Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over new media rights deal
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit Friday against the NBA over the new media rights deal that cuts out the league’s longtime TV partner Turner Sports. The suit filed in…
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ boosts Marvel’s flagging fortunes
For years, the seemingly unstoppable Marvel Studios built a reputation for family-friendly, PG-13 superhero fare. But recently, the Walt Disney Co.-owned unit has stumbled. The hit machine isn’t cranking out…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav’s struggles extend to a lost NBA contract
David Zaslav didn’t expect it to be this difficult. Two and a half years ago, the veteran TV executive brimmed with confidence and pride that a guy from Brooklyn, who…
Video game actors are going on strike after contract talks fail over AI terms
Video game performers are going on strike for the second time in a decade. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and chief negotiator of performers union SAG-AFTRA, called a strike Thursday…
Paramount, Skydance deal draws first shareholder lawsuit
As expected, Paramount Global shareholders are challenging the terms of the struggling company’s proposed blockbuster merger with Skydance Media. The first lawsuit arrived Wednesday, three weeks after Paramount board members…
‘Inside the NBA’: Here are Chuck, Shaq, Kenny and Ernie’s top moments
Less than two years later, Johnson took some time off from the show after the death of his son, Michael, at age 33. “Inside the NBA” paid tribute to Michael…
Activision Blizzard’s ‘World of Warcraft’ game developers vote to unionize
The more than 500 game developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on the blockbuster video game “World of Warcraft” have elected to form a union, marking the latest entrant in…
Disneyland employees avert strike with tentative deal, union says
Disneyland employees said they reached a tentative contract deal with the company, averting what could have been the first major work stoppage at the Anaheim theme park in 40 years.…
Having pushed Biden aside, Hollywood power brokers step up for Harris
Barely a month ago, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood A-listers turned out for President Joe Biden. The event, organized by former DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, drew George…
Get paid or sue? How the news business is combating the threat of AI
Journalist Javier Cabral wanted to test Google’s much-hyped, experimental artificial intelligence-powered search results. So he typed out a question about a topic he knew intimately: the Long Beach bakery Gusto…