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Mornin! Here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026.

Where it has been 0️⃣0️⃣ days since sleeping with employees ruined a top executive’s career.

Eh, we’ll get it one of these days . . . and at least we have one new open job for today’s job board!

AND: Kate Berlant and John Early will host the Independent Spirit Awards on March 6.

ALSO: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are your Coachella headliners in April.

OH: COSM set its 3rd studio partner deal (DISNEY joining WB and UNI — Shrek is coming to COSM next year), and added SONY as an investor in the business. DISNEY will be utilizing the immersive screens for a special version of the first Star Wars pic in March, after its theatrical re-release in February.

PLUS: The NHL set Benson Boone to perform at the Winter Classic outdoor game in Utah on New Year’s Eve.

YEAH: The settlement payments that #BigSocialMedia has been making in the teen harm lawsuits against META, TIKTOK, etc. seem to have landed between $2M and $3.5M per case, according to Bloomberg . . . so yeah, I’d expect more settlements vs. risking huge hundred million or billion-dollar judgments.

THEN: Add PEACOCK to the list of SVOD apps emphasizing vertical video in 2027 alongside DISNEY+ with a newly launched design refresh, intended to boost user engagement by an hour a month on average.

• It’s also adding bells and whistles like applying vertical video tracking so you can watch sports vertically and have the action stay in frame, plus games, more short clips and a membership rewards program.

AHA: CBS Face the Nation Senior EP (and politics coverage lead) Mary Hager is taking a package / retiring after 35 years, and EP Anne Hsu is leaving as well, according to Status, as the changeover continues at CBS NEWS.

OH: KPMG did its annual review of entertainment content spending, looking at 2025 across 13 leading media and platform companies (note that TV affiliate fees were excluded).

• Film / TV / Streaming still made up the large bulk at $132B (64%).
• Creator spending did bump up, though, at $46B of the $207B total.

THEN: This is a #goodread from Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey on the nuts and bolts of how TUBI works with creators in its considerably growing creator business, and the variety of deal types and financial support it provides.

• TUBI is also hiring in this area below!

WAKEUP Box Office Prediction

PAR’s Ebenezer is up on the holiday docket, with $20M seeming to be the target, give or take.

I’ll go $22M to $25M on this one and bet on that Johnny Depp audience warmth I keep hearing that’s out there.

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• ITV AMERICA — VP, Production ($215k to $235k)
• TUBI — Sr. Director, Next Gen Studio ($178k to $254k)
• TUBI — Senior Manager, Creator Partnerships ($155k to $222k)
• FIFTH SEASON — Director, Film Development ($110k to $140k)
• CNBC — Exec Producer, Morning Call ($250k to $290k)
• A24 — Biz Affairs Attorney, TV ($200k to $230k)
• OWL & CO — Engagement Manager ($200k to $230k plus bonus)
• NETFLIX — Manager, Studio Admin in Jersey ($181k to $323k)
• APPLE TV — Production Finance Exec ($160k to $241k)
• APPLE TV — Social Lead, Unscripted ($112k to $125k)
• AMAZON MGM — Sr. Digital Marketing Manager, Movies ($125k to $169k)
• SHONDALAND — Sr. Manager, Physical Production (no salary listed)
• CBS NEWS — Director, Digital Video ($140k to $165k)
• NY MAG — Head of Shows ($150k to $250k)
• SONY PICTURES — Senior Manager, Global Digital and Social Marketing – Franchise ($111k to $144k)
• AMAZON MGM — Sr. Manager, Advertising Brand Creative ($155k to $209k)
• VULTURE — Head of Social ($100k to $110k)
• AMAZON MGM — Sr. Marketing Manager, Series ($118k to $160k)
• IMAX — Feature Titles Manager ($34 to $42/hr)
• MGM+ — Writer/Producer, Marketing ($132k to $185k)
• NBA — Creative Strategist, Brand & Partnerships ($125k to $140k)
• THE TEAM — Sr. Manager, Production ($68k to $80k)
• DHAR MANN — Chief of Staff to Founder ($150k to $200k)
• DHAR MANN — Assistant to co-Founder ($80k to $100k)
• HULU — Coordinator, Publicity ($53k to $73k)
• FOX ENTERTAINMENT — Assistant to CEO ($21 to $26/hr)
• DISNEY TV ANIMATION — Script Coordinator ($26 to $35/hr)

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