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France’s Canal+ Group Acquires Italy’s Lucky Red in Latest European Consolidation Move

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BAFTA Jury Member Steps Down Over ‘Utterly Unforgivable’ Handling of N-Word Incident

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Japanese Comedy Hit ‘You Laugh You Lose’ Gets Global Push as Banijay Entertainment Acquires Format Rights From ‘LOL’ Creator Yoshimoto Kogyo (EXCLUSIVE)

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Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty to New Rape and Sexual Assault Charges

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Motion Picture Association Steps Up Overseas Anti-Piracy Effort by Hiring Former Disney Executive

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Beta Film Sells Channel 4’s Most-Watched Series ‘Patience’ in 100 Territories

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Netflix, Prime Video and Other Streamers in U.K. Will Be Subject to ‘Enhanced Regulation’ and Ofcom Investigations Following New Legislation

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Banijay Rights Boards BBC Docuseries ‘The Clickbait Clinic With Stacey Dooley’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anthony Chen’s Berlin Competition Film ‘We Are All Strangers’ Scores Major Worldwide Deals for Paradise City Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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Fremantle Seals Production, Distribution on Wacky Comedy Competition ‘Special Delivery’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Australia’s Filmbarr Formally Launches With Pair of SXSW Titles, Unveils Slate Including FrightFest Horror and Venice-Linked True Crime Drama (EXCLUSIVE)

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ZDF Studios Snags ‘Ancient Superstructures’ Season 4 Rights, Featuring the Completion of Iconic Barcelona Landmark, the Sagrada Familia (EXCLUSIVE)

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How Reality Shows Like ‘Fear Factor’ Are Embracing Story Arcs to Encourage Binge Viewing

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Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Star, Dies at 71

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Jon Stewart Calls FBI Director Kash Patel a ‘Make-a-Wish Man’ for Celebrating Gold Medal Win With USA Hockey Team

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U.S. Olympic Hockey Heroics Spurring Tickets Sales for NHL Games Online

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Warner Bros. Discovery Likely to Take New Paramount Skydance Offer Under Review While Still Recommending Netflix Pact to Shareholders

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Adam Pally to Star as ‘Eccentric American Billionaire’ in New Zealand-Based Comedy Series ‘The Sanctuary’

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Milan Cortina Olympics Attracts 23.5 Million Viewers Across NBCUniversal and Versant Outlets, Best Winter Games Since 2014

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NAACP Image Awards: Michael B. Jordan Named Entertainer of the Year and Dedicates Lead Actor Trophy to Chadwick Boseman, ‘Sinners’ Dominates with 13 Wins

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‘Melania’ Producer Marc Beckman on the Jonny Greenwood Dispute, the Tricky Politics of Licensing Stones or Prince Songs, and the First Lady’s Forthcoming Docuseries: ‘I Think Amazon MGM Got a Very Good Deal’

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Wasserman Music’s Turmoil Calms Down as Name Change and Sale Move Forward

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Live Nation Files Motion to Postpone Start of Antitrust Trial

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Matthew Lillard Says Tarantino Dissing Him Felt Like He Got ‘Punched in the Mouth’ Because He’d ‘Love’ to Be in a Tarantino Movie: ‘Just Kind of a Bummer’

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NAACP Image Award Nom ‘HipHopGamer’ Gerard Williams on Launch of Gaming Content Category: ‘They Need to Be a Part of That Conversation’

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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Set for Boxing Rematch Live on Netflix in September

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ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ to Crossover With Dropout’s ‘Game Changer’ in March Episode

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This Vintage Disney Print From 1975 Gets a Revival in New Lilly Pulitzer Collection

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LISTEN: ‘GOAT’ Unmoors ‘Wuthering Heights’ From No. 1; Revisiting Overlooked Black TV Gems

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Tom Hanks to Play Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Movie Adaptation

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Reboot Lands Hulu Pilot Order, Danielle Deadwyler to Star

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Inside Blizzard Entertainment’s Lofty Goal to Wow the Gaming World Again

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ Reaches No. 1, Putting Her in a Tie for Third Place for the Most Hot 100 Leaders Ever

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CBS Wins Nielsen’s Fall Multiplatform Ratings Among Broadcast, Led by ‘Tracker’ — but Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Dominates Overall (EXCLUSIVE)

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NBC Sitcom ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Is Tracy Morgan’s Best Star Vehicle Since ’30 Rock’: TV Review

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Broadway to Remain Closed on Monday Due to New York City Blizzard

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Dr. Peter Attia Exits as CBS News Contributor Following Epstein Controversy as Paramount Skydance Makes New Pitch for Warner

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Searchlight Pictures Signs First-Look Deal With Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films

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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr. on His BAFTA Win and ‘Free Palestine’ Moment That Was Cut From Broadcast of Speech: ‘It Was Important for Me to Say That in a Room Full of Artists’

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Ice Spice, John Turturro and More Native New Yorkers Show Off Their City Style in New H&M Campaign

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‘I Swear’ Subject John Davidson Says Tourette’s Tics Are ‘Involuntary’ After Shouting N-Word at BAFTAs: ‘Deeply Mortified if Anyone’ Thinks It Was ‘Intentional’

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Dropout to Stream U.K. Series ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ in First-Ever Licensing Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

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BAFTA Apologizes to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for N-Word Outburst: ‘We Will Learn From This’

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Bérénice Bejo, Léa Drucker and Swann Arlaud Among 4,000 French Actors Slamming AI as a ‘Devouring Hydra’ Engaged in ‘Organized Plundering’

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‘The Bachelorette’ Season 22 Cast: Meet Taylor Frankie Paul’s Suitors

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‘Extra’ Renewed by Telepictures and Fox TV Stations for Season 33

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Hearst Magazines Union Ratifies New Deal With Company Covering 410 Members

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Funko-Inspired TV Shows, Movies and Animated Projects in the Works at Rideback, Spuree (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Blue Moon’ Star Ethan Hawke on His First Lead Actor Oscar Nom, Why the Film Is a ‘Decade-Long Dream’ and His Friendship With Director Richard Linklater

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