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Hasbro Entertainment Taps Zach Edwin to Lead Unscripted TV Division
The development executive will oversee a slate of programming, as well as partnerships with talent, studios and distribution partners
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Disney Lays Off Roughly 75 Staffers Across ABC News, Owned Stations
The impacted employees are about evenly split between both groups and no teams have been eliminated, an individual familiar with the matter tells TheWrap
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A DirecTV-Dish Merger Would Create a Mega-Pay TV Operator, But Won’t Stop the Industry’s Decline | Analysis
The deal for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt is more about finding a “sense of stability” in a declining market as DirecTV and Dish transition to streaming, analysts tell TheWrap
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DirecTV Placed on Negative Credit Watch by S&P Global, Fitch Amid Dish Network Merger
The satellite TV giants are teaming up to create a pay TV operator with around 18 million subscribers in a deal for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt
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How Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Is Bridging the Gap Between Linear and SVOD | Analysis
FAST’s “spaghetti on the wall” phase is over and the bar for content and distribution is getting higher
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Outgoing Sony Pictures CEO Predicts ‘Chaos’ in Entertainment Industry Over Next Two Years
Tony Vinciquerra foresees cable-company write downs, consolidation, potential bankruptcies, a Charter merger in Europe
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Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra to Step Down, Ravi Ahuja to Succeed as President and CEO
Ahuja will assume the leadership role Jan. 2, 2025
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Lionsgate Offers Employees Voluntary Severance Amid ‘Disrupted Business Environment’
The early retirement package offer comes as multiple studios go through a fresh round of layoffs
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Comcast’s Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery for Denying Partnership on ‘Harry Potter’ Series
A WBD spokesperson categorizes the lawsuit as a “baseless attempt” by the company to gain leverage in programming negotiations
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EchoStar Stock Jumps Over 11% as Dish, DirecTV Enter Advanced Merger Talks
A deal between the two companies would create the largest pay TV provider with around 20 million subscribers
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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s Pay Rises 9% to $23.8 Million in 2024 Package
Rupert Murdoch’s pay fell 7% to $21.2 million, but he sees “enhanced retirement health and life insurance benefits,” according to Fox’s proxy report
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Worked for ‘Love’ – Now He’ll Make $10.5 Billion
Restructuring to a for-profit business would instantly make OpenAI’s CEO billions of dollars richer
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Paramount Considers Dropping Nielsen TV Ratings Partnership
The two parties’ current agreement is set to expire on Monday
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CNN Plans to Paywall News Content Starting Next Month
The “metered” paywall will require frequent users to pony up to keep accessing the site
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Disney+ Password Sharing Crackdown Rolls Out for US Subscribers – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Account holders can add an extra member outside of their household for $6.99 per month on basic plans
