Verve President Danny Bennett Steps Down as UMG Restructures Jazz and Classical Divisions Verve Label Group president/CEO Danny Bennett has stepped down, Universal Music Group announced Thursday. Oversight of Verve will be...
Writers Guild, Hollywood Agents Negotiate With Deadline Looming The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood agents have held a sixth negotiating session with a deadline for a new deal 16 days away — and it’s uncertain whether...
Fox Layoffs Leave Staffers Stunned and Saddened Fox employees knew this day was coming. For over a year, the men and women who work at the Century City lot have talked of little else but severance packages and job searches...
Epic Game Store Redesign, User Reviews, Gifting Inbound Epic Game Store is getting a redesign, user reviews, gifting, and much more over the coming year, the company announced during a talk at the Game Developers Conference...
Disney Clarifies Film Leadership After Harrowing Day of Fox Layoffs Following the dismissal of top executives in distribution, marketing and strategy on Thursday, new 20th Century Fox owner Disney has clarified its new top...
Film News Roundup: Janelle Monae to Star in Film From Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz In today’s film news roundup, Janelle Monae will star in a Lionsgate movie, Bill Nighy joins “Emma,” and documentaries on surfer Bethany... Studio Marketing Chiefs Discuss the Theatrical vs. Netflix Oscars Debate On a day where a large part of the Fox marketing department was wiped out in the aftermath of the Disney merger, a group of marketing chiefs from other...
June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer List Traditional Los Feliz Bungalow (EXCLUSIVE) Hardworking Hollywood hypenates Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael have a modest house in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, Calif., up for...
TV News Roundup: Kevin Hart Netflix Comedy Special Drops First Trailer In today’s roundup, Netflix releases the official trailer for the comedy special “Kevin Hart: Irresponsible” and Josh Charles joins Showtime’s Roger Ailes...
GameStop Appoints George Sherman as CEO Video game retailer GameStop has appointed George Sherman as its new chief executive officer, effective Apr. 15, it announced on Wednesday. Sherman replaces Shane Kim, who’s served as...
Disney Parks Attraction Creators Compare Crafting Video Games With Real-World Experiences Building a playful, inviting experience in a Disney theme park is far from easy, and it’s also surprisingly similar to creating a... How Netflix Wants to Take on Its Competition in 2019 and Beyond “They’re going to do some great shows. I’m going to be envious.” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings practiced humility when he was asked about new competitors like...
Disney Retiring Fox 2000 Label Disney will stop making films under the Fox 2000 label, a move that could mean that its head Elizabeth Gabler will not be making the move to the Magic Kingdom, Variety has learned. The decision...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty in CNN Pipe Bomb Case A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump. Cesar Sayoc appeared in federal court in New York, where he...
Texas Country Singer Dies of Gunshot in Music Video Accident Texas country music upstart Justin Carter has died from a gunshot wound, in an accident that took place while a gun was being as a prop for a music video being...
Xbox Woos Mobile Developers With Xbox Live Functionality At this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft is making a case to mobile game developers that they should use Xbox Live for their games. As it turns out, it’s...
Razer Announces Mobile Gaming Collaboration With Tencent Gaming hardware and peripheral manufacturer Razer is partnering with Chinese technology giant Tencent to “bring the mobile gaming experience to the next level,” it...
Tracy Morgan Loses Small Fortune on Former New Jersey Residence (EXCLUSIVE) After nearly a year on the market at steadily declining prices that started at nearly $2.25 million, Tracy Morgan has sold his former home in...
Fox Will Keep Jeanine Pirro Off Schedule for Another Week “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” the Saturday-night opinion show led by Jeanine Pirro, will be off the Fox News schedule for a second week in the wake of remarks she made...
New Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch Announces All Employees to Receive Stock in Company The new standalone entity Fox Corp. held a town hall on Thursday, just over a day after the official closing of the 21st Century Fox-Disney...
How to Build an Inclusive Game Studio Culture For most game studios, efforts to expand the diversity and inclusiveness usually end during the hiring process. It’s clear that studios are working to recruit developers with...
Drew Goddard Inks Exclusive Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV Writer, director and producer Drew Goddard has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, under which he will write, create,...
Layoffs Hit Fox After Disney Completes Deal Layoffs have hit Fox following the entertainment company’s sale to Disney. The staff cuts are hitting employees at the SVP, EVP, and president level. Senior staff is expected to be...
World Video Game Hall of Fame 2019 Finalists Announced The World Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York announced the 12 finalists for its 2019 class on Thursday. Here is the full list of potential inductees: “Candy...