Between the tens of millions of tourists visiting and the soft power success of films and drama series set in Japan, the country has never attracted so much attention. The impact on sales and other deals at the TIFFCOM market of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), however, has been mixed. Interest in Japanese content has spread from just core fans...

Cable giantCharter Communications, in which John Malones LibertyBroadbandowns a major stake and which does business using the Spectrum brand, on Friday reported its third-quarter 2024 results, including latest subscriber trends that showed continued declines in pay TV and broadband but growth in mobile services. But management also used the update to tout improved relationships with Hollywood giants and the value...

Carol Lombardini, the doyenne of labor negotiations on behalf of Hollywoods top companies, is set to step down as the president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after 15 years at the helm. The president and chief negotiator of the AMPTP is preparing to transition into an advisory role as the organization conducts a search for her...

Sony Pictures Television is suing CBS, claiming that the latter has failed to live up to its contract to distribute Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in syndication. Sony produces the two long-running game shows, which are perennially among the most-watched syndicated shows on broadcast TV. The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that CBS hasnt held up...

Apples services business reported revenue of $24.97 billion in the companys fourth quarter, reaching a new all-time high for the company. The services revenue, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay and Apple Card; subscription services such as Apple TV+, Apple Music and iCloud as well as advertising, was up from $22.3 billion a year ago, but below Wall Street...

Universal Destinations and Experiences, the division of NBCUniversal responsible for its theme parks in Orlando and California, is pulling back the curtain on its planned year-round horror project in Las Vegas, Nevada. The venture will be called Universal Horror Unleashed, and will feature four haunted houses, based on well-known intellectual property: Blumhouses The Exorcist: Believer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Universal...

Marcus Theatres, the fourth largest movie theater chain in the U.S. following AMC, Regal and Cinemark, disclosed Thursday that attendance at its locations grew about 7 percent during its third quarter ruled by Marvels Deadpool Wolverine compared to a year earlier period. The theater chain, run by president Mark A. Gramz, also said that its average ticket price increased 2.6...

As federal prosecutors pursue their sex trafficking and racketeering case against Sean Diddy Combs, an enterprising personal injury attorney is filing an increasing drumbeat of civil suits against the music mogul. More than a dozen anonymous claims many made by individuals who allege they were victimized when they were underage, including in one case a 10-year-old boy allege sexual assault...

AGBO, the production company run by Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo, is making a significant push into artificial intelligence, hiring Dr. Dominic Hughes to serve as its chief scientific officer. In his new role Hughes will partner with AGBOs in-house storytelling and innovation teams to guide the development and deployment of AI technologies to enrich the creative process, the...

During a tumultuous moment for the TV business, NBCUniversal owner Comcast says that it may pursue some major deals to adapt to the changing environment. For starters, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh said that the company is weighing a spinoff of its cable networks, which include USA Network, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC and Syfy. He emphasized that the NBC broadcast network and...

Peacock, the streaming service ofComcasts entertainment unitNBCUniversal, grew its third-quarter revenue and narrowed its loss to $436 million from a loss of $565 million in the year-ago period, but the loss widened a bit compared with the loss of $348 million posted for the second quarter of 2024 on higher programming costs, driven by the Summer Olympics in Paris. Boosted...

Exhibition giant Cinemarkreported xx third-quarter earnings on Thursday as revenue rose. The company, led by president and CEO Sean Gamble, posted a quarterly profit of $187.8 million, compared with $90.2 million in the same period of 2023. Net income for the latest three months included a $42.7 million tax benefit primarily related to the partial release of valuation allowances previously...

The Animation Guilds chief negotiator says the union is hopeful it can reach an agreement with studios and streamers as pivotal negotiations that will determine how major studios tackle the use of AI in animation continue. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have extended their labor contract until Dec. 2 as negotiations continue over a...