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Fired NBCU Chief Jeff Shell’s ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ May Have Cost Him $25 Million
While CNBC anchor Hadley Gamble calls it sexual harassment, the whole affair could come at a heavy financial cost for the ousted CEO
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Netflix Originals Are Falling Behind the Competition in Audience Demand | Charts
Canceled or concluded series pose a challenge for the streamer, especially as it tries to convince password freeloaders to pay up
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CinemaCon: Paramount, Warner and Disney Are Placing Big Bets in Las Vegas
This year’s event is more than just a pep rally for theater owners, as the tie between theatrical exhibition and streaming success comes sharply into focus
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‘Super Mario Bros’ Sets Another Animation Box Office Record With $58 Million 3rd Weekend
Nintendo’s big blockbuster is expected to pass $850 million by the end of the weekend
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Trump’s Travel Ban Kicked Off a Wave of Muslim Stories on TV
The former president’s discriminatory policy might be a surprising catalyst, but from “Mo” to “Ms. Marvel,” writers and directors dedicated to telling their own stories are changing how Hollywood depicts those born into the faith
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How AI Chat Will Make Money – Outside of Ads | PRO Insight
APIs, plugins, data licensing and subscriptions may supplement advertising – or supplant it – in the chatbot business model
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Netflix Remains Dependent on Licensed Shows Like ‘Breaking Bad’ | Charts
The streamer spends billions on originals, but output from The CW, Nickelodeon and AMC still accounts for a large portion of viewer demand
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More ‘Love Is Blind’ Drama: ‘Mental Health’ Concerns Kept Key Cast Member From Reunion (Exclusive)
“They told us the day before,” cast member Jackelina Bonds told TheWrap days after the streamer’s livestream fiasco
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RIP BuzzFeed News – What Was It All About?
The viral news sweetheart of the 21st century shut down on Thursday – leaving many journalists to ask what the damn point was
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Paul Lee, CEO of ‘Mare of Easttown’ Producer Wiip: ‘Our Special Sauce Is That We Can Break the Rules’
Office With a View: “Our shows at their best help define the platforms that they’re on,” says the former head of ABC Entertainment, who’s behind hits like “The Summer I Turned Pretty”
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‘Seven Kings Must Die’ Pushes Netflix Ahead of Peacock and ‘Cocaine Bear’ | Chart
The last dance for the “Last Kingdom” franchise is going pretty well, while the quirky Universal movie is finding a different audience in streaming
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Streaming May Not Be Commercial-Free Much Longer | Analysis
Netflix’s early success with ads could accelerate the industry’s swing to cheaper, ad-supported tiers or even free TV
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Fox News Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet: $2.7 Billion Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit Looms Larger Than Dominion
Why would Fox News settle with Dominion only to turn and fight Smartmatic? An email obtained by TheWrap shows it making the same mistakes
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Leads Quartet of Newcomers, but ‘Mario’ Will Still Be Box Office King
Illumination’s record-breaking animated film should be on the threshold of $1 billion by Sunday
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Hollywood on Strike? Here’s What the Writers Are Fighting For
The Writers Guild argues that the shift to streaming has created many problems for its members and that drastic changes are needed
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