Days away from the resumption of contract negotiations that will help determine how animation firms can use generative AI in the next few years, the Animation Guild has released a report detailing the threat that the technology poses to its members. Critical Crossroads: The Impact of Generative AI and the Importance of Protecting the Animation Workforce, produced by the unions...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is trying to ramp up TV and film production in the state, and in a conversation Thursday afternoon, said that she is more than willing to make the case to the entertainment community herself. Over lunch at the Paley Center for Media in New York, Hochul said that she met with Disney CEO Bob Iger...

Looks like Harry and Meghan have done it again theyve chewed up yet another American adviser. Josh Kettler, the Santa Barbara-based consultant whod been serving as chief of staff to the Duke and Duchess, reportedly resigned in August after just three months on the job becoming the latest member of the ever-expanding Sussex Survivors Club, as some former employees have...

In need of a win following the loss of its NBA rights package, Warner Bros. Discovery aims to shore up its linear pay TV business with a multiyear agreement with Charter Communications that begins to rebuild what used to be called the cable bundle. The deal, which will see a tier of Max, including HBO content and Discovery+, be made...

The cable bundle is taking another step toward rebuilding itself. Warner Bros. Discovery and Charter Communications said Thursday that the companies have inked a multiyear early renewal agreement that will see a tier of Max, including HBO content and Discovery+, be made available to Spectrum TV Select packages without an extra fee for customers. It marks the first time that...

Disney+ is discounting its advertising tier in a new push for subscribers, and adding a slew of perks for users as a value-add. The streaming service will offer new and returning subscribers three months of the ad tier for $1.99 per month, an $18 discount to the $9.99 per month standard rate announced earlier this summer. The offer begins Thursday,...

The Hollywood Reporter held its third annual Raising Our Voices luncheon on Wednesday, celebrating some of the industrys most powerful advocates for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. STARZ #TakeTheLead served as presenting sponsor for the event, which took place at Spago in Beverly Hills and welcomed stars including Annette Bening, Kumail Nanjiani, Michaela Ja Rodriguez and Baby Reindeer breakout (and...

Larri Merritt, a TikTok star and YouTube creator best known as Larray on social media, has signed with CAA for representation. The major talent agency will focus on expanding Larrays creative reach through podcasting, touring, new IP, launching his clothing line Girlies and expanding brand partnerships. A Compton native who appeared on NetflixsHype Housereality TV show, Larray with his blend...

Cable giant Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfreydiscussed the impact of AI, including on costs, at an investor conference on Tuesday. During an appearance at the GoldmanSachs Communacopia + TechnologyConference in San Francisco, which was live-streamed, he was asked if AI is more hype or reality. I think AI is very much reality. The question is: how fast is it really...

Despite Latin people making up nearly 20 percent of the country, they are still underrepresented in several types of media and its a major business loss. The Latino Donor Collaboratives 2024 Latinos in Media report found that the entertainment industry could generate an additional $12 billion to $18 billion per year if it were to achieve proper Latin representation in...

Veteran executive Josh McLaughlin is headed to Nine Stories Productions, the company run by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. McLaughlin most recently worked at his own shingle, Wink Pictures. Before that, he spent ten years at Focus Features, most recently as president of production, with his projects including Spike Lees Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman, filmmaker Kasi Lemmonss Harriet Tubman feature Harriet, Joe Wrights Winston...

The new Broadway play McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr., started off with a bang, with $746,230 brought in across just four performances last week. If the production, which is playing at the Lincoln Centers Vivian Beaumont Theater, had played the typical eight performances at that cadence, it would have brought in close to $1.5 million a big number for a...

Fox Corp. is ready to deal. During an interview at a Goldman Sachs conference Tuesday, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch explained the companys strategy in sports, news, and entertainment, but also indicated that it is quite willing to cut some deals. Murdoch, asked what the next couple of years look like for his company, said that it will continue to focus...