Amazon will not have to facea lawsuitaccusing it of misleading Prime subscribers by charging an additional fee to stream movies and TV shows without ads. U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein on Wednesday dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the addition of commercials dont constitute a price increase but rather a modification to the subscription package. Amazon disclosed in its terms that...

In a major deal, Fox Sports is linking up with the digital media company Barstool Sports and its founder Dave Portnoy, in what Portnoy calls a wide-ranging deal. Portnoy hosted an emergency press conference Thursday (he usually hosts them when discussing news about himself or his company), revealing that Barstool would be teaming with Fox on the effort, while pushing...

CNBC has hired an editor-in-chief, creating a new role meant to unify its TV, digital and direct-to-consumer reporting under the leadership of one person. CNBCs first EIC is David Cho, most recently the editor-in-chief of Barrons and head of editorial content for Dow Jones wealth and investing. Before that he spent two decades at The Washington Post. Cho starts next...

Veteran media executive Peter Liguori has been named CEO of the advertising technology and measurement firm VideoAmp. Liguori, who had been executive chairman of the company and a member of its board, will join presidentTony Fagan,chief product officer Josh Hudgins,CFO Paul RossandCMO Jenny Wallin leading its day-to-day operations. Liguori has held senior roles at a number of top entertainment companies,...

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...