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Relativity Media Wants to Be a Player Again
The Lex Miron-run distributor has secured financing from Content Partners Capital and will deploy $100 million over the next several years as well as work on 14 wide theatrical releases by 2027.
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CNN Hires Choire Sicha to Lead Features As It Makes Digital Subscriber Push
The editor, formerly at New York magazine and the Styles desk at The New York Times, is the latest to join as the brand rebuilds its digital operations.
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Carol Lombardini’s Pay Rises to $3.7M During Year of Hollywood’s Dual Strikes
The top negotiator for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, who recently stepped aside for an advisory position, saw a $500,000 increase in pay, per its latest regulatory filing.
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Reacher’ Leads Overall As ‘Running Point’ Makes Notable Bow
Prime Video's Alan Ritchson actioner overtook Netflix's political thriller 'Zero Day' with the most minutes viewed in Nielsen's latest snapshot.
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Former Warner Bros. Discovery PR Chief Lands at TikTok
Nathaniel Brown has been added to the team led by former Disney executive Zenia Mucha.
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CNN Hires Chief Content Officer Amid Digital Rebuild
Amanda Wills rejoins the cable news brand after leading video at The Wall Street Journal.
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Sunset Studios Pivots From Plan to Develop Major Soundstage Complex Outside U.S.
Operator Hudson Pacific and investment giant Blackstone had envisioned a 91-acre site in North London to have 21 soundstages totaling 470,000 square feet.
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WME’s Comedy Agents Get Required Reading, Starting With Lorne Michaels Book
Comedy Dept. co-chief Mike Berkowitz will use the 656-page biography by Susan Morrison to kick off periodic book assignments for his agents.
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Golden Globes to End $75,000 Salaries for Voting Members
President Helen Hoehne informed an estimated 50 members that they'd receive severance as the awards show brand aims to do away with the practice of paying its voting body.
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iHeartMedia CEO Downplays Video Podcast Boom
"If we can make more money adding video to it we will," says CEO Bob Pittman, adding: "It's not terribly expensive, it's just 'what do you want to focus on'?"
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Gersh Names Leslie Siebert Sole President of Agency
David and Bob Gersh are stepping back from day-to-day management but will remain active with clients and engaged as the representation firm eyes expansion.
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Trump Targets Comcast CEO Brian Roberts As MSNBC Plans New Lineup
The President says the NBCUniversal owner "should be forced to pay vast sums of money" for unspecified reasons.
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