Media

Comcast Adds Heft With Sky’s Deal for British Broadcaster ITV
The $2.1 billion purchase would combine two major British media outlets and help the Comcast-owned Sky compete with streaming giants.
By Katie Robertson
‘Minions’ Opens at No. 1 but Falls Far Short of Earlier Films in the Franchise
The movie generated $36.4 million in ticket sales in North America for the holiday weekend, a 62 percent decline from 2024, the last time a “Minions” movie was in theaters.
By Nicole Sperling
Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
The internet’s largest stockpile of free knowledge is under threat from MAGA, A.I. and foreign autocrats. A bibliophile ex-ambassador is here to help.
By Tiffany Hsu
Will Late-Night TV Work on YouTube?
Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.
By John Koblin and Amir Hamja
Minions as Auteurs? The Newest Entry Takes an Old Hollywood Approach
The director Pierre Coffin, who also voices the yellow chaos agents, wasn’t interested in returning. Then a producer suggested an idea he couldn’t resist.
By Nicole Sperling
Charles H. Townsend Dies at 82; Led Condé Nast During Digital Transition
By 2016, when he retired from the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, print was seriously struggling.
By Adam Nossiter
Independent Studio Buys Movie About OpenAI That Amazon Dropped
Neon purchased “Artificial,” which focuses on OpenAI’s chief, Sam Altman, after Amazon walked away from it following an investment in the start-up.
By Nicole Sperling
Court Halts Pentagon Rule Requiring Escorts for Journalists
A federal judge temporarily blocked a new rule that restricted reporters’ access to the Pentagon, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.
By Erik Wemple
Comcast and NBCUniversal Will Go It Alone. But for How Long?
Almost as soon as the two companies announced a split, analysts rushed to consider potential merger and acquisition targets for each.
By Lauren Hirsch
NPR Retracts Article That Mistakenly Said Justice Alito Would Retire
The news outlet quickly removed the article, which was written by NPR’s seasoned Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, from its website.
By Benjamin Mullin