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Universal Music Group Hit With Layoffs, Several Senior Execs to Leave Company

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Bob Daly to Step Down as Chair of AFI Board of Directors (EXCLUSIVE)
After 17 years of leadership, Bob Daly will step down as chair of the American Film Institute Board of Directors at the next trustee meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Variety can reveal exclusively. Daly, former Warner Bros. chair and co-CEO, joined the AFI Board in April 1981 and was named chair on Oct. 8, 2009, […]

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Strength in numbers? Movie theater operators are hoping the adage proves true as four new movies aim to bolster the October box office. Paramount’s video game adaptation “Street Fighter” will lead over fellow newcomers, with opening weekend estimates of $25 million to $35 million from 3,500 North American theaters. Disney’s survival thriller “Whalefall” should secure […]

GTA 6 leaker threatens Take-Two with a 'dead man's switch'
Cyberleek promises not to reveal the ending of GTA 6, as long as Take-Two leaves them alone.

Warner Records Names Jim Roppo Vice Chairman
Just hours after his departure from Republic Records was announced, Jim Roppo has been officially named vice chairman of Warner Records Group. He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Chairman CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck; his start date will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Roppo joins the company following nearly three decades […]

October’s PlayStation Plus Catalog Is One Of The Service’s Best Months In A Long Time
Mafia: The Old Country , Mycopunk , and the return of Horizon Forbidden West , plus Dino Crisis 2 for Premium subscribers

Ace Combat Zero gets its own standalone app on Steam, freeing it from the 136GB install of Ace Combat 8
The biggest complaint about the pre-order bonus game is getting resolved with a happy ending.