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Whatever Happens to TikTok, Big Tech Is Coming for Its Millions of Creators
Tech giants like Meta and YouTube want to poach TikTokers, with Snapchat, X, Substack and others also planning efforts to coax them to their platforms.
By Alex Weprin, Caitlin Huston
Business
No, No, No, Ozempic? RFK Jr.’s Plan to Ban Big Pharma Ads Could Hit TV Networks Hard
Trump’s pick to lead the Health Department is targeting a multibillion-dollar ad market that’s one of the biggest spenders on the airwaves.
By Alex Weprin
Business
Your Hollywood Career: How to Tell When the End Is Nigh
A scribe who survived the newsweekly apocalypse and then the scripted comedy crash offers some handy tips on when to bail on a failing industry.
By Joel Stein
Business
MSNBC’s Project 2025: Rebuilding Itself In the Trump Era
The channel is losing Comcast as its corporate parent — and shield from the President’s attacks — as it reclaims its Rachel Maddow-centric identity and plans new leadership.
By Alex Weprin
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Another Sobering Snapshot of Hollywood’s Production Decline
A Luminate report finds the total number of TV episodes produced in 2024 fell by nearly 5,000 compared to just two years earlier as streaming and broadcast networks curb spending.
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Erik Hayden
‘South Park’ Streaming Rights Standoff: Warner Bros. Discovery Wins Ruling Clearing Way for Trial
The summary judgment ruling opens the door to discovery on Paramount's understanding of its deal with WBD and, possibly, Paramount's viewership and subscriber metrics as they relate to the series.
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Winston Cho
Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Once Sued Him for Allegedly Stealing a Script From a Man With Cystic Fibrosis
Bryan Freedman, now defending his client against Blake Lively’s accusations over 'It Ends With Us,' claimed Baldoni’s directorial debut 'Five Feet Apart' violated the copyright of a man who’d previously appeared on Baldoni’s docuseries about terminally ill young people.
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Gary Baum
"The wildfire devastation is unlike anything Los Angeles has ever faced, and we must act urgently to help people in immediate need," the DreamWorks co-founder said in a statement.
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Katie Kilkenny
Adobe Makes Additional $5M Grant to Fund For Underrepresented Creators, $1M For Fire Relief
The $1 million donation will be given to the Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Entertainment Community Fund.
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Caitlin Huston
Nielsen Earns Accreditation for ‘Big Data + Panel’ Ratings Measurement
The Media Rating Council approves the company's use of traditional panel sampling alongside input from millions more homes.
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Rick Porter
Netflix to Open Restaurant in Las Vegas Next Month as Live Experiences Business Expands (Exclusive)
'Stranger Things' chicken and waffles and 'Bridgerton' tea service will be available at a new location for Netflix Bites, opening at the MGM Grand on Feb. 20.
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Alex Weprin
Netflix Analysts See More Upside After Record Sub Gain, Price Hikes as Stock Hits All-Time High
The streaming giant gets the latest round of stock price target hikes as experts opine on advertising and live sports upside: "As good as it gets? We don’t think so."
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Georg Szalai
Prince Harry Settles Privacy Case as Murdoch’s ‘The Sun’ Owner Offers Him “Unequivocal Apology”
NGN also apologized to the Duke for the impact on him of the "extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales."
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Lily Ford
Chris Brown Files $500M Defamation Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery Over Sexual Assault Claims in Documentary
The singer takes issue with an accuser stating in the documentary that he raped her, as well as the portrayal that he has a "predisposition for punching women in the face."
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Winston Cho
Project Stargate: Trump Plots With Larry Ellison, Sam Altman On $500B AI Initiative
Yes, that's the name of a 1994 Roland Emmerich movie. It's now a big infrastructure project to help power tech giants' foray into AI.
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Erik Hayden
Broadway Box Office: ‘Our Town’ Brings in $1M in Closing Week
The revival starred Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes.
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Caitlin Huston
Netflix Raises Prices in First Major Hike Since 2023
The streaming giant is upping the cost of its standard ad-supported tier to $7.99 a month in the U.S., up from $6.99, and the standard plan is increasing by $2.
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Caitlin Huston
Netflix Adds Record-Breaking 19M Subscribers in Latest Quarter
The streaming giant hosted its record-breaking boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and its first ever NFL games, in the quarter.
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Alex Weprin
Leanne Loombe to Head Games at Annapurna (Exclusive)
Loombe joins the Megan Ellison outfit from Netflix’s gaming division.
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Mia Galuppo
Chinese App RedNote Becomes the New Home for “TikTok Refugees,” but Will the Exodus Prove Permanent?
As Xiaohongshu — known as RedNote or Red in English — surged to the top of the App Store downloads list this week, users in both China and the U.S. celebrated an unprecedented cross-cultural exchange: "Seeing people actually sharing their lives directly to each other is just beautiful.”
- Digital
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Nicole Fell, Lily Ford