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Issa Rae Slams DEI Rollbacks, Breaks Down Hollywood’s ‘Identity Crisis’ Over Creators: ‘It’s Become a Bad Word’ | Video
Creators x Hollywood 2026: The “Insecure” creator also reveals why she didn’t adapt her web series “Awkward Black Girl” for TV
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Creators Get Candid on Their Booming, Challenging Business: ‘You Need to Be Everywhere’ | Video
Creators x Hollywood 2026: At TheWrap’s inaugural summit, Issa Rae, Rob Wade, Dhar Mann and more gathered to discuss how creators fit into Hollywood
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Disney Promotes April Carretta to Comms EVP as Part of Team Reorg
The executive will serve as comms lead for Disney’s president and chief creative officer Dana Walden
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Thai Randolph Launches NILE & Co., Sets BuzzFeed Acquisitions and Partnership
The former CEO and co-founder of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat will partner and build companies with creators as equity partners with latest brand and IP platform
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‘Eternally Yours’ Vampire Comedy From ‘Ghosts’ Creators Gets Picked Up to Series Order at CBS
The network also passes on regency-era multicam sitcom “The Tillbrooks”
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Pentagon’s Revised Press Policy Struck Down by Judge in New York Times Lawsuit
The Times had brought the Pentagon back to court, claiming it tried to skirt a court order invalidating its restrictive media guidelines
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‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie Is a Go With ‘Final Destination’ Directors as Part of Massive Sony Deal for Filmmakers
Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s first-look producing deal includes multiple projects across the studio’s many banners
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Anonymous Content Taps Liza Burnett Fefferman as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Previously, Fefferman was the executive vice president of Communications for Paramount’s Showtime/MTV Studios
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David Zaslav’s $887 Million Golden Parachute Rejected as ‘Problematic’ in Shareholder Advisory Firm’s Paramount-WB Assessment
ISS says that the “extraordinary” payout is “inconsistent with common market practice”
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Jeff Shell Will Get at Least $5 Million in Severance After Paramount Skydance Exit
His departure follows an internal investigation that determined the executive did not commit a “securities law violation” over claims from whistleblower and Las Vegas gambler R.J. Cipriani
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New Superman Interactive Experience Launching on Warner Bros. Lot
“[The attraction] offers guests a unique experience to step into the world of DC’s storytelling in an incredibly fun and immersive way,” Danny Kahn, general manager of the WB studio tour, says
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Disney to Lay Off Around 1,000 Positions Under New CEO Josh D’Amaro
Many of the cuts are expected to impact the company’s already consolidated marketing department
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‘Mario’ and ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Should Add Up to a Big Box Office Weekend for Universal
“Super Mario Galaxy” continues to rocket towards $1 billion while Kat Coiro’s romcom looks for a high return on investment
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AMC Networks Rebrands to AMC Global Media
CEO Kristin Dolan says the change reflects the ongoing transformation of its business into a “global media and studio-driven company,” with streaming as its “leading source of domestic revenue”
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Susan Rovner’s MicroCo Bets on ‘Joy Scrolling’ and the High-Speed Microdrama Production Pace
The former NBCU exec joins Knockout Shorts’ Matthew Ko, DramaBox’s Silas Wang and Crisp Momentum’s Vivian Anan Wang for an HRTS Associates LA panel on the booming verticals industry














