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Why pay a celebrity podcast host millions when you can create your own using AI? Inception Point AI is attempting to do just that, as the company builds a stable of AI talent to host podcasts, and eventually become broader influencers across social media, literature and more. Amid the high costs for producing narrative podcasts…
Another top executive is set to leave Paramount following Skydance‘s acquisition of the global media company. Justin Dini, who had led corporate communications at the company, steered the company’s messaging through a number of critical moments, including the Viacom-CBS merger, the rebranding to Paramount Global, the acquisition of Pluto TV and the launch Paramount+, and…
Reservoir Media has closed a deal to acquire Miles Davis’s publishing catalog, the company announced on Tuesday, giving Reservoir ownership over one of the most iconic catalogs in the history of jazz music. Reservoir didn’t disclose how much it paid for the catalog but confirmed that with the acquisition, the company is joining Davis’s estate,…
Production assistants have emerged victorious in their attempt to unionize The Pitt. Support staffers on the second season of the HBO Max medical drama opted to join a union aligned with LiUNA Local 724, the Hollywood laborers’ group, in a landmark election that took place Friday. Participating production and office assistants unanimously voted to join…
WME Group has named Robbie Henchman president of its in-house marketing and branding agency, 160over90. Henchman will also become senior partner at WME and oversee the agency’s brand representation business, which includes clients like McDonalds and Lego. Henchman effectively succeeds Ed Horne, who left 160over90 to become COO of On Location. Executive vps Ryan Brown,…
David F. Sandberg is on board to direct a new The Amityville Horror film for Amazon MGM Studios. The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard will produce alongside Sandberg, while The Safran Company’s Natalia Safran and Lotta Losten will executive produce. Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing wrote the screenplay for the reimagining of the…
Law & Order is expanding into a new viewing space: a dedicated FAST channel. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution and L&O producer Wolf Entertainment are launching a free, ad-supported streaming channel dedicated to the long-running crime drama. The channel debuted Tuesday with seasons five through ten (1994-95 through 1999-2000) of the series on platforms including LG…
I was already pie-eyed when I landed in the Philippines for my second tour. The 15-hour flight turned into a soggy airborne frat party, hosted by Johnny Depp and myself. As thrilled as I was to embrace a solid new friend, I made the mistake of trying to match Johnny booze-wise. That handsome fucker drank…
Ayo Edebiri‘s response to a question about the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, posed to her After the Hunt colleagues, Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, in a recent interview, has gone viral, as the reporter behind the inquiry is defending her line of questioning. Federica Polidoro asked Roberts and Garfield, in an on-camera interview…
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity has a new president of Film & Television, with veteran executive Amy Baer joining the banner. She will report to co-founder and CEO Affleck and chief operating officer Dillon West. During her career, Baer spent 17 years at Sony, which now has a three-year deal with Artists Equity…
