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• Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here's how it's winning - Fox's Tubi outpaced Peacock and HBO Max for share of streaming minutes in Nielsen's November Gauge report.
• Disney's 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' disappoints with weak $88 million domestic opening - Disney's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" tallied just $88 million during its domestic debut, well shy of the $110 million to $125 million range analysts had expected.
• What's ahead for media in 2026? Anonymous executives make bold predictions - CNBC spoke with 16 anonymous media executives who each gave a bold industry prediction for 2026.
• FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent' - FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.
• The Oscars are heading to YouTube in 2029 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences signed a multi-year deal with Google-owned YouTube to stream the Oscars globally starting in 2029.
• Altman and Musk launched OpenAI as a nonprofit 10 years ago. Now they’re rivals in a trillion-dollar market - As OpenAI turns 10, the former nonprofit AI lab is at the center of a roughly $1.4 trillion bet on AI infrastructure.
• Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator - TechDisney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generatorPublished Thu, Dec 11 20259:02 AM ESTUpdated 4 Min AgoAshley
• The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey - Regulatory questions are already rising about Netflix's deal to combine its business with WBD's streaming service HBO Max and film studio Warner Bros.
• 'Zootopia 2' fuels top 5 Thanksgiving box office haul - Disney's "Zootopia 2" tallied an estimated $156 million during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday, leading the box office to a top five performance.