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‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy to Adapt Climate Change Book ‘Losing Earth’ for Sony Pictures Classics
The film is set to begin production at the end of February and is dedicated to the late Steve Golin
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NBC Orders Private Eye Comedy Pilot From ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Team
Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s untitled project would be a workplace sitcom set in the world of L.A. private detectives
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Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Bonds Following $83 Billion Merger Deal Announcement
A White House financial disclosure shows the president acquired up to $1 million worth of corporate bonds issued by each company in December
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Former Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins to Launch Short Form Production Company
The Awesomeness creator’s next venture will focus on making animated and live-action content for YouTube with plans to evolve the projects into theatrically released feature films
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Netflix-Owned Warner Bros. Will Stick to 45-Day Theatrical Windows, Ted Sarandos Says
“The general economics of the theatrical business were more positive than we had seen and we had modeled for ourselves,” the co-CEO admits
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Inside Media’s Risky Bet on Explosive Prediction Markets | Analysis
Through partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket, newsrooms are harnessing real-time odds to inform coverage — even as prediction platforms face intensifying scrutiny and fuel dystopian fears
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With UK Culture Secretary Amid Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
The executive has also met with European regulators, while his $108.4 billion offer for WBD is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice
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Kathleen Kennedy’s Lucasfilm Legacy: A Galaxy in Disarray | Analysis
The executive’s tenure was defined by a swirl of high highs, low lows and a bevy of projects in development hell
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Goldman Set to Acquire Historic Radford Lot After Current Owner’s $1.1 Billion Default | Report
“This is a challenging time for all suppliers and independent studio owners and operators in the US,” Hackman Capital tells Bloomberg
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‘Landman’ Bests Netflix’s ‘His & Hers’ for No. 1 Weekly Streaming Top 10 | Chart
With “Stranger Things” in the rearview mirror, Paramount+’s “Landman” rises to the top ahead of its Season 2 finale
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Legendary Entertainment Sells $150 Million Minority Stake to Tokyo Broadcasting System
The move is part of a non-exclusive agreement to source and develop Japanese IP
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Glen Powell in Talks to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Tesseract’ From Sam Esmail, UA, Amazon MGM Studios
Plot details are being kept under wraps
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Kathleen Kennedy to Exit Lucasfilm as Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan Take Over
The veteran Lucasfilm leaders have worked closely with Kennedy over her 14-year tenure, paving the way for a smooth transition
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Alan Cumming Signs With UTA
The multi-hyphenate talent hosts Peacock’s “The Traitors” and will soon be featured in Marvel’s “Avengers: Doomsday”
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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 Set as First Production to Film at Manhattan’s Sunset Pier 94 Studios
Paramount Television Studios has signed a lease for 70,000 square feet, with the Showtime series set to occupy two sound stages, production support and office spaces














