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Skydance Finalizes Comms Team With Many Warner Bros. Execs Leaving
Laura Watson, Shannon Buck, Virginia Fout and Deborah Marcus take on leadership roles under CCO Melissa Zukerman
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Prime Video Is ‘Profitable In Its Own Right’ With Revenue Run Rate in ‘Tens of Billions of Dollars,’ Amazon CEO Says
The tech giant’s chief executive also predicted that AWS could become a trillion dollar annual revenue business in the next five to 10 years
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Starz Looks to Expanded, Curated Content as the Key to Streaming Growth as Net Loss Narrows
The third quarter results were boosted by higher pricing as well as “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” “Fightland,” “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2, “S.W.A.T. Exiles” and “Michael”
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Row K on Ice: Owner MCT Freezes Film Distribution After Missed Payroll, Rent Payments | Exclusive
The troubled indie distributor also missed payments on settlement agreements, TheWrap has learned
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Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Chiefs Ryan Gould, Robert Voltaggio to Exit
The pair will remain with Skydance through 2026, working closely with the advertising division’s Chief Revenue Officer Jay Askinasi on the transition
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George Cheeks Cements Skydance TV Leadership Team Across Studios, Networks, Sports and News
The team includes Channing Dungey, Matt Thunell, Amy Reisenbach, David Stapf and more
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Disney+ to Add Channel 4 Content in the UK, Ireland in Early 2027
Shows like “Tip Toe,” “Maya” and “Stepping Up” will be available day and date alongside the free-to-air broadcaster’s main TV channel
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Rhea Seehorn, Eugene Hernandez and Patrick Macmanus Join SeriesFest Industry Advisory Board | Exclusive
Other additions include TheWrap’s Emily Vogel, Shondaland’s Annie Laks and “The Four Seasons” star Marco Calvani
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Lionsgate Forms Joint Venture With Steven Paul’s SP Media With $100 Million Investment
Paul has been personally lobbying Donald Trump for a federal film tax incentive alongside frequent collaborator Jon Voight
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Skydance Offers Voluntary Buyouts Ahead of Layoffs
The David Ellison-led media giant is also adopting an in-office policy of five days per week
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IATSE Names Jillian Arnold Union’s First-Ever Labor & Technology Intelligence Officer
She will focus on AI and emerging technologies’ impact on the crafts, jobs and working conditions of U.S. and Canadian entertainment workers
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Paramount+ Originals Head Jane Wiseman to Exit as Casey Bloys Restructures Skydance DTC Leadership
The move comes as the streamer is set to combine operations with HBO Max post-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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YouTube TV Viewing Hits Record 15.8% in August as Streaming Usage Declines
Total TV usage fell 4.4% during the month as kids and teens returned to school and the World Cup concluded, while streaming fell 3.2%, per Nielsen
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Peacock’s Profitability Streak, World Cup, Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Lift NBCUniversal Ahead of Spinoff
But theme parks softness and a continued downturn in broadband and video weighed down Comcast’s third-quarter results
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