Hasbro sells eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for $500m
Transaction approved by both companies’ boards; deal expected to be finalised by end of 2023. Source: Hasbro sells eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for $500m | News | Screen
How everyone forgot cinema etiquette
Going to the cinema is becoming popular again. But the worst film-goers are coming back, too Source: How everyone forgot cinema etiquette | British GQ
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Source: Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? A cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business
Both actors and writers fear that the major studios, including Amazon/MGM, Apple, Disney/ABC/Fox, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount/CBS, Sony, Warner Bros. and HBO, will use generative AI to exploit them. Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence that learns from text … Continued
DGA Approves New Medical Plan to Help Members Amid Strikes
The Board of Trustees for the union’s Producer Pension and Health Plans unanimously signed off on the new plan. Source: DGA Approves New Medical Plan to Help Members Amid Strikes – The Hollywood Reporter
Saudi Arabia’s RSIFF cancels ‘Women in Cinema’ gala due to Hollywood strikes
DUBAI: Red Sea International Film Festival’s (RSIFF) ‘Women in Cinema’ gala event has been cancelled due to the ongoing actors and writers strike in Hollywood Source: Saudi Arabia’s RSIFF cancels ‘Women in Cinema’ gala due to Hollywood strikes