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‘Moana 2’ Sparks Copyright Lawsuit As Animator Revives Idea Theft Claims
Buck Woodall claims awards contender stole ideas from a screenplay he wrote, while Disney says the works aren't similar.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Rises to $74.6M
The exec's annual compensation package at the tech behemoth reached $63.2 million in fiscal 2023, after rising to $99.4 million in the year-earlier period.
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Fox Sports’ Legal Drama Over Hostile Work Environment May Grow as Case Proceeds
A hairdresser has sued the network, executive Charlie Dixon and host Skip Bayless for sexual battery in a lawsuit that's named some of the network's top broadcasting talent.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Right Turn
The Meta mogul is making moves that could curry favor with the president-elect, ending its DEI program, bashing "legacy media" and swapping in GOP-friendly lobbyists.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Hires Priya Aiyar as Chief Legal Officer
The exec will take over the role from longtime David Zaslav lieutenant Savalle Sims, who exited the company at the end of last year.
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Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon Settles SEC Charges Over Undisclosed Payments
The agency announced the settlement Friday morning.
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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Pull the Plug on Venu Sports Streaming Venture
The sports-focused service will not move forward, the companies said Friday.
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“Casa Walsh” From ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Barely Survives Eaton Fire
The fictional Walsh family’s Spanish Revival home in Altadena remained unscathed, even as properties next door and across the street succumbed to the blaze.
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Warner Bros.’ Big Spending Plans for a Nevada Studio Lot Complex Take Step Back
The studio confirms it is no longer working with Birtcher Development on the 34-acre site that would feature film and television soundstages and an $8.5 billion production spend.
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Despite Disney’s Surprise Fubo Deal, DirecTV and Dish Signal They May Hold Up Venu Launch
The pay TV distributors raised a red flag to a U.S. district judge over a bid to dismiss an earlier injunction against the sports streamer after a surprise merger of Disney’s Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
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Mark Lazarus Sets Executive Team at Comcast SpinCo Cable TV Network Business
Val Boreland will become president of entertainment at the new venture, comprised of most of the company's cable channels.
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L.A. Fires Another Brutal Blow to Battered Hollywood Crew Members
Workers who have recently weathered multiple production slowdowns are now being hammered by another event outside their control: "I keep reinventing myself. And this just kicked me right in the gut."
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Peacock President Kelly Campbell Exiting Streamer
The executive has been with NBCUniversal since 2021.
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Studios and Agency Offices Close Down or Offer Flexibility as Wildfires Spread
Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal have shut down or scaled back in-person work.
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Derek Chang Named CEO of Liberty Media
The exec has held leadership roles at companies including EverPass Media, the NBA and more.
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Warner Bros. Shakeup: Marketing Head Josh Goldstine, International Distribution Boss Andrew Cripps Stepping Down
Jeff Goldstein will now oversee all theatrical exhibition efforts across the world. A new marketing chief has yet to be announced.
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