With the writers’ strike casting doubt on the long-term nature of scripted entertainment and the overall advertising market still in decline, Warner Bros. Discovery and other major media companies are now turning to a form of entertainment that has proven resilient: live sports. And it’s a particularly strong moment for the sport at WBD, fresh […]
King Charles III crowned – The Hollywood Reporter
King Charles III was officially crowned. In a time of meticulously organized pomp, tradition, ritual and royal pageantry, which for Charles has been the great and archaic spectacle since birth – once upon a time when he had to be anointed with holy oil and swear the Oath of Kings before the Archbishop of Canterbury […]
Paramount Global has content to get through WGA strike, says CEO – The Hollywood Reporter
Outlining the studio’s plans to make it through Thursday’s Writers Guild of America strike, Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish said Paramount has prepared for that possibility, including a slew of new releases and moving production to abroad to get through en. “Authors are an integral part of creating content that our audience enjoys, truly cross-platform. […]
UK Guild urges members not to work on US shows – The Hollywood Reporter
With the WGA strike now in force in the US, the Across the Atlantic guild in the UK has reminded its members not to work on US shows. Following a recently passed solidarity motion in support of the WGA, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has now said that while it understands these are […]
Bill Hader says he won’t be signing ‘Star Wars’ merchandise – The Hollywood Reporter
Bill Hader talks about what initially made him stop signing autographs war of stars Sale. The barry Actor credited with comedian Ben Schwartz as a language consultant for the droid BB-8 in 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakenstold Josh Horowitz in a recent episode of the Happy sad confused podcast that “autograph people don’t like […]
At eulogy – The Hollywood Reporter
On April 18, Netflix announced that it had “gone” — aka terminated — its physical world DVD rental option. The final picture show, in the form of 5-inch floppy disks personally delivered to your door in red envelopes, will be discontinued on September 29, 2023. After 25 years of mail-order interface, “DVDs are ready,” Netflix […]
The Whisper Behind the Ouster – The Hollywood Reporter
After the shock ouster of NBC Universal’s CEO, industry executives come up with a tale of two Jeff Shells. For some, Shell’s admission that he was leaving because of “an inappropriate relationship with a woman at the company” came as a bolt from the blue. For others not so much. “I’m totally amazed,” says a […]
French Energy Union threatens blackout – The Hollywood Reporter
This year’s Cannes Film Festival could use a few extra flares, France’s largest energy workers’ union has warned. As part of ongoing protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s hugely unpopular pension reform, the Fédération National des Mines et de l’Energie has announced it will pull the plug on several major events scheduled to take place in […]
Sienna Miller on learning Meryl Streep was in Extrapolations – The Hollywood Reporter
Sienna Miller recalls the moment she found out she would be working with Meryl Streep on Apple TV+ series . during her performance The Tonight Show Friday evening that Anatomy of a Scandal The actress told Jimmy Fallon that she originally received an email from creator Scott Z. Burns asking to sign up for the […]
Armin van Buuren’s Armada Launches Dance Music Fund Beat With Arty Deal – The Hollywood Reporter
Independent dance label Armada Music – founded in 2003 by Dutch trance DJ and producer Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and manager and agent David Lewis – has launched Beat (for Best Tracks Ever Acquired), a dance music investment company called. The fund, backed by US-based Pinnacle Financial Partners, plans to invest $100 million over […]
