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Jeff Bezos: "Melania" Movie Was a "Very Wise Business Decision
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (398+ words) The Amazon founder reiterated that he had nothing to do with the documentary film, but said that its performance justified the cost. He also defended the radical changes made at The Washington Post. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that the…...
How India Became the World's AI Film Lab
2+ week, 5+ day ago (328+ words) With no unions to slow the collision and scant regulation to cushion the aftermath, India has become the world's most consequential live experiment in AI filmmaking " and the results may preview the future of cinema everywhere. "It was quite painful,…...
MSNBC Is Working to Build Its Podcast Portfolio. Next Up: A Nicolle Wallace Show
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) The 'Deadline: White House' anchor is getting her first podcast, 'The Best People,' which will be an interview series bowing on June 2. As the line between a conversational podcast and a TV segment blurs rapidly, MSNBC is stocking up on…...
Netflix, Fox Muscle Into the Video Podcast Business
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (383+ words) The streaming giant's new appetite for video podcasts is good news for audio giants like i Heart, Sirius XM and Acast " but exclusivity may be a hard sell. As video podcasts explode in popularity, two major players are vying for…...
The Devil Wears Prada 2: First Reactions
3+ week, 1+ day ago (218+ words) The Devil Wears Prada 2 had several press screenings and first reactions to the Meryl Streep and Anna Hathaway-starring film have hit social media....
Paramount Asks FCC to Sign Off on Middle East Investment in Warner Bros. Megadeal
3+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) The company says that the Ellisons and Red Bird will control the voting stock, but that "indirect foreign ownership of equity interests in Paramount will be approximately 49. 5 percent." Paramount has asked the Federal Communications Commission to sign off on its…...
Laura Dern to Star in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation Drama From Sony
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) The Oscar and Emmy winner will also exec produce the limited series, which is based on reporter Julie K. Brown's book "Perversion of Justice.' Sony Pictures TV, Laura Dern and Adam Mc Kay are teaming up for a limited series about…...
The Last Time Everyone Watched the Same Thing
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (592+ words) No one knew it at the time, but 2014 " more precisely, Ellen De Generes' star-studded selfie moment " marked the peak of a monoculture that no longer exists. The numbers show a long decay ever since. At the 2014 Oscars, best supporting actor…...
The Most Powerful People in the World Are Obsessed With Media Again
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (612+ words) Sam Altman is buying his favorite show, Larry Ellison is buying CNN to merge it with CBS News, Jamie Dimon is toying with launching a venture. It may mark a new era of vanity media owners. It's a tale as…...
Christopher Nolan Wants to Know Where All the Hollywood Jobs Are, Too
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (795+ words) In his first interview as president of the Directors Guild of America, the "Oppenheimer" and "Dark Knight" helmer called a recent downturn in employment at the union "very troubling." Enterprise Reporter, TV & Labor Christopher Nolan is no stranger to tough…...