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What’s the Path for Warner Bros. Discovery After Dismal Earnings, Sunk Stock Price and Shrinking Options? | Analysis
Warner stock has sunk by 70% since its April 2022 merger with Discovery, and Wall Street is calling on the David Zaslav-led media giant to explore strategic alternatives, such as asset sales
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Paramount Shares Climb 7% as Edgar Bronfman Jr. Prepares Competing Bid
The former Warner Music Group CEO has held discussions about teaming up with Fortress Investment Group, Roku and “Baby Geniuses” producer Steven Paul, according to the Wall Street Journal
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Screen Time Shift: 88% of Gen Z Prefers Smartphone Viewing
But while smartphones dominate non-premium viewing, connected TVs remain key for SVOD
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How the Major Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers, Revenue
Legacy media giants may be turning the corner on streaming profitability, but they have a long way to go to catch industry leader Netflix
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Hallmark+ Streaming Platform Sets September Launch
“The Chicken Sisters” and “Celebrations With Lacey Chabert” will premiere timed to the streamer’s debut
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‘Bad Monkey’ Review: Vince Vaughn Is the Rambling Antihero of This Apple TV+ Crime Comedy
The Bill Lawrence adaptation makes a solid case for more TV versions of Carl Hiaasen’s work, even if it falls short at times
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Justin Simien Hopes ‘Hollywood Black’ Inspires Filmmakers to Pursue Independent Projects ‘Even if You Don’t Have All the Answers’
The writer-director is also hopeful the MGM+ series will break “crab in a barrel” thinking among high-profile Black creatives
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Streaming and Social Media Have Helped Paris 2024 Win the Gold
After two COVID-impacted Games, the Olympics has broken viewership records for NBC and cemented its status as a must-watch event
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Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in August 2024
Say goodbye to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the original “Spider-Man”
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Netflix, Crunchyroll Impacted by Data Leak, With Full Episodes of Anime Titles, ‘Heartstopper’ Season 3 Released
“Our team is aggressively taking action to have it taken down,” a Netflix spokesperson tells TheWrap exclusively
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‘House of the Dragon’ Star Phia Saban Says Alicent’s Season 2 Finale Promise Would Be ‘Tough Pill to Swallow’ for Helaena
The actress also tells TheWrap about her Season 3 hopes and unpacks her character’s role in Daemon’s vision
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Jordan Chiles Talks Olympics Gymnastic Team’s Secret Name: ‘F–k Around and Find Out’ | Video
The grill-wearing Olympian initially gives the acronym “FAAFO,” but Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson get the medalist to cop to what it actually stands for
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Is the Max/Hulu/Disney+ Mega-Bundle Overpriced? | Chart
The newly-launched bundle brings competitors together for the biggest library in streaming, but other services have it beat on value
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AMC Suffers $32 Million Loss Amid Q2 Box Office Slump
Revenue falls 23% year-over-year to $1.03 billion, but “Inside Out 2” provides late-quarter surge for theater chain
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HBO and Max Multicultural Marketing Chief Jackie Gagne Departs After 4 Years
Max and HBO originals EVP Pia Barlow will oversee the team going forward