formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Many industry executives look back at the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Paramount (then Viacom) against YouTube in 2007 as a signpost of an era when linear broadcasters and online video platforms just couldn’t play nice, let alone … Continued
The private equity effort to acquire the makers of Fifa and more is the biggest deal in gaming history – financially and morally. Source: Why the enormous Saudi-led deal to acquire EA matters, whether you play games or not | … Continued
The firm’s chief of digital strategy sent a memo to agents noting that — regardless of what the studios are doing with their IP — the talent agency is taking a protective stance for artists it reps. Source: WME to … Continued
“I am excited to see what David Ellison, Jeff Shell, and the new leadership team have planned for the future,” she says in a staff memo entitled “I’ve Had the Slime of My Life.” Source: Paramount: Pam Kaufman, CEO International, … Continued
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners is also backing the transaction for the ‘Battlefield’ and ‘Madden’ game studio. Source: EA to Be Sold to Saudi PIF, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner to $55B
In a missive that attacks California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the President raises the specter of a “100% Tariff” on any movie that’s “made” — a vague description — outside the United States. Source: Donald Trump Tries Movie Tariff Saber-Rattling Again