Rosie O’Donnell is apparently very concerned about ideological bias in American media — just not the kind that dominated much of legacy television news for decades. The comedian, who is spending this week guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, unloaded on Paramount...
Lookout, world. There's a new winner in animated movie soundtracks. For the last many decades, Disney has owned the modern movie-musical charts. Whether it was The Little Mermaid (1989), The Lion King (1994), or Phil Collins singing "You'll Be in My Heart," The...
In a move that could reshape the sports media landscape, ESPN—a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company—has announced its acquisition of the NFL Network and several other key NFL media assets.
The deal, revealed on August 5, 2025, involves ESPN granting the NFL a 10% equity stake in the network in exchange for ownership of these properties. This partnership aims to enhance fan experiences by integrating NFL content more deeply into ESPN’s platforms, including its upcoming direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service.
Independent creators Eric July of Rippaverse and Dan Vasc made major waves in the music world this week when their single Glorious Death, tied to the upcoming animated project Norfica, debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. But according to July, that impressive placement came despite serious obstacles—and the duo may have been unjustly denied the No. 1 spot due to a quiet rule change and misleading guidance from the industry itself.
Disney owned ABC News has officially severed ties with longtime correspondent Terry Moran, just days after suspending him for a late-night social media post that blasted both President Donald Trump and his deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller.
The clock is ticking for the Paramount Skydance merger, and all signs point to a frantic June behind closed doors. With just over a month remaining before a critical July 7th deadline, the media giant is under mounting pressure to resolve its legal battle with U.S. President Donald Trump or risk tanking its planned $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.
Just days after reports emerged that Paramount had offered Donald Trump $15 million to settle his $20 billion CBS lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview with then-candidate Kamala Harris, the deal appears to be off the table—for now.
After months of legal silence, Paramount/CBS has finally put serious money on the table, offering a settlement to President Donald Trump to end his explosive $20 billion lawsuit over a 60 Minutes segment aired during the 2024 election. The move marks a dramatic shift in the media giant’s stance—and may signal panic as the company fights to save its proposed merger with Skydance Media.
I dunno about you folks, but I’m into language, words, and meaning. And THAT means that I get constantly po’d about how words are either abused or over-used or just plain stupidly employed online, in particular in YouTube videos.
Once upon a time, a long-running and highly successful TV sitcom featured one of its popular leather-jacketed characters quite literally jumping over a shark at sea and a new expression was born in medialand. “Jumping The Shark” meant taking a process/idea/concept/plot/series one step beyond the most strained artistic rationality and was symbolic of the end of any further worthwhile creative endeavor and a signal that it was time to do something else.
Something strange is happening with The Last of Us Season 2. Not just in the narrative—but in the way the media is covering it. Or more accurately… refusing to. This week, Beyond the Trailer host Grace Randolph tweeted that she’s stepping away from The Last of Us show entirely.