A year ago, Paramount Television Studios was shuttered in a cost-cutting move as its parent company prepared to merge with Skydance. With that deal on the verge of closing, the new Paramount is reviving the Paramount TV Studios name which will in turn absorb one of the companys two remaining studio operations as well as the formerly indepdendent Skydance Television....

In a surprise expansion, News Corp. is bringing its New York Post to California with a new daily newspaper: The California Post. The new venture the signature high-low mix of content that the New York Post is famous for, alongside fearless, common-sense journalism, celebrity and entertainment news, world class sports reporting and the legendary covers people expect fromTheNew York Post...

With Skydance set to close on its takeover of Paramount Global later this week, and with incoming CEO David Ellison having named his senior leadership team this morning, Paramount streaming chief Tom Ryan will be among the executives departing. Ryan informed his staff Monday that he will exit the company in connection with the deal, though he will continue as...

MSNBC has made a major hire for its news team, tapping Jacob Soboroff as senior national and political correspondent. Soboroff, currently a national and political correspondent for NBC News, will jump to MSNBC as the cable news channel prepares to split from NBC as part of the Versant spinoff. He will continue to be based in Los Angeles. He is...

David Ellison has set his C-suite at Paramount Global. With Skydances deal to acquire the media company set to close later this week, the mogul has officially named his senior leadership team at the company, the people who will run the new Paramount. Im thrilled to introduce our new executive leadership team backed by deep industry experience, proven track records,...

Justin Baldoni and his production banner Wayfarer and are suing a trio of insurers for refusing to cover costs related to litigating allegations of sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us, adding a new wrinkle to the sprawling legal battle that could complicate their thinking behind legal maneuvering in the dueling lawsuits. In a complaint filed in...

Cinelease, a mainstay in Hollywood motion picture and television equipment rentals for nearly five decades, has been sold to a private investment firm. The Mark Lamberton-led rental company which is headquartered in Los Angeles but now has locations in major production hubs across the U.S. was acquired by the Burbank-based firm Zello, run by Louis Dargenzio, who was formerly the...

Kevin Costners production vehicle for Horizon has settled a lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay for costume rentals. United Costume Corporation on Thursday informed the court of a deal to resolve the case. Terms of the agreement werent disclosed. Amid mounting financial and legal woes, Horizon Series, Costners loan-out firm, was sued in May for breach of contract for...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which directs federal funds to local public TV and radio stations, says it will shut down after having those federal dollars taken away. The decision comes a few weeks after Congress passed a bill that included Trump administration priorities of tax cuts, cuts to Medicaid, increased spending for defense and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, among...

IATSE delegates have re-elected the crew unions longtime international president Matthew Loeb and a host of other incumbent leaders after they ran unopposed. Loeb, general secretary-treasurer James B. Wood and 13 international vice presidents were re-appointed at the unions quadrennial convention in Honolulu on Thursday. Loeb, a former scenic artist and shopperson who worked on Jacobs Ladder and Malcolm X,...

Indie studio Blue Ant Media, led by CEO Michael MacMillan, is expected to go public next week after completing a reverse takeover of assets from Boat Rocker Media. The producer of unscripted series likeCanadas Drag RaceandNorthwoods Survival will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange by Aug. 7 under the ticket symbol BAMI. Blue Ant, a private company controlled by...

Santa Monica is looking to step out of the shadow of Los Angeles in how it deals with producers looking to shoot features, television shows or commercials in the city. The westside municipality is establishing its own office to operate a film permitting system and serve as a liaison between productions planning shoot days in its neighborhoods, oceanfront vistas or...

Exhibition giant Cinemark posted strong second quarter revenue and earnings gains on the strength of its summer box office on Friday. Overall revenue rose 28 percent year-over-year to $941 million, as admissions revenue jumped 27.7 percent to $467.1 million and concession revenue rose 29 percent to $377.7 million. Cinemark posted its biggest domestic Memorial Day weekend ever as tentpoles like...