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Actors Fund Changes Name to Entertainment Community Fund

Courtesy of Jenny Anderson After 140 years, the Actors Fund is getting a new name. The charitable organization will rebrand itself as the...

AMC Boss Adam Aron Charging Extra for Blockbusters After ‘The Batman,’ Catering to ‘Ape’ Investors

Adam Aron (Courtesy of Barrett Emke for Variety) AMC CEO Adam Aron is a rock star to a very specific group of people. Those people, of...

AMC Theatres and Warner Bros. Agree to Shorten Theatrical Window

In the company's quarterly earnings call, AMC announced it will accept bitcoin payments for tickets and concessions Michael Buckner for...

ViacomCBS Delays Return to Offices Until October, Bob Bakish Details Vaccination Requirements

AP ViacomCBS president and CEO Bob Bakish sent employees a memo Wednesday detailing the company’s concerns over the Delta variant of...

Facebook Q2 Revenue Up 56% to $29 Billion and Profit Doubles, Stock Falls on Warning of Slowing Grow

Mark Zuckerberg (Courtesy of AP) In the tech world, the big keep getting bigger. Facebook’s revenue for the second quarter of 2021 jumped...

Hallmark’s Mahogany Card Brand to Be Adapted Into TV Movies Beginning in 2022

(Pictured: Crown Media president and CEO Wonya Lucas (Left) and Toni Judkins (Right) Courtesy of Crown Media Family Networks/Hallmark...

ITV Revenues Soar 27% in Strong Half Year Financial Performance

Love Island (Courtesy of ITV) U.K. broadcaster ITV increased external revenues by a strong 27% in the half year ending June 30, 2021,...

Imax Earnings Rebound Thanks to Return of Hollywood Blockbusters

A Quiet Place (Courtesy of Jonny Cournoyer) Imax may not have returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the cinema company got a lift during...

New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says

Courtesy of Rebecca Rubin After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City...

England to Begin Easing Lockdown From March 8, Cinemas to Reopen in May

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Courtesy of Sky News) UPDATED: As case rates plummet and vaccinations continue rapidly, England will begin...

Hollywood Elite in COVID-19 Vaccine Scramble: ‘It’s the Hunger Games Out There’

AP As coronavirus vaccines trickle out across the country and new infections and deaths rise at alarming rates in cities like Los...

Instead of Playing Blockbusters, This Movie Theater Reopened as COVID-19 Vaccine Site

Stone Theaters (Courtesy of Dale Coleman) Stone Theatres, a small cinema chain with locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, has...

Global TV Players Poised for COVID Rebound as Streaming Boom Revs Content Marketplace

Brian Stauffer for Variety The global television marketplace has come through an unprecedented 18-month period of moving and shaking as...