“After a thorough review of ad policies across its linear networks and streaming platforms over the last few months, Disney is now aligning Hulu’s political advertising policies to be consistent with the company’s general entertainment and sports cable networks and ESPN+,” Disney said in a statement, first reported by Axios. The news comes after lawyers and Democratic lobbyers blasted Hulu for turning down ads that criticized the GOP on abortion rights and gun issues, following the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v....

Wells Fargo made a full-on reevaluation of Disney and released the findings Monday, less than three weeks before the media giant report its fiscal Q3 earnings after the market closes August 10. Among the many takeaways from their research: The enterprise valuations of services Disney+ and Netflix seem a little… off. After crunching the numbers, Steven Cahall and his fellow WF equity analysts analysts arrived at a current enterprise value (EV=market cap + debt) of $105 billion for Netflix....

Series creator Meredith Scardino wanted to dive into two places she was exploring in her life. She was creatively drawn to situations that require strangers to be thrown together, and at the same time she noticed the reunions of numerous groups from the 1990s and 2000s, like the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys. The ideas started clicking from there, with Scardino seeing the landscape of music as fertile territory to talk about being a woman — as opposed to being a teenager when you’re often drawn to situations that might be problematic in hindsight....

Prior to the nominations announcement, the Gotham Awards confirmed that Kristen Stewart would be the recipient of this year’s Performer Tribute thanks to her performance in “Spencer.” Other honorees include Eamonn Bowles (who is receiving the Industry Tribute), the cast of “The Harder They Fall” (receiving the Ensemble Tribute), and Campion (who is receiving the Director’s Tribute). The Gotham Awards don’t always line up with the Oscars, but they play an important role in elevating contenders early on in the season....

“A staggering achievement,” del Toro tweeted on Thursday. “[‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is chockfull] of majestic Vistas and emotions at an epic, epic scale. A master at the peak of his powers…” That’s big praise for the director behind “Titanic,” “Aliens,” and “The Terminator,” made even more meaningful by del Toro’s own cinematic chops. The Mexican filmmaker’s most recent project — a stop-motion “Pinocchio” for Netflix — is a frontrunner for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards....

“Anyone who’s worked in the theater in London for the last 20 years, everybody’s known how outrageously talented you are,” Corden said, expressing genuine joy at witnessing Waddingham’s success. Though she may have been beloved by London theatergoers, Waddingham has earned a much broader following since her breakout success as once-hardened team owner Rebecca Welton in the hit comedy. For her work, Waddingham took home her first Emmy earlier this year, which she won for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy....

“Hold Your Fire” uncovers the untold story behind the longest hostage siege in New York Police Department history that also became the origin story of modern hostage negotiation. Director Stefan Forbes’ “Rashomon”-esque examination of policing in America, told from a triad of conflicting perspectives, arrives as the country finds itself amid a relitigating of the historically volatile relationship between police and African American communities. In January 1973, a fatal 47 hours at John and Al’s Sporting Goods store in Brooklyn began when four young Black men — Shuaib Raheem, Salih Abdullah, Dawud Rahman, and Yusef Almussidig — were cornered by the NYPD after they attempted to steal guns and ammunition....