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Disney Hiking Prices Across All Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Stand-Alone Plans and Most Bundles

Cost of Disney+/Hulu/Max packages to remain unchanged Courtesy of Disney Here comes another round of “streamflation”: Disney is raising...

Small Streamers, Big Business: Inside Fandom-Backed Growth and Industry Infiltration at Dropout, Nebula and Critical Role’s Beacon

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Small Streamers, Big Business: Inside Fandom-Backed Growth and Industry Infiltration at Dropout, Nebula and Critical Role’s Beacon

Images courtesy of Nebula/Dropout/Critical Role There’s a meta moment in Season 8 of “Jet Lag: The Game” when the stars of the unscripted...

Warner Bros. Discovery to Stream Live Sports on Max With Add-On Bleacher Report, Will Cost $9.99

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Warner Bros. Discovery to Stream Live Sports on Max With Add-On Bleacher Report, Will Cost $9.99

AP Warner Bros. Discovery aims to make all of the sporting events it has developed over the years for cable crowds available to streamers...

Nexstar and DirecTV Reach New Multiyear Deal, Ending 11-Week Blackout

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Nexstar and DirecTV Reach New Multiyear Deal, Ending 11-Week Blackout

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images UPDATE: Nexstar and DirecTV reached a new multiyear distribution agreement Monday. The pact...

Fox Fills Fall 2023 Schedule With Adult Animation and Unscripted Series

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Fox Fills Fall 2023 Schedule With Adult Animation and Unscripted Series

Pete Dadds Aside from its regular “Fox Animation Domination” block on Sunday nights, Fox’s fall schedule is taking a more alternative...

Apple, Canal+ Sign Landmark, Multi-Year Deal to Bring Apple TV+ to All Subscribers in France

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Apple, Canal+ Sign Landmark, Multi-Year Deal to Bring Apple TV+ to All Subscribers in France

Canal+/Apple Apple and Canal+ have signed a landmark deal that will bring Apple TV+ to all Canal+ subscribers in France, along with some...

Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘The Mandalorian’ Debuts at No. 5, ‘NCIS’ Jumps to Fourth Place

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Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘The Mandalorian’ Debuts at No. 5, ‘NCIS’ Jumps to Fourth Place

Courtesy of Disney “The Mandalorian” has made its return to Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings. Through the Feb 27-March 5 viewing...

BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan

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BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan

The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings and cuts of 1,000...

Oscar Winner Bob Yari, Marvin Peart Launch Production and Distribution Venture WonderHill

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Oscar Winner Bob Yari, Marvin Peart Launch Production and Distribution Venture WonderHill

Veteran film producer Bob Yari (“Crash”) and music executive turned content maker Marvin Peart have formed WonderHill Studios, a film and...

Paramount Global Revives Republic Pictures, Home to John Wayne & Orson Welles, as Acquisition Label

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Paramount Global Revives Republic Pictures, Home to John Wayne & Orson Welles, as Acquisition Label

Republic Pictures, a historic movie label founded in 1935 and shuttered in 1967, has been revived by parent company Paramount Global. The...

Fremantle Acquires Israeli Banner Silvio Productions, Guy Hameiri to Preside Over Banner

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Fremantle Acquires Israeli Banner Silvio Productions, Guy Hameiri to Preside Over Banner

L-R: Mika Timor, Yotam Guendelman, Andrea Scrosati & Guy Hameiri Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in Silvio Productions, the...

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Set Artists Equity Studio Launch with RedBird Capital Partners

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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Set Artists Equity Studio Launch with RedBird Capital Partners

Film veteran Michael Joe set as COO of startup that vows to expand profit participation and offer 'talent-friendly' working environment....

VH1 Breaks From MTV and Joins BET Media Group in CEO Bob Bakish’s Latest Paramount Shuffle

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VH1 Breaks From MTV and Joins BET Media Group in CEO Bob Bakish’s Latest Paramount Shuffle

Paramount is moving oversight of VH1 over to the BET Media Group. That means the network behind the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Love and...

IFC Films Buys Documentary ‘Lakota Nation vs. United States

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IFC Films Buys Documentary ‘Lakota Nation vs. United States

IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to “Lakota Nation vs. United States,” a documentary about the Lakota Indians’ quest to...

Peter Chan on the 20-Year Journey to Launch of Asia-Based TV Studio Changin’ Pictures

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Peter Chan on the 20-Year Journey to Launch of Asia-Based TV Studio Changin’ Pictures

Hong Kong Film Awards Association Hong Kong multi-hyphenate Peter Chan Ho-sun is far too intellectual to call himself an “arms dealer,”...

Danish Producers Sound The Alarm Over Dispute With Streamers Costing Entertainment Industry $200M

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Danish Producers Sound The Alarm Over Dispute With Streamers Costing Entertainment Industry $200M

Netflix The Danes may have surpassed the French in clashing with streamers. The Danish Producers’ Association and Create Denmark, the...

Netflix Ad Tier Launch Moved Up to November to Get Ahead of Disney+, Streamer Tells Ad Buyers

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Netflix Ad Tier Launch Moved Up to November to Get Ahead of Disney+, Streamer Tells Ad Buyers

Netflix initially asked for a 'soft $65 CPM,' or cost per thousand impressions, but sources say many advertisers aren't willing to pay...

Disney Star Wins TV And Digital Rights To ICC Cricket In India For Next Four Years

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Disney Star Wins TV And Digital Rights To ICC Cricket In India For Next Four Years

Courtesy of Disney The empire has struck back. After previously losing out on a major rights deal, Disney Star has rebounded and will...

‘Better Call Saul’ Series Finale Viewership More Than Quadruples From Season 6 Premiere on AMC+

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‘Better Call Saul’ Series Finale Viewership More Than Quadruples From Season 6 Premiere on AMC+

Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman (Courtesy of AMC) “Better Call Saul” said goodbye last Monday and brought a big crowd to AMC Networks’...

Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC

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Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Courtesy of Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) Disney is throwing a pass at spring football. The entertainment giant...