Meg James is a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead reporter for The Times’ coverage of the deadly “Rust” shooting on a New Mexico film set in 2021, work recognized by the Pulitzer Prize board as a finalist in breaking news. A member of the Company Town team for two decades, James specializes in covering television, corporate media and investigative projects. She previously wrote for the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. A native of Wyoming, she is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia University.
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“Ellison is great. He’ll do a great job with it,” Trump told reporters during a news conference Wednesday on the White House lawn.
Streaming services reached a milestone in May as their share of television usage surpassed broadcast and cable TV for the first time, according to Nielsen.
Paramount wants to secure the rights to stream ‘South Park,’ but the deal still hasn’t come to fruition as the Skydance deal is still in limbo.
Disney has consolidated ownership of Hulu, boosting its streaming portfolio. The Burbank giant will pay Comcast more than $9 billion for its stake in the streaming service behind “Only Murders in the Building.”
The move will put the company’s iconic movie studio, prestige TV operation, HBO and HBO Max and DC Studios into a single entity known as Streaming & Studios.
Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s campaign to thwart efforts by Paramount to reach a settlement with President Trump over his “60 Minutes” lawsuit.
The heiress was diagnosed earlier this spring. The disclosure comes as the Paramount sale drags on amid a fight with President Trump over “60 Minutes” edits.
Two California Democrats have proposed a hearing to review Paramount Global’s efforts to settle Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit. ‘I haven’t seen a president act in this brazen of a manner,’ said state Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park).