Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Tony Goldwyn and Ana Navarro will serve as hosts at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Chicago. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the news, which was first reported by CNN on Sunday, that each of the stars will host one night of the four-day event. The plan is that, on their respective...

As the Kamala Harris campaign gets set for a big week ahead during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the candidates political team is also unveiling how they theyll spend advertising dollars to get their message to voters ahead of early voting and Election Day in November. As part of a $370 million buy between Sept. 2 and Nov. 5,...

Maxie Solters, a third-generation publicist and the daughter of Scoop Marketing principal Larry Solters, died unexpectedly Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She was 37. No cause of death was immediately available. In 2012, Maxie continued her familys legacy by following in the public relations footsteps of her father and late grandfather, Lee Solters, a legend in...

The Animation Guild and Hollywood studios have scheduled additional negotiations dates for September after concluding a week of bargaining without reaching a deal, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The union which represents more than 5,000 animation workers and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers previously only allotted one week, ending Friday, to reach a new three-year contract. But...

When it comes to building a team in Hollywood, theres no one you should trust more than your business manager. These discreet, often press-shy money managers can help you decide whether to invest in that restaurant or take a bet on Bitcoin (hint: the answers probably no), advise you on whether you can afford that home youre looking to buy...

A federal judge has blocked a joint venture from media giants teaming up to pool together their sports licensing rights to form a new streaming service, which was challenged by rival sports streamer Fubo. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett on Friday ruled against The Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery in barring Venu to proceed with its...

Warner Bros. Discovery has been puton a watch by SP Global for a possible credit rating downgrade over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio pivots to the streaming space. On Friday, the ratings firm revised its outlook to negative, from stable, while affirming a BBB credit rating. WBD, led by CEO David Zaslav, has been under pressure from Wall...

A foreclosure notice published in a Tennessee newspaper in May announcing that an unknown investment firm planned to auction Graceland to the highest bidder later that month sent shock waves through Elvis Presleys family and the Memphis community that the landmark is located. It also sparked a criminal investigation into a well-known fraudster, who claimed that Lisa Marie Presley pledged...

Blink49 Studios has tapped Nadine Rajabi as executive vp, unscripted. Based in Los Angeles, Rajabi will focus on building new franchises for the Fifth Season-backed producer as its slate of non-fiction series for the U.S. market expands. She executive produced Bravos Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck and Below Deck: Down Under series via a first-look deal with NBC Universal Cable...

In a major change to Warner Bros. Discoverys C-suite, Channing Dungey will take over control of the companys U.S. TV networks later this year, as current chairman and CEO of U.S. Networks Kathleen Finch will retire. Dungey currently serves as CEO of the Warner Bros. TV Group, and will add oversight of the networks when Finch retires at the end...

The NFL wants America and the world to know: This is football country. The sports league and media juggernaut launched a new brand campaign Friday, one designed to celebrate and unify around the game of football. The debut spot (you can watch it here) includes a flurry of cameos, including appearances from Jason Kelce (former Philadelphia Eagles star) and his...

Among the five people arrested in the Matthew Perry overdose death investigation were a local physician and the actors live-in assistant. Then there was Erik Fleming, listed as the TV stars acquaintance, and charged as a middleman in the deadly ketamine scheme. The Department of Justice described Flemings activities as that of a drug dealer, coordinating with Perrys assistant and...

It was a scene that produced a sense of dj vu: a line of performers carrying SAG-AFTRA signs and walking in circles under the blazing Burbank summer sun. This time, however, the group wasnt film and television actors calling on studios to cede more ground on an array of demands like greater compensation in the streaming age and more comprehensive...