TEST First Take 10/8/26

TEST First Take 10/8/26

Plus: Letterboxd gets a new suitor, "Digger's" $250 million loss and more

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1. Skydance's New TV Empire Explained: Who’s in Charge and What May Be Ahead | Analysis

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2. Letterboxd Gets New Suitor in Gigi Pritzker-Led Investor Group | Exclusive

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3. Tom Cruise's ‘Digger’ Will Lose $250 Million | Exclusive

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4. 'Other Mommy' Looks Promising at Box Office, 'Social Reckoning' Not So Much

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5. Skydance's David Ellison, Andy Gordon, Dennis Cinelli, Makan Delrahim Get Post-Merger Pay Bumps in Contract Extensions

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6. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity Launches Indie Label

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7. Creatorverse: Paramount and WBD Are Already Behind in the Brewing Creator Battle

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