Entertainment
- www.indiewire.com IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit Wrap-Up
At the inaugural IndieWire Future of Filmmaking summit, luminaries such as Sean Baker discussed the next generation of the art form.
> At the inaugural IndieWire Future of Filmmaking summit, luminaries such as Sean Baker discussed the next generation of the art form.
- variety.com 'Wild Robot' and 'Inside Out' Directors on Creating Animated Features
This year’s top Oscar contenders for an animated feature shared their insights on creating emotionally authentic animated features at SCAD.
> This year’s top Oscar contenders for an animated feature shared their insights on creating emotionally authentic animated features at SCAD.
- www.hollywoodreporter.com Paramount Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Sharing User Viewing History
Many streaming platforms incorporate tracking tools that allow companies to record users' viewing activity.
> Many streaming platforms incorporate tracking tools that allow companies to record users' viewing activity.
- www.hollywoodreporter.com Nielsen Gets OK to Add First-Party Streaming Data to Its TV Ratings
An industry group has blessed Nielsen's plans to combine internal data from streamers with its own TV measurement.
> An industry group has blessed Nielsen's plans to combine internal data from streamers with its own TV measurement.
- www.indiewire.com Disney Is Taking the Grammys Away From CBS After More Than 50 Years
Come 2027, the Grammys will air on ABC and also stream live on Disney+ and Hulu, leaving CBS after more than 50 years on the network.
> Come 2027, the Grammys will air on ABC and also stream live on Disney+ and Hulu, leaving CBS after more than 50 years on the network.
- deadline.com David Ellison Will Hold 100% Of Family Interest In Paramount When Skydance Deal Closes
An amended FCC filing by Skydance today says that David Ellison will hold 100% of the Ellison family’s interest in Paramount one that deal closes, an attempt to allay concern that control will his father, Oracle co-founder and CEO, Larry Ellison.
> An amended FCC filing by Skydance today says that David Ellison will hold 100% of the Ellison family’s interest in Paramount one that deal closes, an attempt to allay concern that control will his father, Oracle co-founder and CEO, Larry Ellison.
- deadline.com Streamer Residuals: Simon Brown & Adrian Wills Launch Valuation Service
Simon Brown and Adrian Wills have launched a streamer residual content valuation service to help producers get their fair share from Netflix, Disney etc
> Simon Brown and Adrian Wills have launched a streamer residual content valuation service to help producers get their fair share from Netflix, Disney etc
- deadline.com ITV Studios Buys Eagle Eye Drama, 'The Couple Next Door' Producer,
ITV Studios has bought Eagle Eye Drama, 'The Couple Next Door' producer run by Walter Iuzzolino
> ITV Studios has bought Eagle Eye Drama, 'The Couple Next Door' producer run by Walter Iuzzolino
- www.thewrap.com Netflix, Disney, Comcast, Google, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount to Spend Combined $126 Billion on Content in 2024
The estimate from Ampere Analysis includes $40 billion allocated towards the companies' streaming services
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21401832 > The estimate from Ampere Analysis includes $40 billion allocated towards the companies' streaming services
- deadline.com YouTube Upfront Ad Commitments Leap 20%, Google Exec Philip Schindler Says
YouTube's growing viewership generated a 20% leap in upfront ad commitments over the prior year, Google Chief Business Officer Philip Schindler says.
> YouTube's growing viewership generated a 20% leap in upfront ad commitments over the prior year, Google Chief Business Officer Philip Schindler says.
- www.thewrap.com Universal and Netflix Expand Licensing Deal to Include Live-Action Films
Netflix has announced a renewal and expansion of its deal with Universal, which includes animation and in 2027 live-action.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21410314 > Netflix has announced a renewal and expansion of its deal with Universal, which includes animation and in 2027 live-action.
- apnews.com 'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker’s young daughter.
- apnews.com After Drake battle, Kendrick Lamar turns victory lap concert into LA unity celebration
Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert at the Forum into a cathartic livestreamed celebration of Los Angeles unity.
- apnews.com Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers'
It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid on screen, hindering these stars from being taken seriously in Hollywood as adults.
- apnews.com ‘Wheel of Fortune’: Vanna White bids an emotional goodbye to Pat Sajak
Ahead of Pat Sajak’s final episode as the host of “Wheel of Fortune,” Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her co-host of four decades.
- www.billboard.com Supreme Court Rules Against Warner Music In Producer’s Battle Over Flo Rida Song
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Florida music producer in a legal battle against Warner Music over a song by the rapper Flo Rida.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Florida music producer in a legal battle against Warner Music over a song by the rapper Flo Rida, ruling that he can seek monetary damages dating all the way back to the 2008 release of the track.
Resolving a case that music companies had called “exceptionally important,” the justices ruled by a 6-3 vote in favor of Sherman Nealy, a Miami producer who sued Warner over claims that Flo Rida’s “In the Ayer” featured an unlicensed sample from the 1984 song “Jam the Box.”
Original SCOTUS decision here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1078_4gci.pdf
- www.businessinsider.com Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago, and wow, has it aged badly
The photo, taken at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, once had the internet in a chokehold. How times have changed.
>Then it emerged that, despite denial from Samsung, who provided the phone for the selfie and shelled out $20 million to sponsor that year's awards, it was an orchestrated marketing stunt to put their new handset front and center.
- www.wired.com The Willy Wonka Event’s Lead Actor Speaks Out: ‘It Was Just Gibberish’
Paul Connell, who portrayed “Willy McDuff” at Willy’s Chocolate Experience, talks to WIRED about the Unknown, jelly beans, and an impossible vacuum cleaner trick.
This is the most entertaining interview I've read in years. Not sure if there's a better place to post it.
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'The Toxic Avenger' mops up armed extremists in new teaser trailer. Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage and more will star in the reboot.
ew.com 'The Toxic Avenger' mops up armed extremists in new teaser trailerA new teaser for Macon Blair's 'The Toxic Avenger' introduces the reboot's 'freaky folk hero.'
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Cardi B threw her microphone at a concertgoer who tossed drink at her while performing on stage
www.cnn.com A concertgoer threw a drink at Cardi B while she was performing on stage, so she fought back | CNNAudience members at concerts in recent months have continued a pattern of throwing objects at artists who are on stage performing, and rapper Cardi B has had enough.
