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PVR Inox’s Sanjeev Kumar Bijli On India’s Box Office Recovery, Cinema Expansion & Cannes Acquisitions Haul 

EXCLUSIVE: India’s theatrical market is one of the few in Asia that has outstripped pre-pandemic revenues, despite the growth of streaming, the slowdown in the Hollywood pipeline and all the other factors that have hampered box office in other international territories. In 2025, box office reached a record-breaking $1.48BN, due to a string of Hindi […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/f6QDuxC

Donald Trump Says ABC And NBC Should Lose Broadcast Licenses Because They Didn’t Carry His Primetime Address On Election Claims

Donald Trump lashed out at ABC and NBC, the two networks that chose not to carry his speech live on their broadcast platforms, as he delivered a 25-minute long speech full of claims that included China obtaining voter registration data and the “deep state” withholding that intelligence from him. Without evidence, Trump claimed that ABC […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/K3sPQJ5

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro Confirms Interest In Bidding For World Cup Rights In 2030

ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro confirmed the Disney division will bid on World Cup rights for the 2030 tournament. “We had the World Cup for two decades and it was a big part of ESPN’s identity and DNA,” the exec said during a CNBC-hosted conference Thursday at Fanatics Fest in New York. “Of course we’re interested” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PGesIxg

YMU Signs ‘Rap Game UK’ Host Krept

EXCLUSIVE: YMU has signed Krept, one half of hip-hop duo Krept & Konan. The UK agency will rep Krept in talent management, commercial partnerships, brand strategy, digital, broadcast, live, publishing and intellectual property. As one half of Krept & Konan, Krept, whose real name is Casyo Valentine Johnson, has been making music for more than […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tyeOLYi

Sam Neill’s Cause Of Death Revealed To End “Outright Falsehoods”

Sam Neill died from pneumonia, according to his agent. Philip Grenz, the longtime representative of the Jurassic Park actor, said he was disclosing the cause of death to end “inaccuracies and outright falsehoods” in media reporting. Grenz was not specific about the problematic press reports. Neill’s death at the age of 78 was confirmed on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EG1VxXQ

Hal Williams Dies: Beloved ‘Sanford And Son’ Actor Was 91

Veteran actor Hal Williams, who is probably best known for playing Officer “Smitty” Smith on Sanford and Son, died this morning at his home in Rancho Mirage, according to his representative. He was 91. As Smitty, Williams was one half of a crimefighting duo who appeared on 22 episodes of the classic show. His partner, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5Mnh3QX

Paramount Gets New Judge In State AGs Antitrust Suit

The State of California et al v. Paramount Skydance Corporation et al has been reassigned to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin, and it appears that an initial hearing to consider a temporary restraining order on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is still set for this Friday. Judge P. Casey Pitts was initially assigned the case, which was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/v6Xe5xT