Business
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Imax Hires Jonathan Fischer as Chief Content Officer
The exec previously handled global strategy and finance for Netflix’s film unit
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Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego’s Hyphenate Media Group Invests in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s GloNation Studios
Kellett is known for TV shows like “One Day at a Time,” “The Horror of Dolores Roach” and “With Love”
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DirecTV to Launch FAST Service in November
MyFree DirecTV will offer titles like “Duck Dynasty,” “Power,” “Pawn Stars” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol”
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Netflix’s Brandon Riegg, ABC’s Rob Mills, The CW’s Heather Olander Set for First-Ever Unscripted Executive Summit
The one-day event, hosted by trade association NPACT and software company Talent Systems, will be held on Oct. 29 at Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center
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DOJ Weighs Breakup of Google for ‘Unlawful Conduct’ in Search-Engine Dominance
Google’s position has left rivals “with little-to-no incentive to compete”
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Shari Redstone Says CBS ‘Made a Mistake’ in Rebuking Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview: ‘Tony Did a Great Job’
The Paramount Global non-executive chair’s remarks come in response to the network’s internal review that found Tony Dokoupil violated editorial standards
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OpenAI, Hearst Strike Content Licensing Partnership
ChatGPT’s 200 million weekly users will have access to lifestyle content from over 20 magazine brands and more than 40 newspapers
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Amazon Seeks to Dismiss Ad Tier Lawsuit, Says Prime Viewers ‘Got Exactly What They Bargained For’
The tech giant argues that it’s never promised that Prime Video would be “always, or entirely, ad-free”
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Katie Conklin to Lead DDA’s NYC Film and Series Publicity Division
Madison Tobin also joins as a senior account executive from 42West while Paige Gurski boards as a creative lead from Wieden+Kennedy
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Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Sales Chief Jon Steinlauf to Exit
The executive will remain in the role while a search for a successor is underway
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Paramount Sued by Former Employee for Violating WARN Law During September Layoffs
Julian Hagins also named CBS Interactive in the class action suit for not giving 90 days’ notice when cutting over 300 staffers
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Former Netflix Exec Bea Miller Joins Moonbug Entertainment as North America Originals and Distribution Head
Her hiring comes as the studio looks to expand in the market through shows such as “CoComelon,” “Blippi” and “Little Angel”
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Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Multi-Year Renewal With All Elite Wrestling
U.S. Networks chairman Kathleen Finch tells TheWrap that AEW will help bolster its sports portfolio heading into carriage negotiations
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Hasbro Entertainment Taps Zach Edwin to Lead Unscripted TV Division
The development executive will oversee a slate of programming, as well as partnerships with talent, studios and distribution partners
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Disney Lays Off Roughly 75 Staffers Across ABC News, Owned Stations
The impacted employees are about evenly split between both groups and no teams have been eliminated, an individual familiar with the matter tells TheWrap
