Business
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LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says
Otis College’s latest report says tech jobs are driving a more diverse — and more college-educated — entertainment workforce.
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Hollywood & the Job Crisis
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Faith-Based Indie Studio the Wonder Project Adds Former Hulu, Crooked Media, Westbrook Media Execs
Tom McAlister, Neil Varghese and Rina Yano will lead the faith-focused studio’s marketing, finance and business and legal affairs teams
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Cannes Lions Rivals Michael Kassan, MediaLink, Mark Their Territory at the Hotel du Cap
The two firms went head to head at the Hotel du Cap, but the talk was that Lenny Kravitz is now celibate
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Jim Henson Company Plans Sale of Historic Chaplin Studios Lot in Hollywood | Exclusive
The La Brea location famously features a Kermit the Frog statue dressed as The Tramp, complete with top hat and cane
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Disney Exec Tim McNeal Named Hollywood Radio and Television Society President
The Disney TV Studio VP of Talent Development and Inclusion succeeds Amazon Studio’s Odetta Watkins
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Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij Strike Multi-Year Partnership With Indie Production House Sister
The “Murder at the End of the World” creators will develop film and TV projects for the Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone-owned studio
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Introducing Showrunner, the AI Platform That Lets You Make Your Own TV Show
Fable Simulation has a slate of 10 original animated shows you can draw from
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Disney Employees Sue Media Giant for ‘Fraudulently’ Inducing Them to Move to Florida in Spiked Campus Initiative
In 2021, Disney asked 2,000 employees to move to the Sunshine State before changing its mind
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Paramount Top Lawyer Christa D’Alimonte to Step Down
The studio’s general counsel, who has worked with the company for 25 years, will exit at the end of June
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Queen Latifah Speaks on Body Image in Advertising at Cannes Lions: ‘You Cannot Judge Someone’s Health by How They Look’
Cannes Lions 2024: “People are stuck in their mindsets — it’s not just actors, it’s producers, people at studios, people who’ve gone through their own weight loss journeys,” the performer says
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Venu Sports Adds Tim Connolly, Skarpi Hedinsson to Sports Streaming Venture Leadership Team
Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s collaboration is led by former Hulu and Apple executive Pete Distad
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Lionsgate Promotes Chase Brisbin to International SVOD Sales EVP, Head of Global Channels
In her expanded role, the executive will manage the studio’s portfolio of over two dozen FAST channels and continue to oversee the TV and film library’s licensing and distribution
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Fremantle, Pluto TV Strike Distribution Deal for 25 FAST Channels, Including ‘Baywatch,’ ‘Family Feud’
The offerings will launch in 13 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain and Italy
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Streaming Hits Record 38.8% of Total TV Usage in May
“Bridgerton” Season 3, Part 1 was the most streamed show of the month with over 5.5 billion viewing minutes, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge
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Warner Bros. Discovery Names Ex-Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs as Communications Chief
Gibbs replaces Nathaniel Brown, who stepped down in January
