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Dec

29

2021

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By Troy Warren

Hollywood Stocks In 2021: Netflix Extends Gains, Disney and Discovery Drop

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BY GEORG SZALAI, ETAN VLESSING | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business ViacomCBS and Roku slumped, Imax and Comcast were down slightly while Sony and Lionsgate saw share prices jump year-over-year. Coronavirus vaccines, variants and new waves of infection, global supply chain issues, Reddit-powered meme stocks, mergers and acquisitions, plus streaming hopes and fears were some of the ingredients that made 2021 another year of volatility for stocks, including those of audio entertainment companies and shares of Hollywood giants. But while the broader stock market is on track to end the year significantly higher, just like it did in 2020, the media and entertainment sector…

Dec

20

2021

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ABC, ESPN Return to YouTube TV After Weekend Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Business YouTube TV will honor its previously announced $15 discount to existing users for one month, even though access to Disney-owned channels will resume on Sunday. After a brief blackout that began on Friday night, ABC, ESPN and several other Disney-owned channels will return to YouTube TV after the Google-owned company and Disney reached a carriage agreement on Sunday afternoon. “We are pleased to announce that after a brief disruption, we have reached a new distribution agreement with Google’s YouTube TV for continued carriage of our portfolio of networks,” Disney said in a statement. “We…

Dec

18

2021

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YouTube TV Loses ABC, ESPN and Other Disney-Owned Channels After Failed Contract Negotiations

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Business YouTube TV will now cost $49.99, down from $64.99, as a result of the dropped channels. YouTube TV has lost ABC, ESPN and multiple other Disney-owned channels after the two companies failed to reach a contract on Friday evening. As a result, YouTube will be decreasing the monthly price of its TV streaming platform from $64.99 to $49.99 due to the loss of 25 channels, which include the FX networks, Freeform, the Disney channels, the National Geographic channels and eight local ABC stations. “We know this is frustrating news for…

Dec

09

2021

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‘Hawkeye’ Prepares For a Long-Awaited Showdown

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BY RICHARD NEWBY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Episode four of the Disney+ series brings in a character audiences have been awaiting for months. [This story contains spoilers for Hawkeye episode four.] “I was a weapon. I was aimed by the right people at the right targets.” The fourth episode of Hawkeye slows things down for some Christmas cheer, at least for a little while. Just as it seems Clint (Jeremy Renner) and Kate (Hailee Steinfeld) are finally on the same page and being afforded the chance to catch their breaths, the sins of Ronin’s past rear their heads again. Not only is…

Dec

03

2021

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‘Hawkeye’ Sets Up Return of Fan-Favorite Netflix Villain

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BY RICHARD NEWBY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The story of Maya Lopez sets the stage for the revelation of an "Uncle" who will be a familiar face to Marvel fans. Hawkeye is a ghost story. It is about the choices individuals make when moving through the world, what they see and hear, what they choose to ignore, and what spirits they unleash by doing so. Hawkeye is a ghost story, one that hinges on the past, present and future, Dickensian by way of Marvel. This, in turn, makes it the perfect tale for Christmastime. Clint Barton’s (Jeremy Renner) war against organized…

Nov

26

2021

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Disney+’s ‘The Beatles: Get Back’: TV Review

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BY SHERI LINDEN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Peter Jackson’s three-part documentary chronicles an intensely productive month for the band, culminating in the legendary Jan. 30, 1969, public performance that would be its last. They might have been the most famous musicians in the world, but there was a bit of understandable nerves when The Beatles convened just after New Year’s in 1969. For the past two years they’d sworn off touring, focusing instead on studio experimentation with such aurally adventurous releases as Sgt. Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tour. Now they wanted to write songs together again, the old-fashioned way, and perform them in front…

Nov

21

2021

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Disney Shows Its Cards in Pursuit of Sports Betting Dollars

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BY ALEX WEPRIN, GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital Now that major leagues are getting on board with gambling, the family-friendly Hollywood giant is eyeing that revenue and may start with a splashy ESPN licensing deal. The Walt Disney Co. is taking a gamble on sports betting. The entertainment giant, notoriously conservative when it comes to protecting its brand, will use ESPN as its entry point into the fast-growing sector. “Given our reach and scale, we have the potential to partner with third parties in this space in a very meaningful way,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek told analysts during…

Nov

21

2021

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UPDATE: ‘Hawkeye’ Director Rhys Thomas’ Journey From ‘SNL’ to the Marvel Universe

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The filmmaker, who came up as an assistant on 'Saturday Night Live,' reflects on some of the big swings the team took for the upcoming Marvel Studios show. Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas made his first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe late on a Friday night in 2014. Thomas had a short window to film with Chris Pratt, that week’s host of Saturday Night Live, where Thomas was a director. The whirlwind shoot resulted in a Guardians of the Galaxy parody trailer, the conceit being that audiences would show up no matter what Marvel did…

Nov

20

2021

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‘Hawkeye’ EP Trinh Tran on Casting Hailee Steinfeld and the Influence of ‘Better Call Saul’

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BY BRIAN DAVIDS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The Marvel executive reflects on why Jeremy Renner's project was moved from film to TV: "The big question was, 'How are we going to fit all of this into a two-hour timeframe?'" Hawkeye and Avengers: Endgame executive producer Trinh Tran never doubted whether Clint Barton/Hawkeye’s Endgame storyline warranted further exploration. Instead, it was a question of which medium was best suited to tell the street-level story of Jeremy Renner’s Avenger and his quest to get home in time for Christmas. Tran, along with her fellow Marvel Studios producers, quickly realized that the Hawkeye project would benefit creatively if it transitioned…

Nov

11

2021

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Disney CEO: We’re Ready for “Our Own” Metaverse

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital "Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a time when we'll be able to connect the physical and digital worlds even more closely," Bob Chapek says on an earnings call. Disney CEO Bob Chapek is preparing the company to blend its physical and digital assets in the metaverse. “The Walt Disney Company has a long track record as an early adopter in the use of technology to enhance the entertainment experience,” Chapek said Wednesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a…

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