"In the game, available via a web browser, players pretend to be sexual assault victims trapped on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious island.“ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Automakers have long tried to eliminate AM radio capabilities from new vehicles. But after years of tussling between Detroit and Washington, lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation this year that would mandate automakers keep AM receivers in cars." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is a terrific profile of FCC chairman Brendan Carr, brimming with new and previously unreported details about his rise to power.

“Yawnworthy is in the mind of the yawner” www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

“At a time when the Trump administration has mostly annihilated the already feeble funding for public media in the US, the success of Heated Rivalry is a major victory for the Canadian government’s unique system for nurturing homegrown entertainment." Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Jimmy Kimmel reups with ABC for an additional year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The current media climate has proven entirely hospitable to voices of misinformation, conspiracy and hatred. Can it sustain one dedicated to thoughtfulness and acceptance? Here's our feature story on the opportunities and challenges facing Ms. Rachel, the new queen of toddler TV: shorturl.at/2wDnX

Amazon is shutting down Wondery studio amid podcast industry’s shift to video www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Happy happy HBO Max counter-reformation day to all those who celebrate

Dr. Phil's media startup has filed for bankruptcy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

such a great, trippy show. Perfect mix of bloodshed, tortoise humor, and ethnobotany references

"Neon, Mubi and A24 represent three different futures of indie cinema." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

NEW: What went wrong with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Why was the writing so tonally inconsistent? Why did it feel so shallow? Why were there so few choices? Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Reminded today of something hilarious and spot-on that Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO's Succession, told us for "It's Not TV." (page 361)

As HBO Max's parent moves away from kids streaming content, expect Disney and Netflix to battle it out. Here's @felixgillette.bsky.social in the Businessweek Daily www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

I wrote about the sports doc glut www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“No part of the entertainment business has more to lose — and gain — from A.I. than animation.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...

Starting to really see the impact of Max throwing in the towel on kids programming. (1) New episodes of Sesame Street moving to Netflix. (2) Cartoon Network's new, long-anticipated reboot of Gumball making its streaming debut on Hulu.

Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @sarahzhang.bsky.social‬, @anndoritboy.bsky.social‬, @jaketapper.bsky.social‬, ‪@samiamadwar.bsky.social‬, @felixgillette.bsky.social‬, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬ & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...

Super thorough piece by @felixgillette.bsky.social on the decline of Cartoon Network in the Age of Zaz. But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Five years after its launch, Max is throwing in the towel on kids programming. What’s that mean for the future of Cartoon Network? My deep dive on the precarious state of a beloved animation brand. tinyurl.com/3fwbpf2b

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are struggling to survive Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav and the era of streaming. Great reporting from @felixgillette.bsky.social 🎁

Illegal casinos and sports books dominated the US online gambling market -- earning 74% of gross gaming revenue (a whopping $67.1 billion) in 2024. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Finished the Facebook memoir. It’s great. And although it’s crazy to say this, given how much reporting there has been on this company, it raises more questions about zuckerbergs leadership than anything I’ve read. a.co/d/8vS4yVY

What’s going on with Nick Denton? Why the sudden return to online combat? Naturally, the best take comes from @tomscocca.bsky.social “That is to say, after years out of the attention racket, Denton is trying to make one more score.” www.indignity.net/what-is-nick...

What a life #earl #oriolesmagic #weaver

Spotify's porn problem: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Jack Shafer is back! The longtime Politico press columnist debuts his new column in the WashPost. @jackshafer.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

I, admittedly, grew up in this world and have both admiration for it and anger towards it. Probably only Michael Schaffer could write this so well. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Excited to read this one! Happy pub day @benwallace.bsky.social

How NYT Cooking cooked Epicurious www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Bill Simmons re-ups with Spotify www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The biggest YouTube star in the world (@MrBeast) makes more money from chocolate than his entertainment business, according to two different investor decks. We took a dive into one of the most interesting creator businesses around. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New investigation inside NetEase Games. CEO is slashing games, hundreds of jobs, investment There was even talk of not releasing Marvel Rivals. CEO wants games that generate hundreds of millions, have original IP, per sources. w/ Zheping Huang and Takashi Mochizuki www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Last week I wrote advertisers were returning to X for fear of being sued This week WSJ reports that advertisers believe X made threats about torpedoing the IPG-Omnicom merger if marketers didn't return Remember this when seeing stories about X's suddenly resurgent biz www.wsj.com/business/med...

You may have seen him chasing around ICE detainees with a camera and wondered what’s going on with Dr. Phil?? Hannah Miller has the answer. She dug deep into the story behind Dr. Phil's latest reinvention as a streaming news mogul. Spoiler alert: it's been a struggle. Gift link: shorturl.at/Ftxwk

Amid the growing deluge of SNL 50 content washing through your social feeds, don't miss Susan Morrison's excellent new biography of Lorne Michaels, which comes out next week. I reviewed it for Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Yahoo News doesn’t fact-check articles written by creators, but does have content guidelines that prohibit defamation, misleading information or anything that could incite violence, the company said." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The spirit of Quibi riseth: "Producers in China now churn out 5,000 to 8,000 new mini-drama series a year, 10 times the tally for the rest of the world." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Gotta read @tcraggs22.bsky.social on Super Bowl conspiracy theories: "Just the other day, the comedian Bill Burr went on The Rich Eisen Show and started talking like Hal Holbrook in a parking garage." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: The Wonder Woman game is in trouble. Rocksteady is working on a new Batman that is ages away. And the next two years look grim. Inside the turmoil at Warner Bros. Games, which is ditching its president after a tenure of indecisiveness and unclear vision www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Mutual friends Elon Musk and Dana White had convinced Trump and Rogan to bury their dispute, according to a Trump aide. There would be no Harris interview." thehill.com/homenews/cam...

This whole trend is so bananas

RIP David Lynch. At our wedding, my wife and I walked down the aisle as a string quartet played the Twin Peaks theme song. One highlight of writing a book on HBO was talking to David Chase about Lynch's influence on him, particularly The Sopranos dream sequences www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...

Nintendo gives a glimpse of Switch 2 with the full unveiling coming April 2 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

really interesting macro look at the state of TV and movie production in the US right now: "You just have to be willing to get on a plane and go to Uzbekistan.” www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

“In podcasting, true-crime still pays, but these days, there are limits.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Lotta big Bluey news today #trifficult