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DDA Sets Matt Andrée Wiltens as SVP of Entertainment & Strategy, Ryan Smith as Film & Series Director
As part of the move, Gersh will transition to DDA as a client for all corporate communications and company events
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Sundance Institute Sets David Linde as CEO Ahead of Final Utah Festival
The executive takes over from interim CEO Amanda Kelso
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Netflix and Sony Strike Groundbreaking Worldwide Pay-1 Deal to Stream New Movies
The first-of-its-kind agreement marks the biggest pay deal ever
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Kansas City Chiefs Media Programming Director on Getting Into the Original Content Game With Foolish Club Studios
Office With a View: Gelsomina Picariello breaks down Foolish’s plan to expand its programming beyond the NFL team
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Ex-Washington Post Opinion Editor David Shipley Joins the New York Times as Editor at Large
His NYT hiring comes a year after he quit the Post over Jeff Bezos’ decision to remake the editorial pages
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Lionsgate’s Ron Schwartz to Step Down as Film President and COO
The veteran executive ends a 27-year tenure at the studio
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‘The Pitt’ Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill Signs With UTA
New episodes of his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning medical drama are available on HBO Max
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Delaware Judge Dismisses Motion to Expedite Paramount Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison, who will extend the deadline of his $108.4 billion tender offer, is seeking more information about how WBD determined Netflix’s $83 billion deal is superior
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Gap Sets Former Paramount Exec Pam Kaufman as Chief Entertainment Officer
The clothing company is also set to open a Los Angeles-based office on Sunset Boulevard in order to focus more on “Fashiontainment”
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Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman to Announce 2026 Oscar Nominations
They will share the names of nominees for the 98th Academy Awards at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET on January 22
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Spotify to Raise Premium Prices Across US Subscription Tiers
Over the next month, individual, duo, family and student ad-free plans will all increase
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Paramount and Netflix Bidding War: How Much Is Warner’s Cable Business Really Worth?
David Ellison believes that the cable network spinoff has no equity value, but the Warner Bros. Discovery board begs to differ
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The FBI’s Search of a Washington Post Reporter’s Home Crosses a Dangerous Line | Analysis
Journalists and First Amendment experts express alarm over the government’s action, which one suggests is “meant to intimidate” the press
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Netflix and Paramount Meet With European Regulators Over Concerns About Warner Bros. Deals
European Commission officials expressed concern about Netflix’s concentration of power
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Paramount Sets Scale AI’s Dennis K. Cinelli as CFO
The studio also appoints Unrivaled Sports CEO Andrew Campion to its Board of Directors














