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Paramount Global has scratched plans to sell a majority stake in BET Media Group, reports The Wall Street Journal. Bidding for a stake in the group, which includes BET, VH1 and BET+, were in the $2 billion to $3 billion range – not enough to result in a meaningful deleveraging of Paramount’s balance sheet, sources told WSJ.
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Eighty-five percent of 13- to 15-year-olds and 78% of 16- to 17-year-olds said they watched YouTube recently, according to a report on teen viewing behavior from Precise TV. That compares to 57% of 13-to-17-year-olds who said they watched video on demand and 43% who watched broadcast TV. The report also found ad recall is higher for YouTube, at 45% among teens, versus 20% on TikTok, 20% on broadcast TV, 18% on mobile gaming apps and 15% on ad supported TV.
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The NATPE Global conference is returning, and its relocation from the Fontainebleau Miami Beach haunt to a downtown Miami venue is not the only change in store. In addition to an “all-star advisory” board installed ahead of the January16-18 event at the Intercontinental, the group is “committed to shaking things up and addressing key and current trends and issues across the global content business,” said Claire Macdonald, Executive Director for NATPE Global.
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Entertainment reporter Chloe Melas has joined NBC News, effective August 21. Melas announced her exit from CNN – “a masterclass in journalism” – on Wednesday.
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Comcast NBCUniversal and the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will collaborate in measuring NBCUniversal’s efforts to create more access and equity in the creative economy via pilot evaluation of NBCUniversal’s Creative Impact Lab. The goal of the study is to discover the impact of paid creative apprenticeships and the value of professional mentorship. “To ensure that the Creative Impact Lab is building access and equity for future creatives and positive outcomes for its participants, it is important to engage a third party to assess its impact along the way,” said Hilary Smith EVP, Corporate Social responsibility for NBCUniversal. “We could not be more pleased to work with The USC Annenberg School’s Lear Center—one of the premier research institutions specializing in studying socio-economic and cultural impact in the entertainment sector—for this critical effort.”
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The trustees of the five New York City pension funds sent letters to Disney CEO Bob Iger, Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish, and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts urging them to address the ongoing strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA…or else. “As long-term investors, NYCRS has long considered constructive labor management relations to be fundamental to effective human capital management and the creation of sustainable shareholder value,” wrote Comptroller Brad Lander. “Your company … risks financial and reputational harm the longer you refuse to negotiate on core issues facing writers and actors, who enjoy broad support from the public and elected officials. With such visibility and public support, your company risks backlash from consumers, investors, or other stakeholders.” It’s not just a matter of principal – the New York City retirement systems own Disney shares valued at $229.2 million, shares valued $272.7 million in Comcast and over $10 million worth of shares in Paramount.
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The WGA West released a report, “The New Gatekeepers: How Disney, Amazon and Netflix Will Take Over Media,” that accuses the three companies of “anti-competitive practices” and calls for more government regulation. “Without intervention, these conglomerates will seize control of the media landscape and the streaming era’s advances for creativity and choice will be lost,” says the report. “These new gatekeepers have amassed market power through mergers and other anti-competitive practices, offering an alarming window into the future of media.”
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An open letter from the Motion Picture & Television Fund asks for donations for below-the-line crews impacted by the industry strikes. “Members of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have been very generous in stepping up to support their own members, but as a community we are not doing enough to support the tens of thousands of crew members and others who live paycheck to paycheck and depend on this industry for their livelihood,” writes MPTF President and CEO Bob Beitcher. “They have become the forgotten casualties during these strikes, overlooked by the media. Let’s face it, actors and writers make better subjects for strike stories; and now crew members are not getting the philanthropic support they’ve earned and deserve.”
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Amblin Entertainment and Boardwalk Pictures have teamed for “Encounters.” The docuseries about aliens, told from the perspectives of people who experienced them, drops on Netflix on Wednesday, September 27.
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Producer Cindy Cederlund and Stephanie Corneliussen (“Mr. Robot”) have launched Soullanders Entertainment. The LA-based production company has six projects in development, including thriller series “Rogue” with Artist International Group.
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Limited series “Fellow Travelers” debuts Friday, October 27 on Paramount+ with Showtime, ahead of its Showtime premiere on October 29 at 9p. The drama stars Matt Bomer (“The Boys in the Band”) as a politician who starts a romance with a religious young man in McCarthy-era Washington.
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WE tv’s “Love After Lockup” is back for a new season on Friday, September 15 at 9p. This season follows seven new couples, and five from “Love During Lockup.”
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FX announced its full fall slate, including the return of “American Horror Story” on Wednesday, September 20 at 10p on FX; documentary feature “The New York Times Presents: How to Fix a Pageant” on Friday, September 29 at 10p on FX; “American Horror Stories” on Thursday, October 26 on Hulu; “A Murder at the End of the World” Tuesday, November 14 (moved from its original premiere date, August 29, due to the strikes) on Hulu; and season five of “Fargo” on Tuesday, November 21 at 10p on FX. These dates join the previously announced second season of the “Welcome to Wrexham,” premiering Tuesday, September 12 on FX.
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Season three of “Chucky” is headed to Syfy and USA Network. “I’m here to announce to you dips**ts- that Season 3 of my show, Chucky, will return on October 4. And I will not rest until every single one of you f***ers watch it,” says the murderous doll in a video.
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All eight episodes of horror comedy “”Pinches Momias” drop Friday, September 1 on ViX. The series follows a group of teenagers who become their town’s only hope to survive, when its renowned mummies come back from the dead.
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LMN has set the debut date for three-part movie series event “As Luck Would Have It,” starring Jackée Harry (“Days of Our Lives”) as a retired professor turned amateur sleuth who uses her background in criminology to help solve murders. Produced earlier this year, the three movies debut Thursdays at 8p beginning August 31.
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Docuseries “One Shot: Overtime,” following the lives of the next generation of basketball stars, premieres Tuesday, September 5 on Prime Video.
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Season two of Allblk’s “A La Carte” launches Thursday, September 14.The dating dramedy follows LA twentysomethings.
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“Explorer: Lost in the Arctic” premieres Thursday, August 24 at 10p on Nat Geo. The special follows the mystery of Sir John Franklin, who set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men in an attempt to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, but the ships vanished without a trace.
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Hallmark Media is joining the scripted podcast space with “Crimson Hearts Collide,” a romance-mystery series spun from the company’s Mahogany content initiative. The podcast series produced by AYR Media will premiere episodes 1-2 on Thursday, August 24.
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CarbonTV is holding a Flavors of the Wild marathon, presented by Regenerative Pastures. The marathon will include an array of cooking shows highlighting the importance of sustainable agriculture and the farm-to-table movement.
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MOVIES
Strays – Will Ferrell, Jaime Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte, Brett Gelman, Rob Riggle, Josh Gad, Sofia Vergara, Jimmy Tatro, Phil Morris
Blue Beetle – Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, Becky G, Damian Alcazar, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Belissa Escobedo, Elpidia Carrillo, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillen
Back on the Strip – Kevin Hart, Colleen Camp, Tiffany Haddish, J.B.Smoove, Wesley Snipes, Piper Curda, Faizon Love, Spence Moore II, Bill Bellamy, Gary Owen
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