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Charades Boards Cannes’ Critics Week Migrant Drama ‘Blue Sun Palace,’ Unveils Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales powerhouse Charades has boarded Constance Tsang’s migrant drama “Blue Sun Palace” which is set to world premiere at Cannes’ Critics’ Week. WME Independent is representing domestic rights for the movie in North America. “Blue Sun Palace” is set in the Chinese community of Queens with a vibrant cast led by award-winning Taiwanese actor …
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Comcast Edges Wall Street Q1 Estimates; Peacock Reaches 34M Subscribers As Its Losses Continue To Narrow And Revenue Tops $1B
Comcast reported first quarter results that outpaced Wall Street expectations, with Peacock reaching 34 million subscribers but seeing higher programming costs erode profits in the Media unit. Total revenue inched up 1% to $30.1 billion, with adjusted earnings per share coming in at $1.04, up from 92 cents in the year-ago period. The Media division, …
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Comcast Ekes Out Q1 Profit Despite Cord-Cutting, Tepid Ad Spending
Comcast notched a small first-quarter profit despite continued erosion in its core cable operations and a lack of new spending from advertisers at its NBCUniversal operations. The Philadelphia owner of NBC, USA and the Peacock streaming service said profit rose just 0.6% during the period, to $3.86 billion, or 97 cents a share, compared with …
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Peacock Lost $639 Million to Start 2024
But it gained 3 million subscribers, thanks in large part to the first-ever streaming-exclusive NFL playoff game.
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TelevisaUnivision Posts Q1 Loss but Projects Streaming Profits in Second Half of 2024
Continued investment in streaming contributed to a first-quarter loss for Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision, which is seeing the bulk of its growth come from its Mexican operations while U.S. revenue stays flat with year-earlier results. The company, which operates the Univision TV network, said operating expenses grew 16% during the first quarter, to $821 million, …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
A way to make a livin’: Jennifer Aniston set for 9 to 5 reboot
Aniston’s production company will reportedly reimagine the hit 1980 Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton comedy about sexism in the workplace – with a script by Diablo Cody
2-min read - BusinessVariety
Wondery U.K. Taps Spotify’s Chris Baughen for Head of Podcasts
Wondery U.K. has hired Spotify exec Chris Baughen as its new head of podcasts. He joins the company on April 29 and will be based in London. Baughen steps into the role recently vacated by Rich Knight, who has moved to BBC Studios. Baughen, who will report to Wondery’s head of international podcast content Jessica …
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