The Media Mix

Film tourism is exploding. Julie Sisk helps civilians access the global film circuit.

Want to have dinner with filmmakers? A new film tourism firm Take 2 Film is making the connections.

Jun 2 • Claire Atkinson

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May 2026

Cannes 2026: Film folk say "F-k AI."

AI backlash gains steam. Filmmakers share their fears about the great AI take-over of human creativity; older actresses from Jane Fonda to Demi Moore…

May 24 • Claire Atkinson

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Cannes Film 2026: Hollywood on the Riviera

Netflix and HBO set up shoots in the South of the France plus all the celebs, rosé and the French police. Cue the White Lotus send up of the industrial…

May 16 • Claire Atkinson

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Hollywood Ghosts Cannes and Trump takes Ratner to China

Meta arrives as a major sponsor; politics and AI are Topic A on Cannes Day One.

May 12 • Claire Atkinson

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Live with Claire Atkinson

A recording from Claire Atkinson's live video

May 7 • Claire Atkinson and Ben Odell

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Washed up: Gulf States shake-up sports ties. Sky News Arabia future in question.

The list of canceled sports and entertainment projects keeps growing.

May 4 • Claire Atkinson

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April 2026

A young journalist shares the production story behind NASA’s historic Artemis II live stream.

“Who will be our talent? How will we get the right feeds with images from the launch pad?”

Apr 6

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CBS News finally ponies up for Edward R. Murrow sponsorship after The Media Mix calls.

The Overseas Press Club dinner honors the best in international journalism - CBS News support was missing in action until Friday.

Apr 4 • Claire Atkinson

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March 2026

The Keiretsu of Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery-TikTok-Oracle-RedBird.

Have we missed something fundamental about Paramount Skydance's big Warner Bros. Discovery buy?

Mar 11 • Claire Atkinson

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February 2026

Warner Town Hall: Management sounds shell shocked about the Paramount deal. Do they really want to sell?

CNN's Minnesota coverage gets a shout-out.

Feb 27 • Claire Atkinson

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The Ellisons nab Warner and CNN in the biggest leveraged buy-out in history.

Where does the Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery merger leave CNN? What else might Netflix buy and more.

Feb 27 • Claire Atkinson

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January 2026

Guest Column: AI oligarchs meet Wall St and Washington in the Swiss Alps.

Adrian Monck, a World Economic Forum board member and former head of communications, shares what he's watching in Davos this week.

Jan 19 • Adrian Monck and Claire Atkinson

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