MediaTransformationUpdate

Diller’s CNN Gambit Roils Warner’s Breakup Amid Mogul Bidding War
Billionaire media veteran Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery last year with an overture to acquire CNN, injecting fresh intrigue into the media conglomerate's hig...
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Roku’s Controversial Interface Overhaul Sparks User Revolt as Streaming Wars Intensify
Roku Inc., the dominant force in streaming television hardware, has ignited a firestorm of criticism from its user base following a significant redesign of its home screen in...
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Spotify’s $11 Billion Payout: How a Record Check Is Reshaping Power and Paydays in Music
NEW YORK – Spotify has once again broken its own record, disbursing over $11 billion to the music industry in 2025, a figure that underscores the streaming giant’s deepening...
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The Bork Tapes Reboot: Supreme Court to Decide if 1988 VHS Law Governs the Streaming Economy
In the autumn of 1987, a Washington D.C. alternative weekly newspaper published the video rental history of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. The list was mundane—featuring...
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Bari Weiss’s CBS News Gambit: Ditch TV or Die Trying
In a stark all-hands meeting on January 27, 2026, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss delivered a blunt diagnosis to her staff: the network's fixation on broadcast television...
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The Unruly Focus Group: How Player Revolts Are Forcing a New C-Suite Playbook in Video Games
In early May, Sony Group Corp. faced a full-blown insurrection. The source was not a corporate raider but its own customers, mobilized with ferocious speed. The company had a...
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YouTube’s New Gambit: How Micro-Features and a $15 Billion Goal Are Redefining ‘Premium’
NEW YORK – In the relentless battle for subscription dollars, Google’s YouTube is deploying a new, quieter strategy. It isn’t a blockbuster original series or a major platfor...
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The Moral-Story Mogul in Hollywood’s Crosshairs: Inside the High-Stakes Calculus of a Dhar Mann Partnership
NEW YORK – In the hushed boardrooms of legacy media conglomerates, a new kind of calculus is being run. The spreadsheets and presentations are no longer just about box office...
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Spotify’s High-Stakes Gambit: Why the Long-Promised HiFi Audio Is Now a Trojan Horse for a Pricier ‘Supremium’ Tier
Spotify's High-Stakes Gambit: Why the Long-Promised HiFi Audio Is Now a Trojan Horse for a Pricier 'Supremium' Tier NEW YORK – In the fast-moving world of digital media...
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Ellisons’ Media Gambit: Paramount’s Hostile Warner Bid Amid Trump Ties and News Storms
Ellisons' Media Gambit: Paramount's Hostile Warner Bid Amid Trump Ties and News StormsDavid Ellison, CEO of the newly formed Paramount Skydance, and his billionaire fat...
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Hollywood’s New Piracy Frontier: Wielding Indian Courts for a Global Takedown Strategy
NEW DELHI—In a quiet but potentially seismic legal maneuver, a coalition of Hollywood's biggest players, including Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros., has turned to the High C...
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FCC Flags Netflix-Warner Deal Risks Amid Streaming Power Grab
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has voiced rare public reservations about Netflix's $83 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and HBO Max,...
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Dokoupil’s Ratings Surge: CBS Evening News Hits 6.4 Million, Best in Half Decade
NEW YORK—Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News notched its largest audience in five years on January 19, drawing 6.4 million total viewers and 803,000 in the key adults 25-...
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Qobuz Surges Amid Spotify AI Backlash, Attracts Audiophiles
The Hi-Res Uprising: Spotify's AI Turmoil Sparks a Streaming Revolution In the ever-evolving world of music streaming, a quiet contender is making waves, propelled by...
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Substack Launches Beta TV App for Apple TV and Google TV Streaming
Substack's Screen Invasion: How a Newsletter Giant is Storming the Television Frontier Substack, the platform that revolutionized independent journalism and content cr...
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