Substack has raised $100 million in funding as the newsletter platform continues to position itself as a place for journalists and creators to retain independence. The funding, which is the companys series C round, was led by investors at technology investment firm BOND and Peter Chernins The Chernin Group. Other participants include VC firm Andreessen Horowitz; Rich Paul, CEO and...

On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney officially opened the gates to Disneyland, turning what had been 160 acres of orange groves and farmland in Anaheim, California into a fully immersive theme park and resort, unlike anything that had existed before. The Disneyland Resort has changed a lot since then. Rides and attractions have been added and torn down. New lands...

NBCUniversal will pay $3.6 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of failing to provide users an easy mechanism to cancel automatically renewing Peacock subscriptions. As part of the deal, Peacock must give users a simple cancellation mechanisms to immediately halt all recurring charges and get their consent to convert auto-renewals and free trials to paid enrollments, among other things....

Henry Samuel, the eldest son of supermodel Heidi Klumand artist Seal, has signed with Next Management. Samuel, who recently made his runway debut at the Paris Fashion Week as part of a show by designer Lena Erziak, is looking to expand his profile in fashion and entertainment. Ive grown up around fashion and entertainment, but stepping into this world myself...

No Netflix subscriber number disclosures? No problem. That was the Wall Street reaction to the global streaming giantsfirst-quarter resultsdisclosed in April, the first without sub updates. Now, analysts are gearing up for Netflixs second-quarter results, which the company will report after the stock market closes on Thursday July 17. The impacts of recent price hikes the ad-tier was boosted to...

No Netflix subscriber number disclosures? No problem. That was the Wall Street reaction to the global streaming giantsfirst-quarter resultsdisclosed in April, the first without sub updates. Now, analysts are gearing up for Netflixs second-quarter results, which the company will report after the stock market closes on Thursday July 17. The impacts of recent price hikes the ad-tier was boosted to...

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a motion aimed at eradicating bureaucratic hurdles for filmmakers and preparing the region for a brave new world of entertainment production on Tuesday. The board unanimously gave its blessing to a host of measures including a sweeping review of the countys film permitting process and a collaboration with the Sheriffs Department to reduce...

In a surprise move, The New York Times is reassigning four of its top critics to new roles. According to a memo to culture desk staff Tuesday from Times culture editor Sia Michel, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the four critics: TV critic Margaret Lyons, pop music critic Jon Pareles, theater critic Jesse Green and classical music critic...

Sadie Sink ended her Tony-nominated run in John Proctor Is the Villain on Sunday, and the shows grosses shot up $220,000 to reach $1.1 million, marking the highest gross of its run so far, with more than 100 percent capacity and a new high average ticket price of $178. Lorde, whose music is featured at a pivotal moment in the...

Prosecutors are recommending a four to 12-year state prison sentence for talent agent Mark Measures, who is accused of stealing $1.8 million from clients. We dont believe he will be able to pay back any of the money to the hundreds of victims in this case, Assistant District Attorney Rachana Pathak said in Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday. Measures, owner and...

Bluey, Baby Reindeer, BritBox and BBC News Tom Fussell and his team have a collection of popular and venerable brands to work with. The CEO leads BBC Commercial, an arm of the U.K. public broadcaster, which reported its fiscal-year results on Tuesday. That included record revenue, driven by animated familyhit showBluey. Fussell has set ambitious growth goals, acquiring production banners...

The satellite radio company SiriusXM wants to take the streaming music platforms on more aggressively, launching a new and less expensive plan meant to provide a value offering to consumers. The new plan is called SiriusXM Play, the new plan will be ad-supported and cost under $7 per month, the company says. While SiriusXMs talk channels have had ads for...

Broadcast viewing nearly always falls off in June after the traditional TV season ends, but the summertime blues are particularly pronounced this year. For the first time since Nielsen began tracking TV use by platform four years ago and probably the first time ever, considering broadcasts dominant place for much of television history over-the-air networks accounted for less than 20...