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☆ Cher, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzy Osbourne and Sinéad O’Connor among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 nominees
  + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Get ready for a truly stellar and eclectic class of new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees for induction this year. On Saturday, the esteemed music institution announced that Cher, Lenny Kravitz, Sinéad O’Connor, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and Mariah Carey are up for the honor, with the official list of inductees to be announced in late April. To be eligible for nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. “This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” said John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”The official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 induction ceremony will take place in Cleveland this fall.
Persons: Cher, Lenny Kravitz, Sinéad O’Connor, Mary J, Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Mariah Carey, Sade, Dave Matthews, Peter Frampton, Eric B, Carey, Kravitz, Osbourne, ”, John Sykes Organizations: CNN, Roll Hall of, ABC Entertainment, Television, Roll Hall of Fame, Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Disney, ABC, Hulu Locations: Cleveland
☆ Hollywood studios should cut Netflix out of strike negotiations, Barry Diller says
  + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Barry Diller is calling on the legacy Hollywood studios to end the dual writers and actors strikes, otherwise it'll be "catastrophic" to the industry. The media mogul, speaking on the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," said the strikes would only strengthen streaming giant Netflix during a tumultuous time for legacy media. He also advised studios to cut Netflix and other streamers out of the negoations with the unions. He said the legacy studios, actors and writers should be "natural allies" given their century of working together. Diller said legacy media should take some of its "shows and creativity and build our networks back up.
Persons: Barry Diller, Kara Swisher, Diller, Netflix didn't, Bob Iger, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Swisher Organizations: Hollywood, Netflix, IAC, Expedia, Fox, Paramount, ABC Entertainment, Apple, CBS, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, SAG, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, Comcast, CNBC
☆ Disney executives are being directed to identify thousands of layoff candidates and propose other budget cuts by April
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Bob Iger is on a push for profitability at Disney and announced plans to cut 7,000 positions. Managers must identify candidates for layoffs by April, according to a source close to Disney. Disney bean counters have been looking carefully across the company in an attempt to find redundancies and eliminate executives where they can. Earlier this month, Disney announced that top human resources executive Paul Richardson would exit. In February Iger announced a restructure of Disney into three divisions: Entertainment, ESPN, and Parks, Experiences and Products.
☆ Disney executives are being directed to identify thousands of layoff candidates by April as CEO Bob Iger targets $5.5 billion in spending cuts
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Bob Iger is on a push for profitability at Disney and announced plans to cut 7,000 positions. Layoffs will impact about 4,000 employees, with the rest of the cuts coming from open roles. Disney bean counters have been looking carefully across the company in an attempt to find redundancies and eliminate executives where they can. Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy told investors on the earnings call that the company has targeted cost savings of $5.5 billion. In February Iger announced a restructure of Disney into three divisions: Entertainment, ESPN, and Parks, Experiences and Products.
☆ HBO is No. 1 as 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: Apple's a big spender and 'there's a sheen when you're a Hulu show,' but there's 'fear in the air' at Netflix
  + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +19 min
"It's definitely been not the most exciting and robust year," said one TV agent at a major agency. Around 70 people at HBO and HBO Max have been let go this year, and their comedy development teams have merged. While WBD doesn't break out streamer-specific figures, it said on Thursday's earnings call that HBO Max, HBO, and Discovery+ have a combined 94.9 million subscribers, ensuring that any show on HBO Max has the chance to get a lot of eyeballs. They'll also take smaller swings in the genre department, do things at a lower budget," said the second TV agent. Echoed the first TV agent: "You pitch and sell to them if no one else wants it."
☆ 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows now as Apple TV+ closes in on HBO Max amid turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +19 min
"It's definitely been not the most exciting and robust year," said one TV agent at a major agency. Around 70 people at HBO and HBO Max have been let go this year, and their comedy development teams have merged. While WBD doesn't break out streamer-specific figures, it said on Thursday's earnings call that HBO Max, HBO, and Discovery+ have a combined 94.9 million subscribers, ensuring that any show on HBO Max has the chance to get a lot of eyeballs. They'll also take smaller swings in the genre department, do things at a lower budget," said the second TV agent. Echoed the first TV agent: "You pitch and sell to them if no one else wants it."
☆ Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the 95th Oscars
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Jimmy Kimmel is back as host of the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the late-night star’s third time fronting the ceremony — which he last did five years ago. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host previously led the 2017 and 2018 telecasts, the former of which produced the famous “La La Land” and “Moonlight” best picture screw-up. “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement. Added Craig Erwich, president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals: “Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host ‘The Oscars’ is a dream come true.
☆ Jimmy Kimmel renews ABC deal, looks forward to ‘quiet quitting’
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —You can stay up with Jimmy Kimmel for at least three more years. ABC announced Tuesday that Kimmel has signed a three-year contract extension to stay on as host and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”The show will mark its 20th season in January and the late-night host joked he’ll mark the anniversary on cruise control. “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” Kimmel said in a press announcement. And there are practical considerations, and there are family and friend considerations and coworker considerations,” Kimmel said. I’m not going to do this forever.”So while not forever, at least for the foreseeable future.
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