Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter: After more than a year of speculation, Apple TV+ has ordered a fourth season of its Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso. The pickup comes after co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis closed a deal to reprise his role as the title character, the manager … | Continue reading
Erik Hayden, reporting for The Hollywood Reporter: For his next move, David Letterman is jumping in to the increasingly crowded free, ad-supported TV channel (FAST) space. The late-night great’s production company Worldwide Pants has inked a deal with Samsung TV Plus to bring aro … | Continue reading
Donald Sutherland Dead: 'MAS*H,' 'Hunger Games' Actor Was 88. | Continue reading
it's permanently shuttered after 36 years; Doug Herzog casually revealed Clinton's infamous Boxers vs. Briefs question that I wrote about was planted! # | Continue reading
Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News. | Continue reading
In his first expansive interview since surprising fans (and his entire staff) during a taping, the host reveals what led to the move, why he kept the news secret and why now is the time to go: “I’d rather people be sad than be happy, like, “Good riddance, that d-ck is out of the … | Continue reading
Reed Newman, the founder of Revival Roots, manages backyard plots for Ryan Murphy, CAA’s Bryan Lourd, Lee Daniels and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. | Continue reading
Amid explosive growth and investment, a better understanding of LED stages and virtual production is needed, insiders say: "Some [shows] have been super successful; others were a bloodbath because people were unprepared.” | Continue reading
Marketers will also be able to purchase 30-second audio ads — up from the 15 second slots available during the beta launch. | Continue reading
Henry Dunham, the filmmaker behind 'The Standoff of Sparrow Creek,' will write and direct the adaptation. | Continue reading
The streaming giant's ad tier, called "Basic with ads," will launch with 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour. Nielsen will add Netflix viewership in the U.S. to its Digital Ad Ratings product in 2023. | Continue reading
With a client list that has included Frank Sinatra and Tom Cruise, Brad Herman has smoothed out difficulties for Tinseltown’s elite for more than 40 years. Just don’t call him a fixer. | Continue reading
Fans loved her for her outrageous characters, which included "The Love Goddess" aka "Aphrodite of the Accordion." | Continue reading
THR’s inaugural Podcast Power List features the creators of the medium’s most influential shows and the executives behind the latest megadeals. | Continue reading
The social media company plans to bring more content back to the Facebook platform directly. | Continue reading
The executive most recently served as Disney Streaming's evp global business operations. | Continue reading
Ted Farnsworth, Mitch Lowe and Khalid Itum are accused of violating federal securities laws. | Continue reading
The movie that launched the careers of Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Forest Whitaker and others didn’t get a big rollout from Universal because of its racy scenes, but critics and audiences cemented its legacy. | Continue reading
From 'Batgirl' to 'Star Wars Detours' to 'Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay,' here are infamous films and series that made headlines for being canceled — and are not available anywhere. | Continue reading
The pop sensation had five No. 1 hits, including “Physical,” “Have You Never Been Mellow” and “You’re the One That I Want.” | Continue reading
Its proprietary MoonRay software has been used on movies including 'The Bad Guys' and upcoming 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.' | Continue reading
The Australia-based studio has worked on 'Happy Feet,' 'The Lego Movie,' and dozens of other projects. | Continue reading
The ability to provide privacy, combined with an established ad tech stack through Xandr, and a strong ability to iterate quickly, helped push the computing giant over the finish line. | Continue reading
Snapchat+ costs $3.99 a month but will have the same ad experience as users on the free version of the app. | Continue reading
The larger-than-life exploits chronicled in American journalist Jake Adelstein's memoir are the basis for the new crime drama from Endeavor Content and HBO Max, but insiders have doubts about the veracity of some of his tales: "I don't think half of that stuff in the book happene … | Continue reading
The Netflix Co-CEO discussed his future strategy for the streamer at the Cannes Lions festival. | Continue reading
About 216 staffers impacted were working in the United States. | Continue reading
The streaming home to the hit survival drama announced 'Squid Game: The Challenge,' with 456 players in real-life competition in a series of games for a record-setting $4.56 million purse. | Continue reading
The film follows 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,' 'West Side Story' and 'Eternals' on a growing list of major Disney titles to be blocked by Gulf censors due to the inclusion of LGBT scenes. | Continue reading
The Scott Stuber-run division is adjusting to a new set of realities as it readies a $200 million-plus ‘The Gray Man’ from the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ helmers and a pricey set of ‘Knives Out’ sequels. | Continue reading
When Kim Godwin introduced herself to the staff at ABC News in May 2021, the incoming president talked about her family and her kids, about being raised by a single mother and having been a single mom herself.(hollywoodreporter.com) | Continue reading
His love of architecture and fascination with space provided the perfect combination for Cantwell to make serious moves in Hollywood, working on several projects, his initial credited work being '2001: A Space Odyssey.' | Continue reading
Hulu added 300,000 subscribers to reach 45.6 million subs and ESPN+ added 1 million subscribers to reach 22.3 million. | Continue reading
He influenced multiple generations with his style and co-created such characters as Ra's al Ghul, the Man-Bat and one of DC's first Black superheroes, Green Lantern John Stewart. | Continue reading
As rivals toggle between schadenfreude and fear, top creators and insiders are increasingly becoming vocal about what’s gone wrong with the streaming giant’s culture. | Continue reading
The podcaster says his recent headlines gained him 2 million new Spotify listeners, though sources counter that his subscriber growth has been consistent. | Continue reading
Before he played Bert Cooper on the AMC drama, he had a career-defining role in the musical 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' | Continue reading
How the franchise superstar lawyered-up and out-gunned Paramount execs over costs, COVID and a last-minute submarine. | Continue reading
James Caan, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire and John Martino talk Marlon Brando, including his acting trick that screwed the rest of them up; bitterness over a cut scene; nailing a dangerous moment in one take; and a loathing for cannolis; among much more. | Continue reading
Amid crime concerns, wealthy homeowners seek to install panic rooms, with some steel-encased versions running up to $1 million to build while one Malibu project included a secret tunnel out to the beach. | Continue reading
The streamer has previously tried to crack down on password sharing by prompting users to verify their account credentials. | Continue reading
"I got scared and ran inside": Texas locals were variously freaked out, annoyed and impressed by a 600-foot-wide drone swarm marketing stunt. | Continue reading
A consultant claims that he emailed CEO Ari Emanuel a blueprint that salvaged the company's IPO but wasn't compensated or credited. | Continue reading
Tony Mariotti, who repped the buyer of Skrillex's $17.5 million Malibu beach house last year, breaks into the area's hyper-competitive market in an unexpected fashion. | Continue reading
The controversial comic will host and produce four comedy specials focusing on other veteran comedians. | Continue reading
For the first time, more than half of the streamer's worldwide leadership and overall workforce are women, while people from the global majority continue to comprise the actual majority of U.S. employees. | Continue reading
The 'Breaking Bad' prequel returns in April to AMC, while sister network IFC will debut a new season of 'Documentary Now!' later in the year. | Continue reading