Comcast announced it is splitting off NBCUniversal and Sky from its cable and wireless business, a major media-industry shakeup that could reshape valuation and merger possibilities across entertainment and streaming.
The Directors Guild of America sued MGM, alleging the studio undervalued licensing deals with MGM+ to reduce revenue reporting and avoid paying full pension contributions.
Christopher Nolan is again making the case that Hollywood’s biggest movies do not have to be its most predictable. The filmmaker, whose “Oppenheimer” became one of the most commercially successful adult dramas in modern box office history, has said that relying on caution in mainstream filmmaking is not a reliable strategy because audiences respond to […]
Blink49‘s branded entertainment division, Brand Studio, recently launched a vertical video division — and it has just announced its first project in the space. “Murder at the Mansion,” described as an “original vertical micro-drama designed for mobile-first audiences,” is set for this fall. Blink49 head of vertical content Tieren Hawkins is writing the micro drama. […]
Robert Thurman, father to actress Uma Thurman and the co-founder of the cultural institution Tibet House in New York City, has died at the age of 84. Thurman’s death was announced via social media by Tibet House, which wrote, “We are deeply saddened to announce that Robert A.F. Thurman, prominent American Buddhist scholar, co-founder of […]