Donald Trump talked about slapping a 100 percent tariff on all foreign movies to make a troubled Hollywood great again. But judging by the conversations at the Banff World Media Festival both among content creators and acquisition execs and during panel and keynote speeches global collaboration to create new partnerships and content across borders and tackle mutual financial challenges is...

Good Night, and Good Luck ended its Broadway run on a high, bringing in $4.3 million last week and yet again breaking its own record for highest-grossing play on Broadway. The record gross came as the play, starring George Clooney, also broadcast its June 7 performance live on CNN, making the show available to all viewers. The play, which recouped...

Early Tuesday morning, the Sphere in Las Vegas was hit by a tornado, or at least a virtual tornado. The buildings Exosphere swirled with storm clouds, and a digital house appeared when the smoke cleared, with a pair of legs and ruby slippers, 50 feet long and 2 feet high emerging from the Sphere. The stunt is meant to kick...

GreenSlate, a Hollywood payroll company that offers software and services to production companies to track payments, process residuals and streamline accounting, is making changes to its C-suite. John Finn, who founded the Burbank-based company in 2004 after working as a production accountant on projects like Lost in Translation, Pollock and Before Night Falls, is stepping back from his role as...

Mark Guiducci has been named the first global editorial director of Vanity Fair. In the newly created role, Guiducci will oversee creative and editorial direction of Vanity Fair across all markets, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain. The appointment comes a few months after Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones announced plans to leave the publication. Guiducci,...

Will Disney follow Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast in splitting off most of its TV assets from its streaming business? Dont bet on it. CEO Bob Iger appeared on CNBC Tuesday morning, where he was interviewed by David Faber about his companys acquisition of Comcasts share in Hulu, which was finalized Monday. But Faber also used the opportunity to ask...

Can a hit podcast translate into a hit phone company? The team behind SmartLess will find out. SmartLess hosts and creators Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes are launching a new mobile phone brand called SmartLess Mobile Tuesday, betting that their success in reaching people through their phones can lead to a piece of the mobile business. Our SmartLess...

The Walt Disney Co. has named Angela Jain head of content, Disney+ EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), a newly created role. She will join the entertainment giant in September from ITV Studios, where she has most recently served as director of unscripted, U.K. and was known for, among other things, relaunching Love Island for ITV in 2015. The newly...

The entertainment studio launched by the NFLs Kansas City Chiefs has set its executive team, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Foolish Club Studios, the venture that the Chiefs announced just before this years Super Bowl, will be led by CEO Mark Donovan and COO Laura Krug. Donovan also serves as president of the Chiefs, with Krug also working as the...

Netflixis doubling down on investing in Spain to keep producing Spanish originals, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday during a visit to Madrid to celebrate the streaming giants 10-year anniversary in the country. Visiting Netflixs hub in Tres Cantos, just outside Madrid, along with Pedro Sanchez, the president ofSpain, the top executive said that Netflix would invest 1 billion ($1.1...

Paramount Global is continuing to cut its U.S. workforce, with its co-CEOs on Tuesday unveiling another reduction by 3.5 percent. The cuts follow a 15 percent reduction last year. Co-CEOsGeorge Cheeks,Chris McCarthyandBrian Robbins wrote in a staff memo, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, said the focus was on U.S. headcount but the moves may also result in some impacts to...

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will launch its streaming service HBO Max in a dozen countries, mostly in Europe and some in Asia, in July to bring the streamer to a total of around 90 territories and further accelerate its global growth strategy, as the platform approaches availability in 100 markets. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the new markets are...

In an agreement that could eventually mark the end of a nearly yearlong strike, SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have reached a tentative deal on a contract agreement. The performers union announced the provisional deal on Monday night without getting into specifics on the terms of the agreement. The work stoppage against video game firms will continue until the...