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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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By Troy Warren
‘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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By Troy Warren
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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