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YouTube Execs Clarify Those Emmy Aspirations and Tease What’s Ahead for the NFL
“It’s about acknowledging the legitimacy of the creative product they produce,” chief business officer Mary Ellen Coe tells TheWrap of pushing for awards consideration
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Netflix Ad Tier Reaches 40 Million Monthly Active Users Globally
The streamer also shared plans to bring its ad tech in-house with the launch of a new platform
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Paramount Stock Takes 5% Hit After Reports of Sony ‘Rethinking’ Bid
The Japanese conglomerate has yet to sign an NDA for its joint bid of $26 billion with Apollo Global Management, CNBC reports
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Disney Tops Nielsen’s New Cross-Platform Ratings Tool With 11.5% of Total TV Viewership
The audience measurement, data and analytics giant launched the first-of-its-kind Media Distributor Gauge on Tuesday
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ViX CEO Warns That Advertisers, Brands Are ‘Missing Out’ on Underrepresented Hispanic Community | Exclusive
The Spanish-language streamer is launching a $4.99 per month ad-supported premium tier to help close the gap in market share
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Sony Pictures Nearly Doubles Q4 Income to $196 Million Driven by More Theatrical Releases
Sales rose 13% to $2.6 billion in the quarter but fell 10% for fiscal year 2023 due to strikes and lower licensing revenue
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Jamie Foxx Goes Rogue at Fox Upfronts With Improvised Baseball Jokes: ‘Don’t Want to Stand Up for the Negro League?’
The “Beat Shazam” host veered off script while teasing Fox Sports and the MLB’s upcoming Rickwood Classic
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Amazon ‘Explores’ Back-End Pay Model for Talent on Film, TV Series
In addition to Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Netflix are also looking to evolve their pay structure for talent
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Doug Belgrad Tapped as Netflix’s VP of Film Under Dan Lin
The 2.0 Entertainment founder is formerly of Sony Pictures
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Mediapro Studio Taps Juan ‘JC’ Acosta as Head of US & Canada Operations
The production company expands its English-language production efforts with new headquarters in Los Angeles
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Prime Video Ups Women’s Sports Presence With AT&T Sponsorship Deal for WNBA, NWSL
The telecommunications giant will be lead sponsor on 21 women’s basketball games this season on the streamer
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With Disney+ Bundle, Max Is the First Streamer to Get Out of the ‘Everything for Everyone’ Game | Analysis
Analysts pressed Warner Bros. Discovery executives for more details on the new offering after WBD reported a $966 million Q1 loss
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AMC Networks Stock Falls Over 10% on Q1 Earnings Miss, Ad Revenue Drop
The company cited a “challenging ad market” for the decline despite the success of “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live”
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Jon Stewart Extends Comedy Central Partnership With New Weekly Podcast
“The Weekly Show,” launching in early June, will see “The Daily Show” host dive into the most critical topics across current events
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Disney Ad Boss Says Linear Is Still ‘Very Robust’ Business, Touts Multiyear Commitments for Sports
Rita Ferro tells TheWrap she expects “solid” performance during Upfronts due to the scale and reach of the entertainment giant’s streaming platforms
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