Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya likeor email me atseanmcnultynyc@gmail.com),and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on Friday, November 7, 2025.

Where fellow Jersey folk — if you’re wondering how much all of that NJ Governor race ad bombardment on TV (that mercifully is now over) cost . . . your answer is around $139M.

Great job, democracy!

AH:Elon got his $1T payday approved by shareholders in case you somehow need another reason not to buy a TESLA.

YUP:The COWBOYS, CHIEFS or PACKERS have played in 9 of the Top 10 most-watched NFL games so far this season.

THEN:Jillian Michaels is the latest name to sign a podcast production deal with FOX’s RED SEAT VENTURES.

AH: If you’re wondering why META doesn’t seem to do more to prevent bad actors in its advertising biz — apparently 10% of META’s ad revenue came from ads for scams and banned goods in 2024 according to internal documents viewed by Reuters.

• A META rep said the company later determined that the number was much lower . . . without offering any specifics.

• 10% of META’s 2024 ad revenue would be about $16.5B. Nice business ya got there!

BTW: Congrats, Europe! Welcome to your AI slop future — META’s AI-gen video social feedVibes launches there today.

WORD: In totally radical news for the year 1988, NETFLIX is launching a Win the Mall shopping competition series. Sadly, in 2025 — NETFLIX will likely have to build a mall to make this show in.

YEAH: Gotta love how APPLE and GOOGLE trade billions back and forth — GOOGLE is (was?) paying APPLE about $20B a year to be the default search engine on SAFARI . . . and now APPLE will pay GOOGLE about $1B a year to use GOOGLE’s AI to power SIRI.

NOW: Here’s a snapshot for ya on the housing market. 🤯 Homebuilders in some parts of the country are now subsidizing mortgages on new homes at fixed rates like 4% to help move product. And yes, that’s in the South.

Well, I took too long to vote in my own poll today — but count me in with the 33% on Predator: Badlands.