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Discover why MSNBC is cutting costs by replacing live weekend news with taped Crooked Media podcasts. Plus, we discuss Hollywood studios abandoning AI-generated films, Disney reviving theatrical shorts like Loving Dory to boost box office margins, and Brad Bird officially shutting down a Ratatouille sequel.

Discover why Paramount is raiding the Warner Brothers Discovery vault for Harry Potter rights amidst merger talks, and how Hulu is bracing for the end of its culinary hit The Bear. Plus, we unpack Google DeepMind spending seventy-five million dollars to buy artistic credibility with indie darling A24.

Explore how digital powerhouses like MrBeast and TheSoul Group are out-earning Hollywood A-listers as the new Forbes Top 50 Creators list surpasses one billion dollars in collective revenue. Plus, discover why Paramount Plus is doubling down on its biggest franchise and how a complete episodic microdrama was just produced for the cost of a dinner.

Walmart threatens traditional streaming ad revenues with its acquisition of ad-tech platform Vibe.co, leveraging first-party shopper data to create closed-loop video advertising. Plus, Netflix bridges the creator gap by picking up a direct YouTube spinoff, and Crunchyroll plans its next phase of global growth outside of Japan.

Instagram challenges Netflix and Prime Video with a new episodic television app, while ABC leverages its own airwaves in a high-stakes regulatory battle against the FCC. We also discuss Google investing seventy-five million dollars into A24 to pioneer the future of AI filmmaking.

We explore how Skydance pursuing a massive acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery threatens to destroy Hollywood archival history through ruthless cost-cutting. Plus we break down the biggest weekend box office actuals of the year and analyze why the Amazon Prime Video algorithm is prematurely killing off new streaming comedies.

Dive into Pixar surpassing box office expectations and the global industry trends emerging from the Annecy Animation Festival in France. Plus, discover why HBO is facing intense audience backlash over an OnlyFans plotline in Euphoria as legacy networks struggle to adapt the digital creator economy for prestige television.

Discover why lawmakers are pressuring the FCC to halt the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery super-merger over foreign ownership concerns. Plus, we break down Pixar smashing early box office records and Fox opening its checkbook to lure digital creators away from unpredictable algorithms.

Dive into the DOJ clearing the monumental Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger and why state attorneys general might still block David Ellison's massive studio consolidation. Plus we break down Pixar's record breaking box office projections for Toy Story 5 and explore why Epic Games is proving the creator economy is a major threat to traditional studios.

Discover why the BBC is aggressively gutting its news division to survive the transition to digital delivery, and how Fox is betting on digital influencers to save its new Baywatch reboot. Plus, a new report reveals how quickly the creator economy is drowning in AI-generated content.

Lionsgate shatters box office records as its Michael Jackson biopic officially surpasses Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing music film in history. Plus, learn how the microdrama economy is outpacing legacy Hollywood as producer Bradley Bell preps season two of Hollywood Starlet for the a-Twist app before the first season even premieres.