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Cynthia Littleton Business Editor From documentaries about war in Ukraine and Gaza to the sweetness of “Bluey” to the earthiness of “Somebody Somewhere” and “Reservation Dogs” to the Mel Brooks canon, the 84th annual Peabody Awards ceremony on Sunday saluted an array of standout TV programs, movies, documentaries, podcasts, video games and more. The respected awards, adminstered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, were held at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, marking the first time the Peabodys were handed out on the West Coast after decades in New York.

Vampire Weekend were taking requests at their Houston show this week, leading to them attempting covers of Oasis and Phoenix – check out the footage below.The New York band were kicking off their North American tour in the Texan city on Thursday (June 6), in support of new album ‘Only God Was Above Us’.Returning for their encore, they took requests for Phoenix’s ‘1901’, Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ and Crowded House’s ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’. The performances were impromptu as they tackled songs they had never played before, and hence were left somewhat incomplete, but as you can see from the footage, both band and audience were enjoying the moment.Super fun encore at @vampireweekend’s first tour stop in Houston last night.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video announced on Thursday that Sam Morril: You’ve Changed, its first comedy special from fast-rising New York comic Sam Morril, will premiere in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on July 9.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter DDA has hired two new executives as it launches a new office in New York. The marketing and communications agency already operates out of dual London and Los Angeles headquarters.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor When CNN took the long-running program “Reliable Sources” off its schedule in 2022, it created an opportunity for others to try their hand at media analysis. Several upstarts are trying to take advantage of it. SiriusXM will launch “Mediaite‘s Press Club,” a new weekly hour-long show that will analyze events and people affecting the worlds of media and politics.

White House reporter Kellie Meyer of NewsNation was ready to go on air from the White House. That’s when she was joined by an unexpected guest star.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “La Cocina,” the Rooney Mara-starring drama that premiered at the 2024 Berlinale, is among four feature films that will screen at the inaugural Croatian International Film Festival beginning Aug. 8. The four-day event, set in the coastal city of Sibenik, will also feature 18 documentary and narrative shorts, giving the struggling independent film market an additional international venue to screen movies and launch careers.

Lexi Carson Oscar-nominated actor, producer and author Taraji P. Henson is set to return as the host of this year’s BET Awards. It will air live on June 30 on BET at 8 p.m.

Glen Powell reflected on a small but meaningful role that he played in a major blockbuster.

All of the major cable news networks delivered second-by-second coverage of the verdicts as they announced today finding Donald Trump guilty of 34 (of 34) felony counts related to the falsification of records related to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels.

George Maksian, who spent 44 years as a film and TV columnist for the New York Daily News at a time when it had the largest circulation in the U.S., died at 94 on May 23. No cause was given.

Ted Sarandos opens up about a comment he made in the early days of Netflix and reveals why he’s not interested in the breaking news business.

Sky News journalist Darren McCaffrey was escorted out of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's election campaign launch, just moments after the Conservative party leader had unveiled the date for the next general election. For months now, the nation has been on tenterhooks about the potential date of the next general election, but the public finally got their answer on Wednesday, when Rishi confirmed it would take place on July 4 - just six weeks from now.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Content from News Corp‘s publications — which include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — is coming to OpenAI under a new multiyear licensing deal. Under the partnership, OpenAI has permission to display content from News Corp’s publications in response to user questions and to enhance its products, with the “ultimate objective of providing people the ability to make informed choices based on reliable information and news sources,” according to News Corp.

News Corp. and OpenAI have reached an multi-year agreement to provide content for use in artificial intelligence.

Edinburgh’s Fringe Society and TV Foundation are joining forces for a first-of-its-kind partnership to unearth the next generation of comics.

Hollywood Cinema Production Resources‘ (Hollywood CPR) board of directors names Ashlee Hypolite as its new executive director. Hollywood CPR is a nonprofit that creates opportunities for employment and provides accessible workforce training for students from underrepresented communities.

EXCLUSIVE: A group of filmmakers are launching an AI film and animation studio and has snagged some A-list advisors.

Kevin Spacey addressed the latest accusations against him tonight during a live TV appearance on NewsNation‘s Cuomo.

Walt Disney will cut its investment in programming for traditional television networks “pretty dramatically” as the company navigates the consumer shift to streaming, Chief Executive Bob Iger said Wednesday.Iger said linear channels such as ABC still serve as an important marketing tool and reach older viewers who are not watching series such as “Abbott Elementary” on Disney’s streaming platforms.Still, the goal is to “reduce pretty dramatically our investment in content specifically aimed at those traditional networks,” Iger said at the MoffettNathanson’s 2024 Media, Internet and Communications Conference in New York.On Disney’s theme parks business, Iger said he expected continued growth but perhaps not at the same rate as in recent years.“We’ve had double-digit revenue growth in that business for quite some time, and that’s extraordinary,” he said.