I don't write often about Taylor Swift, so when I do, I need to make it count. Here is my @sportico.bsky.social take on a new court ruling about arbitration clauses in Swift concert tickets and what that means for the sports world: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....

Peter Kafka Podcast Episode · Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad · 02/11/2026 · 53m

Two of my favorite podsters @robenfarzad.bsky.social and @pkafka.bsky.social talking media and the fate of the @washingtonpost.com .. worth a listen

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Trump’s America and the Coming Reckoning in Global Sports The specter of a Donald Trump-led America hangs over the upcoming Olympics and World Cup as the U.S. has changed in the eyes of the world since these sports festivals were last staged.

The specter of Donald Trump's America hangs over global sports, starting with the Olympics later this week. First @sportico.bsky.social byline ⬇️
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The credits are rolling on Sundance Film Festival in Park City What its relocation reveals about the film industry

Years of upheaval in Hollywood mean there are fewer buyers for indie films than there were at the advent of streaming. Sundance Film Festival is needed more than ever

UMass, the Most Subsidized FBS Program, Got Even More Subsidized The school’s FY25 NCAA financial disclosures show America’s most heavily subsidized public FBS program becoming even less self-sustaining.

For FY25, student fees and campus support covered a staggering 84% of the school’s athletics budget 💰

Sportico hires Lowry as executive editor - Talking Biz News Sports business news site Sportico has hired Tom Lowry as executive editor. “I look forward to elevating Sportico’s deeply reported enterprise coverage while overseeing the site, newsletters, social m...

@sportico.bsky.social hires @tomlowry.bsky.social as executive editor: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/s...

TheWrap Hires Veteran Media Journalist Michael Calderone as Media Editor Former Vanity Fair The Hive editor Michael Calderone will oversee TheWrap's coverage of the rapidly evolving media industry and lead “The Media Front” column

BIG HIRE at @thewrap.com Welcome @calderone.bsky.social ! www.thewrap.com/thewrap-hire...

Exclusive Research — Taking a Beat on Live Entertainment: 2025 WRAPPRO/POLLSTAR RESEARCH REPORT 2025

Good morning, as @thewrap.com prepares to host today #TheGrill event in LA, we'd like to share our new exclusive research report on live entertainment, a WrapPRO partnership w/ Pollstar. Please give it a read.
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Who Could Replace Charlie Kirk in Conservative Media? At this point, an heir to Kirk remains unclear, with no obvious media figures in the conservative sphere holding the same fandom.

Who can fill the Charlie Kirk void? Our media reporter Corbin Bolies digs into that question today, for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/who-could-re...

The Reset: Media’s New Patriarchy Without All the Shakespeare As Rupert settles the Murdochs' succession question, welcome to Hollywood's latest family affair: the Ellisons

Sharing a preview of The Reset, a weekly newsletter the @thewrap.com offers exclusively to its corporate enterprise subscribers. Every Sun, u get a smart take, data playbook & executive spotlight. If your company is interested, reach out to kimberly.donnan@thewrap.com
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#WrapPRO: Even as costs climb, networks keep bidding on sports rights because live games remain the most dependable audience driver. To justify those deals, they push out more content, risking saturation along the way.

Read more: www.thewrap.com/sports-right...

Check out which startup media and entertainment companies in August received the most funding. The new #thefundingfile is out, only at @thewrap.com, for PRO subscribers. t.co/tRlP88btNF

#WrapPRO: Welcome to “Game On” — The first in TheWrapPRO series exploring how sports is transforming the entertainment business. 🏈⚽️🏀🏎️

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Opinion | Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again

Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again Check out @thewrap.com EIC @sharonwaxman.bsky.social's opinion piece today in @nytimes.com where asks of Hollywood: Was “woke” all performative? Was it just a nod to a liberal orthodoxy that’s now rejected as bad for business? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/o...

Could AI Kill Off Hollywood's Talent Pipeline? Many top-tier directors and producers came into the business by doing the grunt work that AI may soon handle.

What does AI mean for all those entry-level jobs in Hollywood that are the stepping stones for the next gen of leaders? Roger Cheng tackles that question in his thoughtful analysis today, only at. @thewrap.com . www.thewrap.com/could-ai-kil...

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The Wrap hires Cheng as managing editor - Talking Biz News Entertainment industry site The Wrap has hired Roger Cheng as managing editor for business and Pro subscribers. A story on its website states, “A former reporter for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Jour...

@thewrap.com has hired Roger Cheng to be ME for business and Pro subscribers: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/t...

#TheWrapMagazine ⭐️ Claiming Her Power: Patina Miller Wants Raq to ‘Get Everything She Deserves in This Man’s World’ in Starz’s ‘Raising Kanan’

⭐️: #PatinaMiller
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📽️: #Starz #RaisingKanan

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Americans want CEOs to speak up, defend climate action | Trellis Despite a noisy political climate, people expect business leaders to speak out on certain social issues.

Pretty strong message, C-suiters. Are you listening? from @trellisgroup.bsky.social trellis.net/article/amer...

California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...

Livestream starting right now (12 pm PT) over at LinkedIn, join us! www.linkedin.com/events/calif...

California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...

California’s economy—and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs—hang in the balance.🎬

Join TheWrap for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local and competitive. Your questions will shape the live conversation.

The Instagram Factor: Getting Movie Stars to Promote on Their Social Media Is in the Fine Print Stars like Scarlett Johansson refuse to use social media to promote films, but studios are leaning on leveraging personal accounts for PR.

New: #ScarJo is an Instagram holdout. Universal asked the star to join Instagram to help promote her upcoming “Jurassic” movie – she thought about it and said No. But it’s rare. Hollywood has picked a winning platform in social media and its Instagram.
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Summer Box Office Preview: Which Breakout Hit Could Fuel a $4 Billion Season? Experts are split on how high this summer's box office will soar, and it'll depend on whether films like F1 or Lilo & Stitch break out big.

New @thewrap.com: Summer box office is upon us. It's going to be a big one, despite a seriously slow start to the year. www.thewrap.com/summer-box-o...

ABC’s Terry Moran and the Trump Interview: 5 Do's and Don'ts for Battling Lies and Deflections Marking 100 days, ABC's Terry Moran ran into the brick wall that has flummoxed TV interviewers since Trump entered the political arena.

Interviewing Trump is like fighting a southpaw, and trying to fend off the lies and digressions has flummoxed TV interviewers for years. Still, the Terry Moran interview underscored some of the strategic dos and don'ts www.thewrap.com/tips-for-int...

California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...

Calif.'s economy — and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs — hang in the balance.🎬 Join
@thewrap.com for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local/competitive. Register Here➡️ linkedin.com/events/73209...

‘60 Minutes’ vs. a Corporate Merger? You’ve Seen This Movie Before – in ‘The Insider’ The resignation of the show's executive producer in some ways mirrors the 30-year-old scenario portrayed in the movie "The Insider"

So "60 Minutes" is under pressure from its bosses as they seek to protect a corporate merger? You don't have to be an "insider" to feel like you've seen this movie before (but a long memory helps) www.thewrap.com/60-minutes-c...

#TheMediaFront: Pressure on Paramount over “60 Minutes” could preview deal-making challenges for other studios like WBD and Comcast.

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