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Final James Bond Screen Tests Imminent as Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor Make the Cut
Screen tests are beginning this Friday and go through the next week for the finalists
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Politico Fires Back at White House Threats, Corrects Susie Wiles Story
The outlet’s lawyers reject accusations of deliberately misleading readers after the Trump administration demanded corrections to three reports
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Trump Must Sit for $10 Billion BBC Defamation Deposition by Early December, Judge Rules
The Dec. 11 deadline comes after the president canceled his planned Oct. 16 date due to a “matter of national importance,” though he was actually campaigning in Georgia
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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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Netflix’s Monster Show ‘Below’ Fends Off Classic Horror Characters to Take Top Streaming Spot | Charts
“Carrie” and “Crystal Lake” were no match for Josh Hartnett battling a sea creature
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Sarah Koenig Launches ‘Metro’ Podcast, Her First Since ‘Serial’ Premiered 12 Years Ago
“I can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to be able to just run out the door and find a great story,” the host says of her new partnership with the New York Times
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White House Pulls Reporter From Trump Press Pool After Oval Office Clash
The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg was removed from Thursday’s Iowa trip after the president berated him over his questions
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‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Schtick Is Old in Unfunny, Unsurprising New Film
The comedian revives his 2000s character for more shock jokes, but the bit doesn’t really work anymore
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J.J. Watt Nabs Permanent ‘NFL On CBS’ Lead Analyst Spot After Tony Romo’s Exit
The multi-year agreement will see the former football player continue working with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson
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‘Carrie’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at Prime Video
Based on the Stephen King novel, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation was No. 1 on the streamer in over 105 countries
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‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Trump’s $50 Million Bribe Scandal: ‘Inflation Really Is Getting Bad!’
“What a way to get out of bribery — by doing more bribery,” host Ronny Chieng observes
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Bianna Golodryga Leaving CNN for ‘New Opportunity’
The “One World” co-anchor’s departure on Friday comes days after Christiane Amanpour announced plans to leave the network
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Heading to Theaters Ahead of Season 2
Regal will be screening all of Season 1, broken into three pairs of episodes, across more than 650 theaters in November
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Specialty Streamers Are Building Momentum by Tapping Niche Interests and Superserving Fandoms
Insiders say there’s a growth opportunity in being “everything to someone.” But can they overcome streaming fatigue, media consolidation and Wall Street’s profitability demands?
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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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