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Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Rips DirecTV For Its Opposition Of Tegna Deal
UPDATED with additional quotes and details. In his first public comments since a federal judge blocked Nexstar’s merger with Tegna, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook took aim at DirecTV, one of the plaintiffs maneuvering against the $6.2 billion deal. “The idea that anyone, Nexstar included, would be a ‘broadcast behemoth’ – to me, that term is […] More
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Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus Has Big Challenges Ahead
Apple’s changing of the guard with John Ternus, the low-key Head of Hardware Engineering, set to replace CEO Tim Cook in a matter of months launches a new era at the tech giant. The question is — what will that look like? Hardware is key, obviously. Investors and fans would love a truly transformational device. […] More
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Andria Spring Joins Hammerstone Studios As SVP Post-Production (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Andria Spring has joined Hammerstone Studios (By Any Means, At the Sea) as SVP Post-Production. Specializing in post-production, finance, and overall project management, Spring comes to Hammerstone following nearly a decade at Bron Studios, during which she rose from Head of Post-Production to EVP Production. During her time there, she earned producer credits on […] More
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Finland’s ICS Nordic Hires Live Comedy Specialist & Strikes Deal With ‘Ismo – Breaking Bad English’ Stand-Up
EXCLUSIVE: ICS Nordic, the Finland-based production house of Ilkka Hynninen and Ilkka Rahkonen, is pushing into the live comedy space. The company, which is behind the Anne Watanabe-starring Blood & Sweat, has hired live comedy events specialist Ilona Puttonen in the role of Talent and Operations Executive, and signed a partnership deal with Ismo Leikola, […] More
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Amazon Hires Apple’s Oliver Jones For UK Scripted Role
Amazon’s international scripted team is bulking up. The streamer has hired Oliver Jones, who has spent the last six years at Apple, as Senior Commissioner for UK Scripted. The move was revealed by Nicole Clemens, VP, International Originals, in a note to staff. Jones was previously Senior Creative Executive for International Scripted Television at Apple, […] More
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Tim Cook To Step Down As Apple CEO; John Ternus, SVP Of Hardware Engineering, To Become Chief Executive
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO, moving to executive vice president of the tech giant’s board of directors in a massive corporate shift. John Ternus, SVP of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s next chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2026. The transition, which was approved unanimously by the Board of Directors, follows “a […] More
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Technologist And Media Vet David Dibble Named Vice Chairman Of Sphere
David Dibble, a technologist and former senior executive at Cablevision and Yahoo, has been named vice chairman of Sphere. The appointment by Sphere Entertainment will formalize Dibble’s work helping executives at the entertainment, tech and live event firm explore opportunities for Sphere’s proprietary technologies. Sphere’s lone location thus far is in Las Vegas, which has […] More
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Christophe Pinard-Legry Named Canal+ Europe CEO As He & MultiChoice Chief David Mignot Join Board
Christophe Pinard-Legry has been named CEO of Canal+ Europe. The exec will also join Canal+’s board alongside Canal+ Africa and MultiChoice boss David Mignot. Pinard-Legry takes on the European role in addition to his post as CEO of Canal+ France. He and Mignot took their places on the board alongside Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada, Deputy […] More
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Ted Sarandos Insists “No Palace Intrigue” Over Reed Hastings’ Netflix Exit & WBD Bid: “Reed Was A Big Champion For That Deal”
If anyone was hoping for an unveiling of sharpened shivs at Netflix‘s upper echelon between the now exiting Reed Hastings and his successors over the abandoned Warner Bros bid, Ted Sarandos has some bad news for you. “Sorry for anyone who is looking for some palace intrigue here, not so,” the co-CEO laughed on the […] More
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Netflix Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos And Greg Peters Saw Total Pay Dip A Bit In 2025
Netflix says the total compensation for Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters dropped in 2025, but it remained at a robust level of more than $53 million apiece. Sarandos saw his total compensation come in at $53.9 million, down from $61.9 million in 2024. Peters collected $53.2 million, down from $60.3 million. The two veteran […] More
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Reed Hastings To Exit Netflix: “So Strong That I Can Now Focus On New Things”
It’s truly the end of an era. Reed Hastings is leaving Netflix, the media pioneer he co-founded 29 years ago. “Netflix changed my life in so many ways, and my all‑time favorite memory was January 2016, when we enabled nearly the entire planet to enjoy our service,” the current chairman of the streaming giant said […] More
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Lionsgate Extends Longtime CEO Jon Feltheimer’s Contract Through 2031
Jon Feltheimer, who has run Lionsgate for more than a quarter-century, has had his contract as CEO extended through July 2031. The two-year extension, disclosed Wednesday in an SEC filing, follows a previous extension in 2024. The move ensures yet more continuity in the executive suite of the media company, which is conducting business in […] More
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