Roku Q2 2023 Earnings: Advertising Market Still Slow
The streaming platform now has 73.5 million active accounts. Source: Roku Q2 2023 Earnings: Advertising Market Still Slow – The Hollywood Reporter
Force Majeure Terminations for First Look, Overall Deals at Struck Companies Coming as Early as Aug. 1
Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first look and overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, more than half-a-dozen sources with knowledge of various term agreements and talks inside these companies told Variety. … Continued
Alan Cumming issues rallying cry to help save historic home town cinema in Scotland
Broadway and Hollwood star asks for support for Aberfeldy landmark. Source: Alan Cumming issues rallying cry to help save historic home town cinema in Scotland | The Scotsman
Live Nation Q2 2023 Earnings: Strong Concert Demand Fuels Revenue Gain
The company reported more than 117 million tickets sold for Live Nation shows so far this year, which is up 20 percent year-over-year. Source: Live Nation Q2 2023 Earnings: Strong Concert Demand Fuels Revenue Gain – The Hollywood Reporter
Bill Cunningham Dead: CESD Talent Agency Founder Was 96
The onetime singer and voice of Barbie’s boyfriend started the firm in 1963 as the Pacific Artists Agency, one of the first commercial and voice-over talent outfits in Los Angeles. Source: Bill Cunningham Dead: CESD Talent Agency Founder Was 96 … Continued
Projectionists step out of shadows, felicitated for their silent contribution to cinema
Unbeknownst to the hooting crowds in the air-conditioned theatre below (Regal was known to be India’s first), Aslam and two other film projectionists would spend roughly nine hours feeding and unloading 35mm film reels on two film projectors—bulky steel behemoths … Continued