Substack TV, Oscar nominations and Chad bought a rower.

• BBC to make original YouTube shows

• Substack launches a new TV app for videos and not writing

• Australian Open Coverage marred by streaming, cable access

• 2026 Oscars diversity report

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Bari Weiss continues to struggle to find what works at CBS News.

• LA production had a small winter bump but not much else

• Ted Sarandos insists the 45-day theatrical window will stay after Warner Bros. acquisition

• PBS NewsHour Weekend aired its final episode

• Inside of the new CBS News

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And all the girlies say they I a lot for a white guy.

• Tony Dokopil’s CBS Evening News

• ESPN’s long list of promises in 2026

• TV Academy creates a legacy award for long running series

• Movie theater owners speak up against Warner Bros. sale

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Maggie Crane sits down to talk about taping her new special, "Side by Side" - an autobiographical solo show that covers her life in Massachusetts growing up amidst disability.

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Chad covers mergers, Bari Weiss, and all the crap that made up 2025 in the entertainment industry. He also tries to offer hope. Let the similes fly!

• The Oscars are YouTube bound in 2029

• Bari Weiss is holding right winged town halls

• Warner Bros. continues to dissuade the Ellison takeover

• Starz wants the Warner Bros. cable networks

• Most, if not all, of the most watched streaming shows are from white creators

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Schlop like schlep. Plus, the Game Awards are getting too big to sustain.

• NFL RedZone gets more commercials mid season

• Netflix doesn’t put much monetary value on WB game studios

• Warner Bros. doesn't think Paramount can afford its new bids

• Disney invests a billion into OpenAI

• Geoff Keighley on running The Game Awards

• The Game Awards doesn’t live up to the hype anymore

• The Game Awards are too expensive

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All Warner Bros, all Netflix. Chad is less than optimistic with the Warner Bros. sale to Netflix. Warner Bros. went with the richest buyer and, while selling isn't ideal in the first place, it's the better option between Comcast and Paramount Skydance.

• An update on the Warner Bros. second bids

• Netflix’s rumored plans for Warner Bros.

• What Comcast wants to do with Warner Bros.

• Parmount Skydance’s bid partially comes from Saudi Arabia

• Paramount sent two letters complaining about Netflix

• After a third round of offers, Netflix sent the highest offer

• Netflix and Warner enter exclusive talks

• Netflix wins Warner Bros

• Netflix held a Friday morning call with Wall Street analysts

• AI played a factor into the acquisition

• Warner Bros. theater output will be safe-ish

• A memo from David Zaslav suggests “generational change” in the industry

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Call of Duty Black Ops 7's campaign stinks; Starz is looking to buy A+E; and MLB's new TV home(s).

• Theater owners are following the Warner Bros. Discovery sale

• Disney might be looking to sell its smaller cable networks and Starz is looking to grow

• MLB signs new deals with Disney, NBC and Netflix

• Is Netflix’s MLB deal a sign of what’s to come on the streamer?

• The FCC is looking at the relationships between broadcast networks

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