YouTube scored a record 17 million global viewers for its Chiefs-Chargers livestream, Bending Spoons is buying Vimeo for $1.4 billion, and can MTV be resuscitated?
Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid for WB Discovery (0:40)
The Wall Street Journal reports that Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
NFL game from Brazil on YouTube sets records (2:10)
YouTube’s exclusive live stream of the game in Brazil with the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs garnered over 17 million viewers. The opening Sunday Night game on NBC and Peacock did very well, too. 26.5 million watched an improbable comeback by the Buffalo Bills over the Ravens, with 4 million watching on Peacock.
Bending Spoons to acquire Vimeo for $1.4 billion (8:00)
Italian company Bending Spoons will acquire the Vimeo video platform. It already purchased Brightcove, another white label video platform, early this year.
Paramount Skydance looks to revive MTV (11:00)
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Paramount Skydance plans to revive its MTV channel brand.
TCL releases the first Google Gemini TVs (16:30)
Google promised to bring its Gemini genAI platform to Google TVs at CES 2025. Finally, the first TVs containing the technology have been released. TCL’s new QM9K TVs contain the technology. Google hopes the technology will change how we use the television.
