John Malones role at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), led by CEO David Zaslav, is getting an update. The entertainment conglomerate on Friday unveiled that the cable TV and telecom pioneer is transitioning from his current role as a director on the companys board of directors to the new role of chair emeritus. The move allows Malone, 84, to remain actively...

Bruce Tobey has signed a new multiyear agreement with Lionsgate to continue as executive vp and general counsel through March 2028. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Lionsgate disclosed that as of April the exec will receive an annual base salary of $1,200,000 with a target annual bonus thats 85 percent of his base salary. He joined the studio in...

Sony will take over distribution of syndicated game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune from CBS, a court has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile, in a tentative ruling issued on Thursday, denied CBSs bid for a court order that wouldve temporarily blocked Sonys efforts from assuming distribution. The Court believes that Sony had the right, in its...

NBA all-star Stephen Curry and Erick Peytons Unanimous Media bannerhas bolstered its executive ranks and named Sharla Sumpter Bridgett as chief content officer. Sumpter Bridgett, most recently a producer at Chernin Entertainment, will bring her film and TV production expertise to Unanimous and its focus on family, sports and faith-based content. The outfit is backed by first-look development deals with...

In a surprising move that will have ripple effects across the industry, the partners at Slate PR one of Hollywoods highest-profile publicity firms and home to a long list of A-list stars, creators, talent and events are going their separate ways. The move was confirmed Thursday morning in a brief statement announcing that after 15 years together, the partners Stephen...

In a billion dollar deal that shakes up the world of luxury fashion, Prada has agreed to buy Versace from its owner Capri Holdings. The all cash deal, valued at $1.375 billion, will merge two of the most famous Italian luxury fashion brands under one roof. It is expected to close in the second half of the year pending regulatory...

Travis Scott making the jump fromAggro Dr1ft to hang out with Bunny Boy? The kids from Kids meeting up with Alien and the Spring Breakers? Something else Harmony Korine hasnt come up with yet? Korines studio EDGLRDis making a first-look deal with Runway, the New York-based film-focused machine-intelligence firm, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The pact will allow EDGLRD to...

Global streaming giants didnt mince their words on Thursday when they reacted to a call from a U.K. parliamentary committee for a levy of 5 percent of U.K. subscriber revenue on foreign streaming services, including the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+ and Disney+, to help finance British drama production. In a statement, Netflix highlighted that the U.K. is the...

Urgent action is needed to protect distinctly British content, the Culture, Media and Sport Committeeof the House of Commons of the U.K. parliament has concluded after holding an inquiry via a series of hearings. In its final report, published just after midnight on Thursday, it calls on the government of Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ramp...

James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of films like Avatar, Terminator and Titanic, appears cautiously optimistic about the role generative AI can play in filmmaking, though even if he is wary of the in the style of prompts that have proliferated after images in the style of Studio Ghibli flooded the internet over the past few weeks. I think we should...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was pausing most of his planned tariffs for 90 days, but that he was ratcheting up his tariff fight with China, as he seeks to reorder the global economy. Trump posted Wednesday that he was pausing reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on non-retaliating countries, though the specific countries that would qualify are not...

A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation aimed at taking on unauthorized uses of voice and likenesses for AI-generated deepfakes, gaining support from stakeholders in the entertainment and tech industries. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Thom Tillis(R-NC) reintroduced the NO FAKES (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe) Act on Wednesday alongside...

Thunderbolts, the Marvel Cinematic Universes next tentpole, is set to land on multiplex screens in China on April 30, just ahead of the movies North American release on May 2. Thats good news for Imax, as Hollywood titles are crucial to its business in China, the worlds second largest exhibition market. But amid an escalating global tariffs turmoil prompted by...