The end is nigh for the great Disney-Nelson Peltz proxy battle
Walt Disney Co.’s dramatic battle with billionaire shareholder Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian Fund Management, comes to a head…
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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,…
What Iger’s ‘Fortnite’ deal says about Disney’s future
Among the splashy announcements Bob Iger made amid last week’s Walt Disney Co. earnings report was news that could provide…
Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset has potential for Hollywood
It’s funny to remember the hype that once surrounded virtual reality in Hollywood and entertainment-adjacent fields. In the last year,…
How Hollywood markets musicals says a lot about the way movies are sold
Thanks to Matt Brennan for taking the lead on our Wide Shot daily editions from the Sundance Film Festival in…
Sundance 2024 documentary guide: ‘Will & Harper,’ ‘Super/Man’ and more
PARK CITY, Utah — Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of…
Sundance 2024: Sue Bird on money in WNBA, her showbiz future
PARK CITY, Utah — Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of…
Sundance CEO explains why film festivals need to ‘evolve’
PARK CITY, Utah — Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of…
‘Succession,’ ‘Beef,’ ‘The Bear’ dominate a nostalgic Emmys
A quick heads-up to Wide Shot subscribers: The newsletter is going back to Sundance! I will be in Los Angeles…
Barbra Streisand’s firm got $200,000 PPP cash, paid gardener
Barbra Streisand’s film company, which pays the groundskeeper at her $20 million mansion, got $200,000 in PPP money intended to help…