A group of Israeli networks including Keshet and Reshet, along with content creators, have penned a letter to the government urging regulation of the tech giants, who they accused of anti-Israel bias. The letter to Minister of Communications Shlomo Kari and the Director General of the local…

UPDATED, with governor signing additional legislation: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills today designed to give greater protections to performers and others over the use of their digital likenesses during their lives and to their estates. Newsom signed the legislation at the Los Angeles…

The Animation Guild now officially, successfully represents animation workers in a right-to-work state. IATSE Local 839 announced Tuesday that 129 artists and production workers at Powerhouse Animation Studios in Austin, Texas — the studio behind Netflix’s Castlevania — had ratified their first…

White Horse Pictures founder Nigel Sinclair has been indicted for allegedly hiding over $25 million from the sales of stock in his former Intermedia production company in various offshore accounts. In an eight count September 13 filing from the Department of Justice, the 76-year-old producer is…

EXCLUSIVE: The Osbrink Agency, the Los Angeles-based boutique agency which represents actors in film, television, commercials, voiceover, print, and digital, is expanding its footprint with an office in New York. Joining the team on the East Coast are NY-based Theatrical agent, Victoria Kress, and…

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. introduced the fifth generation of its augmented reality glasses as well as a host of other enhancements aimed at making it more competitive with TikTok and Instagram. The news came during the sixth edition of the company’s annual Partner Summit, held at its L.A…

The Atlantic is launching a new podcast Wednesday that focuses on figures who are supporting those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The limited series is hosted by Hanna Rosin, senior editor and Radio Atlantic host, and podcaster Lauren Ober, with episodes released each Wednesday over the…

2nd Update, 1:26 PM: A federal judge has denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ effort to be free until his trial on sex trafficking and other charges. In an almost two hour hearing in a New York City courtroom, Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky agreed with the argument put forth by the U.S. Attorney's…

Vice President Kamala Harris said that she spoke to her political rival Donald Trump to check to “see if he was okay” following an apparent assassination attempt on his life on Sunday. Speaking at a National Association of Black Journalists event this afternoon, Harris said that she told Trump “what…

David Beckham and Paramount+ have formed a marketing partnership bringing alternative telecast Beckham & Friends to CBS Sports’ UEFA Champions League coverage. The deal will give additional exposure to the “ManningCast”-esque show and increase options for UEFA Champions League viewing on…

Ryan Reynolds said a single, four-word line of advice from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has driven him – and haunted him – in the years since he first heard it. Prior to the release of Deadpool & Wolverine this summer, Reynolds recalled, “It had been six years since I had done one of those movies…

Billie Eilish and Finneas endorsed Kamala Harris for president in a social media video urging their followers to register to vote. “We are voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz because they are fighting to protect our reproductive freedom, our planet and our democracy,” Eilish said in the video…