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2025 Studio Box Office Review, Part 2: ‘Jurassic World,’ Crunchyroll and Lionsgate’s Reawakening | Analysis
These Hollywood studios didn’t garner the big headlines, but quietly made some big moves
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Canal+ Reach New Multi-Year Distribution Deal
The pact will bring HBO Max to two new international territories and see Warner Bros. films land on Canal+ six months after releasing in theaters
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Nick Shirley Blasts Mainstream Media as ‘Enemy of the People’ Over Criticism of His Viral Video Exposing Alleged Fraud
The self-described “independent” journalist has drawn skepticism regarding his methods and bias
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Ahead of Trump Rebrand, Kennedy Center Changed Voting Rules to Exclude Members Not Installed by President
“The bylaws were revised to reflect [a] longstanding precedent,” a spokesperson for the arts venue says
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‘The Pitt’ Star Supriya Ganesh Slams Journalists for Confusing Brown Cast Members: ‘Stop Mixing Us Up’
“PSA there’s more than one brown woman on our show,” the actor writes
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AMC Theatres CEO Teases Huge Turnout for ‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale: ‘Our Year Ends on a High’
Adam Aron encourages fans to guess the ticket sale count, which the theater chain will reveal over the weekend
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Jake Tapper Calls Out Trump for Anti-Kennedy ‘Social Media Garbage’ Hours After Tatiana Schlossberg’s Death
“The Trumps have always been supporters of the arts. The Kennedys are supporters of the Kennedys,” one message re-shared by the president reads
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If the Boom and Bust of 2025’s Box Office Is the New Normal, Theaters Could Be in Trouble
Five years after the pandemic, theaters will need more than a few limited streaks throughout the year for a truly healthy box office
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The Funding File: The Biggest M&A and VC Deals in Media and Entertainment in 2025
A sleepy start and big finish was the story for media M&A (thank you Warner Bros. Discovery), and AI was the spark for lots of venture capital investments into startups
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2025 Podcast Winners: How the Audio Medium Embraced Video, Enticed Streamers and Engaged Billions
YouTube surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers in 2025 while SiriusXM overtook Spotify and iHeart as the top podcasting network
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Maria Shriver Remembers ‘Valiant, Strong’ Cousin Tatiana Schlossberg: ‘I Cannot Make Sense of This’
“May we all hold Tatiana’s family in our collective embrace not just today, but in the days ahead,” the former First Lady of California writes
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Trump-Hosted Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Sink to Ceremony’s Lowest With 3.01 Million Viewers
Following the president’s takeover and renaming of the Kennedy Center, viewership for the once-prestigious event fell lower than its 2021 COVID-restricted ceremony
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