Business
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After DOJ’s Live Nation Settlement, Amy Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Antitrust Reviews
The Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act comes as the lawmaker says the American public got “the raw end of the deal” in the Ticketmaster settlement
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Can You Be Nice in Hollywood? | Guest Column
A veteran industry executive reflects on reputation, collaboration and a memorable Oscars moment
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Disney Entertainment TV Chair Debra OConnell Rejiggers Leadership Team After Promotion
ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals head Craig Erwich adds 20th Television to his purview
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Trump Plows Ahead With Kennedy Center Overhaul as Lawsuit Looms
The president’s handpicked board voted Monday to close the center for two years for renovations, a plan Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, who is suing Trump, calls “unlawful”
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Culture
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Teyana Taylor Schools Trolls Saying She Was Too Energized at the Oscars: ‘Miserable Hearts Forget the Face of Happiness’
“Clapping for someone else’s victory requires something many people never learned,” the “One Battle After Another” actress adds
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David Zaslav to Get $551.5 Million in Cash, Equity and Benefits From Paramount Merger Payout
The executive is also eligible to receive a tax reimbursement depending on when the deal closes, though the actual amount will significantly decline with the passage of time
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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
