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Aug
06
2021
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By Troy Warren
Starz Launches Lionsgate Play Streaming App in the Philippines

Starz Launches Lionsgate Play Streaming App in the Philippines

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BY ETAN VLESSING | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #business #digital #entertainment Cecilia Marino, as general manager, leads the Hollywood studio's international streaming app business in the market. Starz has launched its international streaming app, Lionsgate Play, in the Philippines. Cecilia Marino has been tapped as general manager for that market, where she will report to Rohit Jain, managing director of emerging markets in Asia. The rollout of the Lionsgate Play regional service in the Philippines follows the StarzPlay app launching in India, Indonesia and elsewhere in the South Asian market. “The Philippines is an indispensable market for the South Asian business, and I am…
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Aug
05
2021
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‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Sign $900M ViacomCBS Deal, 14 Movies Planned for Paramount+

‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone Sign $900M ViacomCBS Deal, 14 Movies Planned for Paramount+

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BY RYAN PARKER, ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The films, spawned from the series, will premiere exclusively on the streamer. Oh, my God! They … are going to release 14 new South Park films. MTV Entertainment Studios has inked South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to a new deal that will run through 2027, including 14 new movies made exclusively for Paramount+, two every year, beginning this year. It will also see the flagship South Park series renewed through season 30 (2022 will see the show launch its 25th season). The deal is worth $900 million. According to entertainment chief Chris McCarthy, the company is also working with…
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Aug
05
2021
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Mike Richards emerges as favorite to become permanent host of ‘Jeopardy!’

Mike Richards emerges as favorite to become permanent host of ‘Jeopardy!’

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By Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News Troy Warren for CNT LeVar Burton fans slam choice of 45-year-old game show producer “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards is the favorite to take over as the show’s permanent host, according to a report. Social media lit up Thursday with criticism over the news. Richards was reportedly running the search for Alex Trebek’s replacement but is now “in advanced negotiations with Sony Pictures Television” to take over himself, Variety reported. Variety sources said Richards is the clear front-runner as Sony negotiates with multiple candidates. Richards, 45, was one of the initial guest hosts, with…
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Aug
04
2021
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Disney vs. Scarlett Johansson: Why “a Ton of Lawsuits” May Be Next

Disney vs. Scarlett Johansson: Why “a Ton of Lawsuits” May Be Next

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BY KIM MASTERS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As the Bob Chapek-led regime goes to war with a Marvel star, Hollywood stars and creatives fear the end of massive backend deals. Let’s set aside for a moment the question of whether Scarlett Johansson has a legal leg to stand on in her fight with Disney over her compensation for Black Widow. Let’s even say she doesn’t, and that she is — as Disney has publicly contended — greedy and indifferent to the horrors of the pandemic. It doesn’t matter. Because even if all that were true, industry insiders agree, attacking Johansson so personally…
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Aug
04
2021
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Delta Variant Disrupts Moviegoing Comfort Levels as Studios Worry

Delta Variant Disrupts Moviegoing Comfort Levels as Studios Worry

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the percentage of Americans who say they’re willing to return to cinemas has tumbled 11 points in less than a month. The results of a late July poll on moviegoing confidence levels were alarming. The National Research Group survey, closely watched by studios, showed that the overall comfort level had tumbled from a pandemic-era high of 81 percent to 72 percent in the span of just three weeks amid the delta variant. Moms appeared to be the most concerned about taking a trip to the multiplex,…
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Aug
03
2021
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Judge Judy’s $47M Salary Isn’t Excessive, Appeals Court Agrees

Judge Judy’s $47M Salary Isn’t Excessive, Appeals Court Agrees

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT CBS wins the first appellate round in a legal battle now in its sixth year. At a California appeals court, CBS has again triumphed against the talent agent who thought Judge Judy Sheindlin’s $47 million yearly salary was funny business. The suit came from Richard Lawrence’ Rebel Entertainment Partners, the successor-in-interest to the agency that originally packaged Judge Judy. For the agency’s work, Lawrence was forever entitled to five percent of Judge Judy‘s net profits, and further, there would be no deductions for sums paid to other profit participants. As such, Sheindlin’s lucrative salary provoked grievance. Was she…
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Aug
02
2021
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Amazon Partners with Mercedes-Benz and Camila Cabello on ‘Cinderella’ Campaign (Exclusive)

Amazon Partners with Mercedes-Benz and Camila Cabello on ‘Cinderella’ Campaign (Exclusive)

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BY JON ALAIN GUZIK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The singer and actress stars in a TV ad for the luxury auto maker, while the film's Billy Porter will unveil a glittering orange-and-gold custom Maybach. “It was one of the most fun experiences of my life. Growing up I was always a huge princess fan. I love that this version is funny and empowered.” singer and actress Camila Cabello tells THR in an exclusive interview about what it was like to step into the iconic role of Cinderella, which will be released on Amazon Prime Video on September 3. While Cinderella may have started off originally as…
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Aug
02
2021
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Matt Damon Says He Stopped Using “F-Slur” After Daughter Wrote “Treatise on How That Word Is Dangerous”

Matt Damon Says He Stopped Using “F-Slur” After Daughter Wrote “Treatise on How That Word Is Dangerous”

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BY HILARY LEWIS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The actor said the incident took place after he made a joke "months ago," and recalls how the offensive term for gay people "was commonly used when I was a kid, with a different application." Matt Damon has revealed that he stopped using what his daughter calls the “f-slur for a homosexual,” after a recent joke from the actor prompted his daughter to write “a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous.” In an interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times published today, Damon recalls how the offensive term for gay people was “commonly…
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Aug
01
2021
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Alex Kurtzman Inks New Nine-Figure Overall Deal With CBS Studios

Alex Kurtzman Inks New Nine-Figure Overall Deal With CBS Studios

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BY LESLEY GOLDBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The captain of the 'Star Trek' franchise for the studio has extended his relationship with ViacomCBS through 2026. Following a year-plus of negotiating, Star Trek franchise captain Alex Kurtzman has extended his overall deal with producers CBS Studios. Kurtzman has been with the studio for more than a decade. In 2018, Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout inked a $25 million overall deal extension with CBS Studios. The five-year deal was to have taken him through 2023. Sources say Kurtzman — who oversees five (and counting) Star Trek shows, among others, for the studio — asked to renegotiate his deal more than…
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Aug
01
2021
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Rides to $61.8M at Global Box Office, $30M on Disney+

‘Jungle Cruise’ Rides to $61.8M at Global Box Office, $30M on Disney+

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The movie came in ahead of expectations at the domestic box office with $34.2 million despite renewed concerns over COVID-19 and the Delta variant. Disney’s Jungle Cruise rode to a better-than-expected opening of $34.2 million at the domestic box office amid renewed concerns over COVID-19 and the Delta variant for a worldwide box office debut of $61.8 million. The movie’s total global start is an OK $91.8 million when including $30 million in revenue from Disney+ Premier Access. Overseas — where a number of countries are also seeing a surge in cases — it earned a…
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