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Does David Ellison Win in the End? Two THR Staffers Debate
From CNN to HBO to the Warner Bros. movie studio, how the merger could shake out.
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Trump pays yet another energy company to give up offshore wind rights
The Trump administration is paying yet another company more than $1 billion to give up the rights to produce wind off the U.S. coast, the firm announced Thursday. RWE U.S. Offshore, a subsidiary of German energy company RWE, issued a press release saying it will receive $1.22 billion in settlement funds and give up its rights to…
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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US
Security researchers at Arctic Wolf have found that LightSpy, a spyware platform previously linked to Chinese state-backed hackers, has expanded well beyond mainland China to target victims in 13 countries, including the US and several across Europe. It has also gained new capabilities, allowing it to steal large volumes of data and remotely wipe compromised…
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Eric Roth, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films to Exec Produce Paparazzi Tragicomedy ‘The Present Times’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Screenwriter Eric Roth, producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Andrew Upton (of Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films) and Anne Peters have signed on as executive producers of “The Present Times,” a fable-like paparazzi tragicomedy directed by Noah Stratton-Twine. The project brings together notable creative names, including Roth, whose credits include “Forrest Gump” and “Dune: Part One,” lending profile to…
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Ryan Murphy on Toning Down Sex in ‘The Shards’ and Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Could Do a ‘Much Better Job’ Bringing Productions Back to Hollywood
FX’s “The Shards,” Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis thriller novel, is a love letter to Los Angeles. Filming there, he told his producers, was a non-negotiable. “We shot it in L.A. and, of course, it could have shot in Canada,” the showrunner told Variety at “The Shards” New York premiere on Monday…
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Disney+ Officially “Considering” Free Subscription Plan Amid Hulu Merger
Disney’s new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro, has said the company is considering introducing a free, ad-supported tier for Disney+, having disclosed the plan during an earnings call. It would mark a significant shift for the streaming service, which has never offered a free option, unlike rivals such as Peacock and its sibling platform Hulu, and…
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Devolver Digital decides video games and publicly traded companies don’t mix, announces plan to go private once again to save it some money and headache
Devolver Digital has announced plans to return to private ownership, arguing that remaining publicly listed brings unnecessary cost and administrative burden. The move matters because it would remove the indie game publisher from the public market and give it greater freedom to operate without the demands of listed-company reporting and investor scrutiny. The company floated…
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Republicans vote down farm bill amendment enabling lawsuits against pesticide companies, a blow to MAHA
Senate Republicans on Thursday voted down an amendment that sought to open up Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies over the health impacts of their products. The amendment to the Senate farm bill failed in a party-line vote. While the measure was backed by all of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Democrats and none of its…
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Stassi Schroeder Knew Her Hulu Series Would Cause a Stir: “We Set Out to Make the Realest Show We Could”
The star/executive producer reacts to her ‘House of Stassi’ success, hints at a season two and shares if her former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ family has reached out to congratulate her (hint: only one has).