Streaming
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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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5 New Shows Streaming This Week on Netlfix, Hulu and More
From the final season of “Outer Banks” to a new sports docuseries on Apple TV
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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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Netflix and The Ringer Nab Tom Pelissero After ESPN Exit
The NFL insider will serve as sideline reporter for the streamer’s upcoming football games, as well as co-host for the Spotify podcast
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At Disney’s D23, New CEO Josh D’Amaro Makes His Case to the Company’s Biggest Fans
The three-day convention saw the company make a slew of announcements, largely related to its booming parks segment, that seem aimed at appeasing (or winning back) longtime fans
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Culture
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Netflix Defends ‘ANTM’ Docuseries as Tyra Banks’ Defamation Suit Faces Dismissal Bid
“Her disagreement with the resulting portrayal does not make it defamatory,” the filing states
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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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‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After 2 Seasons at Hulu
The second season of the Onyx Collective comedy was released in May
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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Lost 2 Directors Over JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Views
“It simply is this easy to say no to funding transphobia!” “Black Mirror” director Ally Pankiw writes
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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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How the ‘Widow’s Bay’ Team Set the Tone for Apple’s Must-Watch Horror Comedy | How I Did It
Music editor Nate Underkuffler, composer David Fleming and editor Isaac Hagy tell TheWrap how they helped make a series that “feels like a ride”
