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It's Finally Time: 'Star Wars' Is Here Dec 18, 2015

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After executing an ambitious premiere earlier in the week, Star Wars opens wide tonight. There's no question the film will break box office records. The only thing left to wonder is exactly how big will it get?

SAG Award and Golden Globe Nominations Announced Dec 11, 2015

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In a surprise move, Trumbo leads SAG Award nominations and at the Golden Globes, digital rules the TV side.

Sumner Redstone's Mental Competency & the Fate of Viacom Dec 04, 2015

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Just before Thanksgiving, Sumner Redstone's ex-girlfriend filed court papers asking to be put in charge of his healthcare, saying that the 92-year-old mogul is mentally incompetent.

After 'The Hunger Games,' What's Next for Lionsgate? Nov 20, 2015

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The final installment of The Hunger Games opens this weekend. The independent studio Lionsgate has had huge success with that franchise as well as with Twilight. Now that those runs are over, what's the next step?

Disney's Bob Iger Gives LA NFL Stadium Project a Boost Nov 13, 2015

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has agreed to oversee a proposed football stadium project in Carson that could be the new home of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.

TV Networks Continue to Make Big Bets in Digital Nov 06, 2015

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Jon Stewart heads to HBO to do digital shorts and CBS will present a new Star Trek series on their streaming service CBS All Access.

Protests Call for NBC to Dump Trump as 'SNL' Host Oct 29, 2015

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NBC is facing growing protests calling for the network to pull Donald Trump as host from an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. Love him or hate him, Trump is proven ratings magnet, and it seems unlikely that NBC will rescind the offer.

Leonardo DiCaprio Shares Challenges of Making 'The Revenant' Oct 22, 2015

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Sleeping in animal carcasses, eating raw bison liver and swimming in freezing rivers were among just some of the difficult conditions Leonardo DiCaprio says he faced while filming Alejandro Iñárritu's new movie The Revenant.

'Pan' Flops, Makes a Rough Year Worse for Warner Bros. Oct 15, 2015

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Warner Bros. is looking at a possible $150 million loss on Pan, and now the studio faces more trouble with their very expensive upcoming Tarzan project.

With New Leadership, MTV Hopes to Reinvent Itself...Again Oct 01, 2015

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MTV's new president Sean Atkins comes from the digital side of Discovery.

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