Business
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Paramount Ordered to Release Skydance Merger Records to Investor Looking Into Corporate Wrongdoing
The Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island accuses controlling shareholder Shari Redstone of “usurping Paramount’s corporate opportunities” with the $8 billion deal
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CBS Studios Promotes Bryan Seabury to Head of Content Strategy and Development
The executive has been responsible for shepherding the development and expansion of titles and franchises including “Matlock,” “NCIS” and “Star Trek”
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Fox Super Bowl Ad Pricing Hits $8 Million
The media giant has sold at least 10 of its 30-second spots for the big game at the new price, an individual familiar with the matter tells TheWrap
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Obama and Biden Official Josh Rubin Joins MPA as SVP of Global Strategy, Chief of Staff
“In an increasingly interconnected world, building ties that transcend borders and cultures is more important than ever,” he says of joining the Motion Picture Association
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Sony’s Hiroki Totoki Elevated to CEO as Kenichiro Yoshida Steps Down After 7 Years
Hideaki Nishino will become the singular CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment in the shake-up, set for April 1
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Spotify Says It Paid $10 Billion to Music Industry in 2024
The figure brings the music streaming giant’s total contribution to nearly $60 billion since its founding in 2006
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Sony Pictures Television Adds Jennifer Rogers Doyle as Franchise Management EVP
The former Disney exec will oversee the franchise strategy of studio IP including “Cobra Kai,” “For All Mankind” and “The Boys”
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Major League Soccer Moving Studio Production to WWE Headquarters in Connecticut
The expanded multi-year production deal with IMG comes as the league gears up for the 2025 season on Apple TV
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Fuji TV Bosses Resign Following Sexual Misconduct Scandal Around Host
The president and chairperson are out after complaints of a lack of transparency surrounding Masahiro Nakai in Japan
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Banijay Entertainment Sets Steve Matthews and Johannes Jensen as Co-Heads of Scripted
The newly promoted pair will both report to chief business officer Frédéric Balmary
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6,000 Hollywood Workers Urge Film and TV to Stay in LA to Help City Rebuild After Wildfires
Julie Bowen, Alison Brie, Judy Reyes, Noah Wyle, Fiona Dourif and Tom Ellis all signed the petition
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Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Pay Package Rises 30% to $41.1 Million in 2024
Iger is slated to lead the media conglomerate through the end of 2026
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NBCUniversal Unveils Leadership Restructuring Ahead of Cable Spinoff, Launches Universal Television Entertainment Group
The division, which brings programming for its TV studios, NBC Entertainment, Bravo and Peacock under one roof, will be led by Frances Berwick, Pearlena Igbokwe, Liz Jenkins and Jenny Storms
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Liz Wise Lyall Returns to Lifetime as SVP of Scripted Programming and Development
In her new role, the executive will lead the network’s movie production strategy and scripted co-productions
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Sony Pictures Television’s 19 Entertainment Names Joey Arbagey as EVP of Music
The former Epic Records exec will run “American Idol’s” music business