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Remembering Jerry Levin, The Thoughtful Visionary Who Flubbed His Biggest Deal And Cut A Different Figure Than Brash Media Rivals
Gerald Levin, known to many as Jerry, wasn't flamboyant. He wasn’t characterized, as were many of his media business contemporaries, by extravagant hobbies, odd peccadillos, inspiring speeches or a spicy personal life. He could be testy, but he didn't engage in public brawls beloved by – and between – Ted…
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Paul Simon Tells Stephen Colbert Why “Feelin’ Groovy” Makes Him Cringe, How He Learned To Love Frank Sinatra’s “Mrs. Robinson” Cover, And His Outlook For Performing ‘Seven Psalms’ Live
Nearly 60 years after the release of “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” Paul Simon still cringes at the song.
The 1966 Simon & Garfunkel classic features “a line that I hate,” the singer-songwriter told Stephen Colbert on Wednesday at the DGA New York Theater. “As it’s coming up, I’m…
Bob Iger-Ike Perlmutter Relationship Is “Irrelevant” To Proxy Fight, Activist Investment Firm Trian Says; Shareholder Rips Disney For Waging “Scorched-Earth Campaign” – Update
UPDATED with Trian statement. Activist investment firm Trian Fund Management says it is “disappointed that Disney is running a scorched-earth campaign.”
In a response to Disney’s recent salvos in a weeks-long proxy battle, Trian said Disney’s efforts appear to be “focused on deflecting attention from…
Sports Fans “Want To Pull Their Hair Out” Trying To Juggle Streaming And Linear, Nexstar’s Mike Biard Says, Which Is Why ‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Favor Local TV Over Prime Video
As a sports fan, “you want to pull your hair out” when trying to toggle between streaming and linear TV, in the view of Nexstar President and COO Mike Biard.
That “less-than-ideal” user experience helps explain why 60% of viewership for Thursday Night Football occurs on broadcast stations in team…
Scholastic Invests $186M In Children’s Entertainment Mainstay 9 Story Media Group
Scholastic Corp. is making a $186 million investment in children’s entertainment mainstay 9 Story Media Group.
With operations in Toronto, Dublin, New York and Bali, 9 Story Media Group has 850 creative and corporate employees. Its divisions include animation studio Brown Bag Films, the maker of…
Reddit Aims For Valuation Up To $6.4B In IPO, Pricing Shares At $31 To $34
Reddit is targeting a valuation of up to $6.4 billion as it gets for its initial public offering.
The number is below the $10 billion level achieved by the company during a 2021 fundraising round, with the disparity reflecting increased expectations for tech company profitability. The IPO would raise…
Disney Shares Extend Recent Gains As Company Renews Attacks On Activist Investor Nelson Peltz
Disney shares were up 2% at mid-day Monday, extending their recent rally, as the company renewed its attacks on activist investor Nelson Peltz.
In a video posted to VoteDisney.com criticizing Peltz and his firm, Trian Fund Management, Disney said the investor’s pursuit of board seats for himself and…
Fox Corp.’s John Nallen Says Selling Assets “Hasn’t Crossed Our Minds” Despite Pay-TV Declines: “We’re Much More Focused On Growing”
Fox Corp. COO John Nallen says the company is “much more focused on growing the business than we are on selling the business” despite accelerating pay-TV declines and other challenges.
In an appearance Monday at Deutsche Bank’s Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, Nallen was asked if the time may be…
‘Oppenheimer’ Best Picture Win Earns Imax CEO Rich Gelfond A Shoutout From Oscar Stage; Company Helped Propel Film’s Celluloid-Backed Run To Glory
Oppenheimer producer Emma Thomas hit a few expected notes in her Best Picture acceptance speech Sunday night, thanking director Christopher Nolan and Universal Pictures.
But another name in her speech was probably less familiar to many at the Dolby Theatre or watching the Oscar telecast from home…
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‘Oppenheimer’ Caps Seven-Oscar Night With Best Picture Win; Film Was Favorite With Leading 13 Nominations
UPDATED with Best Picture win: Oppenheimer capped off a big night Sunday by winning three of the night’s last four Oscar categories, including being named Best Picture.
The period blockbuster won seven statuettes in all, after coming in as the favorite of the field with 13 nominations. It won Best…
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Visual Effects Oscar Brings Waves Of Joy, Brief Struggles With English For Euphoric Japanese Winners: “Here We Stand!”
Waves of joy were interrupted by a brief struggle with the English language as the euphoric group behind Japan’s Godzilla Minus One accepted the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
As soon as the film’s name was announced as the winner, a large flock of representatives from it jumped in the air from…
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Jimmy Kimmel Brings Oscar Audience To Its Feet With Rousing Salute To Below-The-Line Workers, “The People Who Rallied Beside Us”
Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel drew a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre by capping off his show-opening monologue with a salute to below-the-line union workers.
“We were able to make a deal because of the people who rallied beside us,” Kimmel said, alluding to those who picketed in support of WGA and…
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