Business
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California Gives $256 Million in Tax Credits to 22 TV Productions, Including ‘The Studio’ Season 2
“The Comeback,” “Golf,” “Ballard,” “S.W.A.T. Exiles,” “NCIS: Origins” and “Presumed Innocent” are also among the recipients
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The CW Extends Pac-12 Deal Through 2030-31 Season
The broadcast partnership will see the network air 66 college conference sporting events across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball per year
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Amazon Exceeds Internal Upfront Expectations, Touts ‘Significant Growth’ With Live Sports and Originals
Advertiser demand was driven by the NBA and Prime Video films and series such as “Fallout,” “Oh. What. Fun,” “Beast Games,” “Merv” and “Elle”
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Paramount EVP of Communications David Bittler Exits After Skydance Merger
The executive oversaw Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and Paramount+ kids and family franchises including “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “PAW Patrol” and “Dora the Explorer”
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Media Capital Technologies Launches New Theatrical Distribution Label Row K
Former Imax president Megan Colligan has been hired to lead the company
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A+E Studios Taps Jessie Abbott as Creative Affairs VP
The Kapital Entertainment executive has overseen series including Hulu’s “Black Cake,” Starz’s “Shining Vale” and ABC’s “Women of the Movement,” among others
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AT&T to Purchase $23 Billion Worth of Spectrum Licenses From EchoStar
The 50 MHz acquisition comes two months after President Trump urged the FCC and EchoStar to reach an “amicable” deal over wireless licenses
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ABC News Promotes Katie den Daas to SVP of Global Newsgathering
She joined the network’s news division in 2015, and has worked on programs such as “World News Tonight With David Muir,” “Good Morning America” and “The View”
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YouTube’s TV Viewership Streak Continues for 6th Consecutive Month With 13.4% Share in July
Disney held steady in second place with 9.4% of viewing for the month, while Netflix stayed in third with a share of 8.8%
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Fox Warns of Possible YouTube TV Programming Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute
The media giant’s current deal with the Google-owned platform expires Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET
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Netflix Sets Winter Openings for Dallas and Philadelphia Live Experience Locations | Video
The King of Prussia Netflix House will open in November, followed by Texas in December and Las Vegas later in 2027
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Paramount Eyes Up to 3,000 Job Cuts by November
The move is part of the company’s effort to exceed $2 billion in cost savings
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Chris Wallace Joins RedBird Capital Partners as Senior Advisor
The veteran anchor will work on the business side of the firm, reporting directly to founder Gerry Cardinale
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Netflix Sets Guidelines for Generative AI Use in Content Production
The streamer already used artificial intelligence in “The Eternaut” earlier this year
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Apple TV+’s Chris Parnell Joins Paramount+ as Originals EVP
He will oversee the production and development of the streamer’s original content slate
