For many viewers, YouTube is TV now. What that means for Hollywood
Netflix rightly gets a lot of the attention for winning the streaming wars, but that obscures the dominance of what is the leading online entertainment…
Utilityman Kiké Hernández agrees to new contract with Dodgers
After welcoming a flurry of new faces to the organization this offseason, the Dodgers brought back a much more familiar figure on Sunday.The team and…
The Oscars are Hollywood’s infomercial. But the awards and movies are getting more niche
At its core, the Oscars telecast is supposed to serve as a three-hour infomercial for the movie business. But celebrating the year in film is…
Sundance 2025: Marlee and Pee-wee take celeb docs to next level
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Sundance: Jacinda Ardern on why ’empathetic leadership’ matters
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Michelle Satter, her home burned in Palisades fire, accepts Sundance award
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What should we expect at Sundance 2025? We asked the sellers
A quick heads-up to Wide Shot subscribers: The newsletter is going back to Sundance! I will be in Los Angeles but my colleague Matt Brennan…
Focus features chairman talks ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Conclave’ and Sundance
Before getting into the main topic of this week’s newsletter, we have to acknowledge the story dominating our region. Wildfires have devastated Southern California since…
You survived ’til 2025. Here are the big Hollywood business stories to watch for
Covering the entertainment business is never boring, and 2025 is already shaping up to be another banger as business models that have been around for…
Frank Vatrano signs new contract, then leads Ducks to win
Frank Vatrano had two goals and assist after signing a three-year contract extension Sunday, and the Ducks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1.Troy Terry also…
Box office bombs. Cable’s collapse. What went wrong for Hollywood in 2024
Note: The Wide Shot newsletter will be off next week.When chronicling what went wrong in Hollywood in 2024, it’s hard to narrow down the list…
Hollywood year in review: Who won in 2024?
There were plenty of things that went wrong for Hollywood in the year 2024. There were box office flops (sorry, “Joker: Folie à Deux” and…
How YouTube and Netflix are changing the business of kids’ shows
It’s 7 a.m. Do you know what your kids are streaming?Although the splashiest shows of the direct-to-consumer video era tend to target grownups, children —…
UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will make up to $2.1 million under new contract
UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract extension that runs through June 30, 2029, calls for incremental raises rising to an annual salary of $2.1 million.The…
Disney and Bob Iger reached a pivotal stage in streaming. What’s next?
It took billions of dollars in losses, a company-wide overhaul, cost-cutting and price hikes to get there, but Bob Iger and Walt Disney Co. appear…
Hollywood execs salivate over dealmaking under Trump. Should they?
To much of Hollywood’s decidedly liberal base, Donald Trump is truly the enemy from within, a former reality show host who used the power of…
California’s film and TV tax credit boost. What are the pros and cons?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to more than double the size of California’s film and television tax credit program won’t fix all of the Golden State’s…
How ‘Smile 2’ director Parker Finn created a Hollywood horror franchise
Parker Finn’s filmmaking career blew up in 2022 with the release of “Smile,” a breakout horror hit for Paramount Pictures about a woman plagued by…
Wanda exited Legendary and AMC. But China’s Hollywood legacy endures
Legendary’s deal, announced Monday, to buy out the remaining stake owned by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, marks the start of a new era for…
Is streaming a ‘terrible business?’ Not for Netflix
One question this column frequently asks is: Is streaming a good business?The answer depends on whom you ask. Craig Moffett, a prominent Wall Street media…