The sports streaming platformFuboTVended the second quarter with 1.45 million subscribers, down from 1.51 million in the first quarter, but up 24 percent from a year-earlier 1.16 million subscribers. The sports-first streamer, which is battling to stop a rival Disney, Warners and Fox sports streaming joint venture in the works, ended the quarter with overall revenue up 26 percent to...

Cathy Repola will retire as the national executive director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild at the end of January 2025. Repola has worked at the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, for 32 years, and has been national executive director since 2016. A search committee will be appointed to fill the position. Working for the Guild has been an extremely...

NBCUniversals head of diversity, equity and inclusion for TV programming is moving up the executive ladder. Jeanne Mau has been promoted to executive vp for TV programming DEI at the company. She had been at the senior vp level since joining NBCU in 2021. Mau will continue to report to Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe and NBCU Entertainment chairman...

Google has been found to have violated antitrust laws by building a moat around its monopoly over search. In a ruling that could have sweeping impact in the digital ad market, a federal judge sided with the government in a landmark antitrust case over allegations that competitors were sidelined and customers got a lower-quality experience on the internet due to...

Bloomberg News says that it has taken disciplinary action against some staffers after the outlet prematurely published a story on the prisoner swap with Russia that saw journalist Evan Gershkovich freed last week. Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait told employees about the decision Monday morning in a memo, which was viewed by The Hollywood Reporter. Micklethwait added that he had personally...

WME is bolstering its Literary Media Department with two new hires and is broadening its footprint in the major talent agencys offices in New York and London. Charlotte Simms, who led BuzzFeed Studios scripted TV efforts, and Mary Pender, a veteran media rights agent at UTA, have joined WME, the Endeavor-owned company said Monday. Simms joins the agency after seven...

CBS News and Stations is rolling out a new executive leadership structure under CEO Wendy McMahon. Among the big changes are some promotions: Adrienne Roark will become president of editorial and newsgathering for CBS News and Stations, assuming most of the responsibilities of Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who exited as president of CBS News last month. Jennifer Mitchell will become president of...

Members of the Crooked Media Workers Union are conducting a one-day walkout Monday after more than a year of contract negotiations with the progressive podcasting and media network. The primary asks for the contract include competitive salary minimums, annual cost-of-living adjustments and safeguards against layoffs. More than 95 percent of the 61-member bargaining unit, who are affiliated with Writers Guild...

Elon Musk is reigniting a legal battle against OpenAI over its for-profit pivot, this time looking to void the companys partnership with Microsoft. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California on Thursday, alleges fraud and breach of contract over claims that the Tesla founder was swindled when he invested roughly $45 million into the AI venture, which he...

During a quarter in which the box office started off weaker, the nations biggest exhibitor AMC Theatres posted a net loss as well as revenue almost $300 million below the comparable frame a year ago. The movie theater chain, led by CEO Adam Aron, posted total revenue of $1.03 billion and a loss of $32.8 million in the second quarter...

In an escalation of scrutiny, TikTok has been sued by the government for violating a federal law intended to protect childrens privacy online. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, in a lawsuit filed in the Central District of California on Friday, sued TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance over illegally collecting personal information on children. It alleges breaches of...

Warner Bros. Discovery is shuttering its Boomerang streaming service, a home for classic animated series and movies. The streaming service will cease operations on Sept. 30, and its subscribers and some of its content will be folded into Max, WBDs flagship streaming platform. Boomerangs linear channel will continue to operate on cable and satellite providers, where its in about 26...

Azione is in an acquiring mood. The creative communications agency confirmed that it has acquired the fashion and lifestyle division of IHPR in a strategic move designed to bolster its position in the competitive fashion and luxury sector. As part of the deal, IHPR partner Jen Dalton joins Azione as executive vp. Azione is excited to welcome IHPR to our...