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WaPo subscribers canceling shows how much its anti-Trump stance was marketing, as many seemed to be there for the mission, not necessarily the content— THE SCOOP — The wave of canceled subscriptions to the Washington Post marks the end of an era in which news organizations marketed themselves …
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Discussion:
Fox News: WaPo staffers livid after chief editor downplays rate of cancellations: 'No one believes a word he's saying'

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: UPDATE: The number of cancellations since Friday's revelation now exceeds 250,000, NPR can report. That represents approximately 10 percent of all paid circulation.

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Cancelling Your Amazon Prime Membership to Protest Bezos's Bootlicking at the Washington Post Is Like Pissing in the Ocean

Brad Slager /
Townhall: As Another Paper Refuses to Back a Candidate the Real Question is: Why Do News Outlets Make Endorsements?

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Smart analysis.

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: The Washington Post sold Democracy. Now it needs a new line of business. https://www.semafor.com/... @bonchieredstate: Ah yes, because democracy is predicated on newspapers making partisan endorsements to influence elections.

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: “Disappointing”: Kamala Harris Comments On Washington Post And Los Angeles Times Decisions To Not Endorse

Matt Stoller /
@matthewstoller: Defense contracts?

Ed Zitron /
@edzitron: what sucks about this is it doesn't hurt Bezos at all. he could afford to float this paper forever even if it had a single subscriber called “Steve.” This will, however, allow Bezos to justify layoffs. Absolute shameful scumbag, the lowest

Dave Weigel /
@daveweigel.bsky.social: Just copying the brilliant @margarita.bsky.social's take here, but Will Lewis is the linchpin of this story - spectacular failure, mismanaged every part of this, somehow literally decimated the paper's subscriber base IN AN ELECTION YEAR. [embedded post]

Sarah /
@harrietvane.bsky.social: Getting a real swell of patriotism (for maybe the last time in a while) from a Daily Mail editor coming to America and Americans immediately going “what the fuck is this?” [embedded post]

Dan McLaughlin /
@baseballcrank: Maybe it should try news.

Pete Souza /
@petesouza@threads.net: Democracy is dying, and he can't realize it's because of gutless people like him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ben Thomas /
@benthomasnz: Idk I feel like newspaper endorsements have always been (to a greater or lesser extent) an indulgence rather than a vital exercise for either democracy or, especially, the practice of journalism

Mark Maxwell /
@markmaxwelltv: “We learned Monday that, in fact, a share of the Post's subscribers seemed to be there for the mission, not necessarily the content. And it was, as much as anything else, a clarifying lesson in how you sell news.”

Bron Maher /
Press Gazette: Washington Post's non-endorsement could cost title $20m+ in lost online subs @ethangach: Love when the money bags walk into the newsroom and start breaking everything because they know better

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Semafor editor Ben Smith (@semaforben) raises Qs about WaPo's live by the sub, die by the sub strategy in wake of brutal cancellations

Josh Busby /
@busbyj2.bsky.social: There is a ton of good content coming out in the Post even now and Will Lewis has screwed the journalists over by mismanaging this thing. He should go. Bezos should also sell the paper or do a 180. [embedded post]

William Gavin /
Quartz: Jeff Bezos says he didn't know Blue Origin met with Trump as he tries to calm Washington Post storm

Cassandra MacDonald /
The Gateway Pundit: Over 200,000 Subscribers Ditch Washington Post After Newspaper Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: Bezos Pens 909-Word Defense of WaPo Decision Financial Times: Jeff Bezos defends ‘principled decision’ to block Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris

Kurt Schlosser /
GeekWire: Jeff Bezos says ‘no quid pro quo of any kind’ in decision to end Washington Post endorsements

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Bezos breaks silence, defends move to drop Washington Post presidential endorsements Daily Press: Report: Washington Post loses more than 200,000 subscriptions following non-endorsement

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: WaPo Loses Eye-Popping 200,000 Subscribers in Exodus That ‘Will Batter’ the Paper, Says NPR Reporter

Scott Dworkin /
The Dworkin Report: 200,000 WaPo Subscription Cancellations Since Blocking Harris Endorsement

Ryan Grenoble /
HuffPost: Washington Post Subscriptions In Free Fall After Bezos Blocks Presidential Endorsement

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: Washington Post Loses Over 200,000 Subscribers After Bezos Nixes Harris Endorsement

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Washington Post Hit With 200,000-Plus Subscriber Cancelations After Jeff Bezos Nixed Presidential Endorsement: Report

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Washington Post writers say don't dump subscriptions over non-endorsement Oh No They Didn't!: Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

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The Guardian:

Source: WaPo subscription cancellations hit 250,000 on Tuesday, or 10% of subscribers, since Friday, based on the number of cancellation emails sent out— Reader backlash against decision not to make presidential endorsement rolls on despite Bezos defense of decision

Discussion:

Mike Masnick /
Techdirt: Dear Jeff Bezos: The ‘Hard Truth’ Is That Cowardice Like Yours Is Why People Don't Trust The Media

Stacy Cowley /
@stacycowley: Cancelling subscriptions to the Washington Post hurts their newsroom of essential journalists, not Bezos. I love tons of its reporters' work, but a special shout-out to @DaniDougPost for her fierce & vital coverage of the endlessly confusing student loan maze #whyIsubscribe

Kenneth P. Vogel /
@kenvogel: The partisan podcasters, pundits & aggregators would have nothing to talk about if everyone followed their advice & cancelled subscriptions to news outlets that produce the actual accountability reporting upon which the podcasters, pundits & aggregators base their content.

Marisa Kabas /
The Handbasket: Billionaires are not journalists — It's not about presidential endorsements—it's about the very future of our field.

David Folkenflik /
NPR: More than 250,000 subscribers have left ‘Washington Post’ over withheld endorsement

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Washington Post Loses 250,000 Subscribers After Jeff Bezos Kills Harris Endorsement

Carl Malamud /
@carlmalamud@official.resource.org: Joined 250,000 of my fellow readers in cancelling my WaPo subscription. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Sent some money over to the @guardian instead.

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Carville: WaPo mass cancellations show ‘enthusiasm’ for Harris

Mark McCahill /
@mpm@mstdn.social: Another day, another 50,000 #WashingtonPost subscriptions cancelled. — ""The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik. — A day earlier, 200,000 had left according to the same outlet. …

Fox News:
WaPo staffer unsure paper can recover as Bezos-owned outlet sheds 250,000 subscribers over endorsement fiasco

Ed Lee /
@edmundlee@threads.net: still having a hard time squaring this: — “I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it. That was inadequate planning, and not some intentional strategy.” — His edit board pulled together an endorsement weeks earlier (at least), and he doesn't tell them about his decision? …

Nelson Minar /
@nelson@tech.lgbt: I wasn't alone!. The WashPo has lost 250,000 subscribers, 10%, in response to Bezos' cowardly dictat.

Eszter Hargittai /
Crooked Timber: Washington Post cancellations

John Sexton /
HotAir: Leftist Outrage at the Washington Post Continues

Washington Post:
Though Jeff Bezos' decision to block WaPo's presidential endorsement is editorially violent and destabilizing fiat, he is acting within his rights as the owner

Discussion:

Jason Del Rey /
Fortune: Former Jeff Bezos advisor believes Trump-Elon alliance behind ‘cowardly’ Washington Post endorsement ban CBS News: Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision to not endorse, saying Americans mistrust the media

Bill Press /
The Hill: Jeff Bezos kills the once-great Washington Post

Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: Bob Woodward blasts Washington Post for ending presidential endorsements

Robert Greene /
The Atlantic: Why Major Newspapers Won't Endorse Kamala Harris

Josh Marcus /
The Independent: Bezos insists no quid pro quo in decision to pull Washington Post's Harris endorsement as staff and subscribers quit

Kelsey Vlamis /
Business Insider: Jeff Bezos speaks on WaPo drama: We have to ‘increase our credibility’

Bob Hoge /
RedState: Jeff Bezos Weighs in on WaPo Endorsement Drama: ‘Our Profession Is Now the Least Trusted of All’

Hadas Gold /
KDFX-TV: Three Washington Post editorial board members step down amid wave of canceled subscriptions over non-endorsement Society of Professional Journalists: SPJ ethics leaders decry editorial interference at LA Times and Washington Post amid debate over presidential endorsements

Dan Mangan /
CNBC: Washington Post loses reported 200K digital subscriptions, editorial board members over endorsement veto

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Two Washington Post Journalists Step Down From Editorial Board In Protest Of Decision To Not Endorse Presidential Candidate

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: 2 More Washington Post Writers Quit Editorial Board Over Scrapped Kamala Harris Endorsement

The Daily Beast:

USA Today says it won't issue a presidential endorsement, nor will any of Gannett's 200 other papers; USA Today's 2020 Biden endorsement was a first since 1982— PLAYING IT SAFE — The national newspaper, which endorsed Joe Biden four years ago, says it'd rather have its editors focussed on local elections.

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Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: USA Today and 200 other Gannett-owned newspapers not endorsing presidential candidate

Liam Reilly /
CNN: America's largest newspaper chain, including USA Today, won't endorse in 2024 presidential race

Heather Mac Donald /
City Journal: Journalism Dies in Lockstep

Brad Reed /
Raw Story: Gannett newspapers join Washington Post and LA Times in not endorsing for president

Isaac Saul /
Tangle: National newspapers decide not to endorse.

Ed Morrissey /
HotAir: USA Today, 2020: Trump Is Dangerous. USA Today, 2024: Pass!

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Newspaper non-endorsements fit a trend, but some readers aren't happy

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Chaos erupts as newspapers axe endorsements

Eric Lendrum /
American Greatness: USA Today Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: Another Major Paper Declines to Endorse a Presidential Candidate in the 2024 Race

Jilldennison /
Filosofa's Word: VALUES? INTEGRITY? COURAGE?

Kaiser /
Cele|bitchy: The Washington Post lost 200K subscribers after dumping their Harris endorsement

Bob Hoge /
RedState: USA Not Today—Yet Another Major National Outlet Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris

Daanyal Saeed /
Crikey: Here's who American newspapers (minus The Washington Post) are backing this election

Elizabeth Weibel /
Breitbart: USA Today Becomes Latest Publication to Snub Kamala Harris with Non-Endorsement

Jim Hᴏft /
The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: Far-Left USA Today Announces It Will Not Endorse Kamala Harris - “We Believe America's Future Is Decided Locally”

Kipp Jones /
Mediaite: USA Today Won't Make 2024 Endorsement After Backing Biden in 2020, Says Readers Will ‘Make Informed Decisions’

The Wrap:

SAG-AFTRA announces a deal with Ethovox, an AI company building a “foundational voice model” based on voices of members, who would get an ongoing revenue share— The company, owned and run by voice actors, will guarantee consent and compensation for union members with whom it works

Discussion:

Jay Peters /
The Verge: SAG-AFTRA has announced an agreement with Ethovox, which is building a “foundational AI model for voice.” SAG-AFTRA: New SAG-AFTRA and Ethovox Agreement Empowers Actors and Secures Essential A.I. Guardrails

Variety:

An amended FCC filing shows that Skydance CEO David Ellison will hold 100% of the Ellison family's voting interests in the combined Paramount-Skydance company— Prior documentation indicated that Oracle founder Larry Ellison would be majority owner of National Amusements Inc.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg

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Jill Goldsmith /
TVNewsCheck: David Ellison - Not Larry - Will Hold 100% Of Family Interest In Paramount When Skydance Deal Closes

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: David Ellison Will Control 100% of Paramount After Deal Closes

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: David Ellison - Not Larry - Will Hold 100% Of Family Interest In Paramount When Skydance Deal Closes

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Skydance Clarifies That David Ellison, Not Larry, Will Control Paramount After Deal Closes

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: David Ellison to Control Family's Paramount Stake After Deal

Stratechery:

Meta is well positioned to be AI's main beneficiary, including by applying generative AI to ads, which at some point will be indistinguishable from content— Stratechery has benefited from a Meta cheat code since its inception: wait for investors to panic, the stock to drop …

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The Information, Financial Times, Forbes, @worldguru.bsky.social, Fortune, Digital Journal and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

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Martin Peers /
The Information: Google Cloud's Surge

Derek Saul /
Forbes: Google Earnings: Search Engine Giant Reports Record Profit And Sales On $66 Billion Ad Revenue @worldguru.bsky.social: Stop using Meta Fakebook — As simple as that. — @cnn.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @skynews.com.web.brid.gy #Trump #maga #Harris #obama [embedded post]

Sharon Goldman /
Fortune: Researchers disagree about the speed of gen AI adoption. But one thing's clear: The tech is increasingly everywhere

CNBC:

Snap reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $1.37B vs. $1.36B est., DAUs up 9% YoY to 443M, issues light Q4 guidance, and announces $500M stock repurchase program— Snap reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Tuesday, but issued light fourth-quarter guidance. The stock slipped in extended trading.

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Mumbrella, Reuters, Snap Inc., Investor's Business Daily, Benzinga, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg and Snap Inc., more at Techmeme »

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Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: Snap increases revenue and doubles active advertisers in Q3

Ryan Deffenbaugh /
Investor's Business Daily: Snap Stock Pushes Higher On Earnings, Sales Beat

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Snap Q3 Beats Street As Sales Rise, Losses Shrink & Snapchat Sees 443 Million Daily Active Users

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Snapchat Adds 37M Active Users, Plans 2025 Launch for Revamped “Simple” App

Aisha Counts /
Bloomberg: Snap Gains on Results Suggesting Ad Revamp Is Working

CNBC:

Reddit Q3: revenue up 68% YoY to $348.4M, vs. $312.8M est., DAUs up 47% YoY to 97.2M, vs. 96.5M est., ARPU of $3.58, vs. $3.24 est.; RDDT jumps 24%+ after hours— Reddit shares jumped 16% in extended trading on Tuesday after the social media company reported third-quarter results …

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Emma Roth /
The Verge: Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users

Hannah Murphy /
Financial Times: Reddit shares soar 25% as it turns its first profit

Anita Ramaswamy /
The Information: Reddit's AI Licensing Deals Help it Notch First-Ever Profitable Quarter

Ryan Deffenbaugh /
Investor's Business Daily: Reddit Stock Surges As Strong Revenue Growth Powers Surprise Profit

Erica Kollmann /
Benzinga: Reddit Stock Soars After Strong Q3 Results, Q4 Guidance Above Estimates: DAUq's Grow 17% And More

Richard King /
Richard King on LinkedIn: Wow! Huge revenue growth for Reddit!! And soooo many jobs posted!! Dozens and dozens of white-collar, corporate roles! Career site: https://lnkd.in/... …

Variety:

YouTube Q3 ad revenue grew 12.2% YoY to $8.92B, vs. $8.89B est.; total ads and subscription revenues passed $50B over the past four quarters for the first time— YouTube generated a cool $8.92 billion in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2024 as the world's biggest video-streaming …

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MediaPost, Alphabet Inc., The Desk, The Register, Reuters, The Wrap, SiliconANGLE, The Information, Capital Brief, @lucas_shaw, The Verge, Fortune, Quartz, Investor's Business Daily, Benzinga, Cord Cutters News, CNBC, 9to5Google, @philthepill.bsky.social, ZeroHedge News, Deadline, Semafor, The Hollywood Reporter and Media Play News, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Google Reports $66B In Quarterly Ad Revenue, $50B In 4 Quarters From YouTube

Mike Wheatley /
SiliconANGLE: Alphabet's stock jumps as ads, AI and cloud fuel strong revenue growth

Sylvia Varnham O'Regan /
The Information: Snap, YouTube Highlight Strength in Subscriptions

Daniel Van Boom /
Capital Brief: Alphabet Q3 earnings spiked by Google Search and AI demand

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: YouTube generated more than $50 billion in sales over the last year, the first time its done that in a 12-month span. It is 30% larger than Netflix in $$ (and 6-8x in users). https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Kali Hays /
Fortune: Google owner Alphabet sees double-digit revenue growth as CEO Pichai calls out YouTube success

Britney Nguyen /
Quartz: Google beats third-quarter earnings expectations on AI momentum

Reinhardt Krause /
Investor's Business Daily: Google Earnings Beat. Search Advertising, Cloud Growth Top Wall Street Expectations.

Henry Khederian /
Benzinga: Roku Q3 Earnings Preview: Can Platform Revenue Growth Exceed Expectations?

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: YouTube Ad Revenue Hits $8.92 Billion, Defying Industry Trends and Boosting Alphabet's Earnings

Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: Alphabet to report Q3 earnings after the bell

Phil Santiago /
@philthepill.bsky.social: Alas, my efforts to short Alphabet have failed, even though I quit YouTube Premium for the first time in 3 years. (Firefox still blocks the ads, fwiw). [embedded post]

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: Google Jumps After Beating Across The Board

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: YouTube Ad Haul Powers Alphabet Q3 Results

Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: Alphabet's strong third quarter earnings see boost from cloud computing business

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: YouTube Hits $8.9B in Ad Revenue As Alphabet Beats Wall Street Expectations

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: YouTube Ups Q3 Advertising Revenue 12% to $8.9 Billion

Deadline:

Andrea Mitchell says she will end her daily MSNBC show in January after the inauguration but will keep reporting for NBC News; she joined the network in 1978— On MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports today, she told viewers, “And after sixteen years of being in the anchor chair every day …

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Washington Post, MSNBC, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Wrap, Adweek, Marty Davis on LinkedIn, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Examiner, TVLine, New York Daily News, Breitbart and Barrett Media

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MSNBC: Andrea Mitchell to shift from anchoring ‘Andrea Mitchell Reports’ to a broader role with NBC News

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell to leave namesake show, move to correspondent role at NBC

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Andrea Mitchell is exiting MSNBC anchor desk but will remain with NBC News

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Andrea Mitchell to Exit MSNBC Show in Early 2025

JD Knapp /
The Wrap: Andrea Mitchell to Exit MSNBC Anchor Chair in 2025, Will Stay at NBC News | Video

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Andrea Mitchell to Segue to New Role at NBCU

Marty Davis /
Marty Davis on LinkedIn: Blame Trump. — Ted Johnson Deadline Hollywood: “Andrea Mitchell said that she will be departing her daily MSNBC show after the inauguration …

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: NBC's Andrea Mitchell Will End Her Namesake MSNBC Show

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC show, stay with network

Sarah K. Burris /
Raw Story: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell announces on air she's stepping down from her daily show

Nicole Silverio /
The Daily Caller: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Announces She Is Ending Her Show After 16 Years

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Andrea Mitchell to Leave MSNBC Anchor Chair for Broader Role at NBC News

Heather Hamilton /
Washington Examiner: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell to end 16-year tenure as network anchor

Kimberly Roots /
TVLine: Andrea Mitchell to Give Up MSNBC Anchor Duties — Find Out When, Watch Announcement

Brian Niemietz /
New York Daily News: Andrea Mitchell to leave her MSNBC show after the inauguration

Engadget:

X says it has “re-architected” the scoring system for its Community Notes feature so that notes can now appear less than 20 minutes after a post is published— The fact checks can now appear less than 20 minutes after a post is published, the company said.

Discussion:
@_jaybaxter_, @elonmusk and @communitynotes, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Jay Baxter /
@_jaybaxter_: Notes show up way faster now!! Behind the scenes, the eng team pulled off a rewrite of much of the backend scoring system to make this a reality. Really happy to see it paying off!! ⚡️

Elon Musk /
@elonmusk: Big upgrade to Community Notes! @communitynotes: Introducing Lightning Notes ⚡ People want fast notes. So we re-architected the system to score notes faster. Since rolling this out, we've seen notes go live in as little as 14m33s after being written, and 18m20s after the post itself was written. Ludicrously fast? Now reality! [image]

Bloomberg:

Netflix signs a deal with NBCU to license live-action films starting in 2027 and renews its agreement for DreamWorks and Illumination animated films— The live-action films from Universal Pictures and Focus Features, which include franchises such as Fast & Furious and Jurassic Park …

Discussion:

Evan Valentine /
Comic Book: Can JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Be Saved From Stone Ocean's Mistakes? Ask Netflix

David Satin /
The Streamable: Universal's Exapnds Netflix Licensing Deal to Include Live-Action Films

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Netflix, Universal Renew Animated Movie Licensing Deal in U.S., Will Add Live-Action Titles Starting in 2027

Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Netflix made a deal to boost its live-action movie slate in 2027

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Netflix & Universal Renew Animation Licensing Deal, Adding Live-Action Titles In 2027; Peacock Pay-1 Intact

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Expand U.S. Licensing Deal for Feature Films

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Universal Is Moving Its Licensing Deal for Live-Action Films from Amazon to Netflix The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix, Universal Renew Licensing Deal for Animated Titles, Add Live-Action Films

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