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Idris Elba’s Hope Foundation, WME NXT Team Up to Expand Creative Futures Initiative | Exclusive
The partnership connects young people with career opportunities through a digital masterclass and in-person conversations with industry leaders
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Paramount’s Threat to Leave California Is a Page Out of Larry Ellison’s Playbook — and It Usually Works
Pressure mounts on California Attorney General Rob Bonta as Paramount indicates it’s ready to pack up
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The Battle Over Prediction Markets: DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and Vice Chairman Harry Sloan Join TheGrill 2026
The co-founder of the country’s largest sports betting company and the media investor who took it public will discuss regulation, prediction markets and the changing value of live entertainment
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Stadium Owner Robert Kraft Pledges $2 Million to Aid ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ in Gaza Amid Ed Sheeran-Macklemore Blowback
The Kraft Group billionaire says that the donation comes as a match to Ed Sheeran’s own $2 million commitment
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Nielsen Is Speeding Up Its Streaming Ratings With Daily Data
The measurement titan will now release its weekly Top 10 charts 11 days after the end of each tracking period, down from nearly a month
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VidCon Combines With Lions, Moves Convention Out of Anaheim
VidCon x Lions Creators will host the Insight to Impact Festival this fall and will also have a presence at Cannes Lions in June
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Paramount Preps California Exit Amid State AGs’ Warner Bros. Merger Battle
The David Ellison-led media giant has informed AG Rob Bonta and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ offices of the plans
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BBC Studios LA Unscripted Chief Ryan O’Dowd Adds Scripted Division Oversight
His promotion comes as Mark Linsey and Angie Stephenson exit the company
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Steve Roy Joins CAA
Roy comes to the agency from Buchwald, where he began his career as an assistant
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Joe Buck Signs $108 Million ESPN Contract Extension
Six-year deal keeps the “Monday Night Football” broadcaster at the network into the next decade
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What’s Warner Bros. Discovery’s Path Forward if the Paramount Deal Collapses?
Experts warned TheWrap there may be “serious cuts on the table” for the David Zaslav-led media giant if it chooses to continue to go it alone as is
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Paramount and Rob Bonta Finalize Dates for Merger Lawsuit Settlement Talks
The discussions come ahead of a March antitrust trial over the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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Cynthia Erivo Praises ‘Prima Facie’ Intimacy Coordinator for Helping Her Reach ‘Darkest Places’
TIFF 2026: The Tony winner thanked coordinator Lizzy Talbot for helping her “find a way to come back” from a tough scene
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Penélope Cruz on Protecting Her Mental Health During a 3-Day Fight Scene for Thriller ‘Bunker’
TIFF 2026: “I had to trust that jumping in and out of fiction and reality, that dance, was going to make the work better and my mental health also safer,” the actress tells TheWrap
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Robert De Niro in Talks to Play Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda in Biopic ‘Tommy & Me’
“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” filmmaker Reid Carolin is attached to direct the Skydance Sports project
