The Latest Breaking News from Entertainment

Bob Iger revealed ESPN is more important for Disney’s bottom line than its entire entertainment business

Outgunned in the sports streaming wars, Disney is shopping around for a partner that can help ESPN transition to streaming.

Fortune · Oct 20, 2023

Netflix To Kick Off Big Tech Earnings Amidst Downtrend

Streaming giant's Q3 results anticipated as stock faces bearish signals

Zenger · Oct 19, 2023

Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial

The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

What to stream this week: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, 'Living for the Dead' and Harry Bosch

This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that's like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.”

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

NFL Will Benefit From Tyreek Hill’s Backflip Selfie, But Punish Him Anyway

The league has turned itself into a content mill and entertainment product, so give players the freedom to be part of that goal.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 15, 2023

Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations

The streamer plans to open physical stores — dubbed Netflix House — offering retail, dining and content-themed entertainment. It's unclear if they'll sell DVDs.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2023

The Guardian view on podcasts: intimate conversation is now going to the masses

Editorial: A media disruptor that started life as a source of bespoke entertainment has found its way back into the communal space through live performance

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

David Zaslav is Hollywood's latest villain, but Wall Street predicts a plot twist

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO is the ultimate penny-pinching entertainment and media mogul for the private-equity era. But can a more austere Hollywood still deliver hits?

Fortune · Oct 13, 2023

Taxing Nudity: Discriminatory Taxes, Secondary Effects, and Tiers of Scrutiny—part 1 in a series

Serial-blogging my recent article in the Journal of Free Speech Law

Reason · Oct 13, 2023

K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER on their new album, working with Anitta and the Jonas Brothers

In 2019, when the K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER first debuted, they were best known as the first BigHit Entertainment boy band since BTS

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023