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New York Judge Sets Hearing for Fubo, Fox-Disney-WBD Sports Streaming Legal Fight

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A preliminary injunction hearing for Fubo’s legal battle against Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports streaming joint venture has been set for Aug. 7 at 9:30 a.m. by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.…

Friday, Apr 19

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Apple TV+ Has the Heaviest Concentration of New Shows, but Nostalgia Fuels Peacock and Paramount+ | Charts

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One of the pivotal questions in the streaming industry is how much platforms depend on new releases to attract and retain audiences. That question is particularly relevant after the 2023 strike, which stunted the release of new scripted…

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‘The Daily Show’ Slams CNN for Not Protecting Anonymity of Trump Jurors: ‘The Call Is Coming From Inside the Newsroom’ | Video

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"This is so irresponsible," host Dulcé Sloan said Thursday night in segment also calling out other media outlets

Apple Deletes Meta’s Threads and WhatsApp From China App Store After Government Pressure

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Signal and Telegram were also removed as the U.S. government moves closer to a TikTok ban

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Netflix Shares Sink 7% as Disappointing Forecast Weighs on Shares

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Increased subscribers gave the streamer a nearly 15% first-quarter revenue jump, but Wall Street saw its full-year guidance as weak

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Netflix 2023 Executive Pay: Ted Sarandos Dips to $49.8 Million, Greg Peters Tops $40 Million

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Ex-CEO Reed Hastings, who serves as executive chairman, received $11.2 million for the year, down from $51 million in 2022

Donald Trump Defends Himself With Giant Stack of Printed-Out News Stories: ‘That’s a Nice Headline, I’d Like to Read That One Too’ | Video

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The former president read aloud from a pile of positive stories and editorials after leaving court Thursday

Thursday, Apr 18

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Paramount-Skydance Deal Unlikely to Close in 30-Day Window, Due Diligence Continues | Exclusive

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Any deal, which requires approval by the Paramount board, is likely to take closer to 60 days, an insider tells TheWrap

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Netflix to Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers in 2025, Citing New Focus on ‘Engagement’

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"When people watch more, they stick around longer (retention)...and place a higher value on our service," the company writes in its Q1 report

Netflix Q1 Revenue Surges 14.8% to $9.3 Billion, Driven by Boost in Subscribers, Pricing Changes

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The streamer's shares slipped as much as 5% in after-hours trading on Thursday

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Google Fires 28 Staffers Involved in Office Protests Over Israel Contract

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The employees protested a $1.2 billion cloud-computing pact in multiple offices across the U.S.

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Music Rights Buyer Hipgnosis, Home to Justin Bieber and Neil Young Catalogs, Sells to Concord for $1.4 Billion

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The London company spent nearly $3 billion on catalogs but was unable to produce returns for its investors

Rashida Jones Mystery Thriller Series ‘Sunny’ Sets July Premiere on Apple TV+

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The post Rashida Jones Mystery Thriller Series ‘Sunny’ Sets July Premiere on Apple TV+ appeared first on TheWrap.

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Los Angeles Times Publishes Dog Bite Investigation Patrick Soon-Shiong Interfered With

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The billionaire owner’s editorial meddling led to the departure of executive editor Kevin Merida in January

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‘The Daily Show’: Trump Supporter Proudly Tells Jordan Klepper She Was at Jan. 6 and on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ | Video

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Klepper stops by the courthouse on the first day of Trump's first criminal trial

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Google Employees Demand Company Cut Ties With Israel in Live-Streamed Sit-In

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NYC and California protestors are calling on the tech giant to drop its cloud-related Project Nimbus

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Trump Will Use Mentor’s Tactics to Bully Hush Money Jury, Al Sharpton Says: ‘Playing the Roy Cohn Card’ | Video

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The "Morning Joe" guest suggests Trump will deploy the late political fixer's strategy to hang the Stormy Daniels trial jury

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Colbert Tells Studio Audience to Stop Cheering for Trump Trial Because ‘We Need You to Get Picked for Jury Duty’ | Video

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The first day of the former president’s hush money trial in New York saw dozens of potential jurors dismissed for partiality

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Truth Social to Launch Live TV Streaming App

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Trump Media and Technology Group shares continue slump as struggling social app reveals plans to launch streaming service

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Jimmy Kimmel Says After His Court Nap, ‘If Biden Is Sleepy Joe,’ Trump Is ‘Dozo the Clown’ | Video

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"It’s nice to see even Donald Trump is exhausted by Donald Trump," the ABC host jokes

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NY Times’ Susanne Craig Says Threats of Ejection, Imprisonment Made Trump’s First Day in Court Feel ‘Real’ | Video

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“This is the rare arena in which Donald Trump is not in charge of his own fate,” MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace says

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OJ Simpson’s ‘Dream Team’ Lawyer Says Trump Shouldn’t Take the Stand in Hush Money Trial: ‘I Would Have to Quit the Case’ | Video

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"The first question on cross-examination will be, 'Did you have sex with Ms. Daniels?'" Dershowitz explains

Monday, Apr 15

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Donald Trump ‘Appeared to Be Asleep’ During Court Proceedings, Maggie Haberman Tells CNN

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“His jaw kept falling on his chest and his mouth kept going slack,” the New York Times reporter says

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Warner Bros. Hits $1 Billion at Overseas Box Office for 2024 in Studio Record Time

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It took just 15 weeks for Warner to hit the mark thanks to Legendary Pictures hits "Dune: Part Two" and "Godzilla x Kong"

Sunday, Apr 14

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Trump-Biden Presidential Debates Called For by Fox News, NBC and 10 Other Major Media Outlets

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The collective insist that "there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other"

Saturday, Apr 13

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Trump Agrees With Jake Paul: He ‘Wouldn’t Even Have to Punch’ Biden to KO Him in a Boxing Ring

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The president "would just fall over from the wind," the boxer asserts in a Fox News interview

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Media Guild Slams Google Banning News Articles: ‘Stop Playing Games With California’s Democracy’

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"This is an extraordinarily inappropriate time... to experiment with which voters might or might not see news about elected officials and candidates for office," says the guild

‘Fallout’ Ending Explained: Here’s What That Last Scene Means

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The post ‘Fallout’ Ending Explained: Here’s What That Last Scene Means appeared first on TheWrap.

Friday, Apr 12

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Paramount Pursuit of Skydance Exclusive Talks Over Competitive Bids ‘Averse to Fair Market Value,’ Investor Says

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Ariel Investments, which owns a 1.8% stake, also expressed concern that board changes could compromise its ability to act on behalf of all shareholders

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Roku Says 576,000 Streaming Accounts Were Compromised in Data Breach

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The new cracks were found during the investigation of another incident last month that compromised 15,000 accounts