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HBO Max Gets Into Vertical Video With ‘Shorts’ Feed
The streamer is also rolling out an experimental conversational search experience as it looks to make content discovery easier for users
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Former FCC Chairs Urge Brendan Carr to End ABC Broadcast License Review: ‘An Assault on Free Speech Disguised as Regulatory Process’
They added that the proceeding is a “grave violation of both the Communications Act and the Constitution”
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Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ to Make World Premiere at 2026 New York Film Festival
The drama starring Pedro Pascal will debut on Oct. 2 as the festival’s Centerpiece selection
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Is NBCUniversal Really a Buyer After Comcast Split?
TheWrap explores CEO Mike Cavanagh’s options as he takes the company independent
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Sports and Summer Season Drive Streaming to Record 48.6% of TV Viewership in May
YouTube continues to lead the pack with a record 13.8% of TV viewing for the month, per Nielsen
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Antenna Releasing and Deaf Crocodile Team for Kansas City Video Store and Microcinema | Exclusive
Adventures in Analog will open in Lee’s Summit, Mo. this fall
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John Wells Re-Ups Warner Bros. Television Deal Amid 40th Anniversary With Studio
The prolific TV creator’s lineup includes HBO Max’s “The Pitt” and Netflix’s “Untamed” and “Unaccustomed Earth”
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David Ellison Reassures Staffers Paramount-WBD Merger Will Prevail: ‘Let’s Go!’
“We remain highly confident that this transaction does not pose any legal issues, and we will complete it and bring these two companies together,” the CEO writes
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YouTube to Launch Peacock Premium Bundle in Early 2027
NBCUniversal will also bring Universal+ and Hayu to select international markets through YouTube Premium
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NATAS and TV Academy in Talks to Reunite
The two television entities have clashed over the years but are now contemplating a truce that would make them a single organization again
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Director Theo James Krekis Signs With Anonymous Content After Bidding Frenzy | Exclusive
Interest in Krekis’ “Jealous People Are Ugly People” continues the trend of Hollywood investing in horror projects from young directors
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‘Toy Story 5’ Becomes the Third $1 Billion Film of 2026
Pixar now has six films that have crossed the billion-dollar mark, with three coming from Woody and Buzz
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’: Reed Richards Confronts Doctor Doom in Hall H Sneak Peek
“All of you have lived stolen lives. Now you must give them back,” Robert Downey Jr. intones in the Comic-Con footage
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‘Ghost Rider’: Ryan Gosling Joins Marvel Cinematic Universe as Fiery Antihero
Comic-Con 2026: Shawn Levy is set to direct the film, which will be released in 2028
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‘The Odyssey’ Tops ‘Oppenheimer’ Box Office Opening With $84.5 Million Second Weekend
Christopher Nolan’s hit film will rocket past $500 million worldwide in its second frame














