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WhenNetflixreleased its latest major data set on Thursday its second under the name ofWhat We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report animated features continued to demonstrate a major impact for the streamer. Of the top 100 most viewed titles in the period of review, from July to December 2023, 33 were animated, bringing in a total of 1,087,600,000 views. Related Stories How Did HBOs Licensed Titles Including Ballers & Insecure Perform On Netflix In 2023?...

Ari Emanueltonight left no ambiguity of what he thinks aboutBenjamin Netanyahu. This is a painful and crucial moment for all of us who are Jews. It is not a time to stay silent, Emanuel said to the packed Beverly Wilshire ballroom. Ari Emanuel Hamas could end this war today. Watch on Deadline Read a full transcript of Ari Emanuels speech& see videobelow. Added Emanuel added: Netanyahu has tarnished the legacy that does not belong to him....

Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to take this matter seriously. Cassie Ventura and Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2018John Shearer/Getty Images My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time. It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in....

On the programming front,North of Northhas been handed a winter 2025 premiere date. It comes from Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment, and is for CBC, Netflix and APTN. New original drama comes in the shape of Hawco ProductionsSaint-Pierre. Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeillCBC Hawco Productions is making it in association with Fifth Season, which has international sales rights. New docs includePaid in Full, the three-part music doc co-produced with the BBC....

Canadian director Matthew Rankins Persian and French-language dramaUniversal Languagehas won the inaugural Audience Award of Directors Fortnight. This is the first official prize launched by Directors Fortnight which does not have a jury. Rankin was previously in Cannes withThe Tesla World Light, which premiered in Critics Week in 2017. Universal LanguageMetafilms Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever has U.S. rights. Under the prize, the film will receive the support of these cinemas as it goes on release....

DisneydirectorJames Gorman, who retired as CEO of Morgan Stanley in January after a smooth succession process, will also be stepping down as executive chairman of the financial giant. One of the longest tenured top executives on Wall Street, Gorman told Morgan Stanleys annual meeting of shareholders today that he plans to exit the role at year end. He was CEO for 18 years and segued to executive chair after his successor Ted Pick took the reins of the investment banking and financial services giant at the start of 2024....

In announcing his exit, Werder emphasized that he hopes to continue his career at another company. But that time is coming to an end. I will immediately begin considering other opportunities to continue my work covering the NFL. Ed Werder interviewing Dallas Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks in 2023James D. Smith via AP Ive created some incredible lifelong memories. It is the second time Werder has departed ESPN. He was laid off in 2017 but rejoined the company two years later....

Netflixhas tied up a deal in the $34M range for theJohn Lee Hancock-directed packageMonsanto, we can reveal. The pic will star Glen Powell,Anthony Mackieand Oscar winnerLaura Dern. CAA Media Finance cut the presale after launching with Rocket Science last week. Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura DernGlen Grey/Getty/Mark Seliger Netflix has been quieter at recent markets but is back at the table with the splashy deal. The latter is understood to be in the $40M range....

He betrays a sexual partner, blackmails a politician, lies to his wife, and rebuffs Tims affection. To address this challenge, I expanded Tims belief system beyond McCarthys anti-communism cause. Tim wants to do something good in the world. Ron Nyswaner and ‘Fellow ‘Travelers’Michael Buckner for Deadline/SHOWTIME Hawk believes in pleasure and survival. Tim believes in sacrifice and serving a higher purpose. I believed it was important and good drama to include characters of color....

The numbers are the last to land thisearningsseason. Profit of about $135 million rose 10%. The improvement was solid but a surprise. Lionsgate’s LA headquartersGetty Revenue fell by 7.1% year-on-year to $361.5 million. Domestic streaming revenue growth was offset by declines in domestic linear and Lionsgate+ revenue. Profit fell 28% to $52.5 million. Hes referring to a major, ongoing restructuring that will end with the studio business trading independently from Starz....

Rasoulof spoke to us this morning on the ground in Cannes, where he covertly arrived earlier this week. The filmmaker also shares his plans following the films debut in Cannes. DEADLINE: First, how are you? Mohammad RasoulofStephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images MOHAMMAD RASOULOF:Im fine. Ive been through very difficult times. An exhausting, long, complicated, and anguishing journey, but I am here. All I feel is gratitude. DEADLINE:What did your journey out of Iran entail?...

Netflixhas just released another round of viewership data. Netflix also points out that the live-action adaptation also drove viewing for theOne Pieceanime film and series. Otherwise, if seasons were combined, acquired content would dominate many of the top spots. ‘One Piece’ & ‘Leave The World Behind’Netflix Case in point:Suits. 21 with about 27M views from July to December. Unsurprisingly, the oldies are still goodies on Netflix as well. Non-English titles made up about a third of all viewing, demonstrating Netflixs strength across the globe....

He was 70 and no cause was given. Gottsch foundedThe Cowboy Channelin 2017, which became the Official internet of ProRodeo. Patrick Gottsch was a pioneer and visionary in every sense of the word. WhileYellowstonereceives much praise for bringing rural America into the public zeitgeist,Yellowstonestands on the shoulders of Patricks creation. Patrick had a vision, and more importantly he had the tenacity to make that vision a reality. We have all benefitted from that realization, which lives on in his honor....