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Skydance, Peacock, Fubo on Streaming Challenges

When most people think of personalization, they’re probably imagining an AI algorithm that tracks what they watch and suggests similar titles based patterns. But fully automating recommendations isn’t quite so helpful to the individual user.

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Scripps’ AI Transformation

We spend a lot of time talking about broadcaster M&A, but the industry is also going through a tech evolution driven by AI. Scripps’ news operation is a prime example.

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In the Wild: Great American Book Club

Great American Family launched a new initiative earlier this year, introducing a monthly book club series that gathers viewers together alongside company leaders in a virtual setting.

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AMCGM, Versant on Evolving Past Cable

The first day of the Paley International Council Summit in NYC served as a forum for content companies to discuss how they’re tackling a media ecosystem that is evolving faster than ever before.

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Cable’s RSN Challenge

The closure of Main Street Sports Group was the latest death knell for the long-struggling regional sports network model. The fallout is forcing pay TV distributors to make sense of the chaos for their customers.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Is Now Skydance

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison made his X debut Friday morning to announce the name of the combined PSKY-Warner Bros. Discovery. When the deal closes, the merged company will be known simply as Skydance, with Paramount and Warner Bros. continuing to operate as separate brands under it.

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Apple’s Mission to Grow F1 in the U.S.

Eddy Cue, Apple SVP, Services and Health, and F1 President/CEO Stefano Domenicali joined a Paley Media Council talk to dish about how the motorsport has progressed since Apple TV began exclusively streaming races in March.

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NECN’s Spectrum News Refresh

New Englanders tuning into New England Cable News were greeted by a rebranded and refreshed network now owned and operated by Charter.

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PSKY, States Settle WBD Merger Fight

After quite a lot of will-they-won’t-they over the weekend, the states and the Writers Guild of America settled their antitrust case over the $110 billion Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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