American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer SimonLythgoe has signed with Buchwald. The new representation follows Lythgoes Legacy Productions opening a new office in Nashville in early January. Lythgoe whose father is So You Think You Can Dance co-creator and former judge Nigel Lythgoe opened the new headquarters in the heart of country music to continue an...

Major League Soccer is moving its studio shows to Connecticut as part of an expanded production deal with IMG. MLS will produce programming for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+ and all of its studio shows from WWE headquarters in Stamford, Conn. WWE, of course, is owned by TKO Group Holdings, which has a deal to acquire IMG set to...

In a streaming world filled with giant platforms spending $15 billion per year or more on content, a surprise player raised eyebrows last month when it hit 2 percent of TV viewing time in Nielsens Gauge report: The Roku Channel. Two percent of viewing may be small compared to YouTubes 11 percent, or Netflixs 8.5 percent, but that was more...

Justin Baldoni would seem to be a bogeyman for Americas right wing. He broke out as a heartthrob on the satirical telenovela Jane the Virgin, known for its progressive themes, and then branded himself as one of the countrys foremost male feminists on his Man Enough podcast, the tagline for which was undefining masculinity. But after Blake Lively, who starred...

Justin Baldonis team is firing back against a motion from Blake Livelys attorneys to impose a gag order against their lawyer Bryan Freedman, whos accused of effectively continuing the alleged smear campaign against the actress by leaking information and issuing false statements to the press. Counsel for Baldoni and his associates, in a letter filed on Thursday, say the moves...

Verizon reported 2.7 million Fios TV subscribers in the last quarter of 2024, down from 2.9 million in the year-earlier period. The company reported earnings per share of $1.18 after reporting a loss of $0.64 in the fourth-quarter of 2023. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.10 compared to $1.08 in the year-earlier period. Total operating revenue came in...

Hugh Grant has urged U.K. police to open a new criminal investigation into Rupert Murdochs News Group Newspapers (NGN) in the wake of Prince Harrys landmark settlement, saying the job is not done by any means. On Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex settled in last-minute negotiations as his trial against the publisher of The Sun tabloid kicked off. He had...

Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko has stepped down. The move comes after the company had recently been sanctioned by the WGA, and had faced financial challenges, which led to layoffs. The company is owned by Vine Alternative Investments. More to come. ...

Peter Chernins North Road Company has acquired Mexican production company Perro Azul. Perro Azul produced Netflixs most-watched show produced in Mexico and Latin America entitled Who Killed Sara? (Quin mat a Sara?). This is North Roads first acquisition in Latin America and comes as the company seeks to strengthen North Roads international presence. Perro Azuls founding partners, Alexis Fridman and...

The Walt Disney Co. is shaking up the executive ranks in its Experiences division, with Anaheims Disneyland Resort set to get a new president as part of the changes. Disney says that Ken Potrock, the current president of Disneyland Resort, will move to a new corporate role as president of The Walt Disney Company major events Integration. The new role...

As Disney punts its succession decision to 2026, CEO Bob Iger continues to be a financial beneficiary. According to the companys annual proxy filing, Iger received a pay package valued at $41.1 million in 2024, mostly in the form of stock and option awards. His salary was $1 million. In 2023 Iger took home a pay package valued at $31.6...

NBCUniversal is undertaking a major reorganization of its TV business. Donna Langley, who was elevated to chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios in November, announced Thursday in a memo to staff that the company will combine its TV studios, NBC Entertainment, Bravo and Peacock under one roof as part of a newly formed Universal Television Entertainment Group. The new unit...

The back-and-forth continues. Within hours of Justin Baldonis team leaking footage from the set of It Ends With Us, attorneys for Blake Lively moved for the court overseeing her civil rights lawsuit to impose a gag order against Baldoni lawyer Bryan Freedman. They accused him of effectively continuing the alleged smear campaign against Lively by repeatedly talking to the press,...