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Disney-YouTube TV Standoff Seems to Be Hurting ABC’s Ratings
Both ‘Monday Night Football’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ came in lower than usual in their first airings after Disney networks went dark on the service.
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Bob Iger Has Some Advice For His Successors
The Disney CEO reflected on his time running the company, and gave some guidance for whomever follows him, on the latest episode of the podcast 'The Rest is History.'
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Lionsgate Shrinks Quarterly Loss After Starz Spin Off
The Hollywood major released its latest financial results as a standalone film and TV studios company after splitting from its Starz streaming platform.
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What Mikie Sherrill’s Win Means for New Jersey’s Booming Film and TV Industry
A Q&A with Nick Day, who leads the industry group Screen Alliance New Jersey, on the future of the state's film and TV incentive programs and the big Netflix and Paramount soundstage deals.
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Inside The New York Times’ Vertical Video Strategy
The Times is embracing vertical video, and journalists are buying in, as the news outlet seeks more time and attention from users.
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Cineplex Ekes Out Modest Profit Despite Lower Box Office
The exhibitor saw third quarter movie ticket receipts fall 8 percent on a weaker Hollywood film slate.
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Three Films Split Inaugural “Stay in L.A.” Documentary Development Grant
A true crime doc, a portrait of background actors and a film about St. Elmo Village will split the $30,000 award, intended to support local storytelling.
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Nexstar Quarterly Revenue, Income Falls on Lower Political Ad Sales
The latest financial results follow Nexstar unveiling a deal with smaller rival Tegna to merge its local TV stations amid the continuing consolidation of the U.S. broadcast sector.
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Altice Changes Corporate Name to Optimum Communications
The cable company (which was once called Cablevision) will begin trading under the ticket OPTU later this month.
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Why UFC Boss Dana White Is the Most “Untouchable” Whale in Las Vegas
The Ultimate Fighting mogul — whose gambling exploits are so wild they are going to be the subject of a Netflix doc — once apparently lost $30 million at the tables. But when the house is owned by your BFF billionaire business partners, is anyone really going to make you pay?
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ESPN Gets Right Back in the Betting Business With New Partner DraftKings
That was a short-lived exit.
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Charlie Ergen’s TV Empire Strikes $2.6 Billion Deal With SpaceX as Mogul Takes Back CEO Role
The founder's Dish and Sling TV company Echostar reported a total pay TV sub gain of just over 7 million, but its major pacts are now with Elon Musk.
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‘Superman’ Supercharges Warner Bros. Earnings, But Linear TV Struggles Push Company to Loss
The company's streaming business was essentially flat year over year as subs stand at 128 million.
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ITV Eyes $46 Million in Cost Savings as It Forecasts Ad Drop Amid “Softer Demand”
The U.K. TV giant, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, reported its latest results.
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Warner Bros. Forced Into Shotgun Wedding for ‘Matrix,’ ‘Practical Magic’ and ‘Ocean’s 11’ Sequels
A bankruptcy court awarded Alcon the derivative rights to Village Roadshow's film library after Warners' higher bid was rebuffed. The studio is considering an appeal.
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AMC Theatres Posts Steep $298 Million Loss, Lower Revenues
The mega-exhibitor saw its net loss climb against a year-earlier $20.7 million loss, due to non-cash charges following a refinancing.
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