Epic Games and Paramount starts pulling content off its streaming service.
‘YOLO’ Thrives In Chinese New Year Bow; ‘Wonka’ Nears $600M Worldwide
https://deadline.com/2024/02/yolo-chinese-new-year-movies-wonka-worldwide-international-box-office-1235822097/
Box Office: Worst Super Bowl Weekend in Decades Outside of COVID, ‘Argylle’ Ekes Out $6.5M Lead
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/argylle-box-office-worst-super-bowl-weekend-1235821901/
Relationship Drama ‘Rewind’ Becomes First Filipino Movie To Take $16M At Global Box Office
https://deadline.com/2024/01/rewind-philippines-global-box-office-record-1235808494/
Ed Mintz Dies: CinemaScore Founder & Pioneer In Moviegoing Polling Was 83
https://deadline.com/2024/02/ed-mintz-dead-cinemascore-founder-1235820895/
Warner Music to Lay Off 10% of Staff in Effort to ‘Double Down on Core Business’
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/warner-music-to-lay-off-10-percent-staff-1235901563/
IATSE Negotiating Committee ‘Not Interested’ in Extending Talks Past July 31 Deadline
https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/iatse-will-not-extend-negotiations-strike-1234952637/
“They Should Fear Us”: Teamsters & IATSE Link Arms For March Contract Talks With Studios
“They Should Fear Us”: Teamsters & IATSE Link Arms For March Contract Talks With Studios
Will UMG’s TikTok Licensing Standoff Lead to Music’s Equivalent of the Hollywood Strikes?
https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/tiktok-universal-music-fight-affect-music-industry-1235593862/
Meta Hits Record Revenue of $40.1 Billion in Q4, as Facebook and Other Apps Now Reach Nearly 4 Billion People Monthly
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/meta-q4-2023-earnings-record-revenue-monthly-users-1235894587/
Amazon Advertising Revenue Hits $14.
