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Whatever Happens to TikTok, Big Tech Is Coming for Its Millions of Creators
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No, No, No, Ozempic? RFK Jr.’s Plan to Ban Big Pharma Ads Could Hit TV Networks Hard
Trump’s pick to lead the Health Department is targeting a multibillion-dollar ad market that’s one of the biggest spenders on the airwaves.
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Your Hollywood Career: How to Tell When the End Is Nigh
A scribe who survived the newsweekly apocalypse and then the scripted comedy crash offers some handy tips on when to bail on a failing industry.
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MSNBC’s Project 2025: Rebuilding Itself In the Trump Era
The channel is losing Comcast as its corporate parent — and shield from the President’s attacks — as it reclaims its Rachel Maddow-centric identity and plans new leadership.
By Alex Weprin
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Can Roku Channel Keep Pace in the Streaming Wars? Its Head of Content Thinks So
David Eilenberg says that the streaming platform is leaning into sports and home content as it seeks to continue its audience growth.
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What’s Behind Right-Wing Support for “Male Feminist” Justin Baldoni
The 'It Ends With Us' director and star shares a powerful attorney with some of his key newfound backers in conservative media.
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Justin Baldoni Opposes Gag Order, Claims Blake Lively’s Move Is “Intimidation Tactic”
In a letter to the court, Baldoni's lawyers point to instances of Lively's legal team attacking their client by talking to the press.
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Verizon Says Network Is “Holding Up Strong” Amid California Wildfires
The company continues to lose Fios TV subscribers, but is adding more broadband customers.
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Hugh Grant Calls for Criminal Investigation of Murdoch Tabloids Over Hacking, Says Prince Harry’s Settlement Doesn’t Get to “Real Truth”
Grant settled a privacy claim against NGN last year, but on Friday said that civil cases have only allowed Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers to "game" their way out of real punishment.
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Peter Chernin’s North Road Acquires Mexican Production Company Perro Azul
Perro Azul produced Netflix’s most-watched show produced in Mexico and Latin America, ‘Who Killed Sara? (¿Quién mató a Sara?)’
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Disneyland Shake-Up: Thomas Mazloum Named President of Theme Park in Experiences Reorg
Ken Potrock, the current president of Disneyland, will shift to a new role as president of The Walt Disney Company Major Events Integration, with Disney Signature Experiences and Shanghai Disney also getting new chiefs.
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As Disney Succession Question Looms, Bob Iger Sees Pay Package Rise to $41M in 2024
Disney disclosed Iger's 2024 pay in a filing with the SEC.
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NBCUniversal Reorganizes TV Group Under Pearlena Igbokwe, Frances Berwick
Universal Studio Group head Igbokwe will add NBC Entertainment to her purview, and Berwick will return to running Bravo.
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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Seek Gag Order Against Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Bryan Freedman
The power couple allege that the no-holds-barred lawyer is violating judicial rules by using the media to exonerate his client, whom Lively is suing in federal court. Baldoni has filed a separate suit against both the actress and Reynolds.
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Cameron Brink Launching New Digital Series With Wave: “It’s Just Purely About Being Our Authentic Selves” (Exclusive)
'Straight to Cam,' which the rising WNBA star will co-host with Sydel Curry-Lee, premieres on Jan. 28.
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Lionsgate, Starz Extend Movie Licensing Deal Ahead of Formal Separation
The third installment of ‘Now You See Me,’ ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,’ the Michael Jackson biopic and ‘Ballerina’ are among studio titles headed to Starz's premium channels and services.
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In Sports Streaming Land Grab, Comcast Jumps Into Fray With $70 Skinny Bundle
Xfinity joins DirecTV in offering a slimmed-down bundle with most — but not all — sports channels in a bid to lure wary consumers.
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Another Sobering Snapshot of Hollywood’s Production Decline
A Luminate report finds the total number of TV episodes produced in 2024 fell by nearly 5,000 compared to just two years earlier as streaming and broadcast networks curb spending.
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‘South Park’ Streaming Rights Standoff: Warner Bros. Discovery Wins Ruling Clearing Way for Trial
The summary judgment ruling opens the door to discovery on Paramount's understanding of its deal with WBD and, possibly, Paramount's viewership and subscriber metrics as they relate to the series.
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