NFL games on Netflix in a deal announced earlier today will each cost the streamer about the same as one mid-sized film, said Spencer Wang, EVP Finance, IR and Corporate Development. The company, whi ch has been pushing into sports and live events, nabbed the rights to a doubleheader on Christmas day…

CNN’s Mark Thompson told advertisers additional details about the network’s strategy, with plans to expand franchises to digital platforms and to build new branded verticals around topics beyond politics. “We don’t believe news is just politics,” Thompson said at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Swedish screenwriter, series creator and showrunner Lisa Ambjörn (Young Royals) for representation in all areas. Recently named one of Deadline’s Five Rising European Scribes to Watch Out For in 2024, Ambjörn is known for authentically capturing youth culture in her work…

Emboldened by the success of Barbie, the biggest theatrical film of 2023 and also a potent draw in streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery mobilized its film slate in its upfront presentation to advertisers. Execs pointed to upcoming tentpoles like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (which was nearing its world…

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a group-wide rebrand afoot at FL Entertainment, the parent of Big Brother firm Banijay. Euronext Amsterdam-listed FL will now be known as Banijay Group, with three Banijay-branded subsidiaries sitting underneath. Banijay Entertainment (formerly Banijay) will house the content…

2nd UPDATE, 8:43 AM PT: Less than 24 hours ago there were no scheduled debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Now President Biden says there are two. In the last hour, we had the self-described “breaking news” announcement by CNN boss Mark Thompson at the Warner Bros Discovery upfront of one…

Eva Longoria is returning to CNN for a revival of the Searching For franchise, this one focused on Spain. Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain was announced at today’s Warner Bros. Discovery upfront in New York, with plans for a premiere in 2025. Per CNN, the series will feature “a gastronomic…

EXCLUSIVE: CNN is picking up a second season of United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper, with plans for another series run in 2025. The CNN Original Series, which aired on Sunday night, spotlighted figures like former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey…

Netflix has secured rights to an NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day, taking another leap forward in live sports, After this year, the streaming giant will carry at least one holiday game over the next three years. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Bloomberg reported the fee was less than $150…

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EXCLUSIVE: After corporate maneuvers, a global pandemic and labor unrest, the wheels of streaming commerce are finally starting to turn for Max. The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service introduced an ad tier in 2021, when it was known as HBO Max and owned by AT&T’s WarnerMedia, only to…

UPDATED: Donald Trump's attorney in the former president's hush money trial went straight at the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen, kicking off a profanity-laced cross examination. To start off, Todd Blanche introduced himself to Cohen, saying that although they'd never met "you went on…