Tuesday, February 13, 2024
A group of 1,700 performers who play characters and cheer and dance in parades at Disneyland in California announced their intent Tuesday to unionize with Actors’ Equity. The group, whic…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:10PMMeghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has formed a creative partnership with Lemonada Media to develop a new podcast series. As part of the partnership, Lemonada Media, which is behind shows…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:48PMAppropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, is transferring to another Broadway theater to extend its run. The Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play will move to the Belasco Theatre startin…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMMonday, February 12, 2024
Actors’ Equity Association has voted to authorize a strike against the Broadway League amid negotiations over developmental work. The strike authorization vote, which was agreed to unani…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:42PMSiriusXM is laying off less than 3 percent of its workforce, or about 160 positions, as the company reorganizes to promote future subscriber growth. In a memo to employees Monday, CEO Jennif…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:12PMFriday, February 9, 2024
“Authenticity is dangerous and expensive.” Tina Fey espoused those words of wisdom to Bowen Yang on the podcast Las Culturistas, which he co-hosts with Matt Rogers, as part of the show…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:57PMThursday, February 8, 2024
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl said his company remains happy with their deal with TikTok and he believes the social media platform and Universal Music Group will also come to an agreem…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:16AMWednesday, February 7, 2024
Warner Music Group plans to lay off about 600 staffers in an effort to free up more money for music investment across the next decade. The majority of impacted staffers, which represent 10…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:10PMAfter Disney delivered strong quarterly earnings results, including cutting streaming losses and reaffirming a profitable streaming business this summer, CEO Bob Iger said the “last thing�…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:57PMTuesday, February 6, 2024
Amy Ryan will take over Tyne Daly’s role in Doubt: A Parable on Broadway after the star was unexpectedly hospitalized. “Ms. Daly was unexpectedly hospitalized on Friday and unfortunately…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:27PMJonathan Majors’ sentencing date has been delayed until April 8 after his defense team filed a motion to set aside the verdict. The Creed III actor was convicted in December of reckless a…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:43PMTom Holland will star as Romeo in a new version of Romeo & Juliet in the West End this spring. The play will be directed by Jamie Lloyd, the director of the retooled Sunset Boulevard, …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:08AMMonday, February 5, 2024
Disney is calling on Professor Ludwig Von Drake as its reinforcement in its board battle against Nelson Peltz and his Trian Partners. The media and entertainment giant released an animated…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:07PMSmartLess, Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, On Purpose with Jay Shetty and Normal Gossip are among the titles in contention for the 2024 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. The category, whic…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30AMFriday, February 2, 2024
Joe Rogan has struck a new multiyear deal with Spotify, but will no longer see his podcast distributed exclusively by the platform. As part of the deal for The Joe Rogan Experience, which …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:54PMSara Bareilles is writing the score for a stage adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s novel The Interestings. The show will feature a book by Sarah Ruhl, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for In the Next…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMThursday, February 1, 2024
Apple hit an all-time revenue record in its services sector, which includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and more, during its first quarter ended Dec. 30. Net sales in the service…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:46PMWednesday, January 31, 2024
Radio broadcast company Audacy is laying off about 25 percent of its staff from its Pineapple Street podcast division. The cuts, which amount to 12 people, come as the company contended wi…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:28PMAlex Cooper’s popular Call Her Daddy podcast is no longer exclusive to Spotify. As of Jan. 30, the back catalog of the podcast is available on all audio platforms, with the first new episo…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:44PMTuesday, January 30, 2024
Microsoft reported second-quarter earnings that were boosted in part by its acquisition of game maker Activision Blizzard. Total Xbox content and services revenue increased 61 percent year…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:35PMBritish media company Sky Group is planning to cut 1,000 jobs over the next year as the company transitions to internet-based TV from satellite. The majority of jobs cut will be concentrat…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:47PMLos Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang is leaving the publication to join the New Yorker. Chang, who had been with the Times since 2016, departs the Times as the publication contends wit…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:59AMMonday, January 29, 2024
SiriusXM has acquired certain exclusive rights to the popular podcast SmartLess, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, as part of a multiyear agreement. As part of the deal,…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:47PMFriday, January 12, 2024
The American Federation of Musicians will soon go into contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers with asks that cover many of the same subjects as ac…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:05AMThursday, January 11, 2024
Audible is laying off 5 percent of its staff with the goal of setting the company up for “continued success” amid an “ increasingly challenging landscape,” according to a memo sent t…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:26PMWednesday, January 10, 2024
NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade is launching a new podcast series featuring discussions with athletes, musicians, business titans, film stars and more about their career paths and continued goals. …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMTuesday, January 9, 2024
Jonathan Majors is working to save his reputation and career in giving a Jan. 8 interview declaring his innocence ahead of sentencing, in a move that experts see as risky legally and profe…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:23PMDaniel Dae Kim will star in the Broadway premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face next season. The play, which is inspired by real events, follows a playwright protesting the casting …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PMAndrew Garfield and Cynthia Erivo will lead Audible’s audio adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984. The Amazing Spider-Man and Wicked stars will play Winston and Julia, respectively, along…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AMMonday, January 8, 2024
A stage adaptation of Prince’s film Purple Rain is under development, with a world premiere in the works. The adaptation will feature a score by Prince, who died in 2016, a book by Pulit…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMJonathan Majors gave his first interview Monday since he was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment in an incident involving his then-partner Grace Jabbari. In an interview on …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:03AM 
