Deadline: AMC Networks Q3 Results Hit By Drops In Advertising And Affiliate Revenue

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AMC Networks reported double-digit declines in advertising and affiliate revenue in the third quarter, which dragged down its overall results.

Deadline: ‘Superman & Lois’ To End With Upcoming Season 4 At CW

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The end is in sight for Superman & Lois.

Deadline: Paramount+ Hits 63M Subscribers As Parent Company Trims Streaming Losses And Overcomes TV Weakness To Top Q3 Forecasts

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Paramount Global beat Wall Street analysts’ estimates in the third quarter, thanks in large part to streaming flagship Paramount+, which added 2.7 million subscribers to hit 63 million globally.

Deadline: Christine Mansfield Joins Disney Branded Television As Head Of Post Production & Innovation

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Respected post production and VFX executive Christine Mansfield has joined Disney Branded Television as senior vice president of Post Production and Innovation.

Hollywood Reporter: HBO Reveals When ‘Euphoria,’ ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘White Lotus’ and More Return

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We now know when House of the Dragon will return — along with several other popular HBO titles.

Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate Extends Helen Lee-Kim’s Contract in International Motion Picture Group

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Lionsgate has inked a new long-term contract extension for Helen Lee-Kim as president, international in the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

Hollywood Reporter: Casey Bloys Talks Strike Impact on Slate and Budgets, Licensing HBO Shows and Tentpole Fatigue

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The Writers Guild of America strike and the still-ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike are having an impact on the content slates for HBO and Max, but Casey Bloys, the chairman and CEO of the division, does not seem too concerned.

Deadline: Paramount Says Super Bowl Ad Inventory Is “Virtually Sold Out, Pacing Ahead Of Schedule”

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Advertising inventory on Super Bowl LVIII next February, which will air across CBS and other Paramount Global platforms, is “virtually sold out” and pacing ahead of schedule, a Paramount spokeswoman confirmed to Deadline.

Deadline: CNBC International President John Casey Steps Down After 29 Years

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CNBC International President John Casey is leaving the business news network after almost 29 years, per an internal memo.

Deadline: Rupert Murdoch “Is Very Much Involved And Will Be For Years To Come,” Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Tells Wall Street Analysts On Quarterly Earnings Call

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 Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said his father, Rupert, “is very much involved and will be for years to come” despite stepping down from his chairman role in September.

Variety; HBO Boss Casey Bloys Apologizes for Using Fake Twitter Accounts to Troll TV Critics: ‘Dumb Idea’

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HBO and Max CEO and chairman Casey Bloys apologized to TV critics Thursday for using fake Twitter accounts to respond to negative reviews of HBO series, following a Wednesday report that revealed Bloys’ past behavior.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Lays Out New-Look Asia Pacific Team, Japan Chief Retires

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Warner Bros Discovery‘s international restructuring has continued with James Gibbons setting out the shape of his Asia Pacific team, with Japanese Country Manager Masami Takahashi choosing to retire.

Deadline: Disney To Buy Out Comcast’s Hulu Stake For At Least $8.6 Billion

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Disney, as expected, is going all in for Hulu.

Deadline: Taylor Kinney Returning To ‘Chicago Fire’ For Season 12 After Leave of Absence

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Severide is back. After a 10-month break, Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney is set to return to NBC‘s firefighter drama at the start of its upcoming 12th season.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Adria Alpert Romm To Retire As Chief People Officer, WPP’s Jennifer Remling Tapped To Succeed Her

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Warner Bros. Discovery said today that Chief People and Culture Officer, and longtime partner and advisor to CEO David Zaslav, Adria Alpert Romm, will step down at the end of June.

Deadline: BBC Studios Doc Unit Hire

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BBC Studios has named Georgia Moseley as Head of the Documentary Unit and Katharine Patrick as its Senior Creative Director.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Signs With Taiwan Mobile, TAICCA To Bring Taiwanese Content To International Markets

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Warner Bros Discovery has signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets.

Deadline: Sony TV Head Of Production Ed Lammi To Retire After 36 Years At Studio

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Ed Lammi, Sony Pictures Television’s EVP Production, will be departing at the end of December after a 36-year career at the studio.

Broadband TV News: HGTV to launch in the Netherlands

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Warner Bros. Discovery is to launch HGTV in the Dutch market early next year.

Bizasia: SAT lifts ban on Punit Goenka holding any key managerial positions at ZEE

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Punit Goenka can breathe a sigh of relief after the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) ruled in his favour in an ongoing dispute.