Business
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Disney’s Dana Walden Sets Senior Leadership Team for Entertainment Division
Film chief Alan Bergman will continue in his role, while Joe Earley and Adam Smith oversee Disney+ and Hulu and Debra OConnell leads Disney Entertainment Television
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Jeff Shell Countersues Whistleblower for Defamation and Extortion
R.J. Cipriani is accusing the Paramount Skydance president of failing to pay for crisis communication services and disclosing material, non-public information
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AI Actors Are Coming, Even if Audiences Aren’t Buying It | Charts
An NRG survey shows a majority of audiences don’t believe AI actors will ever be as good as their human counterparts
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Tech
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Fremantle Promotes Jimmy Fox to President of Content and Strategy
The executive previously served as EVP of unscripted development and sales for the production company
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BBC Files Motion to Dismiss Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit
The president is suing over the network’s edit of his Jan. 6 speech in the Panorama documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?”
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A+E Global Media Renews Nielsen Measurement Deal | Exclusive
The multi-year pact offers access to ratings and information to develop advertising, programming and licensing strategies across brands like A&E, Lifetime and The History Channel
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The Media Front: Pete Hegseth Goes to War With the Press Over Iran Coverage
In this edition: Jeff Bezos opens up the books, Netflix takes on Murdoch succession and the New York Times sets a newsroom record
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Journalism
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Sean Penn’s Oscar Win Razzed by Presenter Kieran Culkin: ‘Couldn’t Be Here Tonight, or Didn’t Want to’ | Video
The “One Battle After Another” star didn’t show up to receive his third Academy Award
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‘One Battle After Another’ Wraps Up Oscar Season With Best Picture, Director Wins | Full Winners List
Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic won six Academy Awards, while “Sinners” took home four, including a history-making win for DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw
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Anti-Warner Bros/Paramount Merger Billboard to Circle Dolby Theater During Oscars: ‘Deal Is Not Done’
The planned action comes days after California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Donald Trump of having “abdicated the federal government’s responsibilities”
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Oscars Betting Hits $100 Million — and Counting — Ahead of Chalamet-Jordan Best Actor Race
Polymarket and Kalshi are seeing plenty of action ahead of Sunday’s ceremony
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‘Hokum’ Review: Adam Scott Is Scary Good in Low-Key, Stephen King–Esque Horror Stunner
SXSW 2026: Damian McCarthy, director of the already strong “Caveat” and “Oddity,” delivers his best film yet
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Trump Administration Poised to Pocket $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal
Investors in the new venture TikTok USDS LLC, including Oracle, MGX and Silver Lake, are reportedly set make hefty payments to the government
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Paramount Buys Out Tyler Perry’s Stake in BET+, Will Fold Streamer Into Paramount+
Starting in June, more than 1,000 hours of BET+ content will be available in a branded hub within Paramount+
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Live Nation Antitrust Trial to Resume Monday as States Continue to Fight
The ticketing giant settled with the federal government, but several states are keeping up the fight against the Ticketmaster owner
