The day after she gave up control of the James Bond franchise to Amazon, Barbara Broccoli spent the evening with a Bond Girl, a Bond Girl who helped the MI6 agent defeat a billionaire technology and media mogul seeking global domination. On Feb. 21, Broccoli attended a Film Academy screening of The Accidental Getaway Driver, the Sing J. Lee film...

Warner Bros. Discoverys streamer Max, which just unveiled its Australia launch date, and Fox Corp.s Tubi were in focus at MIP London on Wednesday, with a focus on their U.K. strategies. Leah Hooper Rosa, executive vp, streaming lead EMEA at Warner Bros. Discovery, discussed the Max launch in the U.K. that is planned for 2026 as part of its broader...

Amazon Prime Video and SkyShowtime took the spotlight atMIP Londonon Wednesday, during a session entitled What Do Streamers Want?, continuing a streaming focus following an earlier session with Warner Bros. Discovery and Tubi executives. Good volume and good cadence of content, was the answer that Hannah Blyth, head of TV at Prime Video, Amazon, gave to the question about what...

Warner Bros. Discovery is making its long-awaited streaming debut in the Australian market, announcing Tuesday that Max will launch down under on March 31. Australias streaming landscape has grown increasingly competitive in recent years, but the territory remains the Asia-Pacific regions second-largest premium SVOD market behind Japan. The Australian launch was the expected next step in Maxs global expansion strategy...

Turning toward the radio industry, the Federal Communications Commission is looking into whether iHeartMedia is compelling artists perform at its upcoming country music festival for free or reduced pay in exchange for more favorable airplay. FCC chairman Brendan Carr, in a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman on Monday, said that the inquiry relates to possible violations of government rules...

As MSNBC continues to make major structural changes to its lineup, members of the union representing the cable networks writers and producers say that 99 of their number are slated for cuts. The Writers Guild of America Easts bargaining unit at MSNBC decried the mass layoffs on at least nine different shows in a statement on Tuesday. According to the...

The Hollywood box office rebound, thanks to tentpoles like Wicked, Gladiator II and Moana 2, has been good to long-suffering AMC Entertainment Holdings and its sluggish stock price. On Tuesday, the parent of AMC Theatres posted a net loss for the fourth quarter at $135.6 million, an improvement from the year-ago net loss of $182 million, which included a non-cash...

Warner Bros. Discovery is restructuring its video game division and shutting down three of its studios as it refocuses its efforts on some core intellectual property. In connection with the restructuring, the company also said that it is ending development of its Wonder Woman game, which it first announced back in 2021. Instead, the company will focus on building the...

CAA has signed Josh Groban in all areas. The Tony, Emmy and five-time Grammy nominated singer and actor has sold more than 35 million albums and headlined well-known venues across the world. In addition to his singing career, Groban has appeared on Broadway twice. In 2016, he made his debut starring as Pierre in Natasha, Pierre The Great Comet of...

Just short of two years ago Leslie Siebert was promoted to the top role at Gersh as co-president along with the talent agency founders sons, David and Bob Gersh, as the trio took significant outside financing from a private equity firm to fuel growth. Now Siebert, who joined the firm in 1984, has been elevated to the sole president as...

A lawsuit against Warner Bros. Television over its ER revival look-alike from the estate of Michael Crichton, holder of the rights to the medical drama created by the prolific writer of technological thrillers who spawned various Hollywood blockbusters, has been allowed to advance. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang, in a ruling issued on Monday, rejected WBTVs bid to...

NBCUniversal has locked in one of the biggest events on TV for the next decade. NBCU says that it has inked a new 10-year rights deal with the retail brand Macys, a deal that will keep its Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo for years to come. The Parade, which winds its way through New York City,...

Disney retained its spot atop the rankings of TV distributors in January, recording its highest share of viewing in the year-plus Nielsen has been compiling such figures. Netflix also hit its best mark so far. For the January reporting period (which ran from Dec. 30-Jan. 26), Disney outlets captured 12 percent of all TV use in the United States. Thats...