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YouTube TV to Launch More Than 10 Genre-Specific Packages in 2026
Plans will be available across sports, news and family & entertainment content
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Mario Gabelli ‘Highly Likely’ to Tender Warner Bros. Discovery Shares to Paramount
The GAMCO Investors chairman tells TheWrap that while he believes the all-cash, $30 per share offer is “superior” for his clients, the battle with Netflix is still in the “early innings”
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Kevin Mayer Predicts the ‘Price Is Going to Go Higher’ in Paramount-Netflix Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery
The Candle Media CEO, who was instrumental in securing Disney’s $71 billion deal for Fox, suspects “we’re in for more fireworks here”
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Disney Names Former Apple COO Jeff Williams to Board of Directors
The executive, who would expand the size of the board to a total of 11 members, will stand election at the media giant’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders
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The Reset: Speaking Hard Truths in an Anti-DEI Age
Silence and fear have permeated for most of the year but at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit direct and candid talk was on the agenda
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AMC Networks Taps Peacock, Hulu Executive Annie Luo as Streaming Growth President
The executive will oversee the company’s portfolio of targeted streaming services, including AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, HIDIVE, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and All Reality
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What’s Next for Paramount’s Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Here’s a timeline for when WBD is expected to respond, while Paramount teased it may have an even sweeter offer in store
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TelevisaUnvision’s John Kozack to Join Allen Media Group as Chief Revenue Officer of Advertising Sales
In his new role, Kozack will oversee ad sales, brand sponsorships and revenue partnerships for AMG’s linear networks, sports, streaming, digital, social and branded content
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Ad-Supported Platforms Made Up 72.9% of TV Viewership in Q3 of 2025
Fueled by football, streaming made up the majority with a 46.4% share, followed by cable with 27.2% and broadcast with 26.4%
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Chasing WBD: Paramount vs. Netflix Pros and Cons | Analysis
Paramount’s hostile bid puts its offer against Netflix public, but which company has the sweeter deal?
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WGA President Says Guild Has No ‘Preferred Winner’ in WBD Bidding War: ‘Whoever Wins, Writers Lose’
“This is us looking at this as a massive antirust issue where we believe the government really needs to step in,” Michele Mulroney adds
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Trump Declines Picking Side in Netflix and Paramount’s WBD Fight: ‘None of Them Are Particularly Great Friends of Mine’
And of son-in-law Jared Kushner’s role in Paramount’s bid, the president says he’s “never spoken with him about it”
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David Ellison Says Paramount-WBD Deal Would ‘Strengthen the Entertainment Industry as a Whole’ in Leaked Staff Memo
The CEO writes that his $30-a-share hostile bid is superior to Netflix’s “across every dimension”
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Pursuit Follows Shaky History for Hostile Bids
But Warner Bros. Discovery does not have a “poison pill” defense plan that has been used effectively to discourage hostile offers
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Netflix Asserts It Would ‘Still Be Behind YouTube’ in Viewing Time If Warner Bros. Deal Clears
Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos addressed the deal at UBS’ Global Media and Communications Conference
