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Disney Promotes Paul Roeder to Chief Communications Officer for Incoming CEO Josh D’Amaro
The 25-year veteran, who most recently led communications for Disney Entertainment’s studios, direct-to-consumer and international businesses, begins his new role on March 19
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Sports Programming Accounted for Nearly 30% of Ad-Supported TV Viewing in Q4
Nielsen also notes that 81% of streaming views for adults ages 18 to 49 occurs on ad-supported platform tiers
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Sports
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With Paramount, Jeff Shell Plunges Yet Another Media Company Into a PR Crisis | Analysis
Allegations of the Paramount president’s disclosing of non-public information come at a pivotal time with the Warner Bros. deal underway
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Public Policy & Legal
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Netflix to Pay Up to $600 Million for Ben Affleck’s AI Company
The purchase represents one of the biggest ever for the streamer
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Top Marketing Execs Say Hollywood’s Embrace of Brand Integration Offsets Industry Cuts | Video
NBCUniversal CMO for TV and Streaming Jenny Storms also touts the company’s sports-centered Legendary February brand push
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Inside TheWrap’s Brand Integration Power Players Breakfast | Photos
Top marketing execs gathered in Beverly Hills for TheWrap’s inaugural event
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Sony Pictures TV’s Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman to Exit, Katherine Pope Expands Purview to Add Nonfiction Division
Chairman Keith Le Goy says the move will help further align the studio’s creative operations
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Brandon Sklenar and His Vista Lane Pictures Signs First-Look Deal With Lionsgate
“Brandon is immensely talented, deeply committed to the craft, and someone whose presence elevates every project he’s part of,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Erin Westerman says of the “The Housemaid” star
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Why Lionsgate Partnered With Netflix on Alan Ritchson Streaming Hit ‘War Machine’
Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group President Erin Westerman breaks down the studio’s streaming strategy with TheWrap
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Movies
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Nikki Glaser to Return as Golden Globes Host in 2027
Following successful turns in 2025 and 2026, the comedian will emcee the 84th Golden Globes next January
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City of Los Angeles Slashes Filming Fees at Griffith Observatory by 70%
As Griffith goes from $100,000 to $30,000, the L.A. Central Library is also now open for film production for the first time in over 10 years
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Fifth Season Acquires The Story Collective to Expand UK Production Footprint
The Story Collective’s Simon Vaughan will exit to start the content studio Storyworks, which will have a first-look deal with Fifth Season and collaborate on certain pre-existing projects
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AI Still Dominates as Media VC Deals Fell 69% to $165 Million in First 2 Months of 2026
The Funding File: AI-focused super PAC Leading the Future, Justin and Ben Smith’s Semafor and former Paramount co-CEO Brian Robbins’ Big Shot Pictures were among the biggest VC investments in January and February
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Deals & M&A
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Kevin Spacey Testifies in ‘House of Cards’ Trial, Challenges Medical Diagnosis Regarding ‘Sexually Compulsive’ Behavior
“I can’t professionally dispute that, but I can personally dispute it,” the actor says
