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Watch: The Future of TikTok

The drumbeat to ban TikTok grew meaningfully louder throughout March, ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance before a Congressional subcommittee. Two Congressional bills were introduced during this period: the Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries (DATA) Act and the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act. While both…

Could a Writers’ Strike Actually Help Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount?

The current contract between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Hollywood studios (The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, AMPTP) expires on May 1, 2023. Both sides are actively preparing for a strike, with the WGA seeking a strike authorization from guild members this week. The last WGA/AMPTP negotiation in 2020 could have…

The LightShed Earnings Scorecard. Seventh Edition

Welcome to the Seventh Edition of the LightShed Earnings Scorecard – our attempt to hold companies and analysts accountable for the quality of earnings calls. 66 coffee sustained hours We tracked 70 companies in this quarter’s edition of the Scorecard, adding Gray Television and Nexstar, while excluding Activision, Airspan, Radius, and Starry. MSG Sports will…