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NBCU Is Exploring Launching a Sports Cable Network
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/nbcu-is-exploring-launching-a-sports-cable-network-92bb2b03?st=vveSgq&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink...

YouTube earns $9.8 billion in ad revenue during Q2
https://thedesk.net/2025/07/alphabet-youtube-q2-2025-earnings-report/#google_vignette...

YouTube Shorts is adding an image-to-video AI tool, new AI effects
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/youtube-shorts-is-adding-an-image-to-video-ai-tool-new-ai-effects/...

ESPN and NFL closing in on âNext Eraâ-defining media deal
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6509767/2025/07/23/espn-nfl-media-network-jimmy-pitaro-streaming/...

Media analyst: Cable bundle floor could be 25-35 million households
https://awfulannouncing.com/tv/media-analyst-cable-bundle-floor-25-35-million-households.html...

How YouTube Is Shaping a New Generation of Chefs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/how-youtube-is-shaping-a-new-generation-of-chefs...

âSouth Parkâ creators reach $1.5-billion streaming deal with Paramount
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-07-21/south-park-creators-reach-breakthrough-in-paramount-deal-talks?sfmc_id=6532a4a825b3640666c63162&utm_id=40782314&skey_id=eed898420e7...

Netflix says itâs streamed 95 billion hours in 2025, and a lot of ads too
https://www.theverge.com/news/709288/netflix-q2-2025-earningsdouble-ad-revenue...

NBCUniversalâs Peacock Is Hiking Prices by $3 per Month
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/peacock-price-increase-2025-1236463982/...

MLB Commissioner says Sunday media rights could go to NBC, Apple - or back to ESPN
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/17/cnbc-sport-mlb-commissioner-says-sunday-media-rights-could-go-to-nbc-apple-or-espn.html...