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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE)'s stock was trading higher by 15 percent Thursday morning after a report that rights to the company’s “Smackdown Live” program could soon be up for open bidding as Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) subsidiary NBC Universal...

Some of the most scrumptious brains behind the blockbuster zombie show “The Walking Dead” want to take a big bite out of their bosses. Producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Glen Mazzara and David Alpert joined former executive producer Frank Darabont in filing suit against AMC...

The early reviews of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” are in, and they’re pretty good. Marvel Studios wants “Spider-Man” to snare some of the profitable prestige monopolized the past month by Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman,” the biggest creative and commercial...

A screenwriter and producer who contends Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) stole his idea for the hit movie “Zootopia” has a case that seems far stronger than the usual claims made against Hollywood, an entertainment analyst said. The Lawsuit Gary L. Goldman, whose credits include the writing...

The announcement of a price-tag-unknown deal Wednesday between Jerry Seinfeld and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is another signal of how heavily streaming services have entered the production side of the business. A-List Comedians At Netflix The production of exclusive content as a growth strategy...

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20 million, alleging that the singer has copied the monster hit "Photograph" from 2009 work "Amazing," according to Hollywood Reporter. According to the report, Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, along with their publishing...

Investors can't be blamed for thinking Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is the largest media, particularly given its portfolio of content includes the "Star Wars" and "Marvel" franchises. According to ZenithOptimedia's annual ranking of media owners, the title of the world's largest media firm by revenue...

Roughly three weeks into its launch, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s "Tomorrowland" is on track to be the worst-performing movie in the company's history. The movie has grossed just $171 million in box offices worldwide, compared to a cost of $330 million to produce and market the film. By the time...