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Jared Harris Issues Cease and Desist Over Podcast Deepfake, Calls It ‘Perfect Example’ of Creatives’ Concerns About AI
“My image is protected by contract and settled State and Federal law. I have not ceded that right,” the Emmy-nominated “Chernobyl” and “Mad Men” star says
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How the Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers, Revenue and Profits | Analysis
Paramount won the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, making it a formidable competitor with over 200 million subscribers, but it’s still not enough to topple streaming king Netflix
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Paramount Downgraded to Junk Status by Fitch, Put on Negative Credit Watch Over $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
S&P is also keeping the David Ellison-led media giant on a negative credit watch as both firms warn of “materially elevated leverage” at the combined entity upon closing
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FCC Asks for Public Comment on Sports’ Migration From Broadcast TV to Streaming
The agency is looking to better understand the marketplace, consumer experience and how the shift is impacting TV stations’ ability to deliver local news, information and other programming
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Making a Hit: Why NBC Brought Back Pilot Season in 2026 | Exclusive
NBCUniversal exec Lisa Katz tells TheWrap about bringing back the traditional TV development model and creating 4,000 jobs in the process
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James Cameron Warns of ‘Disastrous’ Potential of Netflix-WBD Deal in Fiery Letter to Lawmaker
The “Titanic” director tells Sen. Mike Lee the merger could turn the theater-going experience into a “sinking ship”
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Continues Hollywood’s Box Office Hot Streak of Films for Women
Titles like “Reminders of Him” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” will serve a key role for the 2026 box office
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Sports, Broadcast Dramas Push January TV Viewing to 12-Month High
Streaming finished the month with a 47% share, compared to cable’s 21.2% and broadcast’s 21.5%, according to Nielsen
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How Warner Bros. Could Supercharge Netflix’s Advertising Business | Analysis
A combination would offer more leverage to go after a bigger slice of Madison Avenue’s dollars, experts tell TheWrap
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New York Daily News Slashes 28% of Unionized Staff
The cuts come three months after the paper agreed to its first union contract
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Apploff Entertainment CEO on His ‘Weird Road’ From Restaurateur to Hollywood Game Show Producer
Office With a View: “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and “Beat Shazam” EP Jeff Apploff also reveals how he sold Netflix on his new interactive mobile game show “Best Guess Live”
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The Resistance Against the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Is Taking Root
Unions, trade orgs, and grassroots coalitions are working together to warn regulators of the damage any merger will do to entertainment workers
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How Creators Are Changing the Sports Economy
The NFL and Olympics’ investment in creators is leading to larger, broader audiences and strategic partnerships
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Legislators Demand Warner Bros. Deal Provides ‘Concrete’ Commitments to Job Security, LA Production
“Commitments should be accompanied by measurable actions so that California and Hollywood continue to serve as the global center of storytelling,” Adam Schiff and Laura Friedman say
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While ‘Melania’ Gets Millions, Other Political Docs Claw and Scrape to Find an Audience
The theatrical documentary boom of the late 2010s is long gone, but filmmakers, art houses and new distributors press on
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