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Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, breaks down the competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Caren Bohan, who was named editor in chief in September 2024, will no longer continue in her role “effective immediately,” the company told employees.

The tug of war for Warner Bros. Discovery echoes an earlier clash of media titans.

As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.

He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” became a flashpoint about free speech in the country after it was temporarily suspended this year.

The president has shattered norms by pledging to “be involved” in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.

Mr. Kushner’s private equity fund is one of the many groups helping Paramount mount a hostile bid to buy the group, whose holdings include CNN.

Though its stars are up for acting prizes, the film is not in the running for best musical or comedy, only for box office achievement.

The studio’s film “One Battle After Another,” and an HBO show it owns, “The White Lotus,” scored the most nominations for movies and television shows.

In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books.

Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.

Much of the entertainment capital fears that Netflix’s deal will lead to more job losses and theater closings and fewer boundary-pushing movies.

Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.