Entertainment industry website IndieWire has made a half-dozen hires across its film and television sections, increasing its staff in New York and Los Angeles. A story on its website states, “The site crossed 11.3...
The Company Town team at the Los Angeles Times is looking for an ambitious and passionate reporter to join a team of talented journalists covering the entertainment business during a period of rapid transformation...
Walt Disney Co. said it will take full control of the Hulu service in a deal with Comcast Corp. as it vies for a bigger piece of the global video streaming market dominated by...
Walt Disney Co.’s superhero epic “Avengers: Endgame” became the first movie to gross more than $1 billion in its debut at the world-wide box office. Erich Schwartzel of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Marvel Studios...
Walt Disney Co. is launching a streaming service for 7,500 episodes and 500 movies that will cost $6.99 per month. Andrew Keshner of MarketWatch.com had the news: Disney will be able to release “Captain Marvel,”...
Forbes senior editor Dawn Chmielewski and Deadline journalist Dade Hayes have signed a contract to write about the streaming wars. The book, to be called “Binge Times,” will be out in 2021 and will be published...
R.T. Watson has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as an entertainment reporter based in Los Angeles. Watson previously worked for Bloomberg News in Rio de Janeiro where he covered primarily commodities since...
Forbes Media seeks an Assistant Editor to support the Forbes Media & Entertainment section in our Jersey City, NJ, office. Assistant Editors are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers,...
Disney, Nestle and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games have paused advertising on YouTube after reports of a pedophile network rampant in the comments of monetized videos. Sara Salinas of CNBC.com had the news: The controversy stems from reports that...
Les Moonves, the ex-CBS Corp. boss who got bounced last fall amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, is fighting the company’s decision to deny him a $120 million severance package. Alexandra Steigrad of the...
