A Los Angeles jury has found that Disney didnt steal the idea for Moana from an animators story about the adventures of a young surfer in Hawaii. After deliberating for just over two hours, the jury on Monday sided with a Disney unit that it didnt infringe on Buck Woodalls copyright to Bucky and the Surfer Boy because none of...

Warner Bros. TV is promoting two veteran executives. Clancy Collins White has been named president creative affairs, a new position at the studio that will add casting and research to her purview. Casting chief Mele Nagler, meanwhile, has been upped to executive vp, reporting to Collins White. Clancy has been an essential part of Warner Bros. Televisions success for more...

Atlantic Theater Company and IATSE have reached a tentative agreement that would cover all production workers employed by the Off-Broadway theater company. The agreement comes after workers at the Atlantic Theater went on strike in January after negotiations for the first union contract covering behind-the-scenes workers, including theatrical electricians and carpenters, painters, wardrobe and costume dressers, fell apart. The strike...

The excitement and cosplay fun of San Diego Comic-Con is coming to Europe. Under an agreement managed by IMG Licensing, SDCC is setting roots outside the United States for the first time in its history, making its European debut in Mlaga, the Andaluca region of Spain, this September, organizers said on Monday. For four days from Sept. 25-28, 2025, the...

Last week, executives at The Walt Disney Co. were still riding high from this years Oscars telecast. Final numbers from Nielsen revealed that the show averaged 19.7 million viewers, perhaps not the ratings bonanza from a decade go, but numbers that put the awards show in elite company with only the NFL. John Campbell, senior VP of streaming brand solutions...

Issa Rae has been vocal about her disappointment with Hollywoods stalled efforts to tell a wider array of stories. And the situation on that front has grown even more dire since she last opined on the subject. During a Saturday keynote conversation at South by Southwest, the creator and actress revisited the subject in the wake of many Hollywoods diversity,...

Robert Downey Jr. isnt quite done with Tony Stark just yet. The actor hung up the Iron Man superhero suit in Avengers: Endgame, and he is poised to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the evil Dr. Doom for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. But first, theres a theme park ride to launch. At D23 last year, Disney announced that...

Last month, X users spotted an ad on the social media platform from the @AppleTV account for the second season of Severance. The promo marked a conspicuous return for Apple to advertising on X in more than a year after pausing campaigns due to the rise of far-right content on the network that appeared alongside ads and backlash against Elon...

The sell off of shares in Netflix continued on Friday over subscriber growth concerns. Stock in the streaming giant fell 8.5 percent a day earlier after MoffettNathanson research analyst Robert Fishman warned in an investor note that a gain from turning password-borrowers into paying customers had possibly run its course. On Friday, shares in Netflix closed down another $15.25, or...

Ali Abbasi is moving to UTA. The filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated, young Donald Trump feature The Apprentice has signed with the agency, after departing CAA last month. His latest feature, which centers on the 1980s rise of Trump, earned a best actor nomination and a Golden Globe nom for Sebastian Stans work as young Trump, and Oscar and Golden Globe...

On March 2, Sean Baker made history when he picked up four Oscars for Anora, including the marquee best picture the most any filmmaker has received for one film. It may also be remembered as the night when the long dtente over theatrical windows ended. In his acceptance speech for winning best director, Baker issued a call to arms over...

Radio and podcast giant Audacy has conducted another round of layoffs. Media reports have estimated the number of layoffs in the hundreds, with a number of radio hosts at stations across the country, as well as content producers for Audacy, posting on social media about being laid off. Audacy has made workforce reductions to ensure a strong and resilient future...

ESPNs superstar commentator Stephen A. Smith has inked a new long-term deal with the sports media giant. The deal, which could top nine figures per The Athletic, will see Smith continue to lead First Take, his flagship weekday show. He will also appear on other ESPN programming. However it also allows Smith to pursue other deals for programming that touches...