Merchant: The AI industry’s plan to nuke its copyright problem
This time in 2023, the world was in thrall to the rise of OpenAI’s dazzling chatbot. ChatGPT was metastasizing like…
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From ‘Bad Vegan’ to mass restaurant closures — Inside Matthew Kenney’s crumbling raw food empire
The unmistakable stench of rotting food filled the space formerly occupied by chef Matthew Kenney’s trendy Venice restaurant, Plant Food…
David Ellison’s Skydance explores possible merger with Paramount
Film producer David Ellison’s Skydance Media is exploring an all-cash deal to acquire National Amusements Inc., the company that controls…
Adam Fogelson named Lionsgate film chair, replacing Joe Drake
Santa Monica-based entertainment company Lionsgate has promoted Adam Fogelson, the former head of STX Films and Universal Pictures, to lead…
Wide Shot: Golden Globes, ‘Oppenheimer’ and a ‘hot sushi’ awards season
Hollywood had its reasons to root for the revival of the Golden Globes this year. Its status as the looser…
2024 box office: Strike delays lower expectations by $1 billion
Bad news first: Thanks to the wreckage inflicted on Hollywood’s production apparatus during the six months of combined actors’ and…
CALMATTERS: Could Gavin Newsom actually mount a successful presidential campaign? | Columns
It wasn’t the most important political story in California this year, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s headlong plunge into national –…
Five big themes for Hollywood in 2024
The new year in Hollywood always brings certain traditions: resolutions, predictions, last-minute deals squeezed in before quarter-end. Naturally, media reporters…
CALMATTERS: Politicians refused to fix California’s boom-and-bust tax system. They now face a $68 billion deficit | Columns
It is truly amazing – and not in a good way – that California’s politicians cannot grasp a phenomenon that…
Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery are in early talks to merge
The chief executives of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery have met to discuss a potential merger, in what would…