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Paramount “Fully Expects” WBD Merger To Close As It Reports Q2 Streaming Gains, Linear Challenges
Paramount reported mixed second-quarter results, roughly a year after Skydance’s takeover of the company, with strong streaming growth offset by ongoing declines in linear television and tough comparisons in theatrical revenue. The results landed just as a judge set a March trial date for the antitrust case brought by state attorneys-general against Paramount’s proposed merger…
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Paramount Q2 Profit Dips, With Streaming Boost Offset by TV Declines
Paramount Skydance reported a fall in second-quarter net profit, as growth in its streaming and studio businesses was outweighed by a sharper decline in its traditional television division. The results underline the ongoing shift in the company’s finances away from linear TV, which remains its largest segment but is losing advertising revenue and subscribers, even…
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3 Songs From 1974 That Teens Couldn’t Stop Playing in Their First Car
American Songwriter has published a nostalgic list highlighting three songs from 1974 that were especially popular with teenagers, often heard blasting from car radios of the era. The piece is part of an ongoing series celebrating decade-specific hits and the memories associated with them, rather than reporting any news development. The featured tracks are Elton…
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Trinidadian Soca Icon Denise Belfon Reveals How Drake Helped Her Receive Royalties From ‘Work’ for the First Time in 30 Years
Trinidadian soca star Denise Belfon has revealed that Drake’s involvement helped her finally secure royalties for songs sampling “Work,” her 1998 hit, after 28 years of being denied payment. Speaking to Billboard, Belfon said the producer of “Work,” Pupa Nas-T, had long refused to authorise her royalties, but was compelled to agree once Drake’s team…
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Why Paul Simon fell out of love with Elvis Presley in 1957: “An incredible waste of a great talent”
How the mighty fall… The post Why Paul Simon fell out of love with Elvis Presley in 1957: “An incredible waste of a great talent” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Ariana Grande Decision To Withdraw From ‘Sunday in the Park’ Came as Surprise to Key Production Members
People involved with the London musical were given just hours to prepare their own statement following Grande’s announcement, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Bill Hader, James Wan, Devon Pritchard, Nick Kroll and Keith Le Goy Join Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit Programming
Variety has announced Emmy-winning producer and actor Bill Hader; producer-director James Wan; producer-actor Nick Kroll; Nintendo of America president and COO Devon Pritchard, and Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy as headlining speakers for its annual Entertainment and Technology Summit, presented by EY, held in Los Angeles on Sept. 17. Hader will speak about…
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Riftbound Directors Says Game Used To Be A Lot Like Magic: The Gathering–Until Players Rejected It
In recent years, the trading card game (TCG) environment has seen a boom of new games entering the market. There are still genre mainstays, like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, which continue to receive support and feature a thriving secondhand market. However, new original IP TCGs like Flesh and Blood and Sorcery are making…
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After Nearly Five-Decade Career, Lucero Reinvents Herself Within Mexican Music: ‘I Wanted to Innovate and Dare to Do Something Different’
Mexican-American singer and actress Lucero is releasing new music that marks a fresh musical direction after nearly 50 years in the industry, venturing for the first time into the sierreño and tumbado sub-genres of regional Mexican music. The move comes as part of a forthcoming album, Fuertes Declaraciones, and reflects her stated desire to “innovate…
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The biggest Baldur’s Gate 3 save scummers slammed quicksave over 1,400 times in one go, Larian says: “You doing okay there?”
Larian Studios has revealed that the most dedicated “save scummer” among Baldur’s Gate 3 players hit the quicksave button more than 1,400 times in a single sitting, according to internal player data shared by the developer. Save scumming, the practice of repeatedly saving before risky decisions or dice rolls so players can reload and try…