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AI Studio Arcana Labs to Produce Family Animated Feature ‘The Furry Wild West’ | Exclusive
Unlike other AI productions where the technology has been used in the writing and storyboarding process, it will only be applied to the animation stage
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‘Wheel of Time’ Creator Rafe Judkins Moves to Paramount TV Studios With New Overall Deal
The writer worked on three seasons of the Amazon fantasy series, as well as the platform’s “God of War” adaptation under his previous deal with Sony
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Anonymous Content Adds Steve Shikiya as COO
The former North Road Company CFO will oversee day-to-day business operations, including finance, corporate development, business affairs and HR
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Block the Merger Coalition Urges State AGs to Reject ‘Empty Concessions’ From Paramount
A new petition warns that accepting unenforceable conditions is a “losing proposition” and that they need to “hold strong” with their lawsuit to block the $110 billion deal
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‘Big Brother’ Hits 1,000 Episodes: How the CBS Competition Series Became Summer’s Longest TV Habit
Host Julie Chen Moonves and EPs Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan tell TheWrap about Season 28’s growing ratings and becoming the first primetime series to reach the milestone
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Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement: A Wake-Up Call for Social Media or the Cost of Doing Business? | Analysis
From requiring YouTube and TikTok to adopt the same measures to an independent auditor, the deal shakes up social media. But is it enough?
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UTA Says Top Variety Editor Threatened ‘Consequences,’ Called Agency a ‘Flagrant and Hostile Enemy’ in Email
The accusation follows a critical article about the agency by Variety’s new executive editor Matt Donnelly
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Puck in Talks for $250 Million Investment From RedBird Capital Partners
The potential deal would make the firm Puck’s leading investor while its journalists retain their stakes
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Amazon MGM Studios Names Carina Walker YA Head
The executive rounds out the new creative leadership team under Global Television Head Peter Friedlander
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Iowa, Montana AGs Urge Supreme Court to Block ‘Politicized’ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Paramount-WBD Merger
Brenna Bird and Austin Knudsen argue the litigation is harming both companies’ employees and “hundreds of millions who watch their movies, shows, and news”
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Annapurna Lays Off 30 Staffers Due to ‘Shifting Market Conditions’
The independent entertainment and media company’s 2026 slate includes “I Love Boosters” and “The Invite”
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Sports Streamer DAZN to Buy EverPass Media in US Expansion
Under the terms of the deal, RedBird Capital Partners, the NFL’s 32 Equity and TKO Group Holdings will become minority shareholders
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Meta Settles Landmark Child Safety Case for Up to $17 Billion a Week Into Trial
The case from 29 state attorneys general could have cost the tech company as much as $1.4 trillion
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Paramount Is Promising 30 Films per Year, but What Would That Look Like? | Analysis
An expanded acquisitions division would be part of the plan, but maintaining Warner Bros.’ output would come with a lot of hurdles
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Iowa State AG Says She’s Taking California’s Rob Bonta to Supreme Court Over Paramount Lawsuit
“California needs to understand that it doesn’t get to decide what Americans can choose to watch or stream,” Brenna Bird writes