WME is set to divest its basketball representation business, and may make a similar move for its baseball representation business, as it navigates some conflicts of interest associated with the firms take-private by Silver Lake, which closed last month. WME will spin out WME Basketball into a new independent venture that will be owned by WME Group executive chairman Ari...

Good Night, and Good Luck continues its ascent, breaking another box office and its own record for highest-grossing play last week. The play, starring George Clooney, brought in $3.9 million, close to $60,000 more than the prior week. The average ticket price was $314.60 and the show played to more than 100 percent capacity at the Winter Garden Theatre. Othello,...

The Sum of All Fears and Pleasantville cinematographer John Lindley has been elected as the International Cinematographer Guilds next national president, returning to a role he vacated in 2022. With 1,482 votes, Lindley prevailed over sitting president and first camera assistant Baird B. Steptoe (who earned 591 votes) and cinematographer Dave Perkal (with 685 votes). Turnout for the election was...

The Hollywood Reporter senior film editor Rebecca Keegan has sold a book on the Coppola family. The Coppola book will be a chronicle of American cinemas first family, according to publisher Henry Holt, a division of Macmillan. The tome will cover the culture that created the Coppolas 19th century Italy and 20th century America, patriarchy and war, wine and opera...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has sued the government, accusing the Trump administration of illegally trying to fire three members of the companys board, including top Hollywood studio chief Tom Rothman. The nonprofit corporation, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in D.C., alleges that the president doesnt have the authority to terminate board members since its not a federal...

As the flight of entertainment production work from California accelerates, Los Angeles film permitting process has come under fire from local advocates as overly onerous and expensive, adding to the cocktail of reasons why productions might leave the state for their shoots. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a measure that aims to change that. The motion,...

Lionsgate has promoted Taylor du Pont to head of television post production as Bobby Williams retires after 23 years at the studio. Du Pont will oversee post production on Lionsgates slate of scripted series, including ABCs The Rookie, now in its eighth season, MGM+s Robin Hood and The Rainmaker for USA Network. Taylor is a rising star within our Television...

Andrew Karpen, the respected CEO of Bleecker Street Media who founded the indie distribution company after spending a decade as a top executive with Focus Features, died Monday. He was 59. He was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in 2024 and died in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Our industry has lost a giant, Bleecker Street president Kent Sanderson...

Universal Music Group, the worlds largest music company, posted 11.8 percent year-over-year revenue growth for its first quarter to 2.9 billion euros ($3.3 billion), the company reported on Tuesday, buoyed by releases from Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga and Japanese rock band Mrs. Green Apple. Revenue from UMGs recordings division overall grew 12.7 percent year over year to about...

In an acknowledgement of the shifting balance of power and attention in todays media landscape, SAG-AFTRA is stepping up its efforts to represent and support influencers. National board members of the union unanimously voted to create an influencer and digital creator committee during the organizations latest two-day plenary, SAG-AFTRA announced on Sunday, as the labor group eyes an expansion into...

That ticking noise that begins every 60 Minutes segment? Turns out thats not a stopwatch. Its a time bomb. At least thats how its sounding lately, like the illustrious citadel of American broadcast journalism is on the brink of blowing up. Last night, in the latest shudder suggesting an imminent explosion, correspondent Scott Pelley ended the show with a Last...

Showtime Networks and Lionsgates Entertainment One have beaten a lawsuit accusing them of ripping off 2015 survival thriller Eden in Yellowjackets. Both follow a soccer team whose members start to exhibit cult-like behavior and contemplate cannibalism after crash landing in a remote location. U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson on Friday dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the plots, characters, themes and...

Paramount has been sued by the cousin of a writer for Top Gun: Maverick, who alleges he cowrote the screenplay. In a lawsuit filed in New York federal court on Sunday, Shaun Gray says he penned key scenes for the film after screenwriter Eric Warren Singer and director Joseph Kosinski enlisted his help to craft the story behind the blockbuster...