#Entertainment industry

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• 🇺🇸 ‘Project Hail Mary’ Is Fun. Maybe That’s All It Takes. — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  There’s been a vibe shift in Hollywood. Fun movies are back.

  Related: #Hollywood trends, #Film production
• 🇺🇸 Ryan Gosling Crashes Harry Styles’ ‘SNL’ Musical Performance — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Ryan Gosling, who hosted last week’s Saturday Night Live, stayed in the Big Apple to return the favor to Harry Styles. Styles crashed Gosling’s opening monologue last week, appearing in the front row ...

  Related: #Celebrity culture, #Pop music
• 🇺🇸 LISTEN: Hollywood Labor Negotiations: What to Expect as the WGA Heads to the Bargaining Table — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus offers an update on the contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the major studios and streamers. The Writers Guild of America ...

  Related: #Labor negotiations, #Contract disputes
• 🇺🇸 Antitrust trial against Ticketmaster, Live Nation underway — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  A landmark federal antitrust trial against Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, got underway this week with the first witness testifying on Wednesday. Antitrust attorney Kenneth Dintzer was in ...

  Related: #Antitrust regulation, #Market competition
• 🇺🇸 Maria O’Brien, ‘Days of Our Lives’ Acting Coach and Actor, Dies at 75 — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Maria O’Brien, an acting coach and actor known for roles in films including 1975’s “Smile” and 1984’s “Protocol” and numerous TV appearances in the 1980s and ’90s, died on Feb. 24. She was 75.  Over t...

  Related: #Acting career, #Television and film history
• 🇺🇸 BAFTA Host Alan Cumming Apologizes After John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst: ‘A Trauma Triggering S—show’ — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  BAFTAs host Alan Cumming took to Instagram on Monday to address the outburst of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson at the 79th edition of the ceremony, during which he shouted the N-word while “Sinne...

  Related: #Racial incident, #Disability awareness
• 🇺🇸 Dolphin entertainment CEO O’Dowd buys $4991 in shares — 03/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Insider trading, #Executive confidence, #Company valuation, #Financial performance
• 🇺🇸 WGA Cancels L.A. Award Show Due to Staff Strike — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The Writers Guild of America West has canceled its annual award show in downtown L.A., as its staff remains on strike. “I am writing to share the news that the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ce...

  Related: #Labor disputes, #Awards ceremonies
• 🇺🇸 WGA Awards West Coast Ceremony Canceled Amid Staff Union Strike — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The 78th annual Writers Guild Awards will take place on only one coast this year. The WGA West has canceled its ceremony in Los Angeles on March 8 amid the ongoing staff union strike, Deadline has con...

  Related: #Labor disputes, #Awards ceremonies, #Internal conflict
• 🇺🇸 Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110 billion deal as Netflix bows out of race — 28/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Media consolidation, #Mergers and acquisitions, #Streaming vs. linear TV, #Antitrust regulation
• 🇺🇸 As Paramount Skydance Grabs Warner Bros. and Netflix Bows Out, the Mood Inside All Three: Champagne Toasts vs. ‘Gut Punch’ — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  The surprise news Thursday that Netflix was ending its pursuit of Warner Bros. caught nearly everyone in Hollywood off guard, including staffers inside Warner Bros., Paramount and Netflix. The reactio...

  Related: #Corporate acquisitions, #Streaming competition
• 🇺🇸 Whistleblower Claims Paramount President Jeff Shell Leaked Details of $7.7 Billion UFC Deal — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  The studio has brought on an outside law firm to investigate the allegations, which have also been alerted to the SEC.

  Related: #Corporate governance, #Legal investigations
• 🇺🇸 Maxi Shield Dies: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Star Was 51 — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Maxi Shield, a Sydney-based star of Australia’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, died over the weekend six months after announcing a throat cancer diagnosis. She was 51. Shield, who offstage also used h...

  Related: #Health awareness, #LGBTQ+ representation
• 🇺🇸 Demi Lovato to Perform at GLAAD Awards, ‘Heated Rivalry’ Cast and Creatives Confirmed to Attend — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Jonathan Bennett has been tapped to host the ceremony, scheduled to take place in L.A. on March 16.

  Related: #LGBTQ+ representation, #Media awards
• 🇺🇸 BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is ...

  Related: #Disability awareness, #Neurological conditions
• 🇺🇸 Donna Langley Shares ‘Mamma Mia 3’ Update & Teases Meryl Streep’s Return: “We’ll Find A Way” — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Dame Donna Langley teased a potential Mamma Mia threequel this afternoon at the BAFTA Film Awards, where she is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship Award, the arts ...

  Related: #Film sequels, #Musical films
• 🇺🇸 "The White Lotus" creator Mike White reflects on his time on "Survivor" — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  "Survivor" returns next week for its 50th season and features fan favorite contestants, including "The White Lotus" creator Mike White. He reflects on his time on the reality competition show, saying,...

  Related: #Reality television, #Career perspectives
• 🇺🇸 Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Ms. Eden, 52, who was also an executive producer of the Emmy-winning show, was found in a hotel room in Athens. Greek police said they did not suspect foul play.

  Related: #Television production, #Sudden death
• 🇺🇸 Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 "blatantly" violates copyright an...

  Related: #Copyright infringement, #Artificial intelligence, #Intellectual property