Author: Meg James
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‘Rust’ shooting: Armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
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A New Mexico jury on Wednesday found “Rust” movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 accidental shooting death of the cinematographer on the troubled Alec Baldwin western. Wednesday’s verdict in Santa Fe came after about two hours of deliberation by the 12-person jury. Earlier in the day, jurors were asked to…
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Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a joint sports streaming service
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LOS ANGELES — In a potentially game-changing move for the TV business, Fox Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery are entering a joint venture that will make their sports content available in a single new streaming service. The still-to-be-named service is expected to launch this fall, the companies said Tuesday in a statement.…
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In yet another giant media merger, AT&T may be trying to buy Time Warner Inc.
After its acquisition of satellite television service DirecTV, telephone giant AT&T Inc. might be setting its sights on an even bigger prize, Time Warner Inc. Bloomberg News reported Thursday afternoon that AT&T and Time Warner executives have engaged in preliminary talks about a potential merger or other partnerships. Time Warner shares jumped on news of…
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Fox discusses deal with Conan O’Brien
LOS ANGELES — Fox Broadcasting is inching closer to bringing Conan O’Brien back to late night. Key Fox executives, including Rupert Murdoch, are on board with the plan and would like to finalize a deal in coming weeks so they can make a splash May 17 when the network unveils its new fall line-up. Several…
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To keep Leno, NBC gives him prime-time slot
Making a radical change in prime-time television, NBC is moving late-night talk show host Jay Leno to 10 p.m. The move would keep Leno from bolting to a rival network, as he has hinted. It also upturns decades of conventional wisdom that has kept the networks in lock-step in how they fill their prime-time schedules.…