Business
optional screen reader
Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
-
Business
Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers of 2024
The most impactful and intriguing mergers and acquisitions that reshaped the industry this year — and the executives, reps and lawyers who made them happen.
-
Business
For Hollywood, AI Is a Double-Edged Sword
It’s cheaper, but also a job killer. Expect disruption in VFX, fiercer labor fights and, possibly, an invigoration of the production landscape.
By Winston Cho -
Business
Next Gen 2024: 35 Rising Hollywood Executives Under 35
THR's 31st annual tally of the most ambitious up-and-comers in the industry.
Latest Business
Li Haslett Chen to Leave Warner Bros. Discovery Board
The tech exec’s exit could open the way for a high-profile addition to the studio’s board of directors in 2025 amid plans to possibly spin off its legacy TV assets.
- By
Trump Moves to Pause TikTok Ban Law in Filing Signaling Support for Platform
The filing suggests that Trump may believe that the law infringes on the First Amendment rights of TikTok and its 170 million users. The case pits national security concerns against First Amendment protections.
- By
A Year of Losing the Plot (and Peak Top 10 Lists)
In cueing up a montage from 2024, it's not difficult to see a zeitgeist shift as well as echoes of moviegoing's past.
- By
Richard Parsons, Former Time Warner Chairman, Dies at 76
"The right guy in the right place at the right time," he steadied the ship after the ill-fated merger with AOL, then stepped in briefly for Leslie Moonves at CBS Corp.
- By
Netflix Bets That ‘Squid Game’ Can Turbocharge Its Video Game Ambitions
'Squid Game: Unleashed' will give subscribers that binge-watch the show in-game rewards, a first for a gaming franchise.
- By
Animation Guild Ratifies Contract With Studios and Streamers
A little more than three quarters of voting members opted to accept the three-year deal.
- By
Hollywood CEOs Show Their Cards on What They Think Is Valuable — and What Isn’t
Companies are beginning to pick winners and losers in their portfolios as they adapt to a rapidly-changing business environment.
- By
News Corp. and Australia Telecom Company Telstra Agree to Sell Foxtel to Streaming Sports Platform DAZN in $2.1B Deal
The Foxtel Group is owned 65 percent by News Corp. and 35 percent by Telstra.
- By
WGA Members Prohibited From Working With Village Roadshow After Company “Has Refused to Pay” Writers
"It is crucial that Village Roadshow be prevented from undercutting writers’ standards and conditions," the Writers Guild of America West shared in a statement.
- By
Video-Sharing Platform Rumble Nabs $775M Investment From Crypto Stablecoin Venture Tether
The video platform, which hosts content creators like gamer Dr. Disrespect, conservative host Dan Bongino and Dana White's Power Slap, will receive $250 million, with the remaining going to a tender offer.
- By
Senate Clears Bill Freeing Up Filming in National Parks
The measure was passed a day after a lawsuit was filed against the government accusing it of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial. It now heads to President Biden's desk.
- By
Musicians in Canada Ratify New Deal For Film and TV Projects With Indie Producers
The first-ever Independent Production Agreement establishes terms, conditions and rates for professional musicians working on English-language productions in Canada.
- By
Haliey Welch, A.K.A. “Hawk Tuah Girl,” Responds After Lawsuit Filed Over Meme Coin Crypto Crash
"I take this situation extremely seriously," the 22-year-old wrote in a post following two weeks of social media silence in the wake of $HAWK coin's crash.
- By
German Industry Gets Early Xmas Present as New Film Subsidy Law Comes in Under the Wire
German politicians approved a new film funding law just in time, avoiding a shutdown in the industry, but the legislation is less progressive than many had hoped.
- By
MPA Names Urmila Venugopalan President of Asia-Pacific Region as Belinda Lui Steps Down
The leadership change in Asia for the U.S. studios and streamers' leading lobbying group will go into effect on Jan. 31, 2025.
- By
More Americans Get Their News From YouTube — and There’s No Going Back
An appreciation for ‘Tisa Tells’ and her fellow amateur pundits who provided deep-dive analysis of the year’s biggest scandals.
- By