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Greetings!As streaming services expand their portfolio of movies, shows and other entertainment offerings, one kind of programming remains relatively sparse: news. There have been some efforts, from CNN Max to the live CBS News coverage offered on Paramount+. The latest to try its hand is ABC, which will launch a new daily short-form program for Disney+.The lack of a news presence on streaming (if you don't count YouTube or TikTok), is one of the last advantages that linear TV holds. But if initiatives like the ABC venture prove successful, expect that edge to deteriorate
quickly. Roger Cheng
Managing Editor of Business and PRO
roger.cheng@thewrap.comPS: We just kicked off a free 2-week trial of WrapPRO. If you’ve been wanting to check out our full coverage, now’s the time. Feel free to forward the news.
Disney+ offers Star Wars, Marvel and the Disney catalog of cartoons. Now it's trying a different offering: news programming. Later this month, the streaming service will air a daily 8- to 10-minute show called "What You Need to Know" that will replay all day. While Disney+ already offers programs like "Good Morning America" and "ABC
World News Tonight With David Muir," "What You Need to Know" is the first program specifically created for the streamer.
As teased a week ago, here's our in-depth look at the state of original animation. The disappointment of Pixar's "Elio" at the box office has some wondering if the genre is in trouble. It turns out, original animation is thriving on streaming, with Netflix in particular acting as the standard bearer and betting on unorthodox projects like "KPop Demon Hunter," a mash-up of "Sailor Moon" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with an infectiously catchy soundtrack.
Bytedance, the parent of TikTok, is working on a lightweight mixed reality device that resembles goggles and will be tethered to a connected puck (The Information) AI was supposed to make our computers easier to
use. That hasn't happened yet (The Atlantic) Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration (Poynter)
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