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World Cup, NBA Finals Lift Broadcast Viewership to 19.8% in June
Fox and NBCU/Versant were the biggest beneficiaries, but their gains were not enough to topple YouTube and Disney
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Peacock Launches Beta Rewards Program for Select Subscribers
Benefits will include NBCU and Bravo Shop discounts, a complimentary one-year Instacart+ membership and a Pizza Hut digital code
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Paramount Wants State AGs, WGA to Pay $1.88 Billion Bond for Ticking Fees, Other Costs in WB Legal Battle
California’s Rob Bonta condemns the request as “blackmail” to get state AGs to “back down” from trial
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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO
The next installment will take place in 1935 during the Great Depression and centers on the bloody massacre of a group of bank robbers called the Bradley Gang
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David Ellison Says Paramount Has Offered ‘Concessions and Commitments’ on Warner Bros. Merger, Urges AGs to Reach Settlement
The CEO’s call comes as the $110 billion deal has satisfied all other regulatory conditions across 68 countries
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Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro Says ABC Is ‘Not Going to Be Told How to Run’ Its Business Amid FCC Fight
“We’re going to stand up to what we believe is journalistic integrity,” the executive tells CNBC
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David Zaslav Sells $21.7 Million in Warner Stock Amid Paramount Merger Legal Limbo
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO previously sold $59 million worth of the media giant’s stock in July and $114 million in March
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Paramount Considers Creating Oversight Board at CNN
The discussions come amid concerns about the network’s independence in the pending $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
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Congressman Jamie Raskin Accuses David Ellison of Colluding With Trump to ‘Curtail Media Independence’
He also says Paramount is trying to “spread political censorship and suppress dissent” as it seeks to close a pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery
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Alex Cooper’s Unwell Valued at $500 Million After Investment From Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL
It marks the first outside investment taken by the “Call Her Daddy” host’s media company
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David Ellison Goes Nuclear With Threat to Move Paramount Out of California — Is It a Stunt?
The Paramount CEO’s ultimatum rattled staffers, but experts are split on the viability of running a major Hollywood studio from Nashville or Atlanta
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An Offer They Can’t Refuse: Theater Execs Split on Whether to Join Paramount-Warner’s Merger Movement
AMC, Regal and Vue publicly support David Ellison, but much of the theatrical world remains skeptical
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Alfonso Cuarón Psychological Thriller ‘Ascension’ Lands Series Order at Apple TV
The series, which is inspired by the Adam Nevill novel “Last Days,” stars Caitríona Balfe
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Netflix Closes 2026 Upfront, Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments
The streamer has sold out game sponsorships and nearly sold out of all available in-game inventory for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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‘Clueless’ Sequel Series, ‘The Rockford Files’ Reboot Score California Tax Credits
Other TV projects granted awards from the state include new series “Newlyweds” and the Viola Davis-led “Ascent”
