Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging $72B bid by Netflix
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.
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Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton grabs spotlight in new season of Netflix series ‘Starting 5’
The rollercoaster ride of Tyrese Haliburton’s 2024-25 season dominates the preview of Netflix’s “Starting 5,” the second season of which debuts later this month.
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How IndyCar, Fox each win in deal that gives media giant minority ownership
Executives, team officials and industry experts told IBJ they believe the Fox investment will help IndyCar better compete for fans in an increasingly crowded sports landscape.
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Fever to wear ‘Stranger Things’-themed jerseys ahead of Netflix show’s final season
Ahead of the November debut of the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” the team will don black jerseys inspired by the hit Netflix show for seven games.
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Fox network plans to apply its ‘in your face’ attitude to 500 debut
Fox Sports, which launched in 1994 with an entertaining approach to broadcasting NFL games, will carry the race for the first time as part of a multiyear contract with the NTT IndyCar Series.
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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72B
The acquisition would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film and TV under one roof and alter the entertainment industry landscape.
Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez’s trial date set in case over fight with truck driver
Sanchez has been off the air since the Oct. 4 incident at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.
College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights
Democratic senators introduced a bill Monday that would rewrite a 1961 law prohibiting college sports conferences from banding together to sell their media rights.
NFL, ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network, other media assets
The league and ESPN still have to negotiate a final agreement and get approval from NFL owners. The agreement will also have to undergo regulatory approvals.
NFL on the verge of selling media assets to ESPN for an equity stake in the network, sources say
The proposed move comes as ESPN is expected to soon launch its direct-to-consumer service, likely before the end of August.
FCC approves $8B Paramount-Skydance merger after lengthy review
The approval ends a more than 250-day-long review process marked by controversy and accusations of inappropriate political pressure.
News team that provides content to Indiana public broadcasters to be dismantled
Indiana Public Broadcasting News is in peril after the Indiana Legislature removed millions of dollars earmarked to support public stations.
Game 7 between Pacers, Thunder draws largest NBA Finals audience in 6 years
The seven games of the series were the most-watched television broadcasts since the first week of May.
Surge in viewers leads ION TV to extend broadcasting deal with WNBA
The deal extends the network’s existing three-year deal reached in 2023 to broadcast regular-season games and host a weekly studio show.
NY celebs like Timothee Chalamet vs Indy celebrities like … County Treasurer Barb Lawrence?
IBJ talked with Lawrence about her 15 minutes of fame after her mention in a comedy bit on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
Indiana Fever’s new streaming service will let fans watch live games, replays
Fever Direct, a partnership between Pacers Sports & Entertainment and New York City-based Endeavor Media, will offer broadcasts of more than a dozen regular-season games, as well as replays and other Fever-produced content.
Fever, WTHR-TV owner announce deal to show games in 11 other markets
The plan from Tegna Inc. and Pacers Sports & Entertainment is expected to make the 18-game slate being carried by Channel 13 and its sister station, WALV-CD, available for free to 4.6 million households across five states, including Indiana.
Former IU football coach Corso to retire after 38 years on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’
Lee Corso, 89, has been a mainstay on ESPN’s Saturday college football preview show since its inception in 1987.
Fever, WTHR sign multiyear broadcast deal ahead of 2025 season
WTHR-TV Channel 13 and sister station WALV-CD are set to carry a combined 18 games in the Indianapolis television market this coming season.
Kevin Gregory to retire after 35 years of WRTV weather forecasts
Kevin Gregory, who joined the WRTV-TV Channel 6 staff in 1989, is set to wrap up his career at the ABC affiliate. It will be the first time since 1972 that no member of the Gregory family will deliver weather forecasts on Indianapolis TV.
Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
There’s a common trait that President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing as he selects those to serve in his new administration: experience on television.
Diamond Sports set to continue broadcasting NBA games through upcoming season
The largest broadcaster of regional sports networks across the country will continue to televise games for more than a dozen NBA teams and nine NHL teams—including the Indiana Pacers—through their 2024-2025 season even as it moves through bankruptcy proceedings.
Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host, dies at 88
Donahue’s first TV show, “The Phil Donahue Show,” which launched in 1967, aired in only four cities: Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus and Indianapolis.
Federal judge overturns $4.7B jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ suit in ruling for NFL
The jury had ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.