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Disney Shareholders Request Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Records, Citing Concerns Execs ‘Breached Their Fiduciary Duties’
The move comes after Kimmel returned to ABC with big ratings after a six-day suspension
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Vince Gilligan Renews Overall Deal at Sony Pictures Television
The “Breaking Bad” creator has signed a four-year exclusive deal, continuing his over two decade-long creative partnership with the studio
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NFL Commissioner Open to Renegotiating Media Rights Deals as Early as 2026
The league has an opt-out clause in its current agreement that can be exercised starting after the 2029-30 season
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Disney vs. Nexstar and Sinclair: What Do They Each Have to Lose in the Jimmy Kimmel Standoff?
A worst-case scenario could include the affiliates losing ABC programming, but experts believe both sides will find a resolution before that happens
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Disney+, Hulu, ESPN to Hike Prices Again in October
The increase comes after widespread calls for a Disney boycott amid Jimmy Kimmel’s temporary suspension
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The Reset: A CEO Speaks Out After Charlie Kirk — Virtue Signaling or Damn Good Idea?
Gap CEO Richard Dickson gave corporate America something to think about when he encouraged his workers to speak up in respectful ways in the wake of the Turning Point USA co-founder’s murder
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Trump Wants to Kill Quarterly Earnings. Here’s What It Would Mean for Hollywood
The change would end a requirement that’s been around since 1970
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TikTok Will Generate $178 Billion in US Economic Activity After Oracle Deal, White House Says
The algorithm will be “secured, retrained and operated” in the United States outside of ByteDance’s control, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt adds of the deal, set to be signed this week
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PR Agency MPRM Sues Rival 42West for ‘Hostile’ Raid of Leadership Team, Swiping Key Clients
Mark Pogachefsky’s Los Angeles-based PR agency claims six major clients, including Disney, NBC and National Geographic, jumped ship in “an ambush designed to cripple MPRM overnight”
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A&E Global Media Taps Brian Weiss as Global Content Sales Strategy and Business Development EVP
The former Tegna executive has over 20 years of experience across broadcast, streaming and digital media
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Nexstar, Tegna $6.2 Billion Merger to File Antitrust, FCC Paperwork by End of September
The pending merger comes as Nexstar pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off its airwaves indefinitely this week
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Lionsgate Lays Off 50 Employees, ‘Repositioning the Company for Growth’
This is in addition to the 8% staff reduction earlier this year
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NBC’s Jimmy Fallon Backs Out of Fast Company Innovation Festival as ABC Pulls Kimmel Indefinitely
A conference spokesperson tells TheWrap the late night host was unable to attend “in light of recent events”
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FX Chairman John Landgraf Says Hollywood Consolidation Is ‘Inevitable’
“I think that’s why you see — between Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. — a desire to consolidate at least two of those companies,” the executive says
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Interactive Movie Company Kino Industries Reaches Financing Deal With BasePoint Capital
The company will use the capital to expand its choose-your-own-adventure platform CtrlMovie
