Business
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Netflix Donates $10 Million to LA Fire Relief, Recovery Efforts
The streamer will also provide temporary housing to employees who lost their homes in the destruction
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Atlantic Theater Company Postpones 2 Off Broadway Productions as IATSE Stagehands Go on Strike
Eliya Smith’s “Grief Camp” and Mona Pirnot’s “I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan” have been postponed indefinitely
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Disney Commits $15 Million to LA Area Fire Relief, Rebuilding Efforts
The entertainment giant also plans to provide further resources to its Employee Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the destruction
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NewsNation, 63 Nexstar TV Stations Go Dark on Optimum Amid Carriage Dispute
The contract expired at 5 p.m. ET Friday
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Supreme Court Signals It May Uphold TikTok Ban Despite No Decision on Friday
The popular app is set to be banned from the U.S. on Jan. 19
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Priya Aiyar Joins Warner Bros. Discovery as Chief Legal Officer
The American Airlines legal chief will join the media giant in February, reporting directly to WBD CEO David Zaslav
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Venu Sports Is Dead: Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Scrap Joint Streaming Venture
The three companies will instead be focusing on “existing products and distribution channels”
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Mario Gabelli Asks Delaware Court to Order Paramount to Turn Over Skydance Deal Docs
The formal complaint follows a books and records request seeking more information about how much Shari Redstone would be paid for her Class A shares in the $8 billion merger
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Vox Media Lays Off 12 More Employees Just 1 Month After Last Round of Cuts
The layoffs will impact several teams at Vox.com itself, as opposed to the company’s other brands
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DirecTV, EchoStar Evaluating Options After Venu Sports Settlement, Warn They Will Suffer ‘Antitrust Injury’ From Launch
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to pay $220 million in cash to settle Fubo’s litigation
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Comcast’s SpinCo Sets Leadership Team, Appoints Val Boreland as Entertainment President
The spin-off of the cable TV network portfolio, which will be completed later this year, will be led by Mark Lazarus and Anand Kini
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Kelly Campbell to Exit as Peacock President
The executive joined NBCUniversal in 2021 after previously working as president of Hulu
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Disney’s Ad-Supported Monthly Active Users Hit 157 Million Globally, Including 112 Million in US, Canada
The calculation is based on accounts across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ who have viewed ad-supported content continuously for more than 10 seconds
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Roku Strikes 2-Year Streaming Deal With Pro Volleyball Federation in Latest Sports Push
The deal will see the Roku Sports Channel stream 20 matches for free, with clips and highlights available on the Sports Zone and Women’s Sports Zone offerings
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Nexstar Inks Renewal of NBC TV Affiliate Distribution Deal
The multi-year pact covers Nexstar-owned and partner TV stations in 33 markets across the country that reach more than 14 million households
