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Nicole Sperling
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Netflix’s New Film Strategy: More About the Audience, Less About Auteurs
Dan Lin, the streaming service’s new film chief, wants to produce a more varied slate of movies to better appeal to the array of interests…
Mike Tyson to Fight Jake Paul in Match on Netflix
The July bout between Mr. Tyson, the former world champion, and Mr. Paul, the influencer turned boxer, is part of Netflix’s push into “sports-adjacent” live…
Dan Lin Is Named Netflix’s Top Movie Executive
The producer behind the streaming company’s new live-actor remake of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” will replace Scott Stuber.
Using A.I., Hollywood Agency and Tech Start-Up Aim to Protect Artists
WME said the partnership would help its clients get fake images of themselves removed or receive compensation for use of their likenesses.
Hollywood Agency Partners With Tech Start-up Over A.I. Protection
WME said the deal would help its clients either get fake images removed or receive compensation for use of their likenesses.
Sundance Film Festival Ends With Plenty of Sales, Despite Slow Start
The festival, seen as a barometer for the overall health of the film industry, featured several movies and documentaries snatched up by studios and streaming…
Netflix’s Head of Film to Depart
Scott Stuber attracted Oscar-winning filmmakers to the streaming service and helped usher the entertainment industry into the streaming era.
‘Mean Girls’ Musical Triumphs at Box Office, With a TikTok Assist
The musical rendition of the 2004 original took first place over the holiday weekend, after Paramount used TikTok to introduce young audiences to the cult…
Jewish Group Assails Film Academy’s Diversity Efforts
An open letter signed by notable actors and producers criticized the organization for not including Jews as an underrepresented group as part of a new…
Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer
The move came two days after a court upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the deal on antitrust grounds.