Business
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Darren Aronofsky’s AI-Driven Studio Primordial Soup Seeks $15 Million
The “Caught Stealing” director and his producing partner Dylan Golden are listed as executive officers
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State AGs, DirecTV Accuse Nexstar of Violating Preliminary Injunction With Tegna Board Appointment
They argue that further integration would allow the combined company to “control and raise prices, fire journalists and dominate the broadcast media landscape”
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Alphabet’s AI Costs Keep Spiraling Higher
Once again, the company raised its capital investment range, which now tops out at $205 billion
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Pat McAfee Slams Critics Blaming ESPN Layoffs on His Salary: ‘That’s Not Funny’
“The first time we licensed the show through ESPN, one of these happened. We got blamed for it all,” he adds
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared by European Commission With Conditions
The approval comes as the deal was paused by a lawsuit from 12 state AGs in the U.S.
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FCC Chair Not Worried About Potential Legal Challenge to National Broadcast Ownership Cap Repeal
Brendan Carr also says ABC’s decision to limit coverage of President Trump’s primetime address could come up in its broadcast license review
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Julie Andrews Gets Disney+ Documentary Treatment From RJ Cutler
The film featuring archival footage and new interviews hits the streamer in 2027
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Ticking Fee: Everything You Need to Know About the M&A Time Bomb
The ticking fee is an unusual element that applies immense timing pressure on the $110 billion merger’s closing
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Sony, Alamo Drafthouse in Talks to Reopen Cinerama Dome
The famed Hollywood theater has remained closed since the shutdown of Arclight Cinemas after the COVID pandemic
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The Paramount-Warner Merger Pause Is the Deliberation We Skipped | Guest Column
Fourteen days is not much time, but it is necessarily the first genuine pause this transaction has received
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Craig Brewer’s ‘Snoop’ Biopic Gets Summer 2027 Release
“Outer Banks” breakout Jonathan Daviss is set to star in the title role
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Racks Up $16.5 Million in First 24 Hours of Infinity Vision Presales
Disney launched ticket sales for 1,000 non-Imax premium screens on Monday
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Hearst Magazines Taps Chris Berend as Chief Content and Experience Officer
The former NBCUniversal and CNN executive will lead editorial strategy, content creation and programming across platforms
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Ava DuVernay Doc ’14th’ to Make World Premiere at 2026 New York Film Festival
The follow-up to her Oscar-nominated “13th” will close the festival on Oct. 9
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Disney Lays Off Hundreds of Staffers, Pixar Hit Hard
The layoffs are expected to be the largest round at Pixar since 2024
