The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers have reached a three-year successor deal covering technicians and artists who create commercials. The agreement was reached more than four months before the current pact expires on Sept. 30. In a joint announcement, the producers group and the union said they... Read more »

Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of the Magical Elves have come on to direct “EDC 2013: You Are the Headliner” documentary which covers the 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival. Cutforth and Lipsitz will partner with Insomniac and Haven Entertainment will produce the doc. The film will explore the festival experience through the eyes of the fans... Read more »

The box office battle between "Fast and Furious 6" and "The Hangover Part III" actally ended three weeks ago.

An earnest but clunky inspirational drama about a Greek emigre's rise from poverty.

The official end to the 2012-13 season leaves final rankings unaltered -- though Fox pulls ahead to share CBS and ABC's demo win during the competitive final month.

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Paramount has started to amp its marketing for its big budget tentpole “World War Z” in the last couple weeks and its most recent element involved its star Brad Pitt making a surprise appearance at a New Jersey screening of film where Pitt introduced the film. SEE ALSO: Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Double Mastectomy... Read more »

Jury members Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee also walked the red carpet for the world premiere of the director's competition entry at the fest.

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The major broadcasters were nothing if not tightly bunched in the May sweep, with all four separated by about 125,000 viewers in the adults 18-49 demo. The close finish shows that, at least in a month when none of its rivals gets a big boost from sports, ABC can be pretty competitive. The net may... Read more »

The stand-up comedian and actor can be seen on screen in "The Hangover Part III," which opened today.

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Emotions run high and tears flow freely in the Fox reality series as co-workers turn on each other to get rid of bad employees.

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The book, written by Soman Chainani, hit stores May 14 and is the first of a trilogy.

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Musicians are trying to sell out, get in bed with the Fortune 500, whereas food doesn’t scale that way, it’s an end unto itself. It used to be that way in music, before everybody got a scent and a clothing line.

This year the Tonys will launch a second-screen digital destination, with interactive content set to stream during the annual live kudocast on CBS — a measure other TV skeins, such as the AMC zombie hit and HBO’s "Game of Thrones," also have taken to cultivate fan enthusiasm beyond the TV screen.

If the biggest brand YouTube has to brag about at this point is UFC, that’s not exactly a show of strength in the marketplace. But in all fairness, Google rarely goes big out of the gate with anything.

The El Rey Network, the cable startup from Robert Rodriguez and John Fogelman’s FactoryMade Ventures, is speeding toward its soft launch in December, bolstered by a strategic partnership with Spanish-lingo giant Univision Communications.

Mads Mikkelsen stars in this French-language adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's novella, which premiered in competion at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Lionsgate stock keeps roaring, setting another all-time high thanks to more Wall Street bullishness over its TV business and its young-adult franchises, such as “The Hunger Games.” The stock jumped 4% on Thursday, rising $1.11 to $27.66. The stock has nearly doubled in price this year and more than tripled its $8.60 price when Lionsgate... Read more »

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton informed President Obama on Thursday that he was stepping down from his seat on the Broadcasting Board of Governors, apparently over time commitments. In a letter to Obama, Lynton said that “circumstances kept me from taking part” in recent formal meetings of the board. He has served since July 2,... Read more »

Under the two-year pact, he'll develop new projects for the cable network formerly home to "Def Comedy Jam."

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The venerable NBC late-night skein is on summer hiatus, but the lack of fresh material on air isn’t keeping SNL-watchers from prognosticating the show’s direction come the autumn.