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John Landgraf’s Optimistic Forecast for Hollywood: “It’ll Still Be Here”
With clarity on very, very few fronts in the industry, the FX boss adopted a "keep calm and carry on" attitude during a Thursday panel — reminding the audience that struggle begets creativity.
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Roku Head of Content David Eilenberg Exits to Become Creative Director at ITV America
The executive has led Roku's content business for the past two years.
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Live Events and WWE’s Netflix Deal Power TKO to Strong First Quarter
The company also completed its acquisition of IMG, PBR and On Location, and raised its guidance for the year.
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Paramount+ Hits 79 Million Subscribers as Streaming Loss Shrinks to $109 Million
Paramount Global said its direct-to-consumer streaming business was "on track" to reach domestic profitability in 2025.
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Remember That Larry David Crypto Ad? Court Rules He and Other Celebs Didn’t Mean to Dupe FTX Users
A court found that celebrities who promoted now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX aren't liable for investor losses because they didn't have knowledge of the company's fraud.
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How London Became the New Hollywood
As L.A. sound stages sit empty, fat tax incentives and saner politics are turning Britain’s capital into a mecca for streamers, studios and stars. Will Trump’s tariffs halt the exodus?
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The Hollywood Reporter’s Access Canada Summit to Launch During Toronto Film Festival
The inaugural three-day event, set to run Sept. 8-10 during TIFF's 2025 edition, will spotlight Canadian content producers navigating a global entertainment industry.
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Gus Wenner Named Executive Chairman of Rolling Stone; Julian Holguin Tapped as CEO
Wenner will collaborate with Holguin to ensure the brand’s long-term strategic vision while pursuing new ventures outside of Rolling Stone.
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UMG Seeks to Dismiss Drake’s Amended “Not Like Us” Defamation Lawsuit
Drake himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists," the company said in a statement.
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The Cable Business Is In Flux. Altice USA’s CEO Thinks There’s a Path Forward (Yes, Even For Pay TV)
Altice CEO Dennis Mathew and executive Keith Bowen talk new deals with Google and Disney, and the "hard conversations" with entertainment companies over their cable channels.
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Sounds Like Warner Bros. Discovery Will Have Its Own SpinCo in the “Not-Too-Distant” Future
CNBC’s David Faber reports that a spinoff of Warners’ cable channels is imminent.
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Sphere Revenue Dips 13 Percent In First Quarter 2025
"With questions about how we use our capital, it's going to primarily be towards growth so we can make the business bigger," CEO James Dolan said on the company's earnings call.
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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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‘Fargo’ Creator Noah Hawley Signs With WME
The FX auteur is set to debut ‘Alien: Earth’ as a prequel series to Ridley Scott's iconic movie franchise in summer 2025.
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Max Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Take “12-18 Months” to Reach “Full Steam”
Warner Bros. Discovery execs preach patience to the company's investors.
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The Hollywood CEO Pay Mega Chart Revealed — and One Big Golden Parachute
Bob Bakish, gone at Paramount Global, but not without a hefty payout.
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