Kansas City Chiefs star (and Taylor Swifts fianc) Travis Kelce is getting into the activist investing business. The NFL athlete, podcast host and burgeoning actor joined the activist investment firm Jana Partners in a bid to seek an overhaul of Six Flags, the theme park company that owns Knotts Berry Farm, Cedar Point and Six Flags amusement parks across the...

Chess brought in a strong $1.2 million across its first four preview performances. The revival of the 1980s cold war musical, starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, began previews Oct. 15 and played to 100 percent capacity at the Imperial Theatre. The average ticket price for the musical was $208, the fourth highest in the industry last week....

Former U.S. Air Force officer-turned-popular YouTuber Sam Eckholm has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. The Air Force Academy graduate has become a notable media influencer producing and hosting online videos about the mission of the American aerospace sector and U.S. military service members. Eckholms social media videos have generated over 5 million views online every month, and...

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) popped on Tuesday, hitting a 52-week high after the entertainment conglomerate said that its board of directors has launched a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. The news came after weeks of deal chatter surrounding the Hollywood giant, led by CEO David Zaslav and just ahead of Netflixs third-quarter earnings report. Netflixs...

The Netflix sensation KPop Demon Hunters will take over toy store shelves next year, with the streaming giant inking what it calls an unprecedented and industry-first deal with both Mattel and Hasbro for a slew of toys, collectibles, games and consumer products based on the franchise. The company says that Mattel and Hasbro will be named global co-master toy licensees,...

Broadway musicians say they are prepared to strike immediately if they do not reach an agreement with the Broadway League on Wednesday. The Broadway musicians represented by Local 802 AFM are going into mediation on Wednesday, Oct. 22. If we do not have a new contract by Thursday morning, we are prepared to strike immediately. We are hopeful that we...

The entertainment industrys leading business managers the trusted advisers successfully overseeing key strategic and financial decisions for their high-profile clients amid a year marked by disruption and economic volatility will gather at CUT at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for The Hollywood Reporters 15th annual Power Business Managers event. Anna DerParseghian, managing partner at PTD Business Management, will be honored with...

Digital content veteran Jacob Selzer has joined Creative Artists Agency as an agent in its Creators division. Selzer, a former NBCUniversal exec who most recently was executive vp of content strategy at digital brand Almost Friday Media, joins the Hollywood major talent agency to represent digital creators and podcasters. He will also help drive digital strategies for CAA clients across...

Michael Manns Heat 2 and the next installment to Sony Pictures Jumanji headline the first round of movie subsidies to Hollywood after Californias historic expansion of the entertainment tax credit program, a bid to revitalize production in the state. In total, 52 films will get $334 million in incentives for shooting in California, the film commission announced on Tuesday. Theyre...

The NBA and its three media partners are about to level up the sports advertising business. According to interviews with key players on both the buy side and sell side, the NBAs new media rights deal has brought with it a significant increase in advertiser interest, with brands (both returning and new) desperately seeking to capture more attention in a...

No, Tom Brady isnt doing another Netflix roast. But he will be roasting up some chicken in his new Ninja CRISPi PRO Countertop Glass Air Fryer. And he wants fans to roast him in the comments for the marketing stunt, a meta take on what has become the strategy of the moment for rolling out a campaign (see LeBron James...

Sounds like Warner Bros. Discovery may be for sale after all. Amid swirling reports of bidding interest by Paramount Global, the WBD board of directors says is it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. The board said it has received unsolicited interest from multiple parties. Strategic options include continuing with the previously announced split and...

The start of the college football season in late August gave a bit of life to broadcast networks after a summer of declining viewing. The pros packed a much bigger punch in September. The first few weeks of the NFL season brought a big resurgence in broadcasters share of all TV use in the United States, according to Nielsens Gauge...