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Mekki Leeper to Star and Create Comedy Series ‘New Money’ at Prime Video
Joe Mande executive produces and co-showruns alongside the “St. Denis Medical” star with Rob Mac attached as an EP
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Federal Film Tax Credit Introduced in House, Offering Film and TV Shoots Up to 30% Incentive
Hollywood’s biggest policy wish may be passed by Congress by the end of the year
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Netflix Readies ‘Sesame Street’ Movie as Kids Slate Expands, VP of Kids & Preschool Animation Series Talks Strategy | Exclusive
Heather Tilert opens up to TheWrap for the first time about one of Netflix’s most popular and important verticals
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Signs With 3 Arts Sports and Sanders Sports & Entertainment
The firms will manage the baseball star’s personal brand, endorsements and business development
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Claims Bob Iger Waged a ‘Relentless 3-Year Campaign’ to Oust Him
Chapek makes these claims in his forthcoming book “Behind the Castle Walls,” out on Tuesday
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RedBird Capital Takes Majority Stake in Puck at $250 Million Valuation
Media startup tells staff the investment will fuel acquisitions, new markets and expansion while preserving editorial independence
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Paramount to Raise $7.5 Billion in Debt to Help Fund Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The funds will also be used to help pay down certain existing debt
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Judge Grants Block the Merger Coalition’s Motion to Oppose ‘Weak and Unenforceable’ Paramount-WB Settlement
The order comes as Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin will address “certain outstanding questions” related to the proposed settlement during a Thursday hearing
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Political Podcast Ad Spending Has Nearly Doubled. Is It Eating TV’s Lunch? | Analysis
YouTube is making podcasts competitors for TV attention, but there’s little evidence their ad growth is coming at TV news’ expense
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On a Box Office Weekend With Multiple Acclaimed Films, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Could Top Them All
Disney/Marvel’s re-release is projected to top movies like Robert Pattinson’s “Primetime” and Brad Pitt’s “Heart of the Beast”
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‘Gremlins 3’: Warner Bros. Pushes Christopher Columbus Sequel Back a Year to Fall 2028
DC Studios’ “Dynamic Duo” also moves back three months to September of that year
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Barry Diller’s People Inc. Withdraws MGM Resorts Takeover Bid
The publisher continues to own a 27% stake in the hospitality company and remains “open to and interested” in the possibility of a strategic transaction in the future
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Bob Chapek Blames Bob Iger for His Disney Downfall, Stands by Theme Park Price Hikes in Memoir
“I didn’t get a chance to finish what I started. In truth, it pisses me off,” the former CEO writes in “Behind the Castle Walls”
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‘NAZA’ Claims About IDF Action in Gaza Deserve a Closer Look | Guest Column
It’s highly questionable whether Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s film contains evidence for all its claims of Israel’s AI war technology
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Dick Guttman, Longtime Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 93
Over his storied career he represented everyone from Paul Newman and Audrey Hepburn to Barbra Streisand and Clint Eastwood
