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Carr’s Collision Course

Carr’s Collision Course

Dec 16, 2025

FCC Chair Brendan Carr will be on Capitol Hill for rare Congressional testimony on Wednesday—a hearing in which fellow commissioner Anna Gomez will sharply criticize the agency under his watch, Status has learned.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Nexstar’s Pavlich Play

Nexstar’s Pavlich Play

Dec 15, 2025

Fox News executives assumed Katie Pavlich would renew her contributor contract, but its smaller rival—with business before Donald Trump’s FCC—spoiled their plans during negotiations, Status has learned.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Axios’ Future: Why It Matters

Axios’ Future: Why It Matters

Dec 14, 2025

Three years after selling to Cox, incentives for Axios’ co-founders have vested, opening the door to a possible exit—a scenario Cox execs have begun informally planning for, Status has learned.

Natalie Korach
Natalie Korach
Hollywood’s Saudi Serenade

Hollywood’s Saudi Serenade

Dec 12, 2025

With its backing of Paramount’s WBD bid and Vision 2030 plan, Saudi Arabia wants to establish a major foothold in media. But in Hollywood, buyer and seller should beware.

Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
The Post’s A.I. ‘Disaster’

The Post’s A.I. ‘Disaster’

Dec 11, 2025

Staffers at The Washington Post revolted en masse after the newspaper debuted an error-prone A.I. podcast feature, according to Slack messages obtained by Status.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Media’s Unhappy Holidays

Media’s Unhappy Holidays

Dec 10, 2025

Penske Media cuts mark the latest tremors in a brutal year for media jobs, as rolling layoffs and mergers leave newsrooms across the industry in an anxious holding pattern.

Natalie Korach
Natalie Korach
The CNN Sacrifice

The CNN Sacrifice

Dec 9, 2025

Inside Hudson Yards, CNN staffers are once again panicking about the possibility that David Ellison—who seems willing to compromise the network's integrity—may prove successful in his bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
Ellison’s Endgame

Ellison’s Endgame

Dec 8, 2025

What began as quiet courtship by David Ellison has morphed into a hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery—with the battle only likely to get messier in the days ahead.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
CNN’s Brief Sigh of Relief

CNN’s Brief Sigh of Relief

Dec 7, 2025

Netflix’s $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. spares CNN from a future under Paramount and Bari Weiss, but leaves plenty of new threats on the horizon.

Natalie Korach
Natalie Korach
The Blaze’s Burn Notice

The Blaze’s Burn Notice

Dec 6, 2025

A sensational claim by Glenn Beck’s outlet suggesting a conspiracy among law enforcement to frame Trump supporters over Jan. 6 has gone up in flames. Now the outlet is facing the fallout.

Jon Passantino
Jon Passantino
Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?

Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?

Dec 5, 2025

Anti-competitive concerns about the leading streamer acquiring the venerable studio are well founded, but it might be the least bad of several unattractive alternatives.

Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
The Davids, Divided

The Davids, Divided

Dec 4, 2025

A failed summer deal over "South Park" helped poison the well between David Zaslav and David Ellison—tensions now erupting into plain view as the WBD auction nears its endgame.

Oliver Darcy
Oliver Darcy
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