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WBD Stock Hits 3-Year High On M&A Mojo; Wall Street Analysts Still Expect Paramount Takeover
Shares in Warner Bros. Discovery soared to their highest level since 2022 after the company affirmed interest from “multiple parties” in potentially acquiring all or part of its empire....
Dakota Johnson Confirmed To Make Directorial Debut With ‘A Tree Is Blue’; Vanessa Burghardt, Charli XCX & Jessica Alba In Talks To Star
Dakota Johnson will make her feature directorial debut on drama A Tree Is Blue, we can confirm, with Vanessa Burghardt (Cha Cha Real Smooth), Charli XCX (Erupcja) and Jessica...
Union Of European Football Associations Joins ACE Anti-Piracy Coalition
The will join the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the MPA-led global anti-piracy coalition. UEFA will be the first exclusive sports-rights holder to join ACE, reflecting the concerns over...
Streamer Subscription Prices And Tiers – Everything To Know As Costs Rise And Ads Abound
UPDATED with raised HBO Max pricing. HBO Max, which reverted to its previous name over the summer in a rebrand, raised its Basic with Ads subscription by $1. Earlier...
Netflix Strikes ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Toy Deal With Hasbro And Mattel
Netflix has sealed a deal with Mattel and Hasbro to be global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters as the franchise continues its march across media and consumer...
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Rumbling Earlier This Summer – Update
UPDATE: New Line’s highly anticipated Mortal Kombat 2, which originally was set to open this weekend, is now going a week earlier on May 8 after its previously announced...
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Gets Streaming Date At HBO Max
Ari Aster‘s explosive satire, which drew a nearly seven-minute standing ovation in its launch at Cannes earlier this year, will being streaming on HBO Max on Friday, Nov. 14....
Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection Of The Christ’ Likely The Biggest Budget Film At AFM; Script Being Kept Under Wraps But Will Be Epic And Otherworldly — The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson‘s two-part feature The Resurrection Of The Christ is likely to be the biggest-budget project on sale at next month’s American Film Market. We’re hearing from sources...
Gabe Gibbs Inks Veeps Deal For Debut Musical Comedy Special ‘Pick A Lane’
EXCLUSIVE: Gabe Gibbs is set to unveil his debut musical comedy special, Pick a Lane, exclusively on the streaming service Veeps on November 12 at 6 p.m. PT /...
IAG Ups Sam Anene & Brett Yalof To Agent
EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has promoted Sam Anene and Brett Yalof to agents in the Talent department, the agency’s Head of Global Talent, Andrew Rogers, announced today. Both new...
‘Catan’ Rights Acquired By Netflix With Plans For Various Film & TV Series Adaptations Of Board Game
Netflix has closed a deal for the exclusive global rights to popular multi-player board game Catan. Under the wide-raging pact, the streamer will develop live-action and animated film and...
Egyptian Film Industry Welcomes Cairo Selection Of Banned Short Film ‘The Last Miracle’
Just over a year after it was pulled as the opening short film of the 2024 edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival by the country’s censorship board, The...