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Scripps Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan After Sinclair Takeover Bid
The move, commonly referred to as a poison pill, takes effect immediately and will expire after one year
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TelevisaUnivision, YouTube TV Strike New Carriage Deal, End Programming Blackout
The Spanish-language network owner’s programming has been dark on the Google-owned platform since Sept. 30
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3 Top CAA Agents Jump to WME
Adam Schweitzer, Matt Martin and Trevor Astbury are making the transition
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Scripted Los Angeles Film and TV Production Dropped 14% in 2024, FilmLA Study Finds
Only 157 film, TV and streaming scripted productions were shot in Los Angeles County, down from 228 in 2022
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CAA Slams Range Media’s ‘Devoid of Merit’ Countersuit as Agency Accused of Bullying Staffers Amid Poaching Dispute
The management start-up accuses the agency of “weaponizing illegal noncompete agreements to intimidate and punish employees who consider joining Range”
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Dec. 1 Deadline for 2nd Round of Bids
The move comes after Paramount, Netflix and Comcast submitted non-binding, first round bids on Nov. 20 for all or part of the media giant
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Amazon MGM Studios Unscripted TV Chief Barry Poznick to Exit
The executive will transition into a three-year, first-look production deal with the company starting Jan. 1
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James Cameron Endorses Paramount in WBD Bidding War: ‘Netflix Would Be a Disaster’
The filmmaker also denounced Netflix’s theatrical strategy and questioned its Oscars merit days after courting WBD’s studio and streaming business
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The Reset: Your Hollywood Guide to an AI Bubble Burst
Who’s most exposed when the AI rally finally comes to an end?
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Fubo Accuses NBCUniversal of ‘Discriminatory Tactics’ Amid Programming Blackout
The company adds of the carriage dispute that it’s being asked to “subsidize” Versant’s cable networks in a multi-year distribution deal
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Versant CEO Mark Lazarus Eligible for $35 Million Pay Package in First Year
An SEC filing also reveals compensation packages for COO/CFO Anand Kini and general counsel Jordan Fasbender
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Sinclair Submits Takeover Bid for E.W. Scripps, Increases Ownership Stake to 9.9%
The broadcast TV station owner is offering $7 apiece for all of Scripps’ outstanding shares
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Nexstar Says Broadcast TV Station Landscape Is ‘Ripe for Regulatory Reform’: ‘The Status Quo Is No Longer Acceptable’
President Donald Trump has expressed opposition to eliminating or raising the FCC’s 39% cap on broadcast station ownership
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Trump Opposes Raising or Eliminating FCC’s Broadcast TV Station Ownership Cap
“If this would also allow the Radical Left Networks to ‘enlarge,’ I would not be happy,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday
