Bob Ley Blasts ESPN Over Mass Layoffs: ‘Enjoy the DIS Stock Price and Your NFL Football’

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThis is the winter of discontent for Hollywood workers, as no level of seniority has been spared from the wave of mass layoffs.Warner Bros. has been shaken by two rounds of layoffs and a wholesale restructuring that have ushered out veterans with decades of service to the Hollywood studio.NBCUniversal has rewired the structure of its TV content production and distribution operations, leading to hundreds of job cuts.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKiss have announced its’ “biggest concert ever,” a giant livestreamed New Year’s Eve show taking place in Dubai that will involve a live audience, more than 50 cameras, “numerous world record attempts for largest ever pyro display.” and a 400-person crew, half of whom are being flown in specifically for the event.A rep for the event tells Variety that producer Dan Catullo anticipates approximately 2,000-3,000 attendees for the live concert, with the exact number to

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Tuesday, November 17.La Liga president aims Man City digLa Liga president Javier Tebas has taken another dig at Manchester City, claiming the club do not compete within the rules of financial fair play amid a potential deal for Lionel Messi. The Argentine star is in the final year of his contract with Barcelona and was linked with a move to the Etihad in the summer transfer window.

Ted Johnson The California Labor Commission has concluded that Celine Dion has to pay commissions to ICM Partners and partner Rob Prinz, ruling that she still owed for a lucrative contract with AEG because the deal was negotiated by her former agency.“The abundance of extrinsic evidence present here supports the Labor Commissioner’s conclusion that a valid talent agent contract was formed between the parties,” CLC concluded.The dispute centers on a concerts deal valued at nearly $500 million

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorIMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, has put in development Hialeah: Dade F*ckin County, a half-hour family comedy from writers Monique Alvarez and Jessica Lee Williamson and Amazon Studios.Co-created and written by Alvarez and Williamson, Hialeah: Dade F*ckin County follows first generation Cuban-American, ChiChi Rodriguez, who makes a run from her failed marriage and lands back with her disapproving family in the Cuban mecca of Hialeah: a hard

to Deadline, Lee waxed poetic about the upcoming musical project.“First And Foremost, I Thank Ms. Jacquelyn Shelton Lee.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsDonald Trump, even after polls continue to show strong support for President-Elect Joe Biden, still hasn’t conceded from the 2020 Presidential race. Instead he’s spreading baseless claims of voter fraud, incorrectly claiming victory and playing golf.“I will say for all the talk about Trump being an aspiring dictator, this is some weak shit,” The Daily Show host Trevor Noah said on Monday night.

Streaming service Disney+ again was one of the bright spots when the Walt Disney Co. reported its latest quarterly results after the Thursday market close, with Wall Street analysts giving the Hollywood giant credit for that along with better-than-expected financials in other units.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWalt Disney CEO Bob Chapek blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom on keeping Disneyland closed despite the conglom’s proven ability to open parks safely and reopening support by unions representing nearly 100% of workers.Chief financial officer Christin McCarthy said the company anticipates Disneyland will remain closed at least through the fiscal quarter — which ends Dec.

Ohio businesses face temporary, forced closure if patrons do not wear face coverings, the state’s governor said on Wednesday, as coronavirus cases throughout the U.S. rise.

A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday after refusing to wear a mask at a school board meeting where face coverings were required.  Kari Turner, 40, was taken into custody in front of her two children by police officers with Pinellas County Schools in Largo.

All indications are that the theme of President-elect Joe Biden's new administration will be "America last," Laura Ingraham argued Tuesday.  "I'm letting the world know that America is back," Biden told reporters Tuedsay.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA significant round of layoffs forecast last month at WarnerMedia is getting under way today. CEO Jason Kilar emailed staffers this morning, acknowledging the process is “painful” but also calling it a “critical” step in the AT&T division’s evolution.The entertainment operation has seen multiple staff reductions since the acquisition of Time Warner closed in 2018.