Anousha Sakoui

‘Happy Hamilton Day!’ Stage musical fans and others reminisce, debate treatment of slavery

July 4, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.

Fans of the original Tony-sweeping Broadway show "Hamilton" took to social media to reminisce and celebrate the release of a new film version on Walt Disney's nascent streaming service, just...

Orlando Bloom, left, and Cara Delevingne costar in Amazon's Victorian fantasy "Carnival Row," premiering Friday.

After the coronavirus, the race to resume film production goes global

May 19, 2020 at 4:52 p.m.

Ever since the coronavirus crisis put entertainment production in a deep freeze, Hollywood has been eager to get the cameras rolling again. After all, box office revenue has sunk to...

Inside ‘The Walking Dead’ fight over profits and why it matters

March 5, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — Dressed in a blue-gray checked suit jacket, Robert Kirkman sat hunched in the front row of a downtown Los Angeles courtroom as lawyers and witnesses took turns...

Attendees dance at the Perry's stage during the last day of the 2019 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Grant Park Sunday Aug., 4, 2019, in Chicago. Live Nation has a controlling interest in the festival.

Reports: Live Nation faces Justice Department action over ticketing practices

December 14, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest concert promoter, is about to face Justice Department legal action over its ticketing practices. The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to take on...

Fox is playing offense and defense in takeover bid for Tribune Media

June 5, 2018 at 5:02 a.m.

21st Century Fox's bid to combine its local TV stations with Tribune Media would solve a lot of problems at once for Rupert Murdoch. The proposal, with funding from Blackstone...

CNN is hoping Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef and host of "Parts Unknown," will help cushion the inevitable ratings loss that will follow the presidential campaign.

CNN and Fox make plans to cushion painful ratings decline after blockbuster election

June 9, 2018 at 11:24 a.m.

On Nov. 9, America's cable news networks will wake up with an election-year hangover unlike any before. Having eaten into Fox News' once-insurmountable lead with the most-watched year in its...

James Murdoch, co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox Inc., at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity in Cannes, France, on June 25, 2015.

Fox scandal gives James Murdoch new chance for redemption

June 12, 2018 at 2:12 a.m.

If the scandal surrounding Roger Ailes has a silver lining, it may be for James Murdoch. It's been a year since Murdoch, 43, assumed the role of chief executive officer...

Comcast to buy DreamWorks animation for $3.8 billion

June 11, 2018 at 3:11 a.m.

Comcast Corp., the parent of Universal Pictures, agreed to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. in a deal valued at $3.8 billion, building on the studio's film and TV franchises by...

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