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‘Toy Story 5’ Box Office Haul Highlights Hollywood’s Hot Streak

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The domestic box office has pulled in nearly $4.5 billion so far this year, the highest mark for the period since 2019, according to Rentrak.

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Fox Places Big Bet on Streaming with $22 Billion Roku Deal

Folding The Roku Channel into Fox would create a media conglomerate capable of competing for eyeballs, and ad dollars, with the best of them.

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Wall Street Fetes D’Amaro Like a Disney Prince as Earnings Beat Buoys Stock Price

Revenue in the Entertainment division climbed 10% to $11.7 billion, with its streaming unit reporting an 88% leap in operating income.This was Josh D’Amaro’s first earnings report as CEO, and the market treated it as a coronation.Disney shares…

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Can Paramount and Warner Bros. Defy History of Lackluster Hollywood Mergers?

If, at first, Discovery, AT&T, AOL, Time and others fail? Well, David Ellison is going to go ahead and give Warner Brothers a try anyway.

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Can New CEO Josh D’Amaro Break Disney’s Bob Chapek Curse?

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D’Amaro, like Chapek, made his bones in Disney’s parks and cruises division, which continues to be a major profit driver.

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Disney Licenses Play Dates for Mickey Mouse, ChatGPT in $1B OpenAI Deal

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Some user-generated Sora videos will also make their way onto Disney+, and ChatGPT will become available to Disney employees.

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Paramount Refuses to Take ‘No’ for an Answer on Warner Bros. Takeover Bid

The straight-to-shareholders pitch rests in part on the argument that a Paramount takeover is more appealing to regulators.

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Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. So Who Changes Whom?

A potential tie-up would come at an interesting crossroads for the theatrical industry and its longtime nemesis, Netflix.

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What’s Next for the Murdoch Empire?

Lachlan Murdoch’s moves so far are clearly those of someone who came of age during an era of rapidly advancing digitization.

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Can the Worldwide Leader in Sports Survive a Brave New World?

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ESPN’s standalone streaming service is finally here, but it’s core audience may have already found a preferred way to watch sports.

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