NYTIMES (David Ellison) - David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - AMC locks in $500 million deal to put 'Walking Dead' franchise on Netflix and AMC+ starting in 2027
AMC Global Media and Netflix have struck a five-year, $500 million co-exclusive licensing deal covering every episode of "The Walking Dead" universe, a half-billion-dollar bet that a zombie franchise born on basic cable still has commercial life left in the streaming era. The agreement, reported by Variety, covers the original series and all six spinoffs, […] The post AMC locks in $500 million deal to put 'Walking Dead' franchise on Netflix and AMC+ starting in 2027 appeared first on American Almanac .
AMC Global Media and Netflix have struck a five-year, $500 million co-exclusive licensing deal covering every episode of "The Walking Dead" universe, a half-billion-dollar bet that a zombie franchise born on basic cable still has commercial life left in the streaming era. The agreement, reported by Variety , covers the original series and all six spinoffs, 371 episodes in total. Streaming under the new terms begins in 2027, with licenses for each show rolling out on different dates across different territories as existing deals expire. For AMC's own streaming platform, AMC+, the deal is a milestone. The service has never carried the flagship "Walking Dead" series. AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said the original show will land on…Open
NYTIMES (Michael M. Grynbaum) - ABC and NBC Will Not Take Trump’s Speech Live as Other TV Networks’ Plans Remain Uncertain
ABC, CNN and NBC were not planning to pre-empt regularly scheduled programming for the president’s remarks at 9 p.m. Fox News is set to carry it live.