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The U.S. Dept. of Justice, 16 states and the District of Columbia filed an anti-trust suit against Apple Inc. on Thursday, alleging the iPhone maker engaged in practices aimed at keeping customers reliant on the company’s smartphones and less likely to switch to devices from competitors. According to the New York Times, the 88-page suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, claims that Apple’s actions “built and reinforced a moat around its smartphone monopoly,” prevented other companies from offering apps that competed with its products, and that its policies hurt consumers and its smaller competitors with “higher prices and less innovation.” The government is asking the court to cease from engaging in those current practices and an unspecified financial penalty.
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According to the paper, an Apple spokeswoman said the suit would set a dangerous precedent and “threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely competitive markets.” If the suit were to succeed it “would hinder our ability to create the kind of technology people expect from Apple — where hardware, software, and services intersect,” she added.
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Proxy advisor service ISS recommended that Disney name activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board of directors, a move with which the company immediately disagreed. Peltz has been a harsh critic of Disney, but ISS said the dissident shareholder could help with the company’s succession plans. CEO Bob Iger, who retired in 2021 but returned in November 2022 after his replacement Bob Chapek was ousted by the board, has agreed to stay on through 2026.
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Beyoncé will receive the iHeart Radio Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Hosted by Ludacris – who will also perform – the event airs live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, April 1 at 8p on FOX and will also be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. Other performers include Justin Timberlake, Green Day, TLC, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Tate McRae, plus a special musical tribute to the 2024 iHeartRadio Icon Award Recipient Cher.
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Fred Rogers Productions will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Be My Neighbor Day on Mrch 23 in its hometown of Pittsburgh and throughout the country. Inspired by an episode of its own animated program “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” (itself inspired by “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”), Be My Neighbor Day includes a series of grassroots, family-centered events that encourage children and adults to get involved and help make a positive impact in their community. The activity-based celebrations are hosted by PBS member stations across the U.S. and are free and open-to-the-public.
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NBC 4 New York/WNBC honors the golden anniversary of broadcast news anchor Chuck Scarborough with a series of special events around the city. Scarborough began his tenure at the station 50 years ago on March 25, 1974, anchoring the news from Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Center. The celebrations will kick off on March 25 at 10a, with Scarborough joining representatives from the Empire State Building and NBC 4 New York to “flip the switch” and light the Empire State Building in honor of his 50th anniversary. “Chuck Scarborough is a giant in American journalism and the face of television news for generations of viewers, including me. He is also the longest serving television anchor in the largest, most prestigious television market in America – making his 50-year anniversary even more remarkable.” said Eric Lerner, President and General Manager of NBC 4 New York.
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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to “The Choral.” Directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by BAFTA- and Tony-winning playwright and screenwriter Alan Bennett, the film will star Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA winner Ralph Fiennes, Academy Award® and BAFTA winner Jim Broadbent, and BAFTA winner Simon Russell Beale. Principal photography begins in Yorkshire this May.
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Lion Forge Entertainment has purchased rights to “Best Wishes,” the best-selling literary series by author Sarah Mlynowski, and plans to build a multi-picture, live-action franchise around the popular tween books. Founder and CEO David Steward II, Stephanie Sperber, President and Chief Creative Officer, and Jennilee Cummings, Senior Vice President, Live Action, will produce for Lion Forge Entertainment.
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INSP will premiere Season 4 of series “Into the Wild Frontier” on Sunday, March 24 at 6p.
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The first six episodes of “Ark: The Animated Series,” an original series based on the hit adventure video game “Ark: Survival Evolved,” are available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada and the U.S. The series will debut in all other Paramount+ international markets starting Friday, April 19. Part two of the season will debut with seven new episodes at a later date.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The eight-episode second season of the HBO Original drama series “House of the Dragon” debuts Sunday, June 16 at 9p on HBO.
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Ana Ortiz is the latest addition to the cast for the second season of Disney+ anthology series “Goosebumps.” She joins previously named cast members David Schwimmer, Sam McCarthy (“Dead to Me”) and Jayden Bartels (“Side Hustle”) as fraternal twins Devin and Cece, respectively; Elijah Cooper (“That Girl Lay Lay”) as CJ; Galilea La Salvia (“Party Down”) as Frankie; and Francesca Noel (“R#J”) as Alex.
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FOX Nation’s four-part docuseries “Menendez Brothers: Victims or Villains” – will debut Monday, March 25 and feature never-before-heard and exclusive sound from Lyle Menendez from prison, along with interviews with the Menendez brothers’ lawyer Mark Geragos, and the case prosecutor Pamela Bozanich. Comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell, who conducted a 2023 interview with Lyle Menendez from prison, radio personality Adam Carolla and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Darrell Hammond, who has advocated for the pair’s release, will also make contributions. In addition, “The Five” co-host and former Westchester County District Attorney Judge Jeanine Pirro will host key discussions breaking down the Menendez case with crucial figures on both sides of the trial.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two documentaries from PBS’s “Independent Lens” will make their broadcast and/or streaming debut across the PBS platform on March 25. “If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis” explores the lives of people living in the rural South with limited or no access to healthcare, and “Greener Pastures” follows four Midwestern farming families persevering through climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
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“In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin,” a five-episode cooking series executive produced and hosted by the actor, writer and entrepreneur Harry Hamlin and his niece and trained chef, Renee Guilbault will premiere on AMC Networks’ AMC+ and IFC on Wednesday, May 15 at 11p.
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MOVIES
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – Paul Rudd, Billy Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Emily Alen Lind, James Acaster
Immaculate – Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli, Giorgio Colangeli, Dora Romano, Giulia Heathfield Di Renzi, Giampiero Judica, Betty Pedrazzi, Giuseppe Lo Piccolo
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (Documentary, Limited Release) – William Shatner
Sleeping Dogs (Limited Release) – Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Kelly Greyson, Elizabeth Blackmore, Zara Michales, Thomas M. Wright, Lynn Gilmartin, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Jasper Bagg, Jane Harber
STREAMING MOVIES
Road House – Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, B.K. Cannon, Joaquim de Almeida, Post Malone, Travis Van Winkle, Lukas Gage, Dominique Columbus, Arturo CastroChad Guerro, JD Pardo, Beau Knapp, Hannah Love Lanier, Kevin Carroll
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