NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Earns $16.5 Million in 2020, Comcast Chief Brian Roberts Rakes In $32.7 Million

Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said 50% of the movies in its sunsetting first window deal with Sony did less than $10 million at the box office, a reason it moved to a new agreement with sister company Lionsgate/Summit, whose pictures are fewer but resonate more with the Starz audience.

EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Tan is set to join Emma Roberts in About Fate. Thomas Mann is also on board. The film was written by Tiffany Paulsen and will be directed by Marius Weisberg.

Amazon founder and one of the richest people in the world, Jeff Bezos recently splurged on a big purchase! According to resorts via Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO has purchased a new luxury yacht for a whopping 500 million USD.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAMC Entertainment’s quarterly financial results demonstrate that moviegoing may be slowly returning after months of COVID-related struggles, but cinemas still have to dig out of a deep hole left by a public health crisis that decimated their business.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bruno DiFabio, a celebrity pizza chef who owns restaurants in Connecticut and New York, was sentenced to 30 days in prison Thursday for tax evasion.DiFabio, 51, known as “Lord of the Pies” and for appearing on “Chopped” and other TV shows, was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMore than 50 years after it hit theaters and ushered in a new and more sexually daring style of on-screen entertainment, “Midnight Cowboy” continues to rank among the greatest American films ever made.

EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Mann has booked a lead role in About Fate, which will see him reunite with his It’s Kind Of A Funny Story co-star Emma Roberts. The film was written by Tiffany Paulsen and will be directed by Marius Weisberg.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDiscovery Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav’s total compensation fell more than 17 percent in 2020, topping out at $37.7 million.That was down from the $45.8 million that Zaslav pulled in the previous year and significantly down from the massive $129.4 million in compensation that the Discovery chief earned in 2018, which included the value of stock options that amounted to more than $100 million as part of a new employment contract.This time, the

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe coronavirus pandemic continued to be a drag on IMAX’s earnings during the first quarter, but there were signs that a box office revival in Asia could foreshadow a moviegoing return in the U.S. and other markets.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaUtopia has acquired worldwide rights to David Gutnik’s “Materna” ahead of the film’s in-person debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.The movie looks at four women, whose lives intersect during an incident on a New York City subway.

Booksmart starKaitlyn Dever will join the Julia Roberts and George Clooney starring rom-com Ticket to Paradise. The Universal project, scheduled for a Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: Kaitlyn Dever, who is already set to appear in Universal’s adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, looks to have found her next big job with the studio and is teaming with two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Sources tell Deadline that Dever is set to join Universal and Working Title’s Ticket To Paradise, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

Netflix co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos earned, respectively, $43.2 million and $39.3 million in 2020. The pay was up for both. Chairman and founder Hastings earned $38.6 million the year before, when Sarandos took home $34.7 million.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt was a good year to run a streaming service.Netflix co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos earned $43.2 million and $39.3 million, respectively, in 2020, representing sizable pay increases for the two men.Hastings, who also serves as the company’s chairman, earned $38.6 million in 2019 and $36 million in 2018.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell's 2020 compensation reached $16.5 million. NBCU owner and cable giant Comcast disclosed his and other top executives' pay for the most recent year in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ total pay package came in at $32.7 million last year, down from $36.4 in 2019.