Lets get this out of the way first: I love really like New Jersey. I was born there and raised there, and lived a year or so in Los Angeles before deciding to return there. I got married there (but engaged in L.A.) and am raising my kids there. Its a great place to be, even if currently a horror...

In 2024, the Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission launched a first-of-its-kind workplace misconduct reporting tool tailored to the entertainment industry that was quickly adopted by unions and select studios. Now, one aspect of the MyConnext platform is being opened up to all industry workers: its ombuds program, which offers human advisers for workers faced with tricky situations on the job. The...

As it prepares for its future spun off from Comcast, the new leaders of MSNBC have made a key hire to build up its political reporting infrastructure. Sudeep Reddy was enlisted away from Politico to join the cable news TV brand as it establishes its own presence in Washington, D.C. apart from NBC News and creates its own beltway bureau....

Mike Richards, the veteran TV producer who briefly succeeded Alex Trebek as the host of the quiz show Jeopardy!, has landed a big job in conservative media. Richards has joined The Daily Wire as its next president of Daily Wire entertainment and chief content officer, leading all the entertainment operations of the conservative media company founded by Ben Shapiro. Richards...

Visual effects professionals who help realize the often fantastical worlds of the Marvel, Disney and Avatar films have ratified their first union contracts. Unionized staffers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify two labor contracts covering work on these projects, the crew union IATSE announced on Friday, without offering a specific tally. One agreement covers work on Marvel Studios and Walt Disney...

Live Nations move to appoint Trump ally Richard Grenell to its board of directors caused a stir in the live music business this week, as several music executives who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter slammed the pick as a transactional move in the companys attempt to squash the monopoly lawsuit Live Nation faces against the Department of Justice. Grenell is...

Richard Grenell, acting president of the Kennedy Center and President Donald Trump ally, has been elected to Live Nation Entertainments Board of Directors. The announcement, issued on Tuesday, comes as chief executive Michael Rapino continues to navigate regulatory landmines with the potential to blow up the company. Under Trump, the Department of Justice hasnt abandoned a lawsuit that looks to...

Lionsgate, led by CEO Jon Feltheimer, has released its fourth quarter financial results for Lionsgate Studios comprised of its Motion Picture and TV production divisions after completing the spinoff of the media giants studio business from Starz to create separately traded companies and stocks. The Hollywood studio now excluding the Starz results recorded a fourth quarter net profit attributable to...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is advancing efforts to streamline film and television production in Los Angeles amid cries for policymaker intervention in the issue of runaway production. Bass calls for a reduction in city staffers on shoots and improved access for crews to Los Angeles icons like the Griffith Observatory, the Central Public Library and the Port of Los Angeles...

Calling for freedom from partisan interference in programming, administrative staffers at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts have gone public with a push to unionize following an overhaul of the tony institution by Pres. Donald Trumps administration. The staffers announced their organizing drive on Thursday, revealing they are working with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers...

There is certainly no shortage of Hollywood-focused podcasts promising behind-the-scenes looks at movies and TV shows, from fan rewatch and general commentary shows to scoop-y insider interview programs. But Hollywood unions have an especially up-close-and-personal perspective on the business, and now an industry crafts guild is joining the select number with their own shows. On May 22 the International Cinematographers...

NBCUniversal lit up the skies above Orlando on Wednesday with fireworks, flames, water, and drones, in what it called (in understated fashion) a celebratory moment for the grand opening of its newest multi-billion dollar bet: Epic Universe. But first, it had to trot out Steven Spielberg. The visionary director was not in attendance, but as a good friend and creative...

The independent agency Innovative Artists Entertainment has elevated four to agents: Courtney Martin, Isaac Finn, Alex Jankovich and Madeline Petrovich. Martin is in the agencys endorsements department with the others working in talent. Martin was most recently an assistant to endorsements head Maury DiMauro, with Finn, Kankovich, and Petrovich all most recently working as coordinators. The promotions come just a...