Category: Deals
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Golden Globes owner sues nonprofit arm over Golden Globe mark
The owner of the Golden Globes is suing the charitable foundation created in the same 2023 sale, claiming trademark misuse and brand confusion.
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Candle Media’s $900M Hello Sunshine Bet Ends in Likely Loss
Candle Media’s Hello Sunshine exit likely locks in a nine-figure loss, leaving Moonbug as the next test of peak-era media valuations.
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After 14 Seasons, O’Donnell Launches Talent-First Shingle
Chris O’Donnell launches Lone Cypress Entertainment with production capital and a first feature, Kilkenny, starring P.J. Byrne and directed by Jay Duplass.
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Spencer Boldman and Antonia DeNardo Launch Dallas-Based Forza
Forza Partners opens in Dallas with a film and TV slate: a novel adaptation, a Ronnie Milsap biopic and a thriller arriving this week.
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NYT Op-Docs and MUBI acquire The Revolution Against Death
The New York Times’ Op-Docs and MUBI will co-release Joshua Oppenheimer’s short documentary The Revolution Against Death globally in early December.
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Black Bear Buys Love Triangle Comedy Spec From Alla and Masino
Black Bear has picked up an untitled comedy spec from Cassidy Alla and Read Masino about a mother and daughter dating the same man.
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BondIt and Buffalo 8 set three horror films for 2027 VOD
BondIt Media Capital, Buffalo 8 Distribution and Sandaled Kid Productions are teaming on three high-concept horror films aimed at a 2027 VOD release.
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Reese Witherspoon Reclaims $1B Hello Sunshine With Mediawan
Reese Witherspoon partners with Mediawan to buy Hello Sunshine back from Candle Media, returning the banner founded in 2016 to its founder.
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Sam Levinson Signs Amazon MGM Deal After 25M Finale
After Euphoria’s final season averaged 25 million viewers worldwide, Sam Levinson has signed an exclusive overall TV deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
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Oscilloscope Buys Sophia Takal’s Act One for 2027
Oscilloscope Laboratories takes U.S. rights to Sophia Takal’s Tribeca thriller Act One, with a 2027 theatrical release planned.