The competition between Kick and Twitch for the top streamers is heating up, as NBA superstar LeBron James announced his intention to join the streaming scene. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- Streaming giants Kick and Twitch vie for LeBron James' presence. Even Kick’s Head of Strategic Partnerships Andrew Santamaria joined the conversation, writing “time to work,” implying that he was ready to …
The Hollywood writers' strike over pay has taken a new turn, with the Writers Guild of America intensifying its action due to the studios' refusal to rule out the possibility of artificial intelligence replacing human writers in the future. People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. WGA's …
LOS ANGELES: Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike Tuesday, their union said, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions ended without a deal. The AMPTP said WGA demands that studios hire a set number of writers "for a specified period of time, whether needed or not" were "primary sticking points." With …
Sanctioned, interrogated, smeared and threatened with violence: Is this a suspected terrorist, or perhaps a rogue politico? A new documentary, “ Judy Blume Forever,” surveys her life and career, covering her fervent fanbase, Reagan-era censorship and the outrage at Blume’s plain discussion of adolescent concerns. Blume: I can’t answer for Jim, but I didn’t know what I was doing, so …
Bela Bajaria, the global head of TV at Netflix, is photographed at its office in Los Angeles. The success of “Indian Matchmaking” and other popular shows championed by Bajaria led to her promotion last year as head of global TV at Netflix, where she oversees the team that handles TV content for Netflix’s more than 209 million global subscribers. She …