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Oliver Darcy
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writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.

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passantino.bsky.social
News tonight in @status.news: Paramount's board will meet Wednesday to review a big new offer for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the Thursday deadline. And Netflix is also expected to make a bid for the studio to keep it out of Ellison hands... www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
www.status.news
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
David Ellison is having convos with potential Middle East partners as Paramount prepares its final bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Meanwhile, Netflix and Comcast are preparing their bids.

All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
The War for Warners
Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix are preparing final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will reorder the media landscape.
www.status.news
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
www.status.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Ben Shapiro is spending a lot of $$$ trying to win the inaugural Best Podcast award at the Golden Globes.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
www.status.news
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
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At the Los Angeles Times, an all-night marathon negotiation broke a three-year contract impasse between the guild and management—and signaled once again where red-pilled owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's priorities lie.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
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November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
"Everyone was a zombie." @nataliekorach.bsky.social goes inside the marathon negotiation sessions between the LA Times Guild and management that finally broke a three-year impasse and resulted in a deal. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Troubled Truce in La La Land
How an all-night marathon broke a three-year contract impasse, and what it means in a pivotal stretch for the beleaguered LA Times
www.status.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
passantino.bsky.social
Trump is taking his legal war on the press global, vowing to sue the BBC for up to $5B.

“This is yet another frivolous shake down threat by President Trump’s legal team meant to intimidate the press,” veteran 1A attorney Ted Boutrous said. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Giving PR and blackmailing advice to a sex predator crosses bright red lines—in journalism, and just on a human level. @passantino.bsky.social and I discuss on Power Lines.

Watch via YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBb...

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November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
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Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
www.status.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
"Trump has long branded the press an 'enemy of the American people.' Now he’s bringing that war to the shores of Britain," @passantino.bsky.social writes in his Saturday @status.news column. www.status.news/p/trump-laws...
Breaking the BBC
Donald Trump’s legal war on the press has crossed the Atlantic—putting the BBC at the center of his most audacious threat yet.
www.status.news
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
The Epstein Files have once again exposed Fox News as a MAGA propaganda organ.

Watch Power Lines on YouTube: youtu.be/BGBbISZI6e0?...

Or listen wherever you get your podcasts: link.status.news/powerlines
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
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In this week's edition of Power Lines: We discuss how the Epstein Files are exposing Fox News' bias, the BBC in turmoil, Tucker Carlson's chemtrails conspiracy, that "South Park" Trump-Vance sex scene, and more.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBb...

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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Scoop: Staffers at the Los Angeles Times have averted a strike, with the guild striking a contract deal with management after a grueling negotiating process.

Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3WTZc2H
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
“How her relationship to Kennedy became public is not entirely clear.”

Uhh, what? Do we need to buy the @nytimes.com a @status.news subscription?
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jay-penske...
Penske's Pay-to-Play Pushback
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
There is internal concern at Penske Media publications—Variety, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter—about the company's pay-to-play Golden Globes pitches made to right-wing podcasters last month.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jay-penske...
Penske's Pay-to-Play Pushback
Behind the scenes, Penske Media staffers are privately fuming over pay-to-play podcast pitches sent to right-wing podcasters and outright extremists, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
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The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/california...
Murdoch’s California Dream
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
nataliekorach.bsky.social
Scoop: News Corp’s California Post will court advertisers on the Fox studio lot next week, where the NY Post’s offshoot has quietly set up shop

The Murdochs are planting a flag out West, aiming to exploit the vacuum left by a hollowed-out LAT

www.status.news/p/california...
Murdoch’s California Dream
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Rupert Murdoch's publishing arm, News Corp., is planning to court advertisers at a party next week as it prepares to launch the California Post, the West Coast counterpart to the right-wing New York Post.

@nataliekorach.bsky.social has the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/california...
Murdoch’s California Dream
The Murdochs are staking a claim to the West Coast, courting advertisers and setting up shop on the Fox studio lot for the launch of the California Post, Status has learned.
www.status.news
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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status.news
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at ABC.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/disney-you...
Inside Disney's YouTube Deadlock
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at AB...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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passantino.bsky.social
As the standoff between Disney and YouTube TV stretches into a second week, @status.news has learned Bob Iger and Google boss Sundar Pichai have spoken about the matter, but both sides are holding firm. Why Disney is refusing to back down in tonight's newsletter: www.status.news/p/disney-you...
Inside Disney's YouTube Deadlock
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at AB...
www.status.news
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Scoop: While Bob Iger has publicly remained silent about Disney's standoff with YouTube TV—which has left millions without "Monday Night Football," "Good Morning America," and other programs—he candidly addressed the matter with ABC staff.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/disney-you...
Inside Disney's YouTube Deadlock
Disney’s standoff with YouTube TV has left millions in the dark—and while Bob Iger hasn’t spoken publicly about it, Status has learned he candidly discussed the blackout in private with staffers at AB...
www.status.news
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Reposted by Oliver Darcy
susanmcp.bsky.social
"She doesn’t watch TV news. She doesn’t know the major players on the air. She doesn’t know the ratings. So where and how does she develop her interest in, say, Bret Baier? How does she decide she wants to recruit Scott Jennings?"

By @oliverdarcy.bsky.social

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Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Scoop: Bari Weiss is after yet another network journalist locked in a contract, leading to questions about her recruiting tactics.

Meanwhile, another round of layoffs are expected to hit the newsroom, though timing remains unclear.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM