Apollo reportedly offers $11 billion for Paramount film and TV studio
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has offered to purchase Paramount Global’s film and TV studio operations for $11 billion,…
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George Lucas backs Bob Iger in Nelson Peltz proxy fight
Is the Force strong with Bob Iger? On Tuesday, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas threw his support behind the Walt…
$950,000 expense account fuels UTA battle with ex-partner
A blistering battle between Beverly Hills-based United Talent Agency and ex-partner Michael Kassan centers on alleged over-the-top spending and a…
Safety Shot Taps Music and Film Industry Veteran Jordan Schur as New President and Company Board Member
Safety Shot, Inc. Safety Shot, Inc. Jordan Schur With tremendous success throughout a storied career in the music and film…
Disney slams proxy fight rival Nelson Peltz in political-style ad
Walt Disney Co. is stepping up its campaign against activist investor Nelson Peltz, warning shareholders in a new video that…
CALMATTERS: Southern California’s huge logistics industry faces a backlash over wages and pollution | Columns
A half-century ago, Southern California’s financial, political and civic leaders made a fateful decision that the region’s economic future could…
CALMATTERS: California spends billions on homelessness yet the crisis keeps getting worse | Columns
California not only has the nation’s largest number of homeless people, but one of its highest rates of homelessness vis-à-vis…
Netflix hires ‘It’ producer Dan Lin for top film job, replacing Scott Stuber
Netflix announced Wednesday that film producer Dan Lin has been named chairman of the streaming company’s film division, replacing longtime…
OpenAI’s Sora and Hollywood’s artificial intelligence ‘matrix’
The threat of artificial intelligence to Hollywood’s status quo entered a new phase of reality earlier this month when OpenAI,…
Sean Bailey out, David Greenbaum in as Disney movie head
Sean Bailey, the longtime Walt Disney Co. executive who oversaw the studio’s live-action movies, is leaving the company, the Burbank-based…