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Amazon TV Head Confident in Studio’s ‘Big Swings’ on Globally Focused, Original Content
Vernon Sanders says shows like “Citadel” and “Jack Ryan” are “delivering on the strategy we need to deliver for the service”
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Why TCM and Classic Films Matter in the Age of Streaming | Charts
Amid cutbacks at the channel favored by cinephiles, demand data shows familiar fare like “The Wizard of Oz” remains high as viewers seek out comfort
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Bob Iger Says Linear TV Business ‘May Not Be Core’ to Disney
The Disney CEO is seeking a strategic partner to help take ESPN fully direct to consumer and reiterated plans to buy out Comcast’s minority stake in Hulu
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Guerdy Abraira’s Breast Cancer Battle Will Be Featured in ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ Season 6
“Chemo starts now,” the reality star says
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Did Ryan Murphy Earn His Keep at Netflix? | Chart
The payoff from the five-year, $300 million deal depended on a handful of hits like “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
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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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Netflix Adds Account Profile Transfer Option: Here’s What That Means
Previously, users could only move a profile from an existing account to a brand-new one
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Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Beats Prime Video’s ‘Jack Ryan’ for Top Spot in Streaming | Charts
But Henry Cavill’s final season as Geralt is seeing a 15% decline in viewers over the previous season premiere
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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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‘Indiana Jones 5’ Drives Viewers to Raid Disney+ for More of the Daredevil Archaeologist | Chart
Three previous “Indy” films pop into the top 10 as “Dial of Destiny” hits theaters
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What Paramount+’s Recent Content Cuts Mean for Subscribers | Chart
“Rise of the Pink Ladies” barely had a chance to find an audience, but low demand shows the corporate cost-cutting rationale
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Netflix Ex-Insiders Explain Those Bare-Bones Blurbs, AKA I Was Right
Turns out the reason the streamer’s once snappy descriptors are now so crappy is because the people who used to write them got fired last summer
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David Nevins Plans to Push Quality in New North Road Role: ‘The Audience is There, the Appetite is There’
The new CEO discussed his ambitious goals at Peter Chernin’s production house
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Netflix and Disney’s Ad Tiers Win 85% of New Subscriber Sign-Ups, Survey Finds | Exclusive
A poll conducted by Samba TV and HarrisX found that only 15% of each streamer’s subscribers downgraded from their current plan
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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