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Comcast President Mike Cavanagh says the company did not have a "high likelihood of prevailing" in its WBD bid but believed the attempt was worthwhile (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Comcast President Says Company Has “Damn Good Hand” in Media, Despite Losing Warners Deal
Mike Cavanagh said Monday that the company "did not expect that we had a high likelihood of prevailing" in its Warner Bros. bid, but wanted to try.

Chipkrise: Nexperia stoppt Ausfuhr von Wafern nach China
Trotz der Lieferprobleme bei Nexperia blieben bisher Produktionsstopps bei deutschen Autobauern aus. Doch nun droht eine Verschärfung des Konflikts.
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In an interview with Screen International, Eddy Cue says Apple currently has no plans for an ad tier on Apple TV and no plans for a bid for WBD, A24, or Disney (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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An Ad Tier for Apple TV? The Tech Giant Buying Warner Bros.? Don’t Bet on It, Eddy Cue Says
The tech executive appeared to dismiss the long-rumored moves in an interview with Screen International.

[OT] Andrew Ng warns AI far from general intelligence amid overhype https://www.webpronews.com/andrew-ng-warns-ai-far-from-general-intelligence-amid-overhype/

Andrew Ng Warns AI Far from General Intelligence Amid Overhype
Andrew Ng cautions that AI remains narrowly focused, resource-heavy, and far from achieving general intelligence or replacing humans soon, amid overhyped expectations. Echoing experts like Hinton, discussions highlight job augmentation, ethical concerns, regulations, and technical barriers. Ultimately, AI is seen as a collaborative tool enhancing human potential.

The Academy reports fiscal 2025 revenues of $269.2M, up from $263.1M in 2024, after cutting expenses from $220.1M to $208.1M; Oscars revenue grew to $150.5M (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Film Academy Grows Oscars Revenue to $150 Million As It Trims Expenses
"It is so important that we continue to diversify revenue streams and control expenses to allow for a sustainable and impactful future," Academy CEO Bill Kramer tells THR.

New York Post Media Group EIC Keith Poole says The California Post will launch January 26, setting up its newsroom on the Fox studio lot in Century City (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Rupert Murdoch’s Newspaper War In L.A. Will Begin This Month
The News Corp. property The California Post will launch Jan. 26 from a newsroom off of the Fox lot in Century City.

Cable company Altice changes its name to Optimum Communications and will change its NYSE ticker symbol to OPTU on November 19 (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Altice Changes Corporate Name to Optimum Communications
The cable company (which was once called Cablevision) will begin trading under the ticket OPTU later this month.

WBD reports Q3 revenue down 6% YoY to $9B, a $148M net loss, $1.2B in debt repayment, streaming subscribers up 16% YoY to 128M, and $2.63B in streaming revenue (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
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‘Superman’ Supercharges Warner Bros. Earnings, But Linear TV Struggles Push Company to Loss
The company's streaming business was essentially flat year over year as subs stand at 128 million.