An anti-piracy coalition comprised of major studios in the U.S. and across the globe is claiming victory against Fmovies, a significant streaming operation based in Vietnam. On Thursday the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment revealed that it had worked with Hanoi police to shutter Fmovies and affiliated sites, which together made up the largest pirate streaming operation in the world,...

The governments antitrust victory over Google has cleared the way for a lawsuit against the company from Yelp, a competing online service that lets users find and review local businesses. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, Yelp accuses Google of leveraging its monopoly power in general search to divert people away from local search...

In a move that shakes up the business models for regional sports networks in the biggest TV market in the country, YES Network and MSG Networks will launch a new app called The Gotham Sports App that brings together all of their live games and programming under one umbrella. YES the TV home of The New York Yankees and Brooklyn...

Anthony Tony Dawson, also known as TooTurntTony, has signed with CAA for representation. The social media star and influencer who rose to fame on TikTok where he has over 20 million followers along with his family of hard-partying pranksters have created comedic short form viral videos that have gained a wide online fanbase, including on Instagram and YouTube. Dawson often...

ESPN and the United State Tennis Association have signed a new 12-year agreement, which will see the sports network as the exclusive rightsholder of the US Open in the U.S. through 2037. The deal starts in 2026 and will also make ESPN the home for the US Open in Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada on TSN and RDS. This...

James Huntsmans Blue Fox Entertainment, the indie film distribution and sales company, has hired Dave Hudakoc and Ian Goggins to open a Canadian office just in time for the Toronto Film Festival, which gets underway Sept. 5. Former levelFILM co-founder Dave Hudakoc will lead Blue Fox Entertainment Canada as president and partner, while Ian Goggins, former executive vp of global...

ESPN is launching a Where to Watch feature on its app and online starting Wednesday. The feature allows fans to search for specific events to find out where the games are playing, whether it be on the ESPN platforms or on broadcast, cable and regional sports networks and streaming services. Where to Watch is available on every screen on the...

Content Partners LLC a prominent Hollywood investment firm that buys out backend profit participation from talent and production companies and has amassed a large holding of movie and TV titles is looking to expand its business. The Los Angeles-based company, co-founded by Steve Kram and Steven Blume, is launching a credit investing division titled Content Partners Capital led by film...

Sony Group is looking for its Sony Pictures and Sony Music units and a new global incubator to help it with a push into the blockchain and Web3 space. Web3 isa term that describes a vision for a decentralized internet that is built onblockchaintechnology and communally controlled by its users. Last week, Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between...

Disneys TV channels including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, FX and others are at risk of going dark this week for DirecTV subscribers, as the entertainment giant and satellite TV firm continue high-stakes talks over what the future of their carriage deals should look like. The current moment is in many ways a repeat of a year ago, when Disneys channels...

Warner Bros. Televisions ER revival look-alike has sparked a lawsuit from the estate of Michael Crichton, holder of the rights to the medical drama created by the prolific writer of technological thrillers who spawned various Hollywood blockbusters. Crichtons estate, in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accused Warners and a trio ER alums of repackaging plans...

Two years after completing its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM Studios, Amazon is looking to shed one of the big TV assets from that deal. The tech giant is looking to sell MGM Alternative, the unscripted production company behind shows like CBS Survivor, NBCs The Voice, ABCs Shark Tank, and Bravos Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, among...

Warner Bros. Discovery has hired Shauna Spenley to lead its streaming marketing efforts. Spenley will be global CMO of direct-to-consumer, succeeding Patrizio (Pato) Spagnoletto, who will leave WBD later in the fall. She will be tasked with leading all marketing, subscriber growth and retention, research and other key areas for WBDs streaming products, including Max and Discovery+. She will report...