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TV Vet Chuck Saftler to Depart Disney and FX After Nearly 33 Years
Chuck Saftler, a veteran Disney and FX executive credited with helping build FX into a major cable network, is stepping down after nearly 33 years with the company. Saftler joined in 1993 ahead of FX’s June 1994 launch and most recently served as head of acquisitions for Disney’s ABC, Freeform, FX and Nat Geo networks,…
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Capitol Music Group CEO Tom March on the ‘Incredible’ Sienna Spiro, Breaking Sam Fender in the U.S. & More
Capitol Music Group chairman/CEO Tom March discusses a strong run of form for the label in an interview, highlighting rising British singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro and his history with Sam Fender, whom he signed while at Polydor in the UK. The interview matters as it offers insight into how one of the major label groups under…
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More Than 150 Polymarket Wallets May Have Traded On Military Secrets, Research Finds
Polymarket’s international platform settles trades on a blockchain, meaning wagers are public, although traders remain anonymous.
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Bass urges settlement over Paramount-Warner Bros. merger lawsuit
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on California attorney general Rob Bonta and Paramount to urgently settle the 12-state antitrust lawsuit blocking Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, insisting at a Thursday press conference that she was “not taking sides” but acting to protect union jobs and keep the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. The…
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Neutrogena apologises after Hayden Panettiere’s death and postpartum claims
Neutrogena has apologised following the death of actor Hayden Panettiere, who was the skincare brand’s spokesperson and ambassador for nearly a decade. The apology came after Panettiere’s death sparked widespread online backlash and boycott calls against the company, stemming from her own account that Neutrogena had tried to end their partnership after she spoke publicly…
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The ParaBros Backlash: Threats To Leave L.A. & An AG Who Won’t Back Down Divide Hollywood
Paramount Skydance’s proposed £1.4 billion (roughly $1.88 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery has plunged Hollywood into turmoil after CEO David Ellison threatened to relocate his Los Angeles-based company to Tennessee, Texas or Georgia unless California settles an antitrust lawsuit brought by a coalition of state attorneys general. The threat, alongside the prospect of both…
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Heart-stopping moment girl, 4, plunges out of second story apartment window
A four-year-old girl was filmed falling from a second-floor apartment window in an incident described as “heart-stopping” by the Daily Mail. The report highlights the frightening nature of the fall and the vulnerability of young children near open or unsecured windows in multi-storey housing. Unfortunately, the specific details of this report — including the location,…
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CFTC chair vows to ‘move swiftly’ on crypto rules if Congress fails to pass legislation
The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) vowed Thursday to “move swiftly” on establishing rules for the cryptocurrency market if Congress fails to pass legislation on the matter this year. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said at a meeting with crypto and prediction market executives that the agency stands “ready to begin immediately implementing…
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Mother who built £170k two-storey annexe for disabled daughter is ordered to rip it down by jobsworth council officers
A mother who spent £170,000 building a two-storey annexe to care for her disabled daughter has been ordered by council officials to demolish it, in a case that has drawn criticism of the local authority’s handling of the matter. The dispute highlights the difficulties families can face when trying to adapt their homes to meet…
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Michelle Rodriguez Is Officially Done With ‘Fast & Furious’ Going Full James Bond
Actor Michelle Rodriguez has called for the “Fast & Furious” franchise to return to its street-racing roots for its final instalment, “Fast Forever”, rather than continuing down the increasingly far-fetched, spy-thriller path it has taken in recent films. Speaking at the franchise’s 25th-anniversary celebrations, she argued that the globe-trotting, high-tech direction the series has adopted…