Property developer Hackman Capital Partners owner of L.A.s Culver Studios and New Yorks Silvercup Studios unveiled the opening of Londons largest film and TV production complex. Eastbrook Studios is a 21.5-acre campus with 12 purpose-built soundstages ranging from 16,000 square feet to 32,000 square feet in size. The launch of the film complex follows the UK governmentintroducing a 40 percent...

In a surprise move, Fox News Channel is giving President Trumps daughter-in-law Lara Trump her own program. She will host a weekend show for Fox News, My View with Lara Trump, which will run Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. beginning Feb. 22. Im thrilled to bring my voice back to Fox News, talk directly with the American people, and highlight...

Blake Lively has been sued by a crisis management firm that allegedly played a key role in the legal standoff between her and It Ends With Us director-star Justin Baldoni. Jed Wallace of Street Relations, in a complaint filed in Texas federal court on Tuesday, accuses Lively of defamation for roping him into the criss-crossing lawsuits, one of which alleged...

Misty Copeland, star of the American Ballet Theatre, has signed with Range Media Partners for representation in all areas. Copeland joined the New York City ballet company in 2000 and in 2015 was promoted to principal dancer a first for an African-American woman in ABTs 75 year-old history. Signing with Range Media Partners comes as Copeland continues a transition from...

Imax has posted a record high of $53 million in box office over Chinas Lunar New Year period, with the animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 leading the way with $36 million in ticket sales on its giant screens. Imax during the week to Feb. 4 rode the strength of Chinas own New Year box office hitting a new record of...

At a moment when the news cycle is moving at a breakneck pace, top cable news executives are grappling with an uncomfortable reality: The future of the business has never been more uncertain. As one veteran executive argues, it is more likely than not that by the end of President Donald Trumps term, CNN, MSNBC and, yes, even Fox News...

Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT to the public in November 2022, media executives have debated how to approach generative artificial intelligence firms, which scrape an enormous amount of publicly available information to power chat bots that can produce copy or news article-like material within seconds. Many big publishers decided the best course of action, for now, was to take a big...

The Walt Disney Co. toppled Wall Street expectations in its latest quarter, with the companys entertainment division and streaming business leading the charge. Disney reported revenue of $24.7 billion in its fiscal Q1, which ended Dec. 28, up 5% from a year ago. Segment operating income totaled $5.1 billion, up 31% with earnings per share of $1.76, up 44%. In...

Fox News Media will get a substantial Super Bowl push during this years Big Game, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, with a Fox News brand advertisement and two commercials for Fox Nation shows set to run Sunday. With the Fox broadcast network televising the game, other Fox properties will get some commercial time to promote themselves. That includes the free...

The layoffs hitting Alamo Drafthouse have roiled the union representing employees at two locations in New York, which is hitting back with a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board. The theater chain, known for its in-theater dining, strict cellphone policy and cinephile-targeted programming, is the subject of an unfair labor practice charge filed on Monday by the United Auto...

Electronic Artssaw revenue fall to $1.88 billion in its third quarter, compared to a year-earlier $1.94 billion, due in part to weakness in sales for its football game EA Sports FC and Dragon Age game franchises. Net income for the quarter was $293 million, just up from $290 million in the third quarter of 2023. But net bookings for the...

Snapchat reached 453 million daily active users in the fourth quarter of 2024, up 39 million, or 9 percent year-over-year. The social media company reported revenue of $1.55 billion up from $1.36 billion in the prior year. Net income was $9 million, after a net loss of $248 million in the prior year. Snap added that its Snap Star program,...

Canadian politicians have called for unity and a closing of the ranks as Donald Trumps 25 percent tariffs threat, while paused for 30 days, has left uncertainty looming over a domestic film and TV production sector inextricably tied to Hollywood and the U.S. economy. Its a moment now, the next 30 days for us on both sides of the border...