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Disney, Comcast still too far apart on Hulu’s valuation
Disney and Comcast hired investment banks to determine the valuation of Hulu and how much Disney owes to buy out Comcast's stake in the service.
Skydance offers revised bid for Paramount Global, report says
The revised bid comes several weeks after pre-merger discussions between Skydance and Paramount exited a window of exclusivity.
WBD CEO says company still interested in NBA games for TNT
WBD CEO David Zaslav says TNT wants to remain a global leader in sports, but needs to pursue rights deals that make solid financial sense.
FilmRise leans on CFO Johnny Holden for growth strategy
FilmRise is expanding the role of its chief financial executive to include growth strategy initiatives.
Little Dot Studios licenses Curiosity Stream documentaries
The shows add to Little Dot Studios' output of more than 20,000 hours of fact-based content across YouTube and other platforms.
Clinch optimizes Sports API to include data from Olympic Games
Data points like live scores and daily medal counts will be integrated into the product.
KTLA weather forecaster Mark Kriski recovering after stroke
The medical episode occurred two weeks after long-time entertainment correspondent Sam Rubin died.
Fox News Channel continues to dominate cable news ratings
The network delivered more viewers than CNN in prime-time during the month of May, according to Nielsen data.
Dish settles some streaming patent infringement lawsuits
The parent companies of KiDoodle.TV and BeachBody have agreed to license certain adaptive bitrate technology from Dish.
Appeals court sides against journalist Timothy Burke in Fox leaks case
An appeals court has denied Florida journalist Timothy Burke's request to have the government return computers and other items seized from his home last year.
ABC grabs nearly 2 million for Monaco Grand Prix coverage
ESPN's coverage of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix drew nearly 2 million viewers to ABC early Sunday morning.
Study: Streamers don’t mind commercials, but want good ad experiences
Streamers don’t mind having their favorite shows interrupted by commercial breaks, but they are annoyed by bad ad experiences.