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WBD Sets New Global Division for Experiences, Parks, Exhibitions and More in Restructuring
The new division will be charged with strategically expanding the company’s experiences
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Verizon to Acquire Frontier Communications in $20 Billion Deal
The move will extend the telecommunications giant’s fiber network to 25 million premises across 31 states and Washington D.C.
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DirecTV Says Disney Is Trying to ‘Corner the Market for Themselves’ Amid Carriage Dispute
The pay TV giant argues that the House of Mouse’s package proposals are “laced” with minimum penetration requirements that limit the scope and reach of what it’s looking to offer
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DirecTV Is Offering $20 Credit During Disney Carriage Dispute – Here’s How to Claim It
The programming blackout, which includes linear networks ESPN and ABC, began on Sunday
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Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be ‘Rational’ in Decision-Making Around Strategic Options, CFO Says
The media giant’s stock is down more than 73% in the past five years, hovering around $7 per share
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Disney Says DirecTV Is Misrepresenting Carriage Negotiations, There’s ‘Path to Fair and Flexible Agreement’
More than 11 million subscribers lost access to ABC and ESPN beginning Sunday
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AMC Networks, Charter Renew Multi-Year Distribution Deal
The new pact will include AMC+ at no additional cost to Spectrum TV Select customers
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Wasserman Expands Digital Creators Arm With Long Haul Management Acquisition
Dan Levitt founded the sports, gaming and lifestyle company in 2013 and is named Wasserman’s SVP of Creators
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DirecTV Calls Disney ‘An Obstacle to the Solution’ as ABC, ESPN Carriage Blackout Continues
CFO Ray Carpenter says the channel distributor is ready to go “as long as it takes” for a fair deal
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School-Aged Viewers Push YouTube Ahead of Disney in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for the First Time
NBCUniversal holds steady in 3rd with a boost from the Paris Olympics, while Fox moves to 5th following a bump from the Republican National Convention
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Paramount Sells VidCon Creator Conference to UK Firm Informa
The convention was founded by YouTubers John and Hank Green in 2010 before being acquired by Viacom in 2018
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Disney Networks ABC, ESPN Go Dark on DirecTV as Carriage Talks Collapse, 11 Million Subscribers Impacted
Channels were pulled from the satellite cable provider late Sunday afternoon
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WME Agent Brandt Joel Texts Colleagues ‘Screw the Left Kill All’ Following Hamas Killing of Israeli Hostages | Exclusive
The rep for Matthew McConaughey, Jason Momoa and Kevin Hart also told colleagues in a groupchat that there are “clients we should have fired” for “abhorrent behavior”
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Disney Says ‘Fairly Sizable Gap’ Remains in DirecTV Carriage Talks as Deadline Looms
Justin Connolly, the content provider’s platform distribution president, tells TheWrap they are focused on making an agreement that reflects the value of their portfolio
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Apple, Nvidia in Talks to Invest in ChatGPT Creator OpenAI
The investment comes as generative AI features are set to roll out on Macs and iPhones
