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Comcast and Peacock earnings, Spotify’s subscriber growth, BBC commissioning changes and Heated Rivalry’s cinema screenings. Plus ten more headlines from across the trades—all in one place.

Catch up with Wednesday afternoon’s edition.

Reporting cutoff: 10:32 a.m. Eastern / 7:32 a.m. Pacific, October 22, 2026.

Original reporting

• Comcast Q3: Record-Breaking ‘The Odyssey’, Profitable Peacock Fuel NBCU Spinoff Momentum
• Spotify Hums Along in Q3, Reaching 306 Million Paid Subscribers: ‘There Is More Runway Ahead’
• BBC Merges TV & Audio Commissioning Teams Amid Plan To Cut 100 Content Roles
• Yes, ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Really Headed to Movie Theaters
• Rupert Grint Sets Next Project: Noiser Audiobook Adaptation of ‘Treasure Island’ (Exclusive)
• JJ Watt Named CBS Sports’ New Lead NFL Analyst in Multiyear Deal
• The Lede Company Acquires Lauren Winslade’s London-Based Agency Aisle 8
• ‘Blippi’ Spinoff ‘Meekah’ Set at Moonbug Entertainment, the Studio Behind ‘Cocomelon’ (EXCLUSIVE)
• Electronic Arts to Cut 400 Jobs and Shutter BioWare
• Billy Porter, Leslie Jones & Phoebe Robinson To Front ‘Places, Dahlingz!’ Podcast From Acast
• John Anderson Dies at71
• ‘White Lotus’ Breakout Adam DiMarco Attached to Star in Glassriver’s First Feature ‘Dark Ocean’ (Exclusive)
• Investigation Discovery Buys SXSW True-Crime Doc ‘My Brother’s Killer’
• ‘The History Boys’ Returns to London West End After 20 Years, With Nicholas Hytner Back Directing Alan Bennett’s Play
• Comcast restructuring and expected cable job cuts

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