#Paramount+ Hits 60M Subs as Paramount Streaming Losses Widen to 1M; Company Takes .67B Programming Charges, Cuts Dividend

#Paramount+ Hits 60M Subs as Paramount Streaming Losses Widen to $511M; Company Takes $1.67B Programming Charges, Cuts Dividend

Paramount Global reached 60 million Paramount+ streaming subscribers worldwide as of the end of March, a gain of 4.1 million from nearly 56 million as of the end of 2022. But the Hollywood conglomerate on Thursday posted a swing to a first-quarter loss amid a wider streaming loss and an 11 percent TV advertising revenue drop….

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#BAFTA Touts 2,500 New Members Since 2000, Says Underrepresented Groups Now Make up 17 Percent of Membership

#BAFTA Touts 2,500 New Members Since 2000, Says Underrepresented Groups Now Make up 17 Percent of Membership

2,500 creatives from across film, games and television worldwide have joined the British Academy since 2000, according to new BAFTA figures. The additions bring the total number of global BAFTA members to more than 11,500, which — as of May 2023 — it said was split 42:58 female:male, including 16 percent from under-represented ethnic groups. 7 percent…

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#Cannes: Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau on Competition Jury,  Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ to Close Festival

#Cannes: Brie Larson, Paul Dano, Julia Ducournau on Competition Jury, Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ to Close Festival

The Batman and The Fabelmans star Paul Dano, Titane-directing Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau, I Am Not a Witch breakout filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, and Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson will help make up the superstar competition jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Together with French actor Denis Ménochet, of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and…

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