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‘Michael’ Becomes First $1 Billion Biopic in Box Office History
The Antoine Fuqua film on the King of Pop already passed “Oppenheimer” to claim the biopic record
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Paramount-WBD Merger: Oregon AG Withdraws Records Request, Motion to Delay to ‘Consider Next Steps’
ODOJ tells TheWrap that the David Ellison-led media giant thinks they’re “above the law” after refusing to comply and that it won’t “let them waste Oregonians’ resources on these games”
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DirecTV and Scripps End 5-Week Blackout With New Multi-Year Agreement
The companies will restore access for 54 local broadcast stations to satellite, streaming, and U-verse customers across 36 markets, effective immediately
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TriStar Pushes Dakota and Elle Fanning’s ‘The Nightingale’ to March 2027
The adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s WWII novel will be the first film starring the Fanning sisters together
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Ariana Grande Won’t Star in ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 After All
The pop star was unable to make production scheduling work with her Eternal Sunshine Tour
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The Ledger: Investors Are Tapping World Cup Fever
In this week’s The Ledger column, we look at
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Letterboxd Sale: Netflix, Sony and Others in Early Talks to Buy Platform
Other interested suitors reportedly include Paramount, private equity firms RedBird and TPG and media investor Alexis Ohanian
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Disney Quietly Gave the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride a Tech Upgrade. Fans Revolted
A bid to showcase new Epic Games-fueled technology in an animatronic backfired, but the future seems set, whether guests like it or not
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The World Cup Is Cementing Telemundo as a Media Powerhouse
Record audiences, a multiplatform strategy and growing advertiser demand underscore the rising influence of U.S. Hispanics
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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Steps Down While Battling Chronic Illness
“It became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated,” the businesswoman writes
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Jeff Zucker Stays Mum on Paramount-WBD, CNN Drama as He Completes His Own Merger
“I’m going to leave that deal to the others who are involved in it,” the network’s former president and RedBird IMI CEO tells TheWrap
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Artists Equity Launches Scripted TV Division Led by Griffin Zucosky
The SVP most recently served as director of development at Universal, overseeing production for Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs”
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Dan Trachtenberg’s Animated Horror Comedy Gets Fall 2028 Release at Paramount
The film based on Yehudi Mercado’s comic “Freddy the 13th” will be released on Friday the 13th
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Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Tease More Dealmaking After Banijay-All3Media Merger: ‘Scale Is Key’
The executives outline their vision for the combined company, growth opportunities in the U.S. and more
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