On Wednesday, Bob Igers office on Disneys Burbank studio lot was cleared out for Josh DAmaro, who got his formal start as CEO right as the closely-watched annual shareholder meeting began. That Igers things were packed up may not seem that unusual, given the carefully choreographed succession moves by the company. But its worth remembering that when Bob Chapek was...

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino took the stand in federal court Thursday, calling remarks his employees made about robbing fans disgusting. Its disgusting. Its not the way we operate, Rapino said. The messages, which were sent in private Slack messages in 2022 between Live Nation employees Ben Baker and and Jeff Weinhold, were shared last week as exhibits in the...

A coalition of eight states have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Nexstars $6.2 billion takeover of Tegna, a deal that would bring hundreds of TV stations across the United States under one umbrella. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday in California federal court, the states led by Democratic prosecutors argue that the merger would give the combined company too...

David Ellison indirectly answered lawmaker questions about how the combination of two of Hollywoods five remaining historic studios would impact California in a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. The Paramount studio chief was responding to Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman, L.A.-area lawmakers who previously asked Paramount and former Warner Bros. suitor Netflix to address widespread...

And Kalshi was having such a good week. On Tuesday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC, the companies behind the Kalshi prediction market platform, for operating an illegal gambling business in Arizona without a license, and for election wagering. All told, the filing carries 20 charges. Kalshi may brand itself as...

A self-deputized crisis communications adviser for Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell is claiming to have intimate knowledge of talks between Larry Ellison and President Donald Trump on the bidding war for Warner Bros. The adviser, R.J. Cipriani, alleges he was told by Shell that Trump personally assured Ellison that the government would intervene in Netflixs proposed deal to acquire the...

Dog Day Afternoon, featuring The Bear stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, began previews last week and brought in a strong $1.06 million across its first six performances at the August Wilson Theatre. The stage adaption of the film, which is set to open March 30, played to full capacity, with an average ticket price of $139.94. This is one...

While Hollywoods unions and studios are engaged in an ongoing power struggle over AIs future role in filmed entertainment, Asias screen industries are rushing toward a full embrace of the technology. For an indication of the regions stance on AIs rapidly evolving role in screen entertainment, look no further than the 2026 lineup at Hong Kongs Filmart, Asias leading content...

As Paramount was closing in on a deal to pry Warner Bros. Discovery away from Netflix, a surprise bid was lobbed in from a mysterious Singaporean firm offering $32.50 per share for the entertainment company. The company Nobelis Capital, Pte. Ltd., was promising billions, and fast. But an investigation by WBD suggested that something was off. WBDs legal and financial...

Jeff Shell has sued a self-deputized crisis communications adviser for extortion and defamation, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the Paramount Skydance president of reneging on a deal involving a TV show. Shell, in a cross complaint filed on Monday in California state court, alleges the adviser, R.J. Cipriani, threatened to falsely accuse him of violating federal securities laws...

Hollywoods waiting game isnt over yet as SAG-AFTRA and studios failed to reach a deal on Sunday, the final day of their primary negotiations period. The negotiations over the unions next three-year deal covering film and TV work are now set to continue later this spring ahead of the contracts June 30 expiration. SAG-AFTRA had previously scheduled thisbackup periodfor additional...

Streaming service BET+ is shutting down, and its programming will be folded into Paramount+, the company announced Friday. Paramount Skydance has bought out Tyler Perry Studios equity stake in BET+, which will help facilitate the move. BET Networks president Louis Carr said in a memo to staff that the move will ensure the stories we champion, the creators we support...

The drums were ready. So were the signs, the horns, the purple shirts and the protestors. Enough to fill three school buses, which before the protest at noon dropped off picketers who joined many more arriving on their own. But on Thursday, NBCUniversal and its subcontractor ABM Industries averted a major protest from janitors by rehiring more than 100 that...