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1 week ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
Fanatics Fest 2025 details include celebrities and athletes.
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2 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
Instagram new features and Anyway ad launches to support creators with Tyler, The Creator and Drafts to provide financial support to emerging talent.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
Netflix‘s board of directors will meet in the coming weeks to decide whether to accept or reject the resignation of the company’s lead independent director, Jay Hoag. Hoag, a venture capitalist and founding General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures, has served on Netflix’s board since 1999, and in addition to being lead independent director is also chair of its nominating and governance committee.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
The management and production firm 3 Arts Entertainment is getting into the news business. 3 Arts is acquiring OManagement, the talent management firm founded by CAA and NBC veteran Olivia Metzger. Metzger will become partner and co-head of 3 Arts’ New York office.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
On June 2, another new era of the decades-long evening news battles began at 6:30 p.m. NBC debuted the first episode of NBC Nightly News with its new anchor, Tom Llamas. He succeeded Lester Holt, who, after a decade behind the Nightly desk, is moving to a role at Dateline. Aside from the new face, little changed. The studio appeared largely the same, as was the format. That was almost certainly a deliberate choice.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
At a moment when it seems like every other TV news anchor is starting a digital venture, podcast or YouTube channel, Katie Couric has a few words of advice. The former CBS Evening News and NBC Today show anchor launched Katie Couric Media in 2017 with a newsletter, and it now has a staff of nearly 50 producing podcasts, social video content and more.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are buying a competitive sailing team. The Deadpool & Wolverine duo are now co-owners of the Bonds Flying Roos, the Australian team that competes in SailGP, the international sailing competition founded in 2019 by Oracle founder Larry Ellison and world champion yachtsman Russell Coutts. SailGP sees 12 national teams competing in races held around the world using technologically advanced catamarans.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
ESPN will use this year’s NBA Finals to tee up its big bet on direct-to-consumer. The sports giant will debut a new brand campaign with the tagline “Sports Forever” during the series, leaning into its heritage on TV, and setting the stage for its “next era” on whatever device viewers choose. The spot, which you can watch below, features a clip from ESPN’s first ever broadcast on Sept.
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3 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Alex Weprin
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are buying a competitive sailing team. The Deadpool & Wolverine duo are now co-owners of the Bonds Flying Roos, the Australian team that competes in SailGP, the international sailing competition founded in 2019 by Oracle founder Larry Ellison and world champion yachtsman Russell Coutts. SailGP sees 12 national teams competing in races held around the world using technologically advanced catamarans.
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3 weeks ago | 
hollywoodreporter.com | Alex Weprin
The Walt Disney Co. wants to use Marvel, Mickey Mouse, ESPN and ABC News to get kids moving. The entertainment giant is launching a multi-pronged effort that will leverage all of the company’s brands and some of its best-known intellectual property as part of what it is calling Disney Jr. Let’s Play!, which will bring activities and experiences to communities across the country, all meant to encourage kids and families to be active.
