A CBS executive who develops comedic talent for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been placed on administrative leave as the media company investigates allegations of him using sexually explicit and homophobic language in the workplace […]
Respected film editor Carol Littleton will received this year’s Camerimage Award to an Editor with Unique Visual Sensitivity, during the 26th annual Camerimage film festival of cinema-tography, which runs November 10-17 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. […]
ACTRA stands in solidarity with our SAG-AFTRA sisters and brothers as they strike against advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, LLC (BBH). The SAG-AFTRA National Board has unanimously voted to issue a strike authorization with […]
Teamsters Local 399 on Monday ratified its “Black Book” contract covering drivers and various other workers, with a vote of 73 percent “Yes,” according to union secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan. Terms of the deal have not been released. The ratification percentage is somewhat lower than generally […]
With the current landscape of sexual harassment, misconduct, and assault in the film and television industry, it was only a matter of time before a bill would be introduced to combat this. Enter AB 2338, a new law that would require a talent agency […]
As IATSE members vote on a new three-year film and TV contract, management’s AMPTP has weighed in with a defense of proposed safety provisions designed to prevent drowsy driving accidents after long workdays. IATSE says the new […]
A court ruling on Friday that lifted the ban on one of Kenya’s most acclaimed films. The movie, Rafiki, has won praise at festivals from Cannes to Toronto. But its gentle lesbian love story has triggered outrage from many Kenyans […]
The performers’ union has been on strike against BBH since September 20. The issue: whether BBH, which the union says has been a signatory since 1999, can unilaterally withdraw from the SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreement […]
“It came as a shock on Monday when Adam Berkowitz, a CAA veteran and one of the top TV lit agents in town, abruptly exited the agency after more than two decades,” writes Nellie Andreeva in Deadline Hollywood. “As Deadline reported Monday […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger, 68, tops the THR 100 for the third year in a row, with Disney revenue up 7 percent to $15.2 billion. But he’s not without challenges. A risky streaming service, set to launch in 2019 and aimed directly at Netflix, will cost billions […]
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