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Los Angeles Production Is Up 10% From Fall 2025, Stemming Tide Against Local Flight
The 5,121 shoot days recorded in the first quarter of 2026 is still 3.3% down year-over-year, according to FilmLA
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Barry Diller’s IAC to Cut Staff, Rebrand to People Incorporated
The company’s layoffs, technology integration and other cost savings measures will be completed by the first quarter of 2027
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Spotify Shares Sink 13.5% as Weaker Outlook Overshadows Premium Subscriber Growth
The music streaming giant reaches a total of 293 million premium subscribers and 761 million monthly active users
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Top Execs Will Reveal How to Get a TV Green Light in TheWrap Roundtable
The panel features top executives and producers, including Hannah Pillemer, Howard T. Owens and Lauren Neustadter, among others
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Emma Stone-Chris Pine Rom-Com ‘The Catch’ Sets Summer 2027 Release at Universal
The new film is directed by Dave McCary
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Mansa, First All-Black Microdrama Studio, Expands Summer Vertical Slate | Exclusive
The platform, founded by David Oyelowo and Nate Parker, will roll out 10 new vertical series, featuring an HBCU dance team romance and a female-led flag football drama
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Paramount Asks FCC to Approve Middle East Investment in Warner Bros. Merger
The media giant’s petition notes that indirect foreign ownership of equity interests in Paramount will total 49.5% and will not result in a transfer of control
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Directors Guild Extends Executive Director Russell Hollander’s Contract Through 2029
The extension comes as the DGA prepares for its contract negotiations on May 11
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Taylor Swift Files Trademark to Protect Her Voice and Likeness Against AI Misuse
The trademarks cover the phrases “Hey, It’s Taylor Swift” and “Hey, It’s Taylor” and a photo of the singer-songwriter holding a pink guitar
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The Media Front: Inside the White House Correspondents’ Chaos
Plus: Washington dispatch, McClatchy AI backlash, Patel vs. the press and more
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Oprah to Create Video Podcasts for Amazon Under New Deal
Winfrey will also create Favorite Things specials, move her book club and shift her “The Oprah Winfrey Show” library to Amazon in a multiyear agreement
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Spotify Expands Video Strategy With Fitness Programming, Peloton Partnership
The platform will offer guided workout experiences from creators like Chloe Ting as well as access to 1,400+ Peloton fitness classes
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Barack Obama Calls for Unity After White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
“It’s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” the former president writes
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Trump Says Suspected WHCD Shooter Is a ‘Sick Person’ From California, Calls Incident ‘Totally Shocking’ | Video
At a White House briefing, Trump applauded law enforcement and said the incident “unified” politicians and the press in the Washington Hilton ballroom
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shut Down After Shooting
Donald Trump, who left the stage as chaos erupted in the Washington Hilton ballroom, wants the event rescheduled within 30 days
