WME Group has named Robbie Henchman president of its in-house marketing and branding agency, 160over90. Henchman will also become senior partner at WME and oversee the agencys brand representation business, which includes clients like McDonalds and Lego. Henchman effectively succeeds Ed Horne, who left 160over90 to become COO of On Location. Executive vps Ryan Brown, Jessica Sinn and Justin Zambuto...

Production assistants have emerged victorious in their attempt to unionize The Pitt. Support staffers on the second season of the HBO Max medical drama opted to join a union aligned with LiUNA Local 724, the Hollywood laborers group, in a landmark election that took place Friday. Participating production and office assistants unanimously voted to join the union in the National...

HarbourView Equity Partners is leading a $30 million investment in Lion Forge Entertainment, one of the entertainment studios behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love. The Steward Family and Polarity are also investors in the round and continue to be the majority owners of Lion Forge Entertainment. The company is one of the few larger scale Black-owned entertainment studios in North America...

There was a time, just a few months ago, when the smart money was on Rupert Murdoch losing his grip on the media empire that he created. A failed effort to alter the familys irrevocable trust meant that the future of his two companies: News Corp. and Fox Corp., arguably the two most influential and powerful media giants in the...

Boardroom, the media brand focused on the intersection of sports and business co-founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, has inked a film and TV partnership with SMAC Entertainment, the production company and talent management firm co-founded by Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini. The companies already have three projects in development: Buckets: The Evolution (and Revolution) of the Scorer in...

Crooked Media has announced the lineup for its upcoming Crooked Con, with guests including elected officials, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, California Rep. Ro Khanna, Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride and political strategists from across the spectrum. The conference will include a live episode of Pod Save America, the podcast that launched the network, at the Warner...

Kensington Palace said on Tuesday that Paramount U.K. head Sarah Rose has been appointed the new CEO of The Royal Foundation, led by Prince William and Kate Middleton. She succeeds Amanda Berry. Rose has been president of 5 and regional lead, U.K. for Paramount since February 2024. Prior to that she was Chief Operating and Commercial Officer, first for the...

Ben Affleck and Matt Damons Artists Equity has a new president of Film Television, with veteran executive Amy Baer joining the banner. She will report to co-founder and CEO Affleck and chief operating officer Dillon West. During her career, Baer spent 17 years at Sony, which now has a three-year deal with Artists Equity to finance and distribute its films....

In a stunning development straight out of the HBO series Succession, the Murdoch family has settled its long-simmering dispute over the family trust, a settlement that will see Lachlan Murdoch walk away with the keys to the kingdom. The family announced the settlement Monday afternoon, adding that Lachlans siblings, Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch, will each become beneficiaries...

Designer, entrepreneur and once and future Bravo star Rachel Zoe has signed with CAA for representation. Zoe announced in June that she would become part of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast for the shows forthcoming 15th season. It will be a return to Bravo for Zoe, who starred in The Rachel Zoe Project from 2008-13. Zoe rose to...

Paramount has found its ombudsman for CBS News, Kenneth Weinstein, the former president and CEO of the conservative-leaning Hudson Institute. Weinstein will report to Paramount president Jeff Shell, and will serve as an independent, internal advocate for journalistic integrity and transparency, reviewing concerns raised by employees and viewers, addressing questions about news coverage, and upholding the organizations longstanding commitment to...

Every day thousands of people are paying nearly $200 each to watch a film released more than 85 years ago. Of course, this isnt just any film. Its an all-time classic: The Wizard of Oz. And this isnt just any movie theater: Its the Sphere in Las Vegas. And it may be a sign of things to come. Wolfe Research...

Howard Stern has not been fired from SiriusXM and remains in the midst of negotiations over a new contract there. Amid swirling rumors about his retirement or not being renewed at the satellite radio company, Stern cleared the air on Monday and said that he and his team have been talking about a possible new contract at SiriusXM and what...