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YouTube Star Bailey Sarian Signs With Underscore Talent (Exclusive)
The management firm is looking to expand podcast and product lines for the ‘Murder, Mystery & Makeup' star as she offers a blend of true crime and beauty content to her online and social media followers.
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Why a Wall Street Analyst Just Upgraded Warner Bros. Discovery But Downgraded Fox’s Stock
"The themes of 2025 will in many ways be continuations of the themes of 2024, and for several media companies, that is exactly the problem," notes MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman.
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Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl’s Pay Falls to $18.6M
The exec’s annual compensation package at the major label reached $20.4 million in fiscal 2023, his first year on the job.
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IMDb Founder Col Needham to Step Back After 35 Years
The exec, who created the Internet Movie Database in 1990, will step aside as CEO and will be succeeded by Nikki Santoro.
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YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video Hit Usage Highs During 2024 Holidays
The three streaming sites reach or tie their biggest share ever of the U.S. TV audience.
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Prince Harry Trial Against Rupert Murdoch’s ‘The Sun’ Owner Starts in London, Without Prince Harry
"The goal is accountability. It’s really that simple," Prince Harry earlier told a press event.
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Netflix Earnings Preview: The Last Hurrah for Disclosing Subscriber Growth Numbers
Despite recent pressure on the streamer's shares, several analysts further raised their stock price targets ahead of the results for the fourth quarter, which was also boosted by 'Squid Game' season 2.
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Men In Blazers Raises $15M From Media Heavyweights as It Preps World Cup Push
Marc Lasry's Avenue Sports is leading the round, joined by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's RR McReynolds, Peter Chernin's Chernin Group and others.
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An Obituary for TikTok
Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.
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Trump Says He “Most Likely” Will Give TikTok a 90-Day Extension to Avoid U.S. Ban
A law that prohibits mobile app stores and internet hosting services from distributing the video-sharing platform to U.S. users takes effect on Sunday.
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CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."
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TikTok Ban Upheld by Supreme Court in Ruling Transforming Digital Media Landscape
The ruling is expected to go down as among the most consequential court decisions of the digital media age.
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Film and TV Production In L.A. Was Already Plummeting. Wildfires May Hasten the Exodus
Devastating blazes have scattered thousands of crewmembers, raising fears of a quickened migration of projects away from California.
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ABC News’ Rachel Scott Adds White House Role as Network Sets D.C. Assignments (Exclusive)
Scott joins Mary Bruce, Selina Wang, Karen Travers and Mary Alice Parks in covering the Trump administration.
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Blake Lively on Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit: “Another Chapter in the Abuser Handbook”
Lively's legal team spoke up hours after Baldoni filed a suit against her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, over what transpired on the set of 'It Ends With Us' and in the weeks following the movie's release.
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U.K. Launches Soft Power Council, Unveils $73M Creative Sector Funding Package
"From film and fashion to music and advertising, our creative industries are truly world-class and play a critical role in helping us ... drive economic growth," says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.
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