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Naman Ramachandran Jack Giarraputo, the veteran Hollywood executive who co-founded Happy Madison with Adam Sandler, is launching advertising agency Slice Collective at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin.The company, co-founded with former Lazard private equity executive Abhishek Som, is a full-service creative advertising agency aiming to produce Hollywood-level campaigns for clients around the world.Films that Giarraputo has produced have collectively grossed more than $4 billion at

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFor years, Disney has been keeping 80% of the revenue from older shows that it distributes to streaming platforms, leaving only 20% to be available to stars and other profit participants.It does so by classifying the revenue as “home video.” Under a formula dating from the introduction of the VCR, Disney subtracts an 80% royalty to its in-house distributor to cover the costs of distribution.In 2017, Bill Nye, star of “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” challenged that

Disney Plus has made good on its plans to offer general entertainment service Star in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, giving the company a new streaming outlet for more grown-up programming.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Ray Halbritter, an Oneida Indian Nation Representative, CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, and a trustee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Museum, has launched Standing Arrow Productions, a privately-funded, independent film and TV production company aimed at increasing the representation and championing the narratives of Native American and Indigenous peoples on screen.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Veteran rock journalist Lisa Robinson is joining SiriusXM’s Volume channel with a new weekly talk show, “Call Me With Lisa Robinson,” airing Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. EST, starting tomorrow (Feb.

EXCLUSIVE: Henrik Bastin, the driving force behind Amazon’s cop drama series Bosch, is launching a new production company after exiting Red Arrow Studios joint venture Fabrik Entertainment.

Black History Month is a time to celebrate important Black figures, moments that pushed the movement forward, and causes that support and amplify Black voices.

MTV. Maci, husband Taylor, and Bently sat down for a family talk to discuss Bentley’s attending therapy.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s Gaza Mon Amour, Palestine’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film will be released later this year.

UTA announced Tuesday that it signed FaZe Clan, the prominent gaming and entertainment organization. The agency will assist FaZe’s expansion into scripted and unscripted content, podcasting, live streaming and brand partnerships.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s expanding production company Groenlandia — the shingle behind ITV’s “Romulus” skein and recent Netflix Italian original film “The Incredible Story of Rose Island” — is launching a groundbreaking new unit dedicated to women directors and writers.Called Lynn, the new female-driven label is a first for Italy.

Tehran co-producer Julien Leroux has launched Paper Entertainment, a London-based TV producer and financier. Paper Entertainment is aboard Tehran, the Israeli spy thriller, on the heels of the series being renewed by AppleTV+ for a second season.

Naman Ramachandran Industry executive Julien Leroux has launched London-based outfit Paper Entertainment, a London-based company focused on development, finance and production.Paper Entertainment is on board as a co-producer on the recently announced second season of Apple TV Plus hit series “Tehran.” Leroux served as an executive producer on season 1, and struck the co-production deal with Apple, which was announced in June.Paper Entertainment has several other projects in development, which

Regé-Jean Page and the rest of the "Bridgerton" cast are celebrating the series' massive success. Netflix announced on Wednesday that the Regency period drama is the streaming service's most-watched series ever with over 82 million households taking it in.  "82 M I L L I O N with love From all of us To all of you," the actor, who portrays the Duke of Hastings/Simon Basset, wrote on Twitter.  Page's co-star Phoebe Dynevor, who plays Daphne Bridgerton, also celebrated.

Angela Bassett says Chadwick Boseman is «completely irreplaceable.» The actress played the late actor's mother, Ramonda, in, and touched on the recent news that he would not be recast or digitally recreated in the upcoming sequel.Boseman, who tragically died in August at the age of 43 following a quiet battle with colon cancer, starred as T'Challa, a.k.a Black Panther, the king of the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda.

"And you're probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She's so much older than me / She's everything I'm insecure about," is the main lyric from Olivia Rodrigo's hit single Drivers License which had many fans convinced that the song was about Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter.

Joshua Bassett is showing support for Sabrina Carpenter amid a rumored musical feud between her and his co-star (and rumored ex-girlfriend) Olivia Rodrigo. On Friday, the actor praised Carpenter's new single, «Skin,» which fans think is about Rodrigo.Posting a screenshot of Carpenter's single's cover art, Bassett, 20, wrote, «Been stuck in my head since I heard it!!!»«Congratulations @sabrinacarpenter on 'skin,' the new label, & all that's to come!!!» he added.