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☆ Hollywood Is Leaving Los Angeles: Remote Work Comes to TV, Movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementLately, creative workers are increasingly chasing their Hollywood dreams in production hubs far from Hollywood. FilmLA, which issues permits for production in the region, found that Greater Los Angeles' share of US-produced TV and film projects declined from 23% in 2021 to 18% last year. Brin said Lexington had attracted 30 film and TV projects so far this year, representing more than $2 million in local spending. Actually being on a set is only one part of entertainment production. While the power of Los Angeles is dispersing, no single "new Hollywood" is coming to take its place.

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☆ 'the Menendez Brothers' Netflix Doc Director: Lyle and Eric Should Be Freed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But amid a sea of Menendez content, Alejandro Hartmann's new Netflix documentary has one thing most Menendez docs don't: both brothers telling their story in their own words. 'The Menendez Brothers' director says being a foreigner helped him offer a fresh perspective on a decades-old caseErik Menendez and his brother Lyle Menendez at a pre-trial hearing in 1992. Related storiesHe also used his outsider status to woo Lyle Menendez, whom he knew would be the more difficult brother to secure for an interview. He now believes the Menendez brothers should be freedErik Menendez with his attorney Leslie Abramson and his brother Lyle Menendez during their trial. "The Menendez Brothers" is now streaming on Netflix.

Persons: Jose, Kitty Menendez, Lyle, Erik, they've, Ryan Murphy's, Alejandro Hartmann's, Menendez, Richard J, It's, Barbara Walters, Pamela Bozanich, Hartmann, Menendez Brothers, Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Vince Bucci, wasn't, Harmann, He's, Nicholas Chavez, Chloë Sevigny, Javier Bardem, Cooper Koch, Edie Falco, Leslie Abramson, Ryan Murphy, it's, he'd, Ted Soqui, George Gascón, I'm Organizations: Netflix, Donovan Correctional Facility, Business, NBC, Nielsen, Getty, Los Angeles District Locations: Menendez, San Diego, Argentina

☆ Don't watch local TV stations? DirecTV will shave $12 off your monthly bill if you drop them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shifting some primetime entertainment to streaming services has made local stations less attractive, DirecTV said. DirecTV recently resolved a dispute with Cox Media Group, which owns several local stations. The satellite television provider on Sunday announced a package allowing customers to "opt out" of local stations. "That trend continues to diminish the quantity and quality of scripted entertainment on these same local stations." In February, DirecTV resolved its dispute with Cox Media Group, a conglomerate that owns several local television stations in markets across the country.

Persons: —, Rob Thun, Cox Organizations: DirecTV, Cox Media Group, Service, Sunday, Consumers, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros, NBC, ABC, CBS, DIRECTV Locations: Thun

The actors’ union offered congratulations to the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 screenwriters, in a statement on Sunday night, adding that it was eager to review the tentative agreement with the studios. Neither SAG-AFTRA nor the studio alliance immediately responded to requests for comment on Monday. “The deal that the Writers Guild and the studios struck economically could have been worked out in May, June. Discovery said this month that the impact from the labor disputes would reduce its adjusted earnings for the year by $300 million to $500 million. Additionally, share prices for other major media companies like Disney and Paramount have taken a hit in recent months.

Persons: “, ”, Bobby Schwartz, Quinn Emanuel, we’ve, —, Gavin Newsom Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Hollywood, Writers Guild, SAG, Gov, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Paramount

☆ Vietnam probes Blackpink concert organiser over South China Sea map
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HANOI, July 6 (Reuters) - Vietnam has launched an inspection into K-pop group Blackpink's tour organiser's website, ahead of its concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries. Chinese organiser iME Entertainment and South Korean agency YG Entertainment (122870.KQ), which manages Blackpink, had no immediate comment. The organiser's website was inaccessible on Thursday but a cached version seen by Reuters and last updated on July 4, shows a vague nine-dash line that encompasses nearly the whole South China Sea. Vietnam and China have long had overlapping territorial claims to a potentially energy-rich stretch in the waterway. The culture ministry's move followed complaints by Vietnamese internet users who noticed the nine-dash line on the organiser's website.

Persons: Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu, Francesco Guarascio, Hyunsu Yim, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: Warner Bros, Vietnam, iME Entertainment, YG Entertainment, Reuters, Facebook, Thomson Locations: HANOI, Vietnam, Hanoi, South, South China, Korean, China, The Hague, Seoul

☆ With Hollywood Change Stagnating, a Call to ‘Burn It Down’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, by Maureen RyanAs I typed this, striking Writers Guild of America members were skipping the picket lines in New York City because of poor air quality, after smoke drifted down from wildfires in Canada. It was a grimly perfect backdrop to read “Burn It Down,” a new book about the pervasive moral shortcomings of Hollywood by the longtime entertainment reporter and critic Maureen Ryan. For the industry Ryan covers is suffering its own kind of climate crisis. Television seasons are shorter — that’s if it’s even relevant to call a collection of episodes that can be binged anytime a “season” anymore. official and private investigator.”Ryan also alludes briefly here, as she has in Variety, to having been the victim of sexual assault by an unnamed television executive.

Persons: Maureen Ryan, Ryan, Don, George Floyd, gingerly, ”, H.R, ” Ryan, Howard Beale Organizations: Guild of America, Television, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Variety Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Canada

☆ CEO and Jay-Z’s former lawyer on her best career advice for new grads: ‘You're going to make mistakes, and that's fine’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A longtime entertainment lawyer, Justice started her career as an attorney in 1998, ultimately representing major names such as Mark Ronson, OutKast and Jay-Z. Today, Justice, who preferred not to share her age, is the CEO and founder of The Justice Department. Though she may not do anything differently, here's what she'd advise new graduates — especially women — to consider in their work life. She also could have gone to work at another firm instead of staying at her first for so many years. 'You're going to make mistakes, and that's fine'

☆ Margaritaville's cruise company just unveiled a $900 pass for nearly unlimited cruises through the end of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Margaritaville at Sea announced a $900 cruise pass that allows travelers to sail on the majority of its 2023 cruises. Margaritaville launched its cruise brand in 2022 with its Margaritaville at Sea Paradise vessel. The cruise line is currently operating nonstop two-night sailings from Florida's Port of Palm Beach to the Bahama's Freeport, Grand Bahama island. But if there's nowhere you'd rather be than on a Margaritaville cruise ship, you could potentially save hundreds of dollars with its newly announced cruise pass. Before its refresh, the ship was known as the Grand Classica, a 30-year-old flagship vessel owned by budget cruise company Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line.

☆ Lawyer who has negotiated salaries for decades: Female clients were offered less '100% of the time'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Justice is a longtime entertainment lawyer and spent decades representing an array of clients ranging from male and female executives to talent like rapper Jay-Z. When she expressed how much her female clients were looking to get paid, she says, "I got ridiculous pushback." Here are some of the excuses she heard most often for why her women clients didn't get offered what their male peers did. It was assumed, by contrast, that single men would one day need to support their families. When Justice asked for a salary comparable to the client's male counterparts, the in-house counsel she was negotiating opposite "laughed at me," she says.

☆ I've sailed on 4 different cruise ships each from a different cruise line in the last year. Here are my top 6 tips the make the most out of a trip as someone who doesn't like to travel by sea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Pre-book onboard dining and entertainment as soon as possible. Brittany Chang/InsiderAll of my cruise travels have been on sailings exclusive to media and booking agents. As a result, my trips have either been covered or discounted by the cruise line. In my experience, you may have to pre-reserve your onboard dining or entertainment. If you're a picky eater or have a set schedule, I recommend booking your meals and shows as soon as possible.

☆ Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz spared death penalty. Victims' families might be better off.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Emilia Benton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Though many were shocked he didn’t receive the death penalty, and many victims’ family members were visibly upset by the decision, it’s wrong to assume this would have automatically brought them solace. The lengthy proceedings stirred up decades-old memories of waiting to find out whether my own mother’s murderer would receive the death penalty. It’s the prime example people use when they’re surprised to learn I’m not fervently in favor of the death penalty. Sometimes family members of victims do have clear-cut feelings that the death penalty is needed. It’s time for everyone in this country, from lawmakers to the general public, to prioritize the effect of the death penalty on a victim’s survivors over their own political ideologies.

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