A writers strike at PBS was narrowly averted on Thursday night as the Writers Guild of America East and member stations reached a deal. The three stations involved in the negotiations Boston-based WGBH, Tri-State-area station THIRTEEN and greater L.A.s PBS SoCal announced the tentative deal on Friday morning, with the union confirming the provisional agreement just a few hours later....

Three years later, overturning the ban against college athletes making money from their name, image and likeness (also known as NIL) is having major payoffs. Not only are students able to make considerable secondary income, but it has opened up new careers for some who no longer are setting their sights on going pro. Several young athletes across different campuses...

TheJust For Laughscomedy festival, a once-dominant stand-up comedy showcase for Hollywood, is set to return under new owner ComediHa! next year. Following a post-bankruptcy restructuring, an 11-day Just For Laughs festival is in the works for a July 16 to 27, 2025 run. With JFL president Bruce Hills no longer with the company, the role of top comedy curator for...

The Motion Picture Editors Guild has landed on a new top staffer to succeed outgoing national executive director Cathy Repola. The IATSE Locals board of directors voted on Wednesday night to promote current staff member Scott George to the role of national executive director. George, who currently serves as the postproduction-focused labor groups Western executive director, has worked at the...

Veteran director and producer Robert Rippberger has relaunched Ascent Studios in North Carolina as White Lightning Studios, with new investment partners. Rippbergers new investors for the rebrand includeformer National Football League star Jason Brown, who currently runs the food relief non-profit First Fruit Farms and has land contiguous with the film complex. Ascent Studios, which broke ground in 2023 and...

Layoffs have hit Hearst Magazines, as the publisher said it is reallocating resources amid changes in the industry. Hearst Magazines is home to more than 25 brands in the U.S. including Elle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar, Town Country and more. The exact size and departments impacted were not immediately disclosed. After a thorough review of our business, weve decided to...

Fox Entertainment and Hulu are keeping their mutually beneficial streaming arrangement in place. The network and the Disney-owned streaming service have signed a new, multi-year content partnership deal. Under the agreement, Foxs primetime entertainment shows ranging from The Simpsons and Bobs Burgers to the Gordon Ramsay culinary universe will continue to stream on Hulu the day after their on-air premieres....

Amid the launch of Taylor Sheridans latest series, Landman, oil isnt the only precious resource being discovered in Texas. Content from the venerable publication Texas Monthly has been enjoying an unprecedented boom of interest from Hollywood, with adapted projects ranging from the Paramount+ drama and Richard Linklaters recent Netflix movie Hit Man to the HBO limited series Love Death and...

The Sunday before election day, NBCUniversal had corporate synergy in full swing. 30 Rockefeller Plaza played home for a day at least to the longtime public affairs show Meet The Press, with moderator Kristen Welker grilling Sen. Raphael Warnock and Gov. Doug Burgum. But she was also joined by her colleagues to tee up the election: Steve Kornacki worked the...

Warner Music Group reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $1.63 billion, up 4 percent from a year ago, but net income of $48 million fell 69 percent from $154 million a year ago. The bottom line drop disclosed on Thursday was put down to higher interest expense and the impact of exchange rates on the companys Euro-denominated debt, producing a loss...

Nearly four-and-a-half years after Max launched in the U.S., Warner Bros. Discoverys streaming platform finally debuted in several key Asian markets this week. On Nov. 19, Max became available to customers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the five biggest Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. Outwardly, the long delayed introduction of Max...

Netflix is facing a proposed class action from subscribers who were plagued by persistent buffering and freezing glitches that caused them to miss parts of the boxing spectacle between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. A Florida resident alleges Netflix was woefully ill-prepared for the nine-figure global audience that tuned into the bout. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages on behalf...

A major shareholder proposal calling for News Corp. to scrap its dual-class share structure was voted down on Wednesday. Following the media companys 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, News Corp. said the non-binding proposal to adopt a recapitalization plan that would eliminate a dual-class share structure was convincingly defeated. The final voting results were unavailable from News Corp., but will...