The Aspen Institute, a blue-chip thought leadership non-profit that plays host to several influential panel events annually like the Ideas Festival, is building in a new arts-centric fellowship with a multimillion dollar grant. This one is aimed across creative disciplines and studio executives, agents and producers are welcome to apply. Backed with a $4 million donation from the foundation of...

AudiostreaminggiantSpotifyposted third-quarter subscriber gains to end September with 281 million paying premium subscribers, up from 276 million as of the end of the second quarter in June. Monthly active users (MAUs) grew to 713 million from 696 million. Management had previously forecast 281 million premium subs and 710 million MAUs. The firm reported an operating profit of 582 million, up...

Broadway musicians have voted to ratify their new contract with the Broadway League. The vote comes after the musicians were on the verge of strike two weeks ago, vowing to strike the next day if a deal could not be reached by Oct. 23 as part of a mediation session. A tentative agreement was reached in the early morning hours...

The Walt Disney Company Japan has struck a multi-year content partnership with South Koreas entertainment giant CJ ENM to bring the Seoul-based studios flagship streaming platform, TVING, to Japanese audiences via Disney+. Under the new deal, Disney+ Japan will become the exclusive local home for up to 60 of TVINGs biggest original titles and CJ ENMs most popular dramas including...

There may be no more quintessentially American cultural event than the Super Bowl. The culmination of the NFL season is, year after year, the most watched TV program in the country. The halftime show, which this year will he headlined by Bad Bunny (controversy and all!) is the most-watched musical performance of the year, sparking pop culture moments all its...

The union representing writers at Teen Vogue is slamming the youth-focused publications merger into Vogues website, raising concerns about the consolidations impact on staff diversity and political coverage. In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, Cond United and its parent union, The NewsGuild of New York, said they strongly condemn Cond Nasts consolidation plans for Teen Vogue....

A white former Paramount executive has filed a discrimination lawsuit alleging that he was fired last year during a time when the company was pushing diversity. Joseph Jerome, in a lawsuit filed on Friday in California federal court, challenges Paramounts now-eliminated policies, some of which tied staffing goals and executive compensation to diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Some of those...

Olympic and world champion fencer Miles Chamley-Watson has signed with United Talent Agency and Digital Brand Architects for joint representation. Chamley-Watson is looking to expand beyond the fencing piste to more business opportunities across the sports, fashion, entertainment and digital media spaces. Ive always believed in pushing boundaries in sport and in life. Partnering with UTA and DBA allows me...

While Donald Trump greeted trick-or-treaters on the White House grounds on Oct. 30, it was The Great Gatsby-themed Halloween evening bash at Mar-a-Lago that caught the interest of television news over the weekend, with multiple outlets noting the irony of hosting a Roaring Twenties gala as SNAP food assistance benefits were running out due to the government shutdown. (Does anyone...

Fubo ended its third quarter with 1.63 million North American subscribers, up 1 percent against a year-ago 1.61 million North American customers, the sports-first streaming service reported on Monday. Unveiling its latest financial results, Fubo had 1.35 million North American subscribers in the second quarter of 2025. Fubo, which has just closed a deal with Disney to merge with the...

Nobody at Paramount needs to wear a Halloween costume into the office this week for things to be scary. The studio has had a storm of recent headlines as new owner David Ellison and his top executives made dramatic moves and endured setbacks. The choppy waters follow an initial heros welcome for Ellison as he made a succession of mega-deals...

Donald Sutherlands memoir reflecting on his life and career as a pillar of Hollywood is being held up by his estate. In a lawsuit filed in New York federal court on Thursday, Penguin Random House details a dispute with McNichol Pictures in which the company failed to deliver a manuscript of Made Up, But Still True because the estate of...

The Walt Disney Co. is rallying the troops as its TV channels go dark on YouTube TV, the streaming multichannel video provider. Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman and ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro sent a note to staff Friday, thanking them for the work and continued focus, while admonishing YouTube and its parent company Google for the dispute....