Nexstar said that it made the decision to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s show from its ABC stations “unilaterally,” without communication with members of the FCC or other government agencies. The company, the largest station group in the country, said in a statement, “The decision to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! was made unilaterally by the senior executive team at Nexstar, and they had no communication with the FCC or any government agency prior to making that decision.” Nexstar has issued the statement in respons ...

The Federal Trade Commission with seven states has sued giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for raising ticket prices by illegally working with scalpers and deceptive bait-and-switch pricing. Much-sued Live Nation controls roughly 80% or more of major concert venues’ primary ticketing for concerts and a growing share of ticket resales in the secondary market, the suit noted, saying that from 2019 to 2024 alone, consumers spent more than $82.6 billion purchasing tickets from Ticketmaster. As t ...

公司裁员情况 - 狮门娱乐将裁减5%的全公司员工 涉及约50名员工[1] - 此前已裁员8% 两轮裁员后总裁员比例达13%[1] - 裁员旨在提高运营效率 为公司未来增长定位[2] 行业环境与公司战略调整 - 行业环境面临前所未有的变革和颠覆[3] - 公司已完成狮门与STARZ的分拆 使其成为独立运营实体[3] - 持续剥离非核心资产 将资源重新配置到增长业务领域[3] - 今年工作室已裁员约8% 本次追加5%裁员[4] - 本次裁员基本完成为期一年的公司重组过程[4] 公司核心优势 - 拥有全球最大最具价值的影视内容库之一[5] - 具备优质IP组合和深厚的内容生产渠道[5] - 拥有顶尖的创业型人才团队[5]

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a quarter percentage point cut in interest rates, it’s first since December, amid a softening of the U.S. labor market. The move was expected. The more pressing question for markets was how many additional cuts to expect. The central bank projected two more in 2025. The Fed’s next two meetings are set for October and December. That would bring the benchmark rate down to a range of 3.50% to 3.75% by year-end. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 465 points on the news. ...

Paramount Skydance has added AI executive Dennis K. Cinelli to its board as an independent director, effective immediately. The appointment expands the body to 11 directors. Cinelli is currently CFO of San Francisco-based Scale AI. He previously held senior leadership roles at Uber, including Head of Mobility for the U.S. & Canada and VP Global Strategic Finance, and was CFO for GE Ventures. Cinelli “brings a strong track record of driving execution in high-growth environments and possesses deep expertise ...

Having secured big payouts from Disney/ABC and Paramount/CBS in recent months, Donald Trump is now once again taking the New York Times to court — for at least $15 billion dollars.  Hyperbolically citing his 2024 election win over Kamala Harris as “the greatest personal and political achievement in American history,” the former Apprentice host exclaims that the Gray Lady is “a full-throated mouthpiece of the Democrat Party.” Offering nothing in terms of evidence or argument for that matter, the filings al ...

收购意向 - 派拉蒙Skydance正探索收购华纳兄弟探索公司的潜在交易 这预示着娱乐行业可能面临更多变革 [1] - 收购目标为整个华纳兄弟探索公司 而非仅华纳兄弟工作室部分 [2] - 埃里森家族已关注华纳兄弟一段时间 正在评估交易的利弊 [3] 市场反应 - 华尔街日报报道收购意向推动华纳兄弟探索股价在午后交易中飙升 涨幅超过30% [3] - 潜在报价将主要以现金形式进行 并由埃里森家族提供资金支持 [3] 交易背景 - 埃里森家族通过84亿美元交易使Skydance Media获得派拉蒙全球控制权 该交易于8月完成 [1] - 华纳兄弟与Discovery Global的分离计划按进度将于4月完成 [4] 监管环境 - 收购华纳兄弟探索可能无需获得FCC批准 因该公司不持有任何广播许可证 [4] - 该交易属于横向合并类型 通常会引起司法部反垄断审查 可能消除市场竞争 [5] - 交易将使两大传统工作室华纳兄弟和派拉蒙归于同一所有者旗下 [5]

高管任命 - 派拉蒙任命拥有谷歌和Meta高管经验的Dane Glasgow担任首席产品官[1] - 新任高管将直接向首席执行官David Ellison汇报工作[3] - 高管任务包括领导产品愿景与战略 推动数字平台和AI能力创新[3] 业务战略 - 核心任务为升级Paramount+的用户与广告体验 涉及80亿美元合并计划的关键环节[1] - 公司将通过重大投资提升流媒体服务等级 管理层对该业务前景持乐观态度[2] - 新任高管将与直接面向消费者业务负责人Cindy Holland紧密合作[3] 行业背景 - 华尔街与好莱坞曾质疑Paramount+能否跻身顶级订阅流媒体阵营[2] - 此前市场推测该服务可能被并入其他平台[2] - 公司强调将突破创意与技术创新边界 强化业务全方位能力[4]

广告合作 - 亚马逊与Netflix达成广告合作 允许营销人员通过亚马逊需求方平台访问Netflix广告库存[1] - 合作将于2024年第四季度在美国 英国 法国 西班牙 墨西哥 加拿大 日本 巴西 意大利 德国和澳大利亚上线[1] - 该合作模式类似2023年6月亚马逊与迪士尼达成的重大合作协议[1] 技术能力 - 亚马逊DSP平台利用第一方数据和技术解决方案提升广告投放效率[2] - 通过AI工具实现广告与受众的自动匹配 简化广告活动策划 购买和测量流程[2] - Netflix广告支持订阅层级已达到9400万月活跃用户规模[4] 业务发展 - 亚马逊2024年广告总收入达562亿美元 较2023年增长20%[3] - 亚马逊通过获取NFL和NBA转播权 加强原创电影布局（包括詹姆斯·邦德系列）提升广告销售实力[3] - Netflix自2022年推出广告业务以来 持续优化广告能力并匹配《星期三》《怪奇物语》最终季等热门内容[4] 战略意义 - 合作体现广告预算从传统线性电视向流媒体转移的行业趋势[1] - Netflix采用定制化广告策略 通过体育内容和高知名度节目提升广告吸引力[4] - 双方合作旨在为广告主提供更灵活购买方式和更简化的大屏广告管理体验[5][6]

公司高管变动 - 资深企业传播主管Justin Dini从派拉蒙离职 其于2017年加入当时的Viacom并持续领导公司传播事务直至近期[1][2] - Melissa Zukerman被任命为派拉蒙首席传播官 其曾担任Skydance首席执行官David Ellison的长期顾问及PR公司Principal Communications联合主管[3] 公司战略与变革 - 公司在2019年完成两项重大战略举措：收购免费流媒体平台Pluto TV并与CBS Corp重新合并 同时将品牌更名为ViacomCBS[2] - 控股股东National Amusements选择将其在派拉蒙的权益出售给Skydance 并最终与该公司全面合并 该交易于上月完成[2][3] - 公司经历多次品牌重塑与业务重组 包括疫情期间的运营调整及法律诉讼等挑战性事件[4][6] 组织文化与团队 - 高管强调团队在八年期间持续应对行业快速变革 展现出专业能力与人文关怀并重的特质[6][7] - 离职高管肯定团队在极具挑战的环境下始终以目标为导向讲述公司故事[6] - 交接过程中存在紧密协作 前任高管承诺继续作为资源支持新任团队[4][8]