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								CNN Pays Don Lemon $24.5 Million to Settle Anchor’s Network Ouster | ExclusiveThe former primetime anchor was ousted 10 months ago after butting heads with “CNN This Morning” cohosts 
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								Streaming Revenue Will Overtake Pay TV This Year, Research Firm PredictsAmpere Analysis believes ad-supported streaming revenue will pass $9 billion in the U.S. this year, bolstered by Prime Video’s new ad tier offering 
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								Blackwells Capital Calls on Disney to Prioritize Artificial Intelligence, Spatial ComputingThe activist investor believes the technologies could be leveraged for character meet and greets, travel booking, crowd control and navigating theme park visits 
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								Whoopi Goldberg to Develop Exclusive Programming for New Black-Owned Streamer BLKFAMThe actress and comedian joins the free, ad-supported platform from former WarnerMedia exec Larry Adams as an equity partner 
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								Paramount Placed on Negative Credit Watch by S&P GlobalThe move indicates a lack of faith in the studio’s transition from traditional TV to streaming 
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								Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Dive 13% on Q4 ResultsThe stock hit its lowest point since the company was created in 2022 following the disappointing report 
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								Engadget Lays Off 10 Staffers in Latest Media ContractionEditor-in-Chief Dana Wollman and Managing Editor Terrence O’Brien are among those let go at the tech-focused site 
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								Max Will Be Available in Bundle With Mega Sports App, David Zaslav SaysWarner Bros. Discovery CEO confirms that joint venture app with Fox and Disney will access non-sports content 
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								Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 1.8 Million Subscribers, Narrows Streaming Loss 75% to $55 Million in Q4WBD Earnings: Lower content spend, cost cutting help offset 12% linear advertising revenue decline and strikes impact, but shares plunge Pro Available to WrapPRO members WrapPRO
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								Reddit Inks $60 Million-a-Year Deal To Train Google AI Ahead of Expected IPO | ReportIt’s the first deal the social media platform has made with one of the major artificial intelligence companies 
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								Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming Subscriber Growth, Profitability to Take Q4 Earnings SpotlightWall Street will be watching to see if the media giant can reverse recent subscriber declines and keep up profitability momentum Pro Available to WrapPRO members WrapPRO
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								Sony Promotes Bob Lawson to Global Head of CommunicationsLawson, who previously served as chief communications officer for Sony Pictures Entertainment, will join the parent company’s leaders in Tokyo 
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								BuzzFeed Sells Complex to Commerce Platform Ntwrk for $108.6 MillionThe merger, an all-cash deal that includes a partnership with Universal Music Group, comes two years after BuzzFeed initially acquired Complex for nearly $300 million 
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								Craig Mazin Extends Overall Deal at HBO and Max“The Last of Us” and “Chernobyl” creator is sticking with the Warner Bros. Discovery platforms for another four years 
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								Why Hollywood Can’t Seem to Solve the Streaming Bundle PuzzleConsumers want to manage all their subscriptions — even non- streaming video — in one interface, experts tell TheWrap Pro Available to WrapPRO members WrapPRO














