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Sports Rights’ Streaming Wave May Finally End Pay TV Bundle • NBCUniversal, Disney and ViacomCBS, along with tech giants like Amazon, are shifting resources to snap up live programming from major leagues in a new arms race to fuel direct-to-consumer services

Labor Unions Pressure Feds to Halt Amazon’s MGM Buy • A federation of guilds speaks out against the $8.45 billion studio acquisition while the tech giant lobbies the FTC for chair Lina Khan to recuse herself as ‘she has already made up her mind’ about its ‘antitrust culpability’

Marvel’s Next Animation Flex: ‘A Completely Different Muscle’ • As the Kevin Feige-run studio unveils its first Disney+ foray, What If …? (with more on the way), it hopes to introduce a new generation of fans to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

From Blockbuster Hits to Animated Spinoffs • Streamers stock up on recognizable IP for franchises that traditionally lived on big screens

The Report • Behind the Headlines

Movie Theater Owners Won’t Oppose Requiring Proof of Vaccination • Exhibitors hope the new rule at indoor venues in New York City, which takes full effect Sept. 13, will be ‘executed fairly’

WHAT INDIAN MATCHMAKING SAYS ABOUT DATING SHOWS’ ‘BLINDINGLY WHITE WORLD’ • The Oscar-nominated filmmaker (St. Louis Superman) behind the Emmy-nominated reality show reflects on the long road to get it on the air — and the importance of embracing at least some of the critics

MORE SOUTH PARK FOR $935 MILLION? HOW MATT STONE, TREY PARKER CASH IN

Peacock to Get Spanish-Language Content Boost

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

$150M Big Number • Debt disclosed by STX, run by CEO Robert Simonds, as the studio shops its 46-film library, including titles like Hustlers, to raise cash.

Emilia Jones • The English actress from Netflix’s Locke & Key is now a breakout in deaf drama CODA

A Staycation at Chaplin’s Old Haunts • Two area getaways favored by the silent-film legend have been renovated and are now open for local adventures

L.A.’s ‘Largest Residential Rooftop Park’ • Santa Monica’s four-structure The Park project features an acre of elevated, landscaped outdoor space

Recovery and Return: Events Thrive Despite Variant Fears • Cynthia Erivo on giving back at the Aug. 21 Central Park concert as USO tours come back

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

Did I Really Say That?

Rambling Reporter

Back on the Red Carpet

Power Dining

Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

What I Learned Watching the Olympics • ‘The Olympics are a reflection of humanity’s social values — and the battle in Tokyo this year over those values was just as exciting as the actual competitions themselves’

Why Netflix Is Targeting the Japanese TV Market • With little room to grow in the West, the streaming giant is spending big on originals in one of the most coveted regions in Asia: ‘We’re looking for stories that haven’t been told’

The Future of Luxury and Hyper Cars Is … a Plug-In • From Bentley to Ferrari and Lamborghini, high-end manufacturers are transitioning to electric with stylish sustainability: ‘We will hybridize our entire line of cars by 2024’

‘This Looks So Trick’: Converting Classic Cars to Electric • Converting older vehicles to EV isn’t just about the environment: ‘We...