Paramount Global is removing the Showtime name from the top tier of its streaming service, Paramount+. The ad-free tier of the platform has gone by the somewhat clunky title of Paramount+ With Showtime since 2023, when Paramount decided to merge its SVOD platform and premium cable outlet (and, in turn, shut down the standalone Showtime streaming service). Now, though, the...

The main lot of Occidental Studios, a complex near downtown Los Angeles that touts its legacy dating back to the silent film era, is on the market. The space, which houses four stages totaling 31,489-square-feet along with eight office buildings and bungalows on 2.89 acres, has been listed at $45 million with commercial real estate giant CBRE, which also lists...

Nonfiction entertainment workers who are members of the Writers Guild of America East have ratified a first union agreement with prestige documentary company Story Syndicate. Story Syndicate employees who belong to the WGA East, roughly 30 in total, many of them producers, unanimously voted to greenlight the deal after it was reached on June 6. Founded in 2019 by husband-and-wife...

One more data point for the live sports is the engine of linear TV argument (not that it needed many more): TNTs NBA playoffs telecasts accounted for nearly all of Warner Bros. Discoverys gains in Nielsens TV distributor rankings in May. WBD had 7 percent of all TV use in the United States in May, up from 6.7 percent a...

YouTube can be a partner to your business and boost your business. This is how Andreas Briese, a top executive at theGoogle-owned video platformin his role as country director for Germany and regional director for Central and Northern Europe (CCE), pitched YouTube as a partner for the TV industry, rather than a rival, during the opening keynote of NATPE Budapest...

YouTube can be a partner to your business and boost your business. This is how Andreas Briese, a top executive at theGoogle-owned video platformin his role as country director for Germany and regional director for Central and Northern Europe (CCE), pitched YouTube as a partner for the TV industry, rather than a rival, during the opening keynote of NATPE Budapest...

On Friday, Los Angeles Board of Public Works voted to renew the contract for the regions film office for five more years in the face of opposition from some local public advocates. In a noisy room in L.A. City Hall filled with both FilmLA supporters and antagonists, the board unanimously voted to extend the contract even as its members made...

Amid a tit-for-tat battle to host Hollywood, Texas has bolstered its incentive program for movies and TV shows that positions a Southern bloc of states as a premier destination for entertainment and media. Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday let a bill become law that increases by $100 million the amount allotted to productions every two years. With the funding greenlit...

Michele Mulroney is running for president of the Writers Guild of America West unopposed, at least for now after current president Meredith Stiehm termed out after nearly four years at the helm. The union announced the news alongside the names of other initial candidates running for officer and board positions in its 2025 elections on Monday. Crucially, the election will...

As Paramounts lucrative licensing deal for South Park expires, allowing the show to be shopped, a new legal battle is brewing. Jeff Shell, the RedBird Capital executive who will be the incoming president of new Paramount if the merger with Skydance is completed, has been accused by an attorney of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone of interfering...

Apple TV+ has signed a multiyear, first-look feature film deal with The North Road Companys Chernin Entertainment. The agreement follows Peter Chernins media banner producing Apple TV+s upcoming TV series Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa, and the documentary series The War for Football for the streaming platform. Weve had a great experience working with Apple on the series side,...

Paw Patrol studio Spin Master Corp. has named Christina Miller as its new CEO from July 7, replacing Max Rangel as he prepares to step down. Miller, who joined the entertainment companys boardroom as an independent director in May 2020, served as president of then WarnerMedias Kids, Young Adults and Classic division, where she oversaw content development for Cartoon Network,...

The advertising giants Omnicom and IPG have agreed to a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission to help get their $13 billion mega merger over the finish line. The consent decree is unusual in that it is focused on collusion between the companies, with a particular focus on the companies colluding to withhold ad dollars from media outlets or...