MEDIA

Looks like that future is not just coming but nearly here. “Game stores and preservationists also have to adjust to the fact that physical games are going to be harder to come by.” - The Verge

“The new leaned-down Emmys will only broadcast 19 categories, compared to last year’s 26.” And the word Primetime has been, well, removed. - Vulture

At least, on the market: “The stock reached a new 52-week low on Friday and is down 49% from a year ago.” - Los Angeles Times

"A colleague revealed that her 12-year-old was irritated by the absence of a scene involving the God of Wind which is, apparently, quite important in the original text, and that girl definitely went to a better middle school than I did.” - Washington Post

“Today, national programmers can distribute their programming to 100 percent of the country — either through their own streaming services or through deals they cut with nationwide ‘virtual cable companies,’ like YouTube TV. The cap no longer constrains their control over distribution in this respect,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote. - Variety

“According to filings seen by the FT, the US government told the court in Florida ‘that it is considering participating in this litigation’. … The ‘conflict of interest is clear and stark’, the BBC said in a filing responding to the US government’s submission.” - Financial Times

“Trump is demanding damages from the corporation, claiming a Panorama documentary defamed him because of an allegedly misleading edit of footage of one of his speeches. … However, while (he) is pressing on with the case as a whole, he has dismissed defamation claims against … the broadcaster's commercial and production arms.” - The Telegraph (UK) (Yahoo!)

“It’s really been holding back local broadcasters from reaching the scale necessary to invest in local news and journalism reporting,” Brendan Carr said. - The Hill

Whether in the spirit of saving or eulogizing the industry, the question of its influence deserves serious thought. - The Atlantic

“Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison and his tech billionaire dad Larry Ellison have been sued by a Paramount shareholder who alleged they cut an ‘illegal’ deal with President Donald Trump to secure U.S. governmental approval for the takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.” - Variety

“Today’s BBC Annual Report showed that license fee payers slid by 539,000 last year to around 23.3 million. This is the biggest decline since 2020-21 and likely one of the biggest of all time. … News of the decline in license-fee payers comes with the BBC seeking some sort of revamped financial model.” - Deadline

Millions of dollars in bets on “Love Island USA” signal prediction platform Kalshi’s push into pop culture, where reality TV fandoms are fueling a rapid surge in entertainment trading volume. - Los Angeles Times

CNN is more important to the deal than it might seem at first glance, for two simple reasons: Politics, and debt. - The Hollywood Reporter

“CEO David Ellison’s … confidantes have pushed him to consider moving its corporate headquarters and reallocating much of its $30 billion in planned spending outside the state” in reaction to the lawsuit. “The considerations may just be a show of brinkmanship, given so much of the industry’s production takes place outside of Hollywood already.” - Semafor

“This proposed combined entity would be the largest employer of writers, with tremendous power to suppress our wages, eliminate opportunities for emerging writers, cut jobs across the industry, and produce less programming,” said Writers Guild of America East president Tom Fontana in a statement. - AP