The trio of co-CEOs told employees at a town hall Tuesday that bankers have been hired to sell unspecified assets "to help pay down debt and strengthen our balance sheet."| The Hollywood Reporter
Makan Delrahim also advised Skydance on the Paramount acquisition.| The Hollywood Reporter
The studio is getting more aggressive about protecting its films from companies pirating them.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Walt Disney Company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."| The Hollywood Reporter
According to a detailed document of proposals that the Writers Guild of America released Monday night, the two sides have compromised on issues of "span" and script fees but remain deadlocked on key concerns like "mini-rooms."| The Hollywood Reporter
The WGA negotiating committee met with AMPTP president Carol Lombardini on Friday.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union, whose general president has the ear of President Donald Trump, added that government encouragement of a clampdown on free speech is “inappropriate and lethal for our democracy and economy.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The pact, which established a new foreign residuals formula and some guardrails on the use of A.I., drew the support of 87 percent of voting members.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Oscar-winning helmer behind ’The Dark Knight’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ ran unopposed to lead the more than 19,000-member union.| The Hollywood Reporter
When it comes to generative AI training and the replacement of human with synthetic performers, SAG-AFTRA's tentative commercial contract has more teeth than its current TV and film agreement.| The Hollywood Reporter
Alexandra Hooven also joins to run new L.A. headquarters; both earn cofounder titles.| The Hollywood Reporter
The seven-piece global group, back with their fashion-forward new single “Gala,” have made style a large part of their artistic identity: “It’s more than just dressing up. It's a creative way to learn and express who we are.”| The Hollywood Reporter
"It did take a while for the studios to pick up that this was kind of a phenomenon," Matt Booty says about the industry's growing interest in video game adaptations.| The Hollywood Reporter
The 360-degree cameras, paired with weather stations around the country, will collect real-time footage used in the Allen Media Group subsidiary's coverage.| The Hollywood Reporter
"Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions," the outgoing COO told staff in an email Thursday.| The Hollywood Reporter
The two companies are offering a free, 3-month subscription to Peacock for dating app users.| The Hollywood Reporter
The shortform entertainment platform, winding down Dec. 1, will leave about 250 employees looking for new jobs: “It's a shock for a lot of people.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated content as AI slop are probably lazy luddites."| The Hollywood Reporter
Producer and manager Steven Paul says the president "loves" the entertainment business. Enough to push Congress for a federal incentive? Maybe.| The Hollywood Reporter
Music events, 24/7 live reality concepts and vertical video mini telenovelas are among the ideas the Spanish-language media company is pushing this year.| The Hollywood Reporter
Is it Gov. Gavin Newsom and his $750 million tax incentive plan, a Trump-Voight led federal push or a studio chief brokered blueprint? The White House has scrambled all bets, for now.| The Hollywood Reporter
Showrunner John Wirth and director Chris Eyre unpack their hero's heartbreak, as they recap the most harrowing action and sweetest moments of the finale.| The Hollywood Reporter
"Piracy is piracy," says Disney's chief legal officer, as the studios aim to show that tools allowing personalized AI slop creations of characters like Darth Vader or Shrek run afoul of their IP.| The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon is asking a California federal judge to dismiss a suit over purchased Prime Video content, and it's arguing that when a user buys content on the platform, they're really paying for a limited license for “on-demand viewing over an indefinite period of time.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The nonprofit said Wednesday that season 56 will begin production next month as it seeks a new home for the iconic children's show.| The Hollywood Reporter
He started as a Broadway stage manager working on such shows as 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' 'My Fair Lady' and 'The Apple Tree.'| The Hollywood Reporter
The play begins performances on Dec. 17 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.| The Hollywood Reporter
The mogul is in early discussions about an acquisition of the site, which has positioned itself outside of the mainstream media world, The New York Times reported.| The Hollywood Reporter
Items for members' consideration include compensation asks such as enlarging writer minimums across film, television and new media and setting standard compensation for films, whether they premiere on streaming or theatrically.| The Hollywood Reporter
The pop icon said the pontiff was "the only one of us who cannot be denied entry" into the territory.| The Hollywood Reporter
The two companies were previously partners in the scuttled Venu platform.| The Hollywood Reporter
The co-chair of Disney Entertainment will be honored for her "transformative impact" on the global TV industry.| The Hollywood Reporter
The employees behind the famously hard-charging labor organization say they want a workplace where “our voices are heard” and “our work is valued.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Around 81 percent of the bargaining unit voted to join the Pacific Northwest Staff Union in a card count that took place Tuesday.| The Hollywood Reporter
Edward Drake, who is also a director, explains why he is one of four union members challenging their discipline following the second-longest work stoppage in the union’s history.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union is claiming the company has engaged in bad-faith bargaining, with one leader saying “management has consistently shown up late and unprepared to bargaining sessions.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The ‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ production company, meanwhile, still remains locked in negotiations with the Editors Guild on a separate union agreement.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union’s current vice president was selected by a nominating committee to pursue the top job after current member leader Meredith Stiehm termed out.| The Hollywood Reporter
The laborers’ union in Hollywood is backing the push, which will be watched closely by early-career workers on other scripted shows.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Montclair, New Jersey-based Garden Slate Productions has inked a contract with the Writers Guild of America East that has revealed the expanding boundaries of the union.| The Hollywood Reporter
The ‘Lord of the Rings’ star will be campaigning alongside secretary-treasurer hopeful Michelle Hurd and Joely Fisher, who is targeting L.A. Local president.| The Hollywood Reporter
In 2022, staffers at the ‘Call of Duty’ developer became the first to unionize within major video game holding company Activision Blizzard.| The Hollywood Reporter
The longtime leader of the nearly 170,000-member crew union in the U.S. and Canada has been in power since 2008.| The Hollywood Reporter
“What’s happening now is not only wrong, it goes against what we must stand for as a nation," said Robert Suttmann, president of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians.| The Hollywood Reporter
Dishwashers, cooks and cashiers are withholding their labor while claiming that their employer, Bon Appetit Management Company, has “failed to come to a fair agreement” with their union.| The Hollywood Reporter
The former entertainment labor leader is stepping in on a temporary basis after former staff leader Lloyd Howell resigned in a cloud of scandal.| The Hollywood Reporter
The legislation, championed by unions and production advocates that have been raising the alarm on the state’s anemic production levels, now moves to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for final approval.| The Hollywood Reporter
The arcade workers were voluntarily recognized, joining organizing efforts that began last fall at the immersive restaurant.| The Hollywood Reporter
In a joint statement, general president Sean O’Brien and motion picture division leader Lindsay Dougherty called the notion a “strong step toward finally reining in the studios’ un-American addiction to outsourcing our members’ work.”| The Hollywood Reporter
As a new tally shows plummeting shoot days in Los Angeles, organizers gathered to strategize on ways to get postproduction and music incentives included in California's bill to boost the industry.| The Hollywood Reporter
The three-month period from January to March saw losses in every category of production compared to the same period last year.| The Hollywood Reporter
Other changes proposed in the amendment include broadening the types of productions that qualify for the program, though there's no mention of allowing above-the-line costs to be considered.| The Hollywood Reporter
The union says it conducted an internal trial and found 'The Kids Are Alright' creator Tim Doyle guilty of "conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing."| The Hollywood Reporter
Giona A. Nazzaro also discusses Willem Dafoe's turn as a tycoon in 'The Birthday Party,' picking the new Kechiche movie for the 78th edition of the Swiss fest, Japan's return, and the role of comedy and stars.| The Hollywood Reporter
New movies from Abdelletif Kechiche, Vincent Grashaw, and Ben Rivers will also premiere at the Swiss fest, with artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro saying: "Let's regain the world one film at a time."| The Hollywood Reporter
Tamara Stepanyan's drama, which stars Camille Cottin and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, follows a woman who arrives in the country and discovers that her dead husband lied about his identity.| The Hollywood Reporter
The suit alleges that the tech giant has been "deeply involved in the training, development, and commercialization" of OpenAI's GPT-based products.| The Hollywood Reporter
The tech giant says that Apple Cinemas is deliberately trying to confuse consumers into believing that it operates the movie theaters.| The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Root, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss discuss releasing the animated reboot in a changing TV landscape and how the show handles the absence of characters differently, with on-screen credit tributes to Johnny Hardwick and Jonathan Joss.| The Hollywood Reporter
A list of national political candidates at the union, released Friday, confirmed that the labor group’s erstwhile strike leader is not seeking reelection.| The Hollywood Reporter
As Hollywood execs begin to test artificial intelligence, from using the tech to de-age actors to partnering with companies in the field to create AI-composed music, key players in the industry are pushing for regulations — or lawsuits.| The Hollywood Reporter
Disney's channels had been blocked for Spectrum customers since Aug. 31, and will return just in time for 'Monday Night Football'| The Hollywood Reporter
After 11 seasons as Gabby, the actress will join Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan in the franchise's big-screen adaptation, coming to theaters in September.| The Hollywood Reporter
Tamara Stepanyan spent time with women who are taking courses at the Maison des Femmes in a suburb of Paris to work through the experience of rape, mutilation, or other forms of violence.| The Hollywood Reporter
As AI voice cloning in films becomes a reality, India’s dubbing artists are demanding consent, credit and fair pay: "You must understand that your voice is your intellectual property."| The Hollywood Reporter
Clarkson had announced late Wednesday night that she was postponing the August dates of her Vegas residency because Blackstock "had been ill."| The Hollywood Reporter
A panel hosted by SAG-AFTRA examined AI's impact on Hollywood, which included discussion of AI-enabled content creation tools, deep fakes and some bold predictions.| The Hollywood Reporter
Across the industry, contraction, layoffs, sales and labor unrest remind of 2008 — but insiders are less optimistic this time.| The Hollywood Reporter
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti sent a memo to staff Thursday saying the company can “no longer afford to fund” the news division.| The Hollywood Reporter
As AI generators like Midjourney are increasingly able to replicate movies frame by frame, it won’t be long until they can re-create the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with an alternate finale. Will Hollywood just let that happen?| The Hollywood Reporter
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of Hollywood companies with labor groups, released a six-page memo laying out the offer on Tuesday night.| The Hollywood Reporter
Materials generated solely by AI still don't qualify, as courts have ruled that copyrights can only be granted to works created by humans.| The Hollywood Reporter
The format may be low-brow, for now. But underemployed crews and actors in Southern California are increasingly turning to them in between looking for jobs on features and shows.| The Hollywood Reporter
The industry isn't taking that first "100% tariff" post at face value. And yet, says one IATSE member: “A few years ago, a proposal like this would’ve been 70 percent opposed by the rank and file. Now? It’s split down the middle.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Julie Bush, who was found guilty by a trial of her peers of having engaged in conduct “prejudicial to the welfare of the guild” but not of violating the 2023 strike rules, says her appeals process has been “devastating.”| The Hollywood Reporter
Union members voted to confirm three out of four punishments applied to union members for allegedly breaking rules of the work stoppage.| The Hollywood Reporter
There had long been a taboo against a U.S. pope, but the Chicago native, who had been a leading candidate for the papacy, was seemingly eligible also because he's a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.| The Hollywood Reporter
'Cowboy Carter' has not only been a historic effort for the singer, but it has put a spotlight on rising Black acts in the country genre. As Bey puts it: "When I see Shaboozey tearing the charts up and all the beautiful female country singers flying to new heights, inspiring the world, that is exactly what motivates me.”| The Hollywood Reporter
The rock band vocalist said he “got the diagnosis that I had clear cell renal carcinoma that had metastasized into my lung."| The Hollywood Reporter
The company says the cuts are "designed to reduce centralized costs and to allow the company to become more agile, sustainable, and profitable."| The Hollywood Reporter
Top creators, including Daniel Mac, Quen Blackwell and Charli D'Amelio, say they've been trying new approaches to their social media strategies.| The Hollywood Reporter
While a federal judge advanced an infringement claim against Stability AI, he dismissed the rest of the lawsuit.| The Hollywood Reporter
Months after the radio and podcast company emerged from a financial restructuring, it named board member Kelli Turner as interim chief.| The Hollywood Reporter
First announced in 2020, the Disney+ show was envisioned as a musical featuring Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana, Disney's first Black princess, from 'The Princess and the Frog.'| The Hollywood Reporter
Launched during the pandemic with a playbook to shoot $150 million-plus seasons with no pilots, the Disney unit is undergoing growing pains and seeing the logic of "traditional TV culture."| The Hollywood Reporter
Hawke was joined by co-stars Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and director Richard Linklater for a press conference on their new film, 'Blue Moon', premiering at the Berlinale Tuesday.| The Hollywood Reporter
“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen.| The Hollywood Reporter
The social media mogul said Tuesday that Facebook and Instagram will shift to a community notes model and "work with President Trump" to push back on governments going after U.S. companies.| The Hollywood Reporter
Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton, speaks to The Hollywood Reporter alongside onscreen wife Kelsey Asbille about how the premiere reveal of John Dutton's (Kevin Costner) fate propels everything forward.| The Hollywood Reporter
The company is also exploring “potential strategic partnerships” for Paramount+ and is reevaluating its portfolio with an eye to improving its balance sheet.| The Hollywood Reporter
In just seven years, THR’s indie distributor of the year — the studio behind summer box office sensation 'Longlegs' and festival darling 'Anora’ — has become the go-to home of boundary-pushing filmmakers.| The Hollywood Reporter
The sites, formerly home to a trove of clips and other related materials, now redirect users to Paramount+.| The Hollywood Reporter
The dystopian spot, which depicts the relentless destruction of instruments and artworks, marks a dark turn for the company and begs the question: Will 2024 be like 1984?| The Hollywood Reporter
Industry pros sweat the possibility that many digital files will eventually become unusable — an archival tragedy reminiscent of the celluloid era.| The Hollywood Reporter
'Oppenheimer' was named best picture, while Christopher Nolan, Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell are were among those taking home the gold.| The Hollywood Reporter
The actor, filmmaker and studio owner is raising the alarm about the impact of the tech, saying, "I feel like everybody in the industry is running a hundred miles an hour to try and catch up, to try and put in guardrails."| The Hollywood Reporter
