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Five years after the vast expansion of California's film and television tax incentive program was inked into law by then Governor Jerry Brown, big budgets, Oscar winners, remakes and rock bios dominated the 13 films that today were announced as the latest round of allocations. Led by the $17.5 million awarded to the…

CBS delivered a mixed set of third-quarter results, with earnings per share of 95 cents on an adjusted basis exceeding Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecast by two cents. Revenue grew just 1% to $3.3 billion, which did not clear the $3.37 billion bar set by analysts. It is expected to be the final quarter of…

UPDATED with user reports of technical issues. The moment of truth has finally arrived for Disney’s long-awaited, high-stakes entry into the streaming race, Disney+. The $7-a-month subscription service went live in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands at midnight PT as Monday became Tuesday. With a menu of film and TV…

"I don't think that there is any denying that the future of how people are going to consume their content on what we used to call television is through streamers," WarnerMedia's Sandra Dewey says as her company’s HBO Max prepares to launch in May 2020. Just hours before the much anticipated and heavily promoted…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is furthering their diversity and inclusion initiatives with a new immersive pop-up experience to support their new “Our Stories To Tell” campaign. The weekend event will kick off November 15 and continue through November 17 at Casita Hollywood in Los Angeles. The experiential event will bring together…

Don Cherry has made his living on being outspoken and stirring the pot, but this time the legendary NHL commentator appears to have gone too far. Rogers Sportsnet has fired the former coach from Hockey Night in Canada after his on-air remarks about immigrants on Saturday. Known for his often outrageous suits and…

Jagged Little Pill, the Alanis Morissette musical that’s not about Alanis Morissette, joined the Million Dollar Club in its first full week on the Broadway grosses chart, taking in $1,107,845 for eight previews for the week ending Nov. 10. The Jagged take no doubt helped Broadway’s overall total, which jumped about…

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Sawai, who was recently cast in Universal’s upcoming Fast & Furious 9 opposite Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, has signed with WME. The move comes after Sawai, who made her feature film debut in 2009 with a co-starring role in Warner Bros’ Ninja Assassin, co-starred this fall on Season 1…

The editorial, video, design and photo staffs of Hearst Magazines' 24 brands have unionized with the WGA East. The magazines include Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics, Car & Driver, The Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Elle, Woman's Day and many others. According to…

EXCLUSIVE: Intercut Capital, founded this year by producers David Pomier and R. Bryan Wright and which is a co-financier on the upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, has added $125 million in new funding in a partnership with TinRes Entertainment. The private lender plans to expand its scope worldwide eyeing projects…

Five global platforms led by Disney+ will dominate the streaming wars by 2025, according to a new SVOD study. Digital TV Research reports that the anticipated Disney service that launches Tuesday will amass 101 million subscriptions in the next six years as it will combine with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+…

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed Canadian-American actress Lauren Glazier, a series regular in season two of Netflix’s crime drama Mindhunter. Glazier plays the character of Kay Manz in the hit series from creator Joe Penhall and director David Fincher. She also has a recurring arc on See, the new Apple TV+ show, and she…