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Three months after New Mexico’s prosecutors’ case against Alec Baldwin collapsed amid allegations of buried evidence, the judge denied the prosecutor’s attempt to revive criminal charges against the actor in the “Rust” shooting tragedy.
Tony Vinciquerra is credited for quietly turning around the Culver City studio and pursuing a profitable strategy at a time when competitors have struggled with billion-dollar streaming losses.
The New Mexico judge reviewed Gutierrez’s case after dismissing charges against actor-producer Alec Baldwin in July. Gutierrez has served nearly seven months for her involuntary manslaughter conviction.
The deal would provide a loan to Dish parent EchoStar Communications and also prompt the departure of AT&T from its ownership of DirecTV.
Disney and DirecTV agreed to a new distribution deal, restoring ESPN, ABC and other channels for more than 10 million DirecTV and U-Verse customers.
The deal was struck a year early, giving Warner CEO David Zaslav a win after being bypassed by the NBA. The company’s stock jumped more than 10%.
Walt Disney Co. proposed a partial detente (at least for Tuesday) as the blackout of its channels on DirecTV and U-Verse stretched into its 10th day.
The Disney-DirecTV dispute is in its second week. Over the weekend, DirecTV filed an FCC complaint, alleging Disney had failed to negotiate in good faith.
Nearly three years after Alec Baldwin accidentally shot ‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, prosecutor asks judge to take another look at the manslaughter case against the actor.
Disney pulled its channels from DirecTV and U-Verse on Sunday, just minutes before a highly anticipated USC-LSU college football game. DirecTV has offered credits to customers as the blackout reflects building tensions in the TV industry.
