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Nate Moore Leaving Marvel Studios to Transition Into Producing
“Nearly everything I know about producing I’ve learned from my time at Marvel Studios,” the exec says
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South by Southwest Promotes Hugh Forrest to President
Fellow SXSW co-president Jann Baskett will step down to an advisory role at the end of the year
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Disney Bests YouTube With 11.1% Share of Total TV Viewing in November
YouTube, which set a new platform best of 10.8%, trails the entertainment giant by just 0.3 share points
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OpenAI Whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s Death Ruled a Suicide
The OpenAI researcher was named in New York Times copyright infringement lawsuit
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Restructuring Sets the Table for M&A in 2025 | Analysis
The move could be just the first step for David Zaslav to deal with declining linear TV assets, which remain a drag on the company.
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Lloyd Braun, Sarah Bremner and Noah Oppenheim Launch Prologue Entertainment With Backing From Jeff Zucker, RedBird
The studio will develop, produce and finance premium scripted series and film content
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Telemundo Studios Names Jacqueline Castro as Vice President of Production
The former Sony Pictures exec will lead production strategy across both in-house and third-party productions
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Universal Television Casting Head Beth Klein to Retire After 13 Years
The executive will exit the studio at the end of the year
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Nexstar to Cut About 2% of Staff, Layoffs Expected in Broadcasting and Sales Divisions
The downsizing comes after The CW let go of over two dozen employees last month
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Lionsgate Activist Investor Asks Studio to Consider Sale After Starz Separation
Anson Funds, which has become a Top 5 shareholder in the Hollywood studio, also says the company could consider divestitures of its unscripted TV and 3 Arts businesses
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Inks 2-Year First-Look Deal With Warner Bros. TV
The latest pact is non-exclusive and less expensive than the previous, five-year deal
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CNBC Forms Strategic Verticals & Audience Development Unit
Led by Max Meyers, the division will create and commercialize verticals in sports, wealth and women’s leadership
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UnitedHealthcare Value Drops $41.6 Billion in Week After CEO Brian Thompson’s Slaying
The nation’s biggest health insurance company is worth $520.1 billion after losing 7.5% of its value
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Netflix’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Demand Was ‘Off the Charts’ Despite Tech Glitches, Ted Sarandos Says
“We were stressing the limits of the Internet itself that night,” the streamer’s co-CEO tells UBS’ Media & Communications Conference
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Starz CEO Pitches Wall Street Ahead of Lionsgate Separation, Calls Asset ‘Misunderstood’
Jeff Hirsch says post-separation growth opportunities for the company include M&A, bundling, a password sharing crackdown and controlling content costs
