Venu Sports, the Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. streaming service, blocked by judge
Venu — the planned sports streaming service from Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery — was dealt a significant setback Friday when a federal judge put a…
ESPN lays off NFL studio host Sam Ponder, analyst Robert Griffin III
“NFL Sunday Countdown” host Samantha Ponder and football analyst Robert Griffin III have been laid off by ESPN, according to a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to…
‘Fortnite’ publisher debuts mobile storefront after years in court
Epic Games Inc. is launching a new mobile storefront Friday after four years of legal wrangling with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google over their app-store practices. Chief Executive Officer…
Nova Music Festival memorial exhibition opens in Los Angeles
In a cavernous, 50,000-square-foot industrial event space in Culver City stand the charred remnants of six cars destroyed by rocket-propelled grenade fire. There are portable toilet stalls, their doors riddled…
Longtime YouTube executive Adam Smith joins Disney in key tech role
Longtime YouTube and Google executive Adam Smith will join Walt Disney Co. as chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, indicating the media and entertainment giant’s intent…
Why Hollywood’s post-strike production rebound is so slow
Ever since the actors’ strike ended last year, Hollywood’s workforce has been asking one question: When will the entertainment industry’s production economy start its long-awaited comeback? A full nine months…
WGA warns writers not to work with Randall Emmett associate Steve Small
The Writers Guild of America has warned members not to work with producer Randall Emmett business partner Steve Small amid complaints that crew members and vendors have struggled to get…
Paramount begins major layoffs ahead of Skydance merger
Paramount Global launched a deep round of staff cuts Tuesday, a move aimed at eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs by year’s end as the company prepares for a new ownership regime.…
‘It Ends With Us’ movie banned in Qatar for kissing scenes
Sony Pictures’ hit film adaptation of “It Ends With Us” has been prohibited from screening in Qatar, the Los Angeles Times confirmed on Monday. The country’s censorship committee rejected the…
Universal Music inks major licensing deal expansion with Meta
Universal Music Group has signed a major expansion of its licensing deal with social media giant Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, which for the first time will allow users…