The still-in-development sports streaming joint venture is facing scrutiny from Congress. In a letter sent Tuesday, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.) asked probing questions of the proposed venture. The letter,…
After 20 years, Participant Media is shutting down. Founder Jeff Skoll announced the news in a note to staff Tuesday, noting, “after much reflection, I have made the very difficult decision to wind down company operations.” During its run,…
Talent listing service Casting Networks is facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of exploiting actors by charging them for opportunities to audition for roles. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday,…
Fremantle has renewed its first-look deal with Fabula, the Chilean production company run by acclaimed director Pablo Larrain and brother Juan de Dios Larrain. Fabula’s filmography includes Larrain’s Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman and the…
Apple TV+ and producers of Slow Horses are teaming up on another series. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller based on a novel by Mick Herron, whose Slough House spy series is the source material for…
Paramount Advertising has found its new sports ad sales chief. The company has promoted Ryan Briganti to head of sports, overseeing all advertising across CBS Sports platforms. John Halley, president of Paramount Advertising, announced the…
Verizon and Disney are partnering on another bundle deal. The telecom giant is offering select unlimited plan customers six free months of The Disney Bundle: Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The deal will give new and current Verizon customers…
Cable outlets saw their share of viewing rise in March for the first time in months, thanks to March Madness and the annual State of the Union address. Cable captured 28.3 percent of all TV viewing in March, according to Nielsen’s monthly…
Netflix is getting ready to kick off the first-quarter 2024 earnings season for Hollywood on April 18, and the momentum of its subscriber growth, advertising tier and password-sharing crackdown will be among the focus areas for investors…
Comcast is adding a familiar name to its corporate board of directors. The cable giant and NBCUniversal owner is bringing on Wonya Lucas, the former CEO of Hallmark Media and TV One, as a board member. The company disclosed the addition of…
Social media influencer Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou has signed with WME for representation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 26-year-old Los Angeles-based social media personality boosts a large following across social – with…
A pair of high-profile media veterans are taking charge at The Daily Beast. IAC says that it has formed a “strategic partnership” in the publication with Ben Sherwood, the former president of Disney’s TV group (and the former president of…
You know the feeling: Your pulse rises as you lean forward, the hairs on your arms are lifting, and suddenly, you’re holding your breath. A good chase scene will leave you pinned to your seat, unable to look away no matter how many times…
The five leading broadcast and cable news networks joined six more major wire, print and radio organizations Sunday with a joint statement urging the 2024 presidential candidates to commit to participating in general election debates.…
When the next South Beach Wine and Food Festival rolls into Miami in spring 2025, a few things are guaranteed: Epic levels of traffic, Food Network talent hanging out everywhere, television and movie stars hawking their spirits and canned…
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Sympathizer, Fallout and Quiet on Set. Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver screening On April 5, Netflix hosted a…
Two more IATSE Locals — covering set lighting professionals and costume designers — have reached tentative agreements on craft-specific issues with Hollywood’s top studios and streamers. IATSE Local 728, whose members include lighting…
The streaming video platform Roku says that it has uncovered a new data breach impacting 576,000 accounts. The company says it uncovered the new “incident” while investigating last month’s security breach, in which 15,000 accounts were…
Liev Schreiber is getting candid about what he’s learned about fame over the years, saying that it alone won’t make people truly happy. The Emmy-nominated actor shared in an interview with Haute Living magazine, published online Thursday,…
Four board members at Paramount Global will step aside as talks continue with the David Ellison-led Skydance Media, the company confirmed Thursday in its proxy filing. Dawn Ostroff, Nicole Seligman, Frederick Terrell and Rob Klieger will…
Apple is betting bigger on the Godzilla business. The Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has been renewed for a second season. But that’s only the beginning of the company’s monster-verse plans. Apple TV+ has also struck a new…
Creative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and changed up its agency board membership. The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann,…
Paramount Pictures and Neal H. Moritz’s Original Film banner have renewed their first look production deal for another three years. The new deal extends the studio’s relationship with Moritz through 2027. The partnership was last extended…
Will Paramount Global end up looking for a new dance partner or will David Ellison’s Skydance Media get to clinch a deal and celebrate with a victory dance? Hollywood and Wall Street insiders alike are wondering about questions like these…
Former HBO Max exec Sandra Dewey has joined Media Res, the studio behind the Apple TV+ shows The Morning Show and Pachinko, as chief operating officer. Dewey earlier served as president of business operations and production for then…
GoFundMe has shut down the fundraiser that Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s family started to help pay for the cost of an appeal because it violated the company’s rules against raising money for “the legal defense of alleged financial…
Amazon filed its annual report and proxy filing Thursday morning, revealing 2023 compensation for CEO Andy Jassy and chairman Jeff Bezos, with Jassy writing the company’s annual letter to shareholders, with generative artificial…
A global coalition of screenwriters’ organizations and unions, including the Writers Guild of America East and West, has collectively resolved to push for “robust licensing mechanisms” that require clear consent if scribes’ material is…
Food, Inc. 2 follows the golden rule of Hollywood sequels: the second time around, the villain must be scarier and the death count higher. Directors Melissa Robledo and Robert Kenner’s 2008 documentary Food, Inc. helped spark a national…