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A24 renews its multiyear distribution deal with HBO Max; upcoming movies in the deal include Marty Supreme and The Moment starring Charli xcx (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hbo-max-a24-movies-streaming-deal-renewa…

HBO Max Renews A24 Movie Streaming Deal for Marty Supreme, The Moment
HBO Max and A24 inked a renewal of their licensing pact that will continue to bring the indie studio's films exclusively to HBO and HBO Max in the U.S. in the pay-TV window.

The Department of Commerce says the US and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement as part of which Taiwan will invest $250B in chip production capacity in the US (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/us-taiwan-chips-deal-china.html

Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced Thursday.

Sources: Jets, Cisco agree to 1-year, $5.25M deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48199158/jets-re-sign-safety-cisco-1-year-525m-deal

The Trump Administration Will Somehow Make $10 Billion Off the TikTok Deal
The unusually large fee comes after the president brokered the sale of the company’s US operations to investors allied with his administration
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

The Trump administration will somehow make $10 billion off the TikTok deal
The unusually large fee comes after the president brokered the sale of the company's US operations to investors allied with his administration.

Nielsen delays the release of The Gauge, its monthly snapshot of broadcast, cable, and streaming consumption, by a week; it will likely show a streaming decline (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nielsen-delay-march-gau…

Nielsen Will Delay March Gauge' Report After Streamers Fret
Nielsen Will Delay March 'Gauge' Report After Streamers Fret Over Audience Declines

Source: Lions add CB McCreary on 1-year deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48199022/lions-agree-cb-roger-mccreary-1-year-deal

Sources: Lance back with Chargers on 1-year deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48206846/trey-lance-returns-chargers-one-year-deal-sources-say

Sources: an August vesting milestone gives Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen the ability to cash out from their Cox deal and possibly exit (Natalie Korach/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/axios-cox-deal-jim-vandehei-mike-allen

Axios’ Future: Why It Matters
Three years after selling to Cox, incentives for Axios’ co-founders have vested, opening the door to a possible exit—a scenario Cox execs have begun informally planning for, Status has learned.

Giants signing WR Darnell Mooney to one-year deal worth up to $10 million https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-signing-wr-darnell-mooney-to-one-year-deal-worth-up-to-10-million

Source: Bills, S Stone agree to one-year deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48198949/source-bills-agree-terms-s-geno-stone-one-year-deal