OpenAI is partnering with Apple to give the iPhone maker a role on its board, Bloomberg reported, affording the Sam Altman-led firm another foothold into Hollywood as the industry grapples artificial intelligence tools that have the…
The so-called “troubled teen industry” is facing a fresh round of scrutiny this summer with the July premiere of Teen Torture, Inc., the new Max documentary about the billion-dollar industry associated with the kidnapping, abuse and…
It’s back to the negotiating table. Shari Redstone’s National Amusements (NAI) and David Ellison’s Skydance Media are reengaging on talks that could lead to a change in ownership for Paramount Global, a source confirms to The Hollywood…
Ari Emanuel insists he’s a kinder and gentler man these days, but in the wake of June 27’s presidential debate, the hard-driving agency head is still fighting mad at Joe Biden and his top aides. Appearing before a packed house at the Aspen…
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had…
After several stops and starts, Paramount Global appears to be renewing its effort to sell off its BET Media Group assets. The Shari Redstone-controlled media company is in talks with CC Capital chief Chinh Chu, whose private equity firm…
Candle Media, the entertainment company backed by private equity giant Blackstone and headed up by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, is reorganizing around two divisions, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The…
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Kerry Washington is getting candid about her thoughts surrounding Donald Trump’s conviction and how he’s still able to run for president. In a conversation with Bustle ahead of the release of UnPrisoned season two on July 17, she also…
President Joe Biden is ready to meet the press following his disastrous debate performance last week. ABC News has scored the first, exclusive post-debate sit-down with the president, who is seeking to reassure voters about his health and…
Former Disney CFO Christine McCarthy has joined the board of directors of online gambling company Flutter Entertainment. McCarthy has been the Disney CFO from 2015 through June 2023 and then served as strategic advisor of Disney from July…
Merck Mercuriadis stated on Tuesday he will be stepping down as chairman of Hipgnosis Song Management, a company he founded. His departure from HSM, the artist management firm, will coincide with the completion of a deal to acquire London…
TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC and the WWE, which is controlled by Endeavor, has made a strategic investment in EverPass Media as the media platform gains the ability to stream NFL’s Sunday Ticket games for commercial…
PBS Distribution has launched PBS Documentaries in Canada on Amazon’s Prime Video. The doc-focused subscription channel with around 1,000 films, including from Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Nova, Frontline, American Masters,…
China’s movie box office made a roaring start to the year, but sales have waned in the months since. Ticket revenue for the first half of 2024 totaled $3.4B (RMB 23.9B), down 9 percent from last year, according to data from consultancy…
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Tubi, the free advertising-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corp., is looking to bring its success formula to the U.K., launching in the market on Tuesday, July 2. The streamer, led by CEO Anjali Sud, the former head of Vimeo, now…
Crew union IATSE is revealing more specifics of the tentative West Coast contract deal that it struck with Hollywood studios and streamers on Tuesday. In a summary of the three-year provisional agreement released over the weekend, the…
When it came time to name their new company, Alison Rou and Sarah Tallman looked to the citrus family. It became an obvious choice considering their respective histories. Rou, a power publicist who specialized in representing show runners…
“I am a proud American Jew,” Andy Cohen declared to cheers at the Voices For Truth: Influencers United Against Antisemitism summit in New York, where the TV host appeared first at the opening gala on Sunday and then moderated an…
Fubo TV has inked a deal with NBCUniversal to offer multi-platform coverage of the upcoming Paris Olympics to its subscribers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the agreement comes as Fubo battles on another front against a planned…
Hunter Biden is suing Fox News over a fictional six-part miniseries in which it staged a criminal trial related to his foreign business dealings. In a lawsuit filed on Sunday in New York’s state Supreme Court, Biden alleges the series…
Comcast has unveiled plans to launch Now TV Latino as a $10 a-month streaming video product aimed at Spanish-speaking U.S. consumers. The offering includes 25-plus live Spanish-language streaming channels, and the flagship Peacock online…
If you have spent the opening weekend of the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech spa town, chances are that you have seen, or even taken photos of, rising British actor Solly McLeod. He has been on stages, at…
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020…
Sesame Workshop has found its next CEO. The non-profit that produces Sesame Street has named Sherrie Westin as its new chief executive. Westin will be only the second female CEO in the organization’s history, following Sesame Street…
Another day, another Fremantle first-look deal. The indie production powerhouse, which recently announced first-look partnerships with Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures and Rachel Weisz’s Astral Projection, has added another creator…
Netflix and Amazon are back on top, again. In the first quarter of 2024, Netflix and Amazon have reasserted their dominance in original content commissioning for streaming platforms, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis. The two…