☀️VERSANT’s Rough 2026 Ahead, Plans For Growth
WARNAMOUNT is WBD all over again / NETFLIX gets more Tyler Perry / DISH #cordcutting eases in Q4
Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya like or email me at seanmcnultynyc@gmail.com), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on Tuesday, March 2, 2026.
Where it didn’t take long for NETFLIX to figure out what to do with that $2.8B.
Enjoy your Harry Styles concert this Sunday, March 8, from Manchester at 3 p.m. ET.
YEAH: The world is rightfully focused overseas today, and I’m under the weather, so let’s just get cracking.
VERSANT Tries to Move Out of Cable TV’s House
Well, the numbers here are probably about what you’d expect for a cable TV network company for FY25, plus what the company is projecting 2026 will look like.
Ya wanna keep a good thought here that you can see a path to overcoming these 💰 declines — but it’s kinda tough.
Keep in mind, 2025 comps are to a 2024 election year at MSNBC, and the 2026 😳 is with a midterm election on the horizon. Lotta work to do at VERSANT! Let’s see what we got.