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Anna Nicolaou

US Media Editor

Anna Nicolaou is US media editor for the Financial Times and contributes to Scoreboard, the FT's premium briefing on the business of sport. She oversees the paper's coverage of US media companies out of the New York bureau, with a focus on streaming and how Silicon Valley has transformed Hollywood. She has reported on major changes at news and entertainment groups including Spotify, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Universal Music.

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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Inside BusinessUS presidential election 2024
    Why Kamala Harris chose to appear on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast

    The vice-president sought to tap into the female audience of Alex Cooper’s hit chat show

    Alex Cooper and Kamala Harris are seated together during a recording of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. Alex, wearing a purple hoodie, gestures as she speaks into a microphone, while Kamala Harris, dressed in a dark jacket, smiles and listens.
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Music
    Pink Floyd agrees deal to sell music rights to Sony for $400mn

    The deal struck this week marks the end of years of infighting among band members over the sale

    Pink Floyd at a photo session in the Japanese garden, Tokyo, March 1972
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson estate says accuser is trying to extract $213mn

    The King of Pop’s legacy has generated $3bn since his death but remains overshadowed by child sex abuse claims

    Michael Jackson waves to the media at a press conference in 2009
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Super-producer Jack Antonoff: ‘Don’t make anything you wouldn’t die for’

    The musician on his world-beating Taylor Swift collaboration, and why the music industry is ‘scam after scam’

    A colour illustration of a young-ish man in round-framed spectacles, smiling and seated in front of a wall with hanging pot plants
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    The Big Read
    The Murdoch succession saga reaches its ‘end game’

    The tycoon’s attempt to wrest control of his empire away from three of his children is set to be resolved in a Nevada court

    Prudence, Elisabeth, James, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Sony Music Entertainment Inc
    Pink Floyd in talks with Sony over music rights sale

    Differences between band members have made reaching agreement more difficult

    A black and white image of the band members staring into the camera
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris as ‘steady-handed’ leader

    Pop star says Donald Trump’s sharing of ‘misinformation’ about her support spurred her to go public

    Taylor Swift’s Instagram post endorsing Kamala Harris
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Shari Redstone
    Shari Redstone to receive more than $500mn from Paramount sale

    Scion stands to receive $180mn in severance and $350mn for her stake in studio’s parent company

    Shari Redstone
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthMedia
    Will Oasis backlash force a reckoning for the ticket industry?

    ‘Dynamic pricing’ has been used for years but fans’ outrage has heightened scrutiny of Ticketmaster’s model

    A montage of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis standing in front of a mobile phone with a ticketing app on the screen
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Paramount Global
    Bronfman abandons $6bn Paramount bid

    US billionaire’s withdrawal clears way for Skydance to complete merger of Hollywood studios

    Edgar Bronfman Jr speaks at the Milken Institute's 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on April 30, 2019. He is wearing glasses and a suit, with a microphone headset.
  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
    Paramount Global
    Edgar Bronfman Jr raises $5.5bn to sweeten last-minute Paramount bid

    Billionaire investor secures funding to improve $4.3bn offer to media scion Shari Redstone

    Marlon Brando in ‘The Godfather’
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Media
    TV groups slash cable network valuations

    $15bn in impairment charges from Paramount and WBD highlight collapse of lucrative business model

    People walk by the Nickelodeon booth during Comic-Con International in San Diego,
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Warner Bros Discovery writes down television channels by $9bn

    Executives blame ‘tough’ market conditions as cable group battles shift to streaming

    Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav, pictured at the Olympics with actor Tom Cruise,
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Inside BusinessMusic
    The music industry is suffering from a streaming hangover

    After years of roaring growth, expectations are being re-priced and hopes pinned on superfans

    Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    US economy
    US consumer spending slowdown weighs on travel and leisure groups

    Disney theme parks, Airbnb home rentals and Hilton hotels among those seeing weaker demand

    Guests walk in the rain at Disney World in Orlando, Florida
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney hits streaming profit but warns of slowing theme park demand

    Chief Bob Iger says ‘slowdown’ in experiences segment offset by box office success of films such as ‘Inside Out 2’

    A scene from the film ‘Inside Out 2’
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Warner Bros Discovery looks to avoid break-up with smaller asset sales

    Executives fear ‘years of legal challenges’ if TV and movie studio businesses are split

    The Warner Bros Discovery logo at Cannes
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    ObituaryBooks
    Francine Pascal, author, 1932-2024

    Creator of the Sweet Valley High young adult fiction phenomenon put books in the hands of a generation of girls

    Francine Pascal in her New York City home in 2002
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Universal Music Group
    Universal Music shares slump 20% after streaming revenue growth slows

    Rival Warner Music also falls amid fear that years of rapid growth are over

    Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast24 min listen
    Culture chat: celebrating pop girl summer, from Brat to Chappell Roan

    We dissect this summer’s explosion of pop girls, including Charli XCX’s album ‘Brat’ and pop sensation Chappell Roan

  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    CNN News Group
    CNN cuts jobs as part of digital overhaul

    Mark Thompson aims to turn around broadcaster by consolidating newsrooms and streaming more digital content

    A person walks past the CNN logo outside their studios inside the Turner Entertainment Networks in Atlanta
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    InterviewParamount Global
    Ellison says Paramount will become ‘media and tech’ company

    Son of Oracle founder believes technology will be crucial to transforming the struggling studio’s fortunes

    David Ellison
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Paramount Pictures Corp
    Paramount agrees Skydance merger in end to Redstone era

    Ellison family and US investment group RedBird to invest $8bn in group

    A montage of the images of Shari Redsone, David Ellision, the Paramount Pictures logo and a scene from ‘Top Gun’
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Robo DJ: YouTube invests in AI-generated music

    The streaming giant is in talks with record labels over an artificial intelligence music deal

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    News in-depthJoe Biden
    Katzenberg faces ire of Hollywood donors after Biden debate

    Film mogul is central to president’s fundraising efforts but has been accused of concealing Biden’s condition

    Jeffrey Katzenberg
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