By Marc Graser
As more content companies turn to digital platforms to stream entertainment, video services provider Harmonic has made a $3.5 million investment in cloud-based encoding firm Encoding.com. Harmonic is…
By Marilyn Stasio
The New Group kicks off its 20th anniversary season with a winner: a powerful revival of David Rabe's harrowing 1971 black comedy, “Sticks and Bones.” Masterfully helmed by company a.d. Scott…
By Peter Caranicas
Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker and Emmy-nominated hairstylist Kathryn Blondell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on…
By Justin Chang
A bland and formulaic tale of two senior citizens who discover that it's never too late to fall in love.
By Dave McNary
Noah Wyle has come on board to star in independent drama “Shot,” which begins production in February. Global Genesis Group is selling foreign rights at AFM. Jeremy Kagan is directing from a script by…
By Matthew Chernov
A visionary epic that takes viewers from the barren dust bowl of a dying Earth to the furthest reaches of the universe, "Interstellar" is a rare film that combines speculative theory with a degree of…
By Ted Johnson
Aereo, which put its service on hold after it lost a Supreme Court ruling in June, is laying off a majority of its staff, including employees in New York and Boston, although the company says that it…
By Marc Graser
Walt Disney Co. chief Bob Iger likes experimenting with digital platforms, yet while ESPN — one of Disney's biggest moneymakers — is getting ready to launch over-the-top services to stream more…
By Dave McNary
SAG-AFTRA has unionized the staff at KNBR 680/1050 in San Francisco, which has voted to recognize SAG-AFTRA as its bargaining unit. The union will represent more than 35 media professionals who host…
By Marc Graser
Seven months after buying Maker Studios, Disney isn't ready to reveal whether the largest network of YouTube channels is making the Mouse House any money. Still that doesn't mean Maker hasn't made…