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Shane Smith Is Back Making Content for Vice, Will Host Podcast for Bill Maher’s Club Random
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SAG-AFTRA Debuts New Waiver Covering Personalized, AI-Assisted Audio Ads
The union's "Dynamic AI Audio Commercials Waiver" sets out terms on how voice performers should provide consent and be paid when the technology is used to create these bespoke commercials.
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Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy Sign With UTA
The digital sports brand will pursue media deals with the talent agency, which will also represent its roster of creators.
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Former UTA, BerlinRosen Execs Launch Equity-Focused Consultancy The Moonshot Company (Exclusive)
Kosha Eisenberg and Shruti Sehgal will specialize in BIPOC-founded brands in their work, which already includes entertainment and talent strategy for Joe Biden’s presidential reelection campaign.
By Rebecca Sun
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YouTuber Dhar Mann Inks Deal With Studio71 (Exclusive)
YouTuber Dhar Mann has signed an advertising partnership with Studio71. As part of the pact with the global media company, Mann will look to further monetize his popular YouTube videos with the help of Studio71, which has relationships with some of the largest brands and ad buyers worldwide. “Dhar has built an impressive content operation […]
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Why Broadway Never Bounced Back
Broadway had been making progress toward an industrywide recovery, but new data shows halted momentum in the most recent season. According to data from the industry trade group The Broadway League, overall grosses for the 2023-2024 season were down about 2.5 percent compared to the previous season, reaching $1.54 billion compared to $1.58 billion the […]
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Marta Ezpeleta Named CEO of Spain’s The Mediapro Studio
There’s been some executive shuffling at Spanish production and distribution heavyweight Mediapro, with Marta Ezpeleta named the new CEO of The Mediapro Studio (TMS), the group’s content production and distribution arm, replacing Laura Fernández Espeso, who will take over the role of CEO of the entire Mediapro group. “Marta’s vision, professionalism and dedication have been […]
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo Raises $460M
Jeffrey Katzenberg has raised a boatload of cash for his holding company WndrCo. The former Disney Studios chairman and Dreamworks founder and CEO has raised $460 million for the investment firm he co-founded with Sujay Jaswa, across both seed and venture funds. WndrCo says it will use the cash to invest in “high-potential companies solving […]
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‘Moana’ Co-Director Don Hall Inks Deal With Skydance Animation
Skydance Animation is getting into business with Oscar-winning filmmaker Don Hall. Hall, known for such Disney movies as Big Hero 6 and the original Moana, has closed a deal with the company. The pact will see him create, develop and produce an original animated feature for Skydance, although project details are not currently available. The […]
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Paramount Postpones Employee Town Hall as M&A Questions Swirl
The future of Paramount Global remains uncertain, with the Skydance-RedBird deal in the hands of Shari Redstone, and the three co-CEOs laying out their own plan for the company Tuesday morning. With that in mind, the company has opted to postpone a scheduled all-employee town hall that had been set for Wednesday. Paramount told employees […]
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Streaming Giants Ordered By Canadian Regulator to Pay for More Local Movie and TV Content
American streaming platforms have been ordered to direct 5 percent of their Canadian revenues into local content production. The ruling from the CRTC, the country’s TV and telecoms regulator, follows Canada’s Bill C-11, or Online Streaming Act, coming into law in 2023 as it imposed first-time rules and regulations on foreign streaming platforms like Netflix, […]
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Netflix, Ava DuVernay Settle Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘When They See Us’
Netflix and Ava DuVernay have settled a lawsuit brought by a former New York City prosecutor who alleged she was defamed over her portrayal in When They See Us, a dramatized miniseries about the Central Park Five case. Under the deal, Netflix will move a disclaimer that certain events in the series were dramatized from […]
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Crypto.com Arena, Peacock Theater Going All in With Reusable Cups
Following a test run at two Depeche Mode concerts in December, AEG is implementing a full-time, reusable drinking cup program at its Crypto.com Arena and Peacock Theater buildings in Los Angeles, it was announced Tuesday. Teaming with hospitality partner Levy, both venues will replace all single-use cups at its food and beverage destinations with products […]
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Lionsgate, Nielsen Strike Deal for FAST Channel Measurement
Nielsen, the long-time arbiter of ratings on traditional TV, is getting into the ad-supported streaming game. The company has struck a deal with Lionsgate to provide measurement for the studio’s MovieSphere FAST channel. Both sides are touting the agreement as a first for a “major” FAST outlet as the free, ad-supported streaming market continues to […]
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Revolt’s Post-Diddy Owner? Its Own Employees
For the past few months, ever since Diddy sold his stake in the media company he co-founded, Revolt, there has been speculation about who the buyer was. Revolt CEO Detavio Samuels, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, revealed that the answer is not another high-flying media or music mogul, nor is it a larger company looking […]
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Teri Hayden, Agent for Gabriel Byrne and Brendan Gleeson, Dies at 75
Teri Hayden, an agent who guided the careers of such notable Irish actors as Gabriel Byrne, Ruth Negga, Brendan Gleeson and his son, Domhnall Gleeson, died April 18 in hospice care in Dublin after a long illness. She was 75. In the early 1980s, Hayden, coming from a background in finance, anticipated the growth of […]
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