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The pine trees, hiking trails and white water in Sun Valley, ID look about the same as they did last summer.
The media landscape does not.
The 2026 Allen & Co. conference is unfolding at a moment when rapid change is reshaping the business.
Last year, as moguls gathered at the resort, Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery had both announced plans to split, separating their streaming and studios businesses from linear cable networks. Skydance, meanwhile, was still struggling to close its acquisition of Paramount. The Philadelphia-based giant said last week it will split again, this time separating its broadband, cable and wireless operations from NBCUniversal and Sky.
Execs from major AI firms are also rubbing shoulders with media CEOs. In the wake of the dissolution of a high-profile deal between Disney and OpenAI earlier this year and persistent anxiety in the creative community, finding common ground is as important as it is difficult. >>>Lots More To Discuss
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Disney Dives In - Disney is hoping that moviegoers want a trip to the beach this summer with the live-action version of its hit 2016 animated movie, Moana. The question is whether audience appetites can return after two recent animated films. >>>'Supergirl' Comparison
'Sullivan's Crossing' At A Crossroads - Sullivan’s Crossing is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes change ahead of Season 5. Creator Roma Roth has stepped down; she is being succeeded by Canadian writer-producer Floyd Kane (Diggstown), who is assuming day-to-day leadership as head writer. >>>S5 Pickup Being Finalized
Geena Davis' Killer New Role - HBO is developing Dorothea, a true crime drama starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Geena Davis. It is inspired by the real-life story of Dorothea Puente, California’s most notorious female serial killer. >>>Will Play Dorothea Puente
Doc Talk's Early Oscar Forecast - As we move deeper into 2026, no single film has emerged as a clear frontrunner for the Best Documentary Feature at the 99th annual Academy Awards, but there are plenty of contenders even before the Venice Film Festival, Telluride, and TIFF. >>>Listen
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Exclusive
Jennifer Beals is set to star opposite leads LL Cool J and Scott Caan in NCIS: New York, CBS’ latest installment in the hit crime drama franchise.
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Emmy winner Barry Pepper is set to star opposite fellow Emmy winner Jeremy Strong in 9/12, Paramount+‘s upcoming six-episode limited series about ailing 9/11 first responders’ legal fight for compensation.
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John Goodman has joined Brie Larson in the Sony Pictures thriller Skeletons. The film is a modern take on creature horror movies told from the perspective of a young boy.
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MORE NEWS
⭐ In a teaser of the full Emmy nominations slate coming later today, hopefuls in two categories were announced early on NBC's Today. In Outstanding Variety Series, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live will compete. The Outstanding Reality Competition Program category features Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, Top Chef, The Traitors and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
✍️ Four-time Emmy nominee Liz Meriwether is set to pen the screenplay based on Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which Wicked producer Marc Platt is producing and director Jon M. Chu is helming at Universal.
👏 WME Group has elevated longtime communications executive Marie Sheehy to EVP, Head of Corporate Communications. She oversees all communications strategy and operations for WME Group.
🧱 The Wall is heading back to Italy, with comedian and presenter Max Giusti hosting a new local version of the game show. The Italian show has been ordered by Mediaset and will be on its Canale 5 net.
🎥 20th Century has landed the original epic Nue from Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki with Scott Free producing. Yamazaki will direct with Scott Free’s Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss among the producers.
💥 Broadway proved little match for fireworks last week, as every one of the 32 productions took the usual Fourth of July holiday hit at the box office.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Louise Lasser, whose pig-tailed braids, bangs and baby-doll gingham dresses took the nation by storm when they became her trademark look on Norman Lear's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman in the 1970s, died Monday at her home in Manhattan.🕯️ Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Wed - Emmy nominations
Thu - Little House on the Prairie reboot debuts, World Cup quarterfinals begin
Sat - Wimbledon women's singles final
Sun - Wimbledon men's singles final
Mon - Anne Hathaway on Seth Meyers
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Sea and Be Seen - Lauren Hashian and Dwayne Johnson attend the Moana world premiere at the Hollywood Bowl.
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