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Paramount-WBD Deal Endorsed By Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer: “Uncertainty Is The Worst Thing For Our Business”
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has publicly backed Paramount’s proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, telling analysts on Lionsgate’s quarterly earnings call that prolonged uncertainty over the deal is damaging for the industry. His comments add a significant voice of support at a time when the tie-up faces legal challenges that have delayed its…
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Lionsgate Sees Revenue Surge From ‘Michael’, ‘The Housemaid’ In June Quarter
Lionsgate Studios reported a strong fiscal first quarter, with motion picture revenue more than doubling to $587 million and profit hitting a Q1record of $105 million, driven largely by the billion-dollar global box office of “Michael” and strong ancillary earnings from “The Housemaid”. The results, which beat Wall Street forecasts, matter because they bolster the…
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Despite Supergirl bombing at the box office, Warner Bros CEO says DC Studios “feels very good” and has a “robust pipeline” of projects in the works
Despite Supergirl’s disappointing box office performance, Warner Bros Discovery’s chief executive has said DC Studios remains in a strong position, describing the division as feeling “very good” thanks to a “robust pipeline” of upcoming projects. The comments suggest the studio is looking past a single underperforming release to reassure investors and audiences that its broader…
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WWE star Rhea Ripley supplies brutal ‘life update’ amid in-ring absence
Rhea Ripley revealed her right knee surgery on Instagram after missing two months of “SmackDown” action, including Night of Champions and SummerSlam.
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Kellogg moves to ditch artificial dyes from cereals by end of 2026
WK Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from its cereal products by the end of 2026, responding to growing consumer and regulatory concern about synthetic food colourings. The move matters because several of its best-known breakfast cereals use bright colours, and it could add pressure on other large food manufacturers to make similar changes.…
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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event
Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper…
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Capcom says it wants Monster Hunter Wilds to outsell World ‘over the medium to long term,’ but it’ll need to muster a lot of sales momentum to get there
Wilds didn’t rank in Capcom’s quarterly best sellers, but the company hopes to turn that around.
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Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify for $2.15 Billion in Bid to Augment Digital Measurement
Audience-measurement giant Nielsen said it would acquire the digital-media monitor DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction that takes place as more media companies and advertisers are putting the company under new scrutiny as they seek to unify tabulation of linear and digital viewership of media. Nielsen will take DoubleVerify private for a price estimated at approximately…
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‘Spaceship Earth’ TV Series Based on EPCOT Ride Gets Disney+ Pilot Order
Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a science-fiction series inspired by EPCOT’s long-running Spaceship Earth ride. The project could extend Disney’s efforts to turn theme-park attractions into screen franchises, although a full series has not yet been commissioned. The pilot follows teenagers from Earth’s past and future who must work together after an attempt to…
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Trump signs executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, birth tourism after Supreme Court setback
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at restricting automatic birthright citizenship and curbing “birth tourism”, following what he described as an unfavourable Supreme Court ruling. The move matters because it renews his administration’s challenge to longstanding interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment and could affect children born in the US to certain non-citizen parents.…