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Skydance Media hasn’t given up on Paramount Global, and has sweetened its merger offer for the company with a deal that is more palatable to both voting and nonvoting shareholders. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports the latest offer includes putting more money into Paramount. Skydance’s previous offer was viewed by Class B stockholders as a sweetheart deal for controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is still in talks with the NBA about basketball rights, said CEO David Zaslav on Thursday, but even without the league, WBD will remain “a leader in the sports world.” Speaking at Bernstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference, Zaslav said, “I was just down in Atlanta. We’ve got a great team down there and we love our experience with the NBA.” With NBCUniversal looking to get back in the game, WBD may not retain NBA games, but still has March Madness, the NHL, NASCAR, college football, and major overseas rights among its offerings. “We’re in the business of sport and in sport, deals come up and you look at those deals and you make a decision about the overall quality of the full menu of content you have for each of your platforms,” said Zaslav.
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Activist investor Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Disney, reports CNBC. Last month Peltz, whose company, Trian Management, owned $3 billion of common stock in Disney, lost a bid to win board seats at the company.
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Max has renewed critically acclaimed comedy “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart as a stand-up comedian, for a fourth season. The show’s on a roll – episodes 307 and 308 marked a new daily high for the series’ overall viewership.
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Also re-upped is “The Vince Staples Show,” for a second season on Netflix. “The Vince Staples Show is back!” said Staples. “The people have spoken and the most riveting, captivating, and polarizing show on Netflix is returning for season 2. Get ready for hijinks that only a mother can love. Thank you, Netflix!”
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Animated comedy “Kevin,” written and executive produced by Aubrey Plaza (“The White Lotus”) and Joe Wengert (“Big Mouth”) scored a series order from Prime Video. The show centers on a housecat who decides he doesn’t want to live with people anymore.
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Netflix is expanding the “Selling Sunset” franchise with an order for NYC-set “Selling The City,” from Done and Done Productions. The setting will be luxury real estate company Douglas Elliman. On the animated front, Netflix has ordered adult comedy “The Undervale,” from creator Matt Roller (“Rick & Morty”), about a single mom running a haunted hotel.
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Netflix is also developing a series based on the Minecraft sandbox game. The CGH-animated series will be co-produced with Mojang Studios, the game’s developer. Among other shows in the works at the streamer are music competition “Building the Band” and a show featuring songwriters competing to write music for professional artists.
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Kabosu, the dog behind the “doge” internet meme, will be the subject of documentary “underDOGE” from Scout Productions. Scout has teamed with First Gen Studios, Dukes Up and Own the Doge to tell the story of the side-eyed Shiba Inu and its owner, a 62-year-old kindergarten teacher from Japan. Kabosu died last week at 18.
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UK’s Nest Productions is partnering with Greenred Media for a deal that calls for Nest to supply production and company infrastructure for all company productions. The news comes after the commission of Channel 4 and Skipton Building Society’s social-first branded entertainment series “Make Your Move,” the first partnership production which Greenred worked on with Nest.
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For the first time in its 22-year history, the Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase will debut an ensemble piece, “D-DAY: An Original Workplace Comedy.” “This year, my team has reimagined the showcase with a fresh format,” said Felicia Joseph, SVP, Casting, ABC Entertainment. “We look forward to presenting this extended ensemble piece to the industry at large and championing these artists in their journeys both in front of and behind the camera.”
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Casting notes: “Selling Sunset” star Chrishell Stause is going back to her soap opera roots. The “All My Children” alum has joined Amazon Freevee Australian drama “Neighbours” as a series guest star, and is set to arrive in Australia in July to begin filming….Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) will have a major recurring role in Netflix’s basketball comedy series “Running Point.”
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Limited event series “Three Women,” based on the bestselling book of the same name by Lisa Taddeo, premieres Friday, September 13 at 10p on Starz.
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“El Conde: Amor y Honor” launches Monday, July 1 at 10p on Telemundo. Mexican actor Fernando Colunga and Ana Brenda Contreras star in the story of love, betrayal and revenge.
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“BBQ Brawl” returns to Food Network on Monday, July 8 at 9p, to determine who is this summer’s Master of ‘Cue. The following day, season three of “Bobby’s Triple Threat” gets cooking at 9p.
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Bounce TV original series “Mind Your Business” debuts Saturday, June 1 at 8p with back-to-episodes. The sitcom tells the story of the Williams family, which runs a party space in Chicago. Columbus Short (“Scandal”), Drew Sidora (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”), Rolonda Watts (“Rolonda”), and singer/radio host Bebe Winans lead the ensemble cast.
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Drama, drama, drama! Season three of “Professor T” kicks off Sunday, June 16 at 8p on PBS, followed by the season nine debut of “Grantchester on Masterpiece” at 9p and the season two launch of “D.I. Ray” at 10p. Thursday, July 15 brings the return of “Cobra: Rebellion,” with “Hotel Portofino” back for season three on Sunday, July 28. Of course this is PBS, so you’ll want to check local listings.
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Adventurer Josh Gates explores new mysteries when “Expedition Unknown” returns Wednesday, June 19 at 9p on Discovery Channel.
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Season one of “The Bear” will be available to viewers of the FX linear channel for the first time with a marathon beginning Sunday, June 2. The series, currently available only on Hulu, will air two episodes on FX each successive night beginning at 10p through Wednesday, June 5.
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Throughout Pride month, Max will be updating its LGBTQ+ Voices pagewith new curations including “Presenting with Pride,” “Pride in Every Story,” “Beyond the Binary,” and “Queer Film Club,” custom artwork, and more. In a collaboration with NewFest, running through June 3, Max is also activating virtual and in-person community screenings of LGBTQ+ titles.
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Noticias Telemundo will offer multiplatform coverage of the presidential election on Sunday, when Mexico is expected to elect its first woman president. Special broadcast and streaming coverage will run from 7p until 3a and include live updates and reporting from the Noticias Telemundo team on the ground in Mexico.
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HDNET Movies is running a Dolph Ludgren marathon on Wednesday, June 12, starting at 2p with 1992’s “Universal Soldier.”
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INSP also has movie marathons on the way, including Wild West Walker: Clint Walker Movie Weekend on July 5 and 6, and Tip of the Hat: National Day of the Cowboy Movie Event on July 27.
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Animated movie “No Time To Spy: A Loud House Movie” premieres Friday, June 21 at 7p on Nickelodeon. The film is an extension of the animated series.
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Pluto TV is bringing back “Free Movie Weekend” as a part of its “Summer of Cinema” campaign, which brings the service’s “free” offering to independent theaters around the country. Complimentary movie tickets will be available on select weekends.
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The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final audiencesaveraged 4.2 million viewers across North America for the first three games, up 63% year-over-year on TNT, truTV, Max, Sportsnet, CBC, and TVA Sports.
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The WNBA’s Fever/Sparks game on May 24 averaged 724,000 viewers, making it the most-watched WNBA game on ION to-date. The game peaked at nearly 981,000 viewers.
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Season five of “The Kardashians” delivered 3.9 million viewers in its first four days across Hulu, Disney+ and Star+, the best number for any unscripted premiere on Disney streaming platforms.
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During Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Summer stunt, the network was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network in Weekend Total Day among Women 18+; #2 among Households; #2 most-watched network in Weekend Primetime with Households, Total Viewers, and Women and Persons 18+; and #2 most-watched of the month in Total Day among Households and Women 18+, according to Nielsen.
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During the week of May 20-26, FOX News earned two million viewers, 214,000 in the 25-54 demo and 129,000 among A18-49. In total day, FNC posted 1.3 million viewers and 152,000 in the news demo. “The Five” averaged 3.3 million viewers and 284,000 in the 25-54 demo, making it the most-watched show in cable news.
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HBO comedy special “Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” has drawn two million cross-platform viewers since its May 11 premiere, and had the best premiere night for a comedy special in over two years. If this pace keeps up, it will have the top streaming audience for any comedy special in the history of Max.
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MOVIES
Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle – Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Kiki Uchiyama, Hisao Egawa, Nobuaki Fukuda, Yu Hayashi
Ezra (Limited Release) – Bobby Cannavale, William A. Fitzgerald, Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne, Tony Goldwyn, Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Tess Goldwyn, Matilda Lawler, Daphne Rubin Vega, Geoffrey Owens
Summer Camp (Limited Release) – Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton, Alfre Wooddard, Betsy Sodaro, Beverly D’Angelo, Eugene Levy, Josh Peck, Dennis Haysbert, Victoria Rowell, Nicole Richie
Young Woman and The Sea (Limited Release) – Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeannette Main, Ethan Rouse, Bashar Rahal, Doc Butler
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