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Dade joined Deadline as a New York-based contributor in 2017. He leads business and Wall Street coverage as well as writing about film, TV, regulation, advertising and other East Coast happenings. Dade has spent two decades tracking the entertainment industry as a writer and editor for Variety, Entertainment Weekly and Broadcasting & Cable. His freelance work has appeared in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and he is the author of two books and an installment of the Wondery podcast Business Wars.
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Research Firm Vault AI Taps NRG Vet Ethan Titelman As President Of Client Solutions, Makes 3 Other Key Exec Hires
EXCLUSIVE: Vault AI, an emerging, tech-oriented market research firm, has made a set of key exec hires.
Heading the new roster is NRG veteran Ethan Titelman, who is joining the company as president of client solutions.
Luke Schoknecht, who ran the Australia-based brand agency Raine & Makin before beginning a…
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Donald Trump Media Business Plans Muddied By New Twist In Federal Merger Probe
Donald Trump’s plan to take his nascent media company public has had another setback, as federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to board members of the firm that was to acquire it en route to an IPO.
Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company (aka a blank-check firm), said in an SEC…
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ESPN Renews Formula 1 Rights In U.S., Outmaneuvering Netflix And Other Tech Suitors – Report
U.S. media rights to Liberty Media’s rising auto racing circuit Formula 1 have reportedly been renewed by ESPN through 2025 after the Disney-owned sports operation outmaneuvered Netflix and other tech suitors.
The pact is worth in the area of $75 million to $90 million a year, according to Sports Business Journal…
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Activision Blizzard Shareholders Vote To Require Video Game Firm To Publish Annual Report On Its Efforts To Curb Workplace Abuse
Shareholders of video game giant Activision Blizzard have voted in favor of a plan for an annual report on the company's efforts to curb workplace abuse and harassment.
The maker of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft had recommended a "no" vote on the proposal, which would require disclosures of the amounts paid to…
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Twitter Board Again Urges Shareholders To OK Elon Musk Takeover, But Tesla Chief Warns Of “Unresolved” Issues
Twitter’s board of directors reiterated its call for shareholders to approve the proposed $44 billion acquisition of the firm led by Elon Musk, but the billionaire Tesla CEO separately warned of three “unresolved” issues that are holding up the transaction.
In an SEC filing, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Chairman Bret…
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AMC Entertainment Shareholders Weigh In Against CEO Adam Aron, Casting Symbolic Vote To Reject His $18.9M Compensation Package
AMC Entertainment shareholders have sent a message to the company’s CEO, Adam Aron, by voting decisively to reject his compensation package.
In an SEC filing, the company said the vote yesterday at the company’s shareholder meeting was conducted “on a non-binding advisory basis,” meaning it doesn’t compel AMC to take…
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Paramount Upfront Is All But Wrapped With High-Single-Digit Price Gains; NBCU And Fox Also Near Finish Line In Mixed Overall Ad Climate – Update
UPDATED with new details about Paramount’s upfront sales results. Paramount has nearly completed its upfront sales process, recording high-single-digit price increases compared with last year, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
In addition to price increases, the parent of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV and…
WWE Boss Vince McMahon Stepping Aside During Board Committee Probe Of Alleged Misconduct
Vince McMahon, the longtime face of and force behind the WWE and the company’s chairman and CEO, is stepping aside pending an investigation into “alleged executive misconduct” by a special committee of the board of directors.
His daughter, Stephanie McMahon, who herself had recently taken a pause from the company in…
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Easily Tops Nielsen Weekly Chart; May Streaming Hit Another Record Share Of Total Viewing, Nielsen Says
Netflix’s original series take on popular author Michael Connelly’s The Lincoln Lawyer (previously the basis of a Matthew McConaughey feature) posted a dominant win on the U.S. streaming chart for the week of May 16-22.
The 10-episode show cruised past Ozark, collecting 1.85 billion minutes of viewing. Fully one-third…
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Digital Sports Firm Fanatics Names Former Dick Clark Productions Chief Mike Mahan CEO Of Trading Cards And Collectibles Unit
Digital sports firm Fanatics has hired former Dick Clark Productions chief Mike Mahan in the newly created role of CEO of its trading cards and collectibles business.
The collectibles division includes brands like Topps, Candy Digital and zerocool. Fanatics acquired Topps from former Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s…
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Prime Video Taps Netflix Alum Casey Benesch As Head Of Comedy Marketing
EXCLUSIVE: Casey Benesch, a former Netflix executive who helped build up the streaming giant’s stature in comedy, is moving to rival Prime Video to head up comedy marketing.
The move was announced internally by Ukonwa Ojo, global chief marketing officer for Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Benesch will report to Ojo…
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Talent Systems Acquires Reality TV Casting Platform ETribez And Production Crew Network Staff Me Up
Talent Systems, which makes software for casting and auditioning, has made two significant acquisitions in the unscripted and reality TV sector.
One deal is for the eTribez casting platform, which has been used for major reality shows Survivor, Big Brother, Idol, Love Island and MasterChef. The other is for Staff Me Up…
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