The revival of Our Town, starring Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes, ended its limited run Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with its highest gross yet. The Thornton Wilder revival, directed by Kenny Leon, brought in $1.08 million last and played to 95 percent capacity, with an average ticket price of $134.51.The play opened on Broadway on Oct....

Netflix is raising its prices once more. The streaming giant is upping the cost of its standard ad-supported tier to $7.99 a month in the U.S., up from $6.99 and the cost of the premium tier is increasing by $2, to $24.99. The standard plan is increasing to $17.99 from $15.49. The cost of adding an extra member on a...

The NFL and a record-shattering boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul helped Netflix add 19 million subscribers in its fourth quarter a new record for the company, surpassing even COVID-era highs as the streaming giant further cemented its place as the leader in the space. Netflix now has 302 million subscribers, though going forward Wall Street will have...

Megan Ellison has tapped Netflix games executive Leanne Loombe to head Annapurnas gaming operations. Loombe has been named executive vice president, head of games, and will focus on publishing, development, and creative for the companys games slate, reporting to Hector Sanchez,the president of Interactive and New Media. Said Loombe, Im excited to build onAnnapurnas legacy as a home for developers...

In its first big move of the new year, Legendary Entertainment is expanding to launch a standalone production and sales joint venture ahead of a slate of film markets in 2025. Patrick Wachsberger, the former Summit/Lionsgate film chief and producer of Oscar best picture winner CODA, has inked a deal with Legendary CEO Josh Grode to launch a new shingle,...

Murder, Mystery Makeup podcast star Bailey Sarian has signed with Underscore Talent. The management firm will look to leverage Sarians growing YouTube and social media following to grow her premium content businesses, including establishing a podcast network and expanding her branded product lines. Sarian as a podcast host, makeup artist and digital content creator has over 7.5 million followers for...

As Wall Street experts continue to assess the outlook for Hollywood stocks in 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) received an upgrade from MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman on Tuesday, but the expert in turn also downgraded his rating on shares of Fox Corp. Why? The themes of 2025 will in many ways be continuations of the themes of 2024, and for...

Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl received a pay cut in the major music labels latest fiscal year. Kyncls annual compensation package reached $18.63 million in fiscal 2024, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That followed Kyncl receiving $20.42 million in overall pay in fiscal 2023, his first year on the job. For the latest...

In 1990, at age 23, Col Needham founded the Internet Movie Database, moving it officially online three years later and building it into an early resource for the type of searchable stats That actor also starred in those movies? that have become the subject of quick Google searches to settle debates, daily industry reporting and academic research. (And also, in...

The holiday season brought big gifts to several streaming platforms, with YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video all hitting or tying their best mark ever in Nielsens monthly snapshot of TV use. The ratings services December Gauge rankings which, due to a quirk of how Nielsen collects its data, also includes the last week of November show streaming services commanding an...

A legal battle brought by Prince Harry against the publisher of The Sun newspaper, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, kicked off at the High Court in London on Tuesday, without Prince Harry in attendance and with several delays. The trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN, with former U.K. politician Tom Watson being the other remaining claimant alongside Prince Harry...

The stage is set for global streaming giant Netflix to disclose its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results, including what is expected to be its final period of quarterly subscriber disclosures. After all, the company said last year that it is more focused on other performance metrics. Led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters and executive chairman Reed Hastings, Netflix...

The Men In Blazers may be looking to upgrade their suits. The soccer-focused media company has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round backed by a number of media, sports and entertainment heavyweights. The round is being led by Marc Lasrys Avenue Sports Fund, joined by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenneys RR McReynolds, Peter Chernins Chernin Group, Brent...