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Hannah Waddingham to Receive Crystal Award at Women in Film Honors (EXCLUSIVE)
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Agents and Indie Producers Argue Incentives Alone Won’t Fix Hollywood’s Ills
It doesn’t mean much to anyone under 45, but for older folks in Hollywood, the term “fin-syn” evokes a golden age of mansions, yacht parties and cutting-edge TV. The FCC’s “financial interest and syndication” rules forced TV networks to buy shows from superproducers like Norman Lear and Grant Tinker rather than making them in-house. And […]
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Collage, a New Management and Investment Company, Launches as a Bridge Between AI-First Studios and Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)
As Hollywood continues to navigate the plethora of questions surrounding AI and its place in the industry, one former talent agent hopes to be the link between everyone involved. Enter Collage, a new management and investment company aimed at helping AI-first production companies navigate the Hollywood pipeline. Founded in July by former UTA agent Dante […]
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June McDoom Makes Folk Music With the Bass Turned Up
On her debut album, Follow the Light , the New York songwriter brings the Jamaican records she grew up with into the traditions that she learned to love on her own
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Sony Pictures Television Hires Lauren Glaubach, Former YouTube and Pinterest Exec, to Lead Digital and Social Distribution Strategy
Sony Pictures Television hired Lauren Glaubach, a former YouTube and Pinterest content exec, in the newly created role of executive vice president, distribution, digital and social platforms. Glaubach will head up Sony Pictures Entertainment’s continued expansion across YouTube and other digital platforms, reporting to Jason Spivak and Paul Littmann, presidents of distribution and networks at […]
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CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour to leave network after 43 years
Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN’s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assignment for the news giant, plans to step away from the media company in June. “After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic […]