Why Shari Redstone went cold on a Paramount sale to Skydance

A man points to a neon "Made in Hollywood" sign on a wall.

For seven months, media mogul Shari Redstone agitated for Paramount Global’s leaders to embrace her plan to hand the storied media company to tech scion David Ellison. Paramount then-Chief Executive Bob Bakish and several board […]

Atlas: Critical Flop Is The Top Movie On Netflix Right Now

Society of the Snow: Survival Thriller Is Top Movie On Netflix

“Atlas” is currently the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system. Jennifer Lopez stars in this sci-fi action film about a data analyst with a profound distrust of all things […]

How ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Is Kicking It With $500M+ Global Box Office: Analysis

How 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Is Kicking It With $500M+ Global Box Office: Analysis

EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s Kung Fu Panda 4 crossed the $500M mark globally this past weekend, reaching the milestone on a staggered release pattern that has worked well for the partners in the past (think Puss […]

Meet Jon Gosselin’s music producer pal DJ Casper, who’s making music with the reality star based on his life experiences

DJ Casper is a producer and DJ from Philadelphia

DJ CASPER is a talented DJ and music producer who has opened up for artists such as Jay-Z, DMX, Akon, and Nicki Minaj. Now he is collaborating with his close friend, reality star and fellow […]

Gene Simmons and Neil Young Announce Departures from Twitter

Gene Simmons and Neil Young Announce Departures from Twitter

Musicians Gene Simmons and Neil Young have separately announced their decisions to leave Twitter (which owner Elon Musk has renamed “X”). Their announcements arrive amidst a flurry of companies choosing to pull advertisements from the […]

Deal Framework In Place Amid Movement In Talks – Deadline

Deal Framework In Place Amid Movement In Talks – Deadline

UPDATE, 8:51 PM: SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are spotlighting Artificial Intelligence in their latest round of talks in what has turned into a distinctly parallel track process. Just a few hours after Deadline reported (see […]

Nexstar channels, NewsNation dropped from DirecTV in blackout

Nexstar channels, NewsNation dropped from DirecTV in blackout

Millions of DirecTV customers lost access to Nexstar Media Group channels after the two companies failed to agree to a new distribution contract by a Sunday night deadline. The nationwide blackout of 159 Nexstar-owned stations […]

NBCUniversal CEO exits, citing ‘inappropriate relationship’

NBCUniversal CEO exits, citing 'inappropriate relationship'

NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell has stepped down after three years in the top role due to “an inappropriate relationship,” parent company Comcast Corp. announced Sunday, making him the latest high-powered Hollywood player to lose […]

After 7,000 job cuts, some question if Disney paid too much for Fox assets

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.

Will history judge Walt Disney Co.’s $71.3-billion purchase of 21st Century Fox a success? Or will the 2019 acquisition turn out to be Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger’s biggest blunder? Activist investor Nelson Peltz’s excoriation […]

‘Undreground Railroad’ ‘Parallels’ Universal Stars Talk Talent Deals – Deadline

‘Undreground Railroad’ ‘Parallels’ Universal Stars Talk Talent Deals – Deadline

What do Idris Elba, Lupin superstar Omar Sy and emerging French-Vietnamese writer Quoc Dang Tran have in common? Other than their obvious creative skills, they are among a growing number of stars born outside the […]