IMDb has taken steps to highlight a broader range of professions in Hollywood. The widely used film and television database announced Wednesday that it is inaugurating 12 new credit categories on its name and title pages. As part of this effort to acknowledge the breadth of work in Hollywood, the company additionally is now accepting credits for dubbing foreign-language projects...

On Spotify, indie music fan Genevieve Capolongo combed the platform for lesser-known musicians outside the mainstream, like Prxima Parada, Julia Cooper, and Brusco. But despite her listening preferences, all that was recommended to her was major-label tracks from Drake, Zach Bryan and Justin Bieber. How those songs landed on her playlists points to whats becoming an increasingly contentious issue for...

Netflix is rolling out a new advertising metric that it says shows the wide reach of its ad-supported subscription tier. The streamer is calling it monthly active viewers, or MAV, and claims that it has 190 million such viewers in the 12 countries where it offers an ad tier. The idea behind it, Netflix president of advertising Amy Reinhard told...

Microdramas might be produced on micro budgets, but some veteran Hollywood executives are betting that in the long run they will pay big dividends. These series, also called verticals because they are filmed in portrait orientation and are intended to be viewed on cellphones, first took off in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the past few years, upstart...

Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia, the writers and directors behind the AFM-bound Queen of the Falls crime caper, have signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Their latest project has brought on board Pedro Almodvars El Deseo banner as a co-producer.Queen of the Falls has The Last Showgirl star Pamela Anderson and Guy Pearce as leads playing two lovers...

David Ellisons Paramount has cut another deal with TKO Group Holdings. The media company on Wednesday said that it had inked a five-year rights deal with Professional Bull Riders to make Paramount+ the streaming home of Unleash the Beast, PBRs flagship tour. The Unleash the Beast 2026 season kicks off on Dec. 12. It is worth noting that Paramount was...

Exhibition giant Cinemark Holdings on Wednesday unveiled its third-quarter financial results, posting lower revenue and earnings compared to a year ago. Cinemark saw total revenue fall 7 percent to $857.5 million, against overall revenue of $921.8 million in 2024. Admissions revenue during the latest quarter was $427.7 million, down from a year-earlier $460.4 million, while concession revenue came to $336.7...

The International Cinematographers Guild has decided to shutter its nearly century-old ICG Magazine publication as it transitions to new ways of connecting with members. The unions national president John Lindley told members last week that its national executive board made the decision after thoughtful discussion about how to communicate with its roughly 10,000 members. After thoughtful discussion, the Board made...

Broadway typically takes a hit to its grosses for the week of Halloween and the New York City Marathon and last week was no exception, as overall industry gross dropped 8 percent. This came even as three new shows began previews. Among them, Oedipus, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, brought in $485,000 across its first four preview performances at...

Netflix has been drawn into a copyright battle over Brazilian Formula One miniseries Senna by author Lauren Wild, who alleges that the title rips off a script he wrote when he was in talks to be the showrunner for the production. The show follows the life and career of Ayrton Senna leading up to his death at the 1994 San...

Fox Entertainment is continuing its run of recent cross-media investments with the acquisition of scripted podcast producer Meet Cute. The deal will bring Meet Cute, which produces scripted audio rom-coms (as the company name implies) and dramas and will serve as a rapid-development content incubator at Fox Entertainment under Hannah Pillemer, head of scripted for Fox Entertainment Studios. Meet Cute...

The reoganization at Paramount Skydance is continuing. A week after a heavy round of layoffs, the company is reorganizing its linear TV business under George Cheeks, chair of TV media at Paramount. The changes will add cable outlets BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon (among others) to Cheeks portfolio in the TV Media division alongside broadcast network CBS. These brands...

MSNBC is ready to roll out its big-budget ad campaign, titled We The People, meant to drive awareness of its looming rebrand to MS NOW on Nov. 15. The channel on Tuesday will debut the first two commercials in the campaign, starring the channels biggest star, Rachel Maddow, and the late Dr. Maya Angelou. The spots are timed to election...