Dow Jones, the parent company to the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post filed a lawsuit Monday against artificial intelligence company Perplexity, alleging that the company is illegally using copyrighted work. The suit alleges that Perplexity,which is an AI research and conversational search engine, draws on articles and other copyrighted content from the publishers to feed into its...

A production company for Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla, which allegedly fed images from the movie into an artificial intelligence image generator to create unlicensed promotional materials. Alcon Entertainment, in a lawsuit filed on Monday in California federal court, accuses Elon Musk and his autonomous vehicle company of misappropriating the movies brand to promote its robotaxi at a glitzy...

Playboy is in play. Cooper Hefner, the son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is making a $100 million bid to acquire the intellectual property and brand assets ofPlayboy Enterprisesfrom its publicly traded parent company,PLBY Group. The $100 million all-cash offer includes a residual interest in the new company, giving equity holders a chance to recoup their value. PLBY...

The Walt Disney Co. is shaking up its boardroom, with former Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman set to become chairman of the board of directors early next year. Gorman succeeds Nike executive chairman Mark Parker, who will exit the board after nine years. In August, Gorman took over Disneys succession planning committee, which is tasked with finding a successor to...

To someone not completely enmeshed in the state of the entertainment business, the documentary Union might seem like it has the trappings of an attractive nonfiction sales title: a dramatic story arc culminating in a history-making news event, close access to key players, a charismatic central character, glowing reviews and a premiere at a prestigious film festival. And yet the...

Charles Phillips, the Paramount Global board member who led the companys special committee to evaluate its deal options, is leaving the company. Paramount disclosed Phillips exit Friday, writing in a securities filing that Phillips informed the board of his decision earlier this week, and that it would be effective at the end of October. I am resigning from the Paramount...

Netflixs third-quarter results are in, and so are the first Wall Street verdicts on what they mean for the streaming giant and its stock. Most experts had headed into the earnings report with a bullish mindset despite some warnings that the companys increased market value may require some patience before a further stock run-up. Led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and...

Netflix expects its programming slate to return to close to normalcy in 2025, after saying its 2024 slate was patchier than normal due to the Hollywood strikes. Speaking on Netflixs third quarter earnings call, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said some of its popular shows including Cobra Kai and Emily in Paris as well as newer shows such as Perfect Couple and...

Netflixreported its third-quarter earnings Thursday, adding 5 million subscribers as its status as subscription streaming TVs dominant platform remains unchallenged. The company now has 282.7 million million global subscribers. Netflix will stop reportingsubscriber numbers and average revenue per member beginning in the first quarter of 2025, a timeframe that is quickly approaching. Netflix reported revenue of $9.83 billion and operating...

TheHot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival, North Americas largest, is exploring the sale of its flagship Toronto cinema. On Thursday, fest organizers said the 32nd annual Hot Docs Festival will take place April 24 to May 4, 2025 in Toronto. But to ensure its future amid financial woes, the festival has identified its year-round ownership of the Hot Docs Cinema as...

The latest quarterly report released Wednesday from FilmLA, Los Angeles film permitting office, confirmed the pain production crews have been in this year and signaled that its only gotten worse. Shooting days slipped 5 percent over a three-month period from July to September to 5,048, marking the weakest quarter of 2024, and every category of scripted production lags behind five-year...

CAA has tapped Matthew Schuyler as its chief people officer. Schuyler will oversee the major entertainment and sports agencys human resources and talent management and development strategies across around 20 offices and 3,700 employees worldwide. He comes to CAA having lead global human resources teams at Hilton Worldwide, Capital One, Cisco, and PwC. Matts tremendous experience managing global HR functions...

Universal Orlandos portals are about to open. The NBCUniversal theme park and experiences division says that its new Epic Universe park which it calls the most ambitious park it has ever created will officially open on May 22, 2025. The company announced the opening date Thursday morning, adding that multi-day tickets and packages will go on sale beginning Oct. 22....