The Screening Room, the technology company that threatened to upend theatrical distribution by offering new releases in the home, has been rechristened SR Labs. It also appointed a new CEO — former Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president Man Jit Singh. Prem Akkaraju, who founded the company with Sean Parker, will assume the role of executive
Month: April 2020
France president Emmanuel Macron said the lockdown will be extended to May 11 in a televised interview on Monday. He said that no festivals or events drawing large crowds will be allowed to take place until at least mid-July. That clearly puts Cannes Film Festival on ice – organizers had been planning to postpone the
Netflix has signed a first look television deal with comic book and graphic novel publisher BOOM! Studios. Under the deal, BOOM! will develop live action and animated series. BOOM! Studios CEO and founder Ross Richie and president of development Stephen Christy will executive produce all shows developed through the pact.The company is behind comic book
A New York judge on Monday denied AMC’s motion to throw out one of two profit-participation lawsuits filed by “The Walking Dead” creator Frank Darabont, and set a trial on the long-running case for November. Darabont — who was fired after the first season of the show, back in July 2011 — has filed two
David Levy, the former president of WarnerMedia’s cable and sports assets, has joined The Raine Group, an investment bank that specializes in the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. He is expected to help Raine identify and execute investment and advisory opportunities, and will be based in New York. “The Raine Group is a leader in
Cleaning closets, teaching yourself piano, finally reading “Moby Dick” … as more time goes by, the harder it seems to find ways to make your coronavirus-mandatory time at home productive. Well, Songtrust is presenting a way for songwriters, music industry execs and anyone with an interest to hone their business chops with a “Music Publishing
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for president in a livestream conversation between the two Democratic rivals on Monday. “We’ve got to make Trump a one-term president, and we need you in the White House,” Sanders said. “I will do all that I can to see that that happens, Joe… It’s imperative that all of
Disney has postponed the theatrical release of “Soul,” an existential animated adventure from Pixar, since cinemas are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The movie was originally set to open June 19 and will now debut Nov. 20, 2020. The studio also announced Monday that “Raya and the Last Dragon,” an original fantasy film,
ESPN, struggling to keep fresh programming on its schedule with live sports sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, is asking some of its best-known personalities to take pay cuts. “We are asking about 100 of our commentators to join with our executives and take a temporary salary reduction. These are challenging times and we are all
There may or may not be a full-fledged NFL season this year, but there will at the very least be an NFL Draft. Disney will for a second year televise the annual event across ESPN and ABC, which organizers hope will prove an attractive draw to sports fans who have few new games to watch
Universal announced Monday that “Trolls World Tour” landed the biggest debut for a digital release after the animated sequel launched last weekend on premium video on demand and in a handful of drive-in cinemas. It’s the first film from a major studio to break the traditional theatrical window and open simultaneously on home entertainment platforms
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans has revised eligibility rules for members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees who are not working due to the coronavirus crisis. The plan‘s board of directors has voted to credit up to 300 hours toward the next eligibility period for members who are actively enrolled in its health plan
Matt Holzman, who produced shows including “The Business” and “The Document” for Los Angeles-area public radio station KCRW, died Sunday of lung cancer. He was 56. Holzman was widely respected as a tireless booster of KCRW, a mentor and generous co-worker. A KCRW spokesperson said he died of stage four metastatic cancer, which was diagnosed
Artists are coming up with all kinds of ways to approximate the concert experience while the world is in coronavirus lockdown, and today New York indie quintet Real Estate have launched their “Quarantour,” an augmented-reality experience with the goal of bringing fans “as close to a live concert as possible without having to leave home.”
Cinemark is launching an offering of $250 million in senior secured notes. The theater chain said the debt securities will be used for “general corporate purposes,” which include enhancing its liquidity at a time when cinemas have been closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus. Cinemark, which is the third largest exhibitor, said the debt will
Deirdre Bolton, who has for the past few years worked as an anchor at Fox Business Network, is joining ABC News as a New York-based business correspondent. “As an accomplished reporter, Deirdre is adept at translating complex financial concepts into understandable ideas and facts,” said ABC News President James Goldston in a statement Monday. “.
In the wake of the steep challenges the live-entertainment industry faces due to the coronavirus pandemic, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino will forego his 2020 salary and senior executives will see their salaries reduced by up to 50%, amid other cost-cutting moves and an amendment to its existing credit agreement that includes a new $120
Quibi, the mobile-only streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg, surpassed 1 million installations within the first week of launch. According to analysts, the big-budget, short-form video streamer has had a relatively tepid reception in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. As of Sunday, April 12, the Quibi app had been downloaded and installed 1.15 million times,
OneRepublic, who recorded their latest single “Better Days” while in quarantine after being exposed to someone with coronavirus, today released a video of the song comprised almost entirely of fan-sourced video footage. Upon the song’s release late last month, the group invited fans to share videos of their experiences at home — “sharing acts of
Media and publishing company Condé Nast, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, is making a series of cutbacks including layoffs and reducing pay for high-salary employees. The series of cost-cutting measures includes some amount of layoffs; pay cuts of 10%-20% for those making $100,000 or more annually — while CEO Roger Lynch and
George Stephanopoulos revealed on “Good Morning America” Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, although he has remained asymptomatic. The diagnosis, he told colleagues on the ABC News program, was “really no surprise,” given that his wife, comic actor Ali Wentworth, has been grappling with the illness for several days. Stephanopoulos and his family
AT&T will provide three months of free wireless service for nurses and physicians battling the coronavirus pandemic across the U.S., the latest goodwill gesture from corporate America during the crisis. The telco revealed the news with the assistance of John Krasinski on his YouTube series “Some Good News,” which he launched two weeks ago as
SPOILER ALERT: Do not keep reading f you have not watched the Season 3 premiere of “Killing Eve.” Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards! Talk about a shocking, tragic way to kick off Season 3 of “Killing Eve.” Kenny Stowton (Sean Delaney), the former MI6 tech whiz — and son to spy boss
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the fifth episode of “Westworld” Season 3. The fifth episode of “Westworld” Season 3 was all about one character: the mercurial Engerraund Serac (Vincent Cassel). After little teases to his backstory, the episode threw Serac’s past wide open: We learned that his family was killed
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Famous Last Words,” the eighth episode of “Outlander” Season 5. When “Famous Last Words” first started, it took “Outlander” viewers out of the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Alamance and instead showed Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) back at Oxford in
Elvis Costello’s keyboard player of 43 years, Steve Nieve, has been doing a daily live-stream show from his home in France for more than three weeks, in which he often plays the compositions of his longtime musical partner. Easter Sunday’s webcast featured a surprise half-hour appearance by Costello himself, who joined Nieve for remote collaborations
In a different era, the episode of “Saturday Night Live” that was broadcast last night would never be shown again. “SNL” took itself out of a weeks-long production hiatus spurred by the coronavirus pandemic and tried to give the world a substitute for its more traditional efforts. The show was filled with attempts to emulate
James Gunn, director of the upcoming third “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie and “The Suicide Squad,” said that neither movie will be affected by delays during the coronavirus pandemic. Answering fans’ questions on his Twitter account, Gunn said that the new “Suicide Squad” film for Warner Bros. and DC Comics is moving along as planned
While most of the country is under quarantine to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic, rapper Gucci Mane seemed to make light of the deadly disease in a tweet on Sunday morning. “I pray my haters die of corona virus,” he posted early on Sunday. I pray my haters die of corona virus 😷 —
Grammy-winning country singer Sturgill Simpson revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus a month after going to an emergency room with symptoms. In an Instagram post, Simpson says he and his band were on tour in Western Europe and southeastern parts of the U.S. from the end of January to the beginning of March.
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