Matt Damon says Netflix wants to make action movies differently to account for shorter attention spans

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Costars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck pose with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for their latest film, "The Rip."

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos tries to solve his movie problem

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos applauds at the Golden Globe awards, January 2026
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has spent years people should be able to see big movies at home, without going to theaters. Now he's changing his tune.

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The Bears-Packers game on Amazon set a record — and showed us just how mainstream streaming has become.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams playing against the the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on January 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
Most people in the U.S. needed to subscribe to Amazon Prime in order to watch the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers wild card playoff game.

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Men spent their holiday obsessed with a peanut

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Twitch streamer TheBurntPeanut is pictured.
TheBurntPeanut is blowing up on Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming service.

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Disney streaming viewership has been stagnant — but the company has plans to jump-start growth

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Bluey
"Bluey" is consistently one of the most viewed shows on Disney+, though the streamer's viewership share has leveled off.

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Streamers like Disney+ and HBO Max have a key problem with no clear solution

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Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers.

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The Oscars have a new stage on YouTube. The audience may have other plans.

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Adrien Brody accepts the award for Best Actor for
Adrien Brody won the 2025 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "The Brutalist" — a movie with lots of acclaim and a pretty modest box office.

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YouTube TV Wants to Unbundle the Cable Package That Streamers Were Meant to Kill in the First Place

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The Letterboxd ‘Video Store’ Will Open on Wednesday and Looks Awesome

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The Letterboxd icon in the App Store on an iPhone

Congress defunded PBS. Here's how it's surviving and planning for the future.

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A muppet visits 'Oscar the Grouch' at his garbage can in a scene from 'Sesame Street,' circa 1985.
When PBS was created in the late 1960s, there was no other place to find educational kid's TV like "Sesame Street." There are more options now.

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