Television
NFL committed to X partnership as Elon Musk’s social platform gets heat for hate speech
The National Football League is sticking with X, formerly known as Twitter, as Elon Musk’s site faces an advertiser revolt over hate speech and antisemitism on the platform. “I think X is in a very difficult business because of the content moderation that they have to deal with,” Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s media and business […]
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Mattel, hot off ‘Barbie’ success, hires ex-Fox, Sony exec to run TV studio
Mattel headquarters in El Segundo, California, US, on Friday, April 28, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Mattel hopes a new hire will help it expand its content slate, following the blowout box office success of “Barbie.” The toy maker, home to Hot Wheels and American Girl, announced Thursday that it has hired former Fox and […]
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Judge sides with Paramount on some claims in Warner Bros. ‘South Park’ streaming lawsuit
Stan And Kyle From The Episode “Clubhouses.” Getty Images | Hulton Archive | Getty Images A judge on Tuesday sided with Paramount Global on certain claims after Warner Bros. Discovery sued earlier this year over streaming rights to long-running animated series “South Park.” New York state Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chan said that Paramount did […]
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Fox touts sports programming performance even as costs rise
A Fox Sports television camera during a game between the Utah Utes and the USC Trojans on October 21, 2023, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Fox Sports drove higher consumption overall for Fox Corp. last quarter, CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Thursday during the […]
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‘Sesame Street’ will be revamped as Max streaming deal is set to expire
Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie during the presentation of the NDR and Deutsche Post commemorative stamp of ‘Sesamstrasse’ on March 2, 2020 in Hamburg, Germany. Tristar Media | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Sesame Street” will soon have a new format as it turns the page on season 55, ending the children’s show’s […]
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Netflix aims to ‘crawl, walk, run’ when it comes to video games. It’s still crawling
It’s been nearly two years since Netflix first announced its foray into gaming. Yet, as Netflix has more than tripled its game library from 24 to 77 games in the last year, subscribers have largely shrugged their shoulders. This is all a part of the plan, though, according to Netflix. “This trajectory is not dissimilar […]
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Hollywood’s AI issues are far from settled after writers’ labor deal with studios
Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) East hold signs as they walk for the second day on the picket-line outside of Netflix’s New York office on May 03, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Writers Guild of America’s labor deal with Hollywood studios was billed as a big […]
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‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John looks to boost Black entrepreneurs for a fourth year
Daymond John attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 12, 2023. Leon Bennett | Filmmagic | Getty Images “Shark Tank” star Daymond John is looking to give Black business owners a boost for the fourth year running. […]
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NFL tells X it’s concerned about placement of ads on white nationalist accounts
Harun Ozalp | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The National Football League on Thursday responded to a recent report that pointed out its ads were placed on white nationalist feeds on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. “NFL unequivocally denounces any form of hate speech and has absolutely no association with these individuals or any […]
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Barry Diller rips WGA deal with studios, suggests fair use requires to be redefined to tackle AI
Slamming the tentative labor deal involving Hollywood writers and studios, media mogul Barry Diller on Tuesday laid out his most important bone of competition with generative artificial intelligence. Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, called for the legislation to be redefined to defend printed materials from capture in synthetic intelligence know-how-bases. “Truthful use desires to […]
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