Newsmax vs The Hollywood Reporter

8-K Financial Filing Analysis for Newsmax (2026-08-13)

On August 13, 2026, Newsmax Inc. filed a Form 8-K under Items 2.02 and 7.01 announcing the release of its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The announcement was accompanied by a corporate press release (Exhibit 99.1) and an updated investor relations presentation deck (Exhibit 99.2). Both exhibits were furnished rather than filed pursuant to SEC rules, providing an operational and financial performance update to investors and market participants.

• Newsmax furnished its operational and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 via Exhibit 99.1.
• Management released an updated Investor Relations Deck furnished as Exhibit 99.2 under Regulation FD disclosure.
• The 8-K report was signed and authorized on August 13, 2026, by Chief Financial Officer Darryle Burnham.

Newsmax Streaming App Profile

State of Streaming maintains a company profile page for Newsmax, listed as a streaming app (Ticker: NMAX). The page links to Newsmax's website, highlights related State of Streaming coverage (including items dated Apr 2025 and Dec 2025), and aggregates recent State of Streaming articles, podcasts, and research about streaming TV advertising. The page also promotes a downloadable 2026 Advertiser's Guide to Streaming TV and identifies State of Streaming as the publisher of the content.

• Newsmax is listed on State of Streaming as a 'Streaming App' with ticker 'NMAX'.
• Official website listed on the profile: https://www.newsmaxplus.com/.
• State of Streaming flags two SOS coverage items about Newsmax: an Apr 2025 piece on the Newsmax IPO and a Dec 2025 piece about Fox News seeking to dismiss a Newsmax lawsuit.

Done Deal: Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Takeover, Creating Hollywood Giant

Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros., creating a new Hollywood giant. The deal was announced as a breaking news item on The Hollywood Reporter's news page.

Universal Presells Nolan's Odyssey Year-Early

Josh Stein argues that Universal’s decision to sell IMAX 70mm tickets for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey at midnight on July 17, 2025 — for screenings starting July 17, 2026 — represented a first for a major studio: collecting paying demand 12 months before a film existed. Roughly 25 IMAX 70mm locations were offered, 95% of seats sold within an hour, and about $1.5 million was collected from that small pool. Stein ties the event to a broader shift: counted, presold demand (from creators and auteur brands) can become a financeable asset, changing greenlight underwriting and capital-stack pricing. He cites parallel creator-market examples (A24’s Backrooms, Focus’s Obsession, Markiplier’s Iron Lung) and notes industry reactions including box-office results and major corporate deals and disclosure choices that reflect the value of measured demand.

• On July 17, 2025 (midnight Eastern), Universal put IMAX 70mm tickets on sale for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, for show dates beginning July 17, 2026.
• 95% of the available IMAX 70mm seats sold within an hour, producing roughly $1.5 million in gross from the deliberately small pool of about 25 locations.
• The Odyssey had a reported $250 million net production budget; its opening weekend later ran to $264.1 million worldwide, per Variety and Reuters.