May 6, 2024Episodes

42: Streaming Into the Void – May 5, 2024 – Paramount! Warner Bros.! DIG UP!

This week, Warner Bros. and Paramount just can’t help but dig their graves.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Screen Actors Guild Taps Nielsen for Help Verifying Streaming Services’ Data – Bloomberg

SAG-AFTRA Inks Deal With Nielsen to Measure Streaming Content

Nielsen TV Rating Services Accreditation Suspended By Media Rating Council

NBA Targets $76 Billion Windfall in New TV Rights Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock plummets to new low amid concerns the media giant could lose its NBA rights | CNN Business

Paramount Unveils Bob Bakish Exit Terms, Names Chris McCarthy ‘Interim Principal Executive’ For SEC Purposes

CBS CEO George Cheeks on Long-Term Plans, Morale, Paramount Fate (variety.com )

Sony and Apollo send letter expressing interest in $26 billion Paramount buyout as company mulls Skydance bid

Paramount Shareholder Asks for Court Order to Obtain Documents Tied to Skydance Merger Talks

Skydance Offers Paramount a Deal Sweetener: A $3 Billion Cash Infusion

Skydance’s Proposed Deal With Paramount Global Appears to Be Falling Apart

MLB in advanced talks to make Roku new home for Sunday morning baseball: Sources – The Athletic

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