Media Business News: Thursday, August 3rd

Company News & Strategic Moves

• Lionsgate Closes Deal to Acquire eOne From Hasbro for $500 Million?- Variety
• Skydance Lands Rights To Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer Book Series With Plans To Develop A Feature Film Around Iconic Private Eye?- Deadline
• Sinclair Inc. Q2 Results Slip As Company Touts Reorganization As A Way Of “Unlocking Hidden Value”?- Deadline
• Triller, Sony Music Settle Music Licensing Fees Dispute?- Hollywood reporter
• Altice USA Loses 68,000 Video Subscribers as Quarterly Earnings Fall?- Hollywood reporter
• ZDF Studios extends Doclights partnership?- TBI
• All3Media Int’l recruits BBCS’ Tony Ziran Tang for APAC sales?- TBI

Market Analysis & Trends

• Warner Bros. Discovery Says Strikes Saved It More Than $100 Million in Q2, David Zaslav Hopes Negotiating Resumes Soon?- Variety
• ZEE5 Global Grows 35% in the U.S. as Drama and Comedy Score With South Asian Diaspora Audience?- Variety
• Global Screen Fund Data Hub launches in the UK?- Se?al News

People Movements

• Sony veteran Jason Clodfelter named TV chief at Legendary Entertainment?- TBI
• David Hudakoc, John Bain exit Toronto’s levelFILM?- Playback

Film Festivals & Events

• Makbul Mubarak, Fukada Koji and Rima Das to Pitch New Films at Busan’s Asian Project Market?- Variety