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Warner Bros. Discovery, Canal+ Reach New Multi-Year Distribution Deal
The pact will bring HBO Max to two new international territories and see Warner Bros. films land on Canal+ six months after releasing in theaters
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Ahead of Trump Rebrand, Kennedy Center Changed Voting Rules to Exclude Members Not Installed by President
“The bylaws were revised to reflect [a] longstanding precedent,” a spokesperson for the arts venue says
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Jake Tapper Calls Out Trump for Anti-Kennedy ‘Social Media Garbage’ Hours After Tatiana Schlossberg’s Death
“The Trumps have always been supporters of the arts. The Kennedys are supporters of the Kennedys,” one message re-shared by the president reads
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If the Boom and Bust of 2025’s Box Office Is the New Normal, Theaters Could Be in Trouble
Five years after the pandemic, theaters will need more than a few limited streaks throughout the year for a truly healthy box office
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2025 Podcast Winners: How the Audio Medium Embraced Video, Enticed Streamers and Engaged Billions
YouTube surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers in 2025 while SiriusXM overtook Spotify and iHeart as the top podcasting network
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Trump-Hosted Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Sink to Ceremony’s Lowest With 3.01 Million Viewers
Following the president’s takeover and renaming of the Kennedy Center, viewership for the once-prestigious event fell lower than its 2021 COVID-restricted ceremony
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire’ Actor and Longtime Spike Lee Collaborator, Dies at 71
Whitlock appeared in six Spike Lee joints, including “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods”
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Warner Bros. Plans to Reject Paramount’s Latest Bid Despite Larry Ellison’s ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’
Paramount adjusted its hostile takeover bid last week to reassure shareholders of its financing and raise its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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‘Stranger Things 5’ Scores 34.5 Million Views After Volume 2 Release, Helps Drive Netflix’s Biggest Christmas Day Ever
The ratings milestone comes as the tentpole series gears up for its grand finale on New Year’s Eve
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Tatiana Schlossberg, Writer and Granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, Dies at 35
She disclosed her terminal cancer diagnosis in November in a poignant essay for The New Yorker
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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sets $2.5 Million Broadway Record as Season 5 Hits Netflix
The nine-performance record at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre was surpassed over Christmas week with a gross of $2,510,948
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The Biggest Business Blunders in Media and Entertainment in 2025
From putting Jimmy Kimmel on ice to rolling back DEI to a clueless investor pitch at the LA Times, there was no shortage this past year of baffling corporate moves
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2025 Ratings Winners: 13 Shows and Movies That Ruled Broadcast and Streaming This Year
From Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” standout viewership record to ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” Gen Z resurgence
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Chappell Roan Walks Back Brigitte Bardot Tribute After Getting Schooled on Her Politics: ‘I Do Not Condone This’
The French film star died at the age of 91 on Sunday
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Beyoncé Becomes 5th Musician to Reach Billionaire Status
The singer-songwriter joins her husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna in the elite group
