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To stream or not to stream: Hollywood studios could send more films to the big screen as Wall Street pushes for profits
Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of “Mean Girls.” Paramount Paramount is making a habit of greenlighting low- to mid-budget films for its streaming service, only to about-face and send them to theaters first. As the media company and its rivals try to claw their way […]
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Saturday morning cartoons, streaming anytime: Why kids content is vital to subscriber growth
Tinky-Winky, Laa-Laa, Dipsy and Po pose for a photo as the Teletubbies celebrate their 25th anniversary with the Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building on April 26, 2022 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Tinky Winky. Dipsy. Laa-Laa. Po!” Those four names, the iconic sing-song intro to […]
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Paramount CEO announces layoffs as cost pressures, take-private talks build
Paramount executive Bob Bakish attends the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. Thilo Schmuelgen | Reuters Paramount CEO Bob Bakish announced layoffs at the media company Thursday, citing a need to “operate as a leaner company and spend less.” “Our priority is to drive […]
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David Ellison's Skydance Media explores obtaining all of Paramount Worldwide, sources say
Shari Redstone, president of Countrywide Amusements and Vice Chairman, CBS and Viacom speaks at the WSJTECH live convention in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters David Ellison’s Skydance Media and its financial backers are discovering a offer to choose private all of Paramount International, people today acquainted with the matter […]
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Jon Stewart returns to 'The Daily Show' — but only on Mondays
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Jon Stewart during Monday’s June 17, 2019 show CBS Photo Archive | CBS | Getty Images Jon Stewart is returning to “The Daily Show” — but only on Mondays. The comedian helmed the Comedy Central talk show between 1999 and 2015, before passing the torch to South […]
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Best-picture Oscar nominees 'Barbenheimer' account for 88% of the slate's box-office haul
Movie posters for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, in 2023. Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty Images “Barbenheimer” strikes again. It’s no surprise that Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” were among the 10 best-picture nominees announced Tuesday for this year’s Academy […]
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'Mean Girls' is the Queen Bee of the box office, opens to $28 million
Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of “Mean Girls.” Paramount You go, Glen Coco. Paramount’s “Mean Girls,” a musical film adaptation of the Broadway show and beloved 2004 film of the same name, opened to an estimated $28 million at the domestic box office, on its […]
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Here's what Wall Street wants to see from Hollywood this year
Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images It’s the third act of the streaming wars. That’s the time a hero, seemingly beaten and broken, rises up and saves the day. But Wall Street is worried that hero may never come for Hollywood. Legacy media companies including Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast and Paramount Global […]
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The 2024 box office is a franchise frenzy — at a time when audiences are feeling IP fatigue
Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. Mean girls, Spider-Women and sandworms will headline the 2024 box office — and they’ll have to do some heavy lifting. The March 1 release of “Dune: Part Two,” the delayed and much-anticipated follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 science fiction epic is expected to attract hordes of […]
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2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images This year proved to be yet another tough one for pay TV, as more people cut the cable cord. But it wasn’t exactly kind to streaming […]
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