Business
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Disney Exploring Strategic Options for Its India Business, Including Possible Sale or Joint Venture (Report)
The business includes the Disney+ Hotstar streaming service and Star India, which was acquired from 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in 2019
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Amblin Partners, Universal Pictures Strike Multiyear Film Partnership
The deal gives the Steven Spielberg-led production company more creative and financial flexibility
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Former Disney Online President Richard Wolpert Launching FAST Channel Startup (Exclusive)
The Ocean Life Network will launch October 15 with a slate of 30 shows, including originals and partnerships with creators and influencers
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New York Times Disbands Sports Department, Will Rely on The Athletic for Coverage
The 35 journalists and editors will transition to other desks around the newsroom
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Sun Valley Welcomes Back a Chastened Class of Media Moguls
The 2023 Allen & Company conference’s attendees from Hollywood are facing profit pressures and thorny questions around AI, cord-cutting and consolidation
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Endeavor Takes Minority Stake in Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn’s Velvet Hammer Media
The non-scripted production company’s credits include “The Big Bakeover” for The CW and Roku’s “Empty Nest Refresh”
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NBCU Execs Donna Langley, Mark Lazarus Promoted in Restructuring; Susan Rovner Exits
The shake-up marks the first major move from Comcast president Mike Cavanagh, who assumed ousted CEO Jeff Shell’s duties in April
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Former Paramount Head David Nevins Named CEO of The North Road Company
“I believe I have the best collection of executives and producers that exist in the industry,” Peter Chernin, the production house’s founder, tells TheWrap
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Warner Bros. Discovery Ousts Top Diversity Exec Karen Horne
She is the latest senior executive laid off as the studio conducts massive restructuring
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Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson Out Amid ESPN Cost-Cutting
Jalen Rose and LaPhonso Ellis are also among around 20 on-air personalities being notified Friday
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Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Quinta Brunson Among 300+ Actors Threatening Strike Over ‘Fundamental’ Issues Like AI
“What might be considered a good deal in any other years is simply not enough,” reads a letter the actors sent to SAG-AFTRA
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CNN’s David Culver Upped to Senior National Correspondent
The award-winning journalist, who is currently based in Los Angeles, has played a central role in the network’s coverage around the world
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Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan Among New Investors in Formula 1 Racing Team Alpine
The investor group, which also includes private equity firm Redbird Capital Partners and Otro Capital, has acquired a 24% equity stake for $218 million
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TCM to Be Overseen by Warner Bros. Pictures Bosses Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy
The leadership change follows the exit of chief Pola Changnon and several other members of the network’s top brass earlier this week
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OceanGate Co-Founder Defends Against James Cameron Criticism: ‘Impossible for Anyone to Really Speculate From the Outside’ (Video)
“I know from firsthand experience that we were extremely committed to safety and risk mitigation was a key part of the company culture,” Guillermo Söhnlein said of the Titan