Hollywood
Peacock Greenlights Three-Part ‘Wendy Williams Show’ Documentary
Peacock is preparing to celebrate the cultural influence of The Wendy Williams Show and to interrogate the role of fame in its end. The…
Trump Trade War With Canada Puts Film, TV Spending Rules in Crosshairs
As Donald Trump’s fight with Canada over tariffs escalates into a full-blown trade war, content spending by major Hollywood studios in the…
Disney Tightens Spousal Health Benefits as Industry Costs Surge
As the Walt Disney Co. enjoys another banner summer — its Toy Story franchise returned to bring in $1.1 billion globally — staff across the…
Seth Green and Matt Senreich Turn Failed ‘Robot Chicken’ Sketch Into Hellbent Cocktails Brand
Today marks the hard launch of Hellbent Cocktails. The line — described as a high-alcohol by volume, ready-to-drink canned cocktail brand…
YouTube Changes How It Counts Views — But Not What Actually Counts
The next movie trailer you watch on YouTube is going to get a ton more views than one from last week. It’s not that the hypothetical new…
Teletubbies Owner WildBrain Buys AI Firm for $11 Million
Teletubbies IP owner WildBrain has bought Personality AI in an $11 million cash and stock deal to create safe conversational AI experiences…
Hayden Panettiere’s Mom Denies “You Owe Me” Claim, Says She Went “Downhill” After ‘Heroes’
Hayden Panettiere‘s mother Lesley Vogel fired back at critics, disputed a claim in her late daughter’s memoir and says the actress went…
R.J. Kizer, Sound Editor and ADR Expert, Dies at 73
R.J. Kizer, the sound editor and ADR specialist who worked on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, three features from…
Mike Schur: The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Existential for Writers
Let’s begin with a statement of fact: mega mergers in Hollywood are bad for writers. They’re also bad for actors and directors, for…
California AG Calls Off Paramount-Warner Bros. Meeting, Accusing Company of “Playing Games”
A planned Monday meeting between David Ellison’s Paramount and California state officials, designed to kick off settlement talks over the…