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A Disney spokesperson said several hundred jobs are also being eliminated across corporate units including ESPN. National Geographic is seeing many of the TV-side reductions. Employees were notified Tuesday, the latest trimming after Disney eliminated about 1,000 marketing positions in April. At that time, CEO Josh D’Amaro told staff the company was reshaping operations to be leaner and more tech-focused.

Sources tell Variety that the Pixar cuts reflect a shift in production volume and the curr

Walt Disney Co. is laying off several hundred employees, including at Pixar Animation Studios and National Geographic, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.

Pixar is eliminating less than 10% of its staff, and the cuts are concentrated mostly in production and operations, according to a person familiar with the matter who declined to be named.

The Burbank media and entertainment giant began notifying affected employees Tuesday morning.

In addition to Pixar and National Geographic, certain corp

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A federal judge granted a 14-day temporary block on the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on July 20 following a lawsuit against the companies filed by a coalition of 12 states last week.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who

Walt Disney Co. has implemented a fresh wave of companywide layoffs, resulting in the elimination of several hundred corporate positions across ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television, and its film studios. Despite enjoying box-office success with the recent summer release Toy Story 5, Pixar Animation Studios absorbed a significant portion of these studio-level reductions.

As per a report by Variety, the affected employees were notified on Tuesday morning. The cuts at Pixar are primarily concentr

The iconic Pixar ball has a little less air in it.

A new round of layoffs hit Disney on Tuesday morning, impacting several hundred employees across corporate functions, ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television and Disney Studios, a Disney spokesperson told TheWrap. The Emeryville, California-based animation studio is being hit the hardest in the company’s studios business, TheWrap understands.

On the DET side, National Geographic is expected to be hit the hardest.

“These changes are part of our

Sony is escalating its legal battle over AI-generated music. In 2024, the company joined Universal Music Group and Warner Records in suing Udio and rival AI music platform Suno, accusing the services of using copyrighted recordings to build their generative AI models. During the discovery process, Sony says it reviewed Udio’s training materials and, using audio fingerprinting technology, identified many more tracks it believes were involved. The label then sought permission to add more than 30,0

More than 70 years after its founding, the UK’s commercial broadcaster has been acquired by a US giant

If you wanted a single date to mark the end of the era of British broadcasting that began in a Croydon transmitter hall in 1955, the first week of July 2026 would do.

That was when Sky, the pay television company owned by the US giant Comcast, agreed to buy ITV’s broadcasting business, its channels, its ITVX streaming service and the advertising operation that funds them, for up to £1.6 billi

The merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. has been put on hold. A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted the pending $110 billion merger following a legal challenge from a coalition of states.

The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger faces a new legal complication as the Hollywood deal moves forward

The temporary restraining order was issued by U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California. NBC News reports that the pause comes after a coalition of 12 U.S.

The merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. has been put on hold. A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted the pending $110 billion merger following a legal challenge from a coalition of states.

The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger faces a new legal complication as the Hollywood deal moves forward

The temporary restraining order was issued by U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California. NBC News reports that the pause comes after a coalition of 12 U.S.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order pausing the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery as she considers a ruling on a preliminary Injunction in an antitrust case filed by 12 attorneys general.

The July 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California pauses the deal for 14 days while she considers a preliminary injunction, which would block the merger for the duration of the litigation and impose substantia

Netflix paid about $587 million in cash for a March acquisition that entertainment outlets have identified as Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company, InterPositive.

The price surfaced in a quarterly filing months after Netflix announced that it had bought InterPositive, the film-tech startup Affleck founded. At the time, Netflix said Affleck would stay on as a senior adviser and that the company’s team would join the streamer.

The sale price is not the same thing as Affleck’s personal payout. Int

Netflix shares fell sharply on Friday after the company issued a third-quarter revenue forecast below Wall Street expectations. The weaker outlook raised fresh questions about growth, engagement, and the company’s ability to restore investor confidence.

The stock closed at $68.95, down 7.26% on July 17. has now lost about 46% over the past 12 months. Investors have reviewed several earnings reports and new business moves without seeing a clear return to faster growth.

The report also gave anal

Christopher Nolan’s Homer epic soared Friday while Disney’s Moana kept sinking

Christopher Nolan spent $250 million and three years turning Homer’s ancient poem into the biggest theatrical gamble of his career. It took audiences exactly one day to answer.

The Odyssey hauled in $51 million on Friday from 3,919 North American screens, according to Variety, a single-day total so large it exceeds the entire opening weekend of Nolan’s 2014 hit Interstellar, which debuted with $47.5 million. The Fri

Netflix paid about $587 million to acquire InterPositive, the artificial intelligence startup founded by actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. The streaming giant disclosed in its latest Form 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The deal shows Netflix’s commitment to using AI tools that help filmmakers improve production and post-production work.

Netflix Confirms Acquisition Price

Netflix completed the acquisition in March. The company said the total purchase price was app

Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): Actress Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her role opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in 1989’s ‘My Left Foot’ and impressed viewers as the Pigeon Lady in 1992’s ‘Home Alone 2,’ passed away on Thursday in Dublin at the age of 81, reported Variety.

‘We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her,’ Fricker’s agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed her death to the BBC as quoted by Variety. ‘I was honoured to know

Marvel Comics will move its publishing division from New York City to Burbank, Calif., ending the comic book publisher’s nearly 90-year presence in the city where it was founded, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Employees were informed at a town hall meeting at Marvel’s Midtown Manhattan office that the publishing unit would move to Burbank, home to Marvel Studios and parent Walt Disney’s entertainment operations, according to the source, who spoke anonymously, because they were

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ALBANY, NY — New York has joined 11 other states in a lawsuit meant to block the controversial $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.

Based out of California, the suit was filed by 12 state Attorney Generals including New York’s Letitia James. Other states include Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada,

Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,” has died. She was 81.

The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement.

Fricker became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award in 1990 for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the determined mother of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy and could control only his left foot. Dani

Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,” has died. She was 81.

The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement.

Fricker became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award in 1990 for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the determined mother of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy and could control only his left foot. Dani

She won for playing a stoic mother in “My Left Foot” (1989) and achieved cult status as a pigeon whisperer in Central Park in “Home Alone 2” (1992).

Brenda Fricker, who became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her moving portrayal of a long-suffering, resilient mother in “My Left Foot” before she secured cult status playing a Central Park pigeon whisperer in the caper sequel “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” died on Thursday in Dublin. She was 81.

Her death was confirmed by Belfield

Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,” has died. She was 81.

The Irish character actor died Thursday night in Dublin after a period of ill health, her agent, Phil Belfield said in a statement.

Fricker became the first Irish woman to win an Academy Award in 1990 for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the determined mother of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy and could control only his left foot. Dani