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Latino Immigrant Characters on TV Drop 27% Since 2020, USC Study Finds
Streaming accounts for more than half of immigrant storylines recorded between 2023 and 2025, according to the report
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Why YouTube Isn’t Afraid of Creators Leaving in the Wake of ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ Box Office Sweep
Platforms like YouTube and TikTok are playing an entirely different game than the rest of the entertainment industry
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How Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ Became a Hot Potato Between 2 Warring Studios | Exclusive
Despite an internal push to get the animated Netflix movie in theaters, David Fincher’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” sequel will instead get the Imax treatment
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‘Not Suitable for Work’ Star Avantika Vandanapu Unpacks Abby’s Career Woes, Season 2 Hopes
The actress also tells TheWrap about the slow burn with Nicholas Duvernay’s Kel and relating to twentysomething New Yorkers — down to rental fraud
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FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony Producer Breaks Down Unprecedented 3-Part Celebration and Those Shakira Rumors
Marco Balich tells TheWrap about balancing performances with soccer protocol, and teases the tournament’s July 4th celebration
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Knicks Game 5 Victory Closes NBA Finals With Nearly 25 Million Viewers
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in the most-watched Game 5 since 1998
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Netflix Isn’t Interested in Lionsgate Despite Takeover Speculation
Shares of the Hollywood studio jumped 13% after Semafor reported the streamer was interested in a potential acquisition
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For Keri Russell, ‘The Diplomat’ Is a ‘Love Letter’ to the Foreign Service
TheWrap magazine: Especially now that Trump has eliminated so many agencies. “Some of the people I spoke to were watching their whole departments, thousands of people, lose their jobs,” Russell says
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How ‘Running Point’ Showrunner David Stassen Took the Basketball Comedy Above the Rim in Season 2 | How I Did It
The writer and director tells TheWrap about collaborating with star Kate Hudson to nail the show’s balance of comedy and emotion
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Freedom of the Press Foundation Accuses Paramount of Blocking Ad Critical of Warner Bros. Merger
The ad, which also takes aim at the Ellison family and President Donald Trump, would have run during the UFC’s Freedom 250 event on Paramount+
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Fascist Architecture Influenced the Production Design of ‘The Testaments’
TheWrap magazine: For the “Handmaid’s Tale” spin-off, Martha Sparrow put herself in the minds of Gilead’s leadership: “What would the image they want to project be?”
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Universal TV Consolidation: UCP and International Studios to Merge Under Beatrice Springborn
Layoffs are expected as the new Universal Global Television takes form
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FIFA World Cup Kicks Off Strong With Over 20 Million Viewers for Mexico-South Africa Match
The tournament kicked off with the tournament’s most-watched game in history
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DOJ’s Clearance of Paramount-WBD Merger Surprised Staff Investigators | Report
The Wall Street Journal reports that a group of career lawyers were due to recommend a lawsuit to challenge the $110 billion merger
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How Roku Will Supercharge Fox’s Streaming and Advertising Businesses | Analysis
But the $22 billion deal could also prompt scrutiny from regulators and content partners over Roku’s neutrality and the combined entity’s FAST services
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