Politicians from Prague made their presence known at the59th editionof theKarlovy VaryInternationalFilm Festival(KVIFF) on Tuesday as Czech Minister of Finance Zbynk Stanjura and Czech Minister of Culture Martin Baxa were in the spa town to discuss the increase to Czech production incentives that came into effect at the start of the year during a press conference. There, the trend of...

Fox Corp. is bringing live sports to its Fox Nation streaming service for the first time. The Fox News-owned streaming platform has inked a deal with Professional Bull Riders to become the exclusive Friday night broadcast partner for its Camping World Team Series. The PBRFriday Night Live competitions will begin Aug. 8, and run through Oct. 24. In addition, Fox...

The deal market for cable channels is heating up, with A+E Global Media now exploring its strategic options, including a potential sale or merger, sources familiar with the matter confirm to The Hollywood Reporter. The company, led by CEO Paul Buccieri, has retained Wells Fargo to help it look into those options. A+E owns the Lifetime, History Channel and AE...

For months the Stay in L.A. movement has called for fleeing film and television productions to return to their cultural home in Southern California. Since writers Alexandra Pechman and Sarah Adina Smith founded the grassroots campaign in the wake of Januarys Southern California wildfires, they and their supporters have headlined local rallies and lobbied politicians for city policy reforms. Alongside...

The Hot Docs film festival, grappling with an ongoing financial restructuring, has seen more of its top executives exit. A spokesman for North Americas biggest documentary festival on Tuesday confirmed director of programming Heather Haynes and director of industry programs Elizabeth Radshaw have both left the house ahead of a strategic planning process getting underway. We are extremely grateful to...

The production company behind Food Network staple The Kitchen has been cooking up something quite unusual with the writers union. On Monday the Writers Guild of America East announced that its members at Garden Slate Productions, formerly called BSTV Entertainment, had unanimously ratified a first union contract with the cuisine-focused entertainment company. The deal covers some nonfiction workers that the...

Suno, one of the most prominent AI music generation companies in the industry, has hired former Atlantic Records general manager/executive vice president Paul Sinclair as chief music officer, the company announced on Monday. In the companys announcement Monday, Suno said Sinclair had already been advising the company for a few months, adding that in his role as CMO, Sinclair will...

After signaling hed be back for the upcoming season, Scott Rudin is unveiling his formal return to Broadway with a new play. Rudin and IAC mogul Barry Diller are set to produce Samuel D. Hunters Little Bear Ridge Road for an 18-week limited run with Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock beginning on Oct. 7 ahead of an Oct. 30 opening...

Enter the buzzing showfloor at this years Anime Expo, and youll be met with the towering exhibitor presences of MAPPA, SEGA, Netflix, TOHO Animation, HULU, Viz Media, Aniplex, and more major players in a rapidly popularizing (and globalizing) anime industry. But even among the industrys recognizable players, Crunchyroll and its series of showfloor experiences, merchandising, and photo-ops calls back to...

Ryan Reynolds has already made his mark in the British football world with Wrexham A.F.C. He owns stakes in a soccer team in Mexico, a Formula One team, and a SailGP team. Now he is coming for the competitive eaters. Ok, not exactly. Later today, Nathans will host its annual July 4 hot dog eating competition at New Yorks Coney...

The UFC is coming to The White House. President Trump, speaking at an event in Iowa Friday night, said that he was hoping to host an event from the mixed martial arts promotion on the grounds of the White House, as part of the plans to celebrate Americas 250th anniversary. A spokesperson for the UFC confirmed the plan to The...

After months of intensive deliberation and haggling, Californias State Assembly and Senate have passed a bill that significantly expands Californias film and television tax credit program and sent the proposed legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsoms desk. The bill, AB 1138, is poised to raise the states base credit rate for productions to 35 percent, with shoots relocating from other states...

How did CBS News cover the settlement between its parent company Paramount Global and President Donald Trump? It addressed it head-on, in a blunt piece of commentary from CBS Evening News anchor John Dickerson on Wednesdays newscast. Dickerson, who was named co-anchor of the newscast earlier this year alongside Maurice Dubois, told viewers that the Paramount settlement poses a new...