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Dawn Chmielewski

Dawn Chmielewski

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Blackstone evaluates options for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, sources say

Blackstone is exploring options for Hello Sunshine, one of the best-known assets in the portfolio of its Hollywood media company, Candle Media, including the possibility of combining it

Blackstone evaluates options for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, sources say
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TikTok parent ByteDance valuation rises in latest share buyback, sources say

TikTok's parent company ByteDance is offering to buy back shares at a higher valuation than six months ago as it launches a new share repurchase program

TikTok parent ByteDance valuation rises in latest share buyback, sources say
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s bid for TikTok

Frank McCourt announced on Monday that Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and a venture capitalist, has joined his bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations as a

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s bid for TikTok
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

'Anora' filmmaker Sean Baker wins Oscar for Best Director

Filmmaker Sean Baker won the Academy Award for best director for "Anora," a film about an exotic dancer and sex worker who has the chance of a Cinderella

'Anora' filmmaker Sean Baker wins Oscar for Best Director
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Disney tweaks DEI programs to focus on business outcomes, memo says

Walt Disney is changing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs to focus more closely on business outcomes, according to a memo

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Heartland, nostalgia and AI: Super Bowl advertisers mine America's past and future

Anheuser-Busch InBev brought back its iconic workhorse Clydesdales for a Super Bowl ad that the brewing company says celebrates the “grit and determination” of the

Heartland, nostalgia and AI: Super Bowl advertisers mine America's past and future
Business|Entertainment|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Walt Disney beats earnings estimates with help from 'Moana 2'

Walt Disney sharply outperformed Wall Street's quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday, with results

Walt Disney beats earnings estimates with help from 'Moana 2'
Business|Entertainment

Netflix expands toy business with ‘Stranger Things’ licensing deal

Netflix is expanding its presence in the toy business, striking its first master licensing deal with the company behind the popular Squishmallows

Netflix expands toy business with ‘Stranger Things’ licensing deal
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Sports

Netflix shares soar on price hikes and record subscriber gains

Netflix reaffirmed its dominance of the streaming video market on Tuesday, as its mixture of live sporting events, popular returning series - and singular moments, such

Netflix shares soar on price hikes and record subscriber gains
Celebrity|Entertainment|Environment|Technology|World

Social media personality racks up Snapchat views with Palisades fire coverage

When social media personality Alex Choi saw the raging wildfire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, he grabbed his camera

Social media personality racks up Snapchat views with Palisades fire coverage
Crime|Economy|Environment|Lifestyle|US

Displaced Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires

Jay Gilberg bought a five-bedroom, 4,800-square-foot (446-sq-meter) home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in June to merge two

Displaced Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires
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Striking Hollywood writers, studios to return to bargaining table

– Negotiators for striking Hollywood writers and the major studios will return to the bargaining table on Friday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said as the strike marked more than 100 days. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and other studios, is expected to provide responses to proposals from the WGA, the union said in a statement on Thursday. The strike began on May 2 after talks between the WGA and the major studios reached an impasse over compensation, minimum staffing of

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to return to bargaining table
Business|Finance|US

Blackwells criticizes Disney rival Trian, calls its nominees the only qualified candidates

Hedge fund Blackwells criticized rival Walt Disney activist shareholder Trian Fund Management on Monday, saying the Nelson Peltz-led firm had "not

Blackwells criticizes Disney rival Trian, calls its nominees the only qualified candidates
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Hollywood writers' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors

The tentative deal Hollywood writers reached with the major studios and streaming services could serve as a template for actors, who have

Hollywood writers' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Netflix demonstrates its resilience during prolonged Hollywood strikes

As most of Hollywood reels from the writers’ and actors’ strikes, streaming pioneer Netflix demonstrated resilience, the company said in

Netflix demonstrates its resilience during prolonged Hollywood strikes
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|US

Biden's speech on Israel and Ukraine draws 20.3 million viewers -Nielsen

An estimated 20.3 million people watched U.S.

Biden's speech on Israel and Ukraine draws 20.3 million viewers -Nielsen
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Disney theme parks strength fuels profit beat, offsets ad weakness

Walt Disney exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations on Wednesday as higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks

Disney theme parks strength fuels profit beat, offsets ad weakness
Business|Economy|Entertainment

Hollywood strikes sap economy as industry readies for revamp

While Hollywood celebrates the end of strikes by writers and actors, the multibillion-dollar economic toll on everyone

Hollywood strikes sap economy as industry readies for revamp
Business|Entertainment|Finance|US

Disney CEO Bob Iger says company is ready to start building

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told employees that he faced a "myriad of challenges" upon returning to the company but remained upbeat about its prospects.

Disney CEO Bob Iger says company is ready to start building
Business|News|US

DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts

The board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney's theme parks accused the company of giving a previous local board and its employees

DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Disney begins integrating Hulu into Disney+ streaming service

Walt Disney began offering Hulu as part of its namesake streaming service on Wednesday, bolstering Disney+'s family-friendly content with more general entertainment

Disney begins integrating Hulu into Disney+ streaming service
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Activist investor Peltz seeks 'meaningful change' on Disney board

Activist investor Trian Fund Management on Thursday pushed in a regulatory filing for election of its nominees to Walt Disney's board of directors, saying fresh

Activist investor Peltz seeks 'meaningful change' on Disney board
Business|Finance

Blackwells Capital solicits support for its Disney board nominees

Activist hedge fund Blackwells Capital solicited support for its three nominees to Walt Disney's board of directors in a preliminary proxy filing on Friday, saying each

Blackwells Capital solicits support for its Disney board nominees

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