Prominent arts and tech festival SXSW has dropped the U.S. Army as a sponsor, organizers have announced via the fest’s website. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” they wrote. “As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be…

Al Michaels, whose call of the U.S. hockey team’s Olympics upset over the USSR is a sports broadcasting milestone, will deliver AI-enhanced daily recaps of the Paris Games this summer on Peacock. NBCUniversal’s flagship streaming service, which is carrying full coverage of all Olympic events, will…

EXCLUSIVE: After nearly five years at Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Adam Segal has departed to launch his own shop, Strig Artist Management, Deadline has learned. In addition to Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Quinta Brunson, the creator, showrunner, writer, producer and star of…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Sam Wrench, who was behind the $261M highest grossing concert and documentary movie of all-time, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, is opening the doors to Next of Kin Content. EverWonder Studio is making an investment in the production company which will focus on culture-driven live event…

The Supreme Court sided with the White House in a challenge to the administration’s efforts to curb disinformation on social media. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices ruled that two states and five social media users lacked standing to show that First Amendment rights were violated as Biden administration…

When asked recently what he thought should be the first question at CNN’s Joe Biden-Donald Trump presidential debate on Thursday, ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a succinct answer: “Who won the last election?” The moment speaks to how unusual this debate will be — and the challenge for moderators…

Canada’s Sphere Media has acquired Abacus Media Rights, the UK-based distributor that sells Leaving Neverland and Scrublands. Sphere is partnering with Canadian broadcaster Bell Media on the deal with current owner Amcomri Entertainment. Bell owns a sizeable stake in Sort Of producer Sphere following…

Verizon is launching myHome, a new offering for home internet customers that lets them choose discounted streaming packages and select YouTube TV as their bundled pay-TV provider. The new plan’s arrival is accompanied by the rollouts of a new consumer plan, Verizon Access, and a new smartphone…

A24 has closed an investment round led by Thrive Capital, the New York investment firm of Josh Kushner, who will join the indie distributor's board of directors. The company also received increased support from existing investors who participated in the previous round including Ken Fox's private…

EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with joint statement: With more than a month to go before IATSE’s current contracts expires, the union and the studios have come to a tentative agreement on a new deal. As fears of another Hot Labor Summer had Hollywood anxious, the successful negotiation news Tuesday evening…

Disney's efforts to have an antitrust class action from streaming subscribers dismissed has been denied one more time, but the company will now not be on the hook for any cash. “The Court once again finds Plaintiffs' allegations sufficient to plead Disney's market power in a well-defined SLPTV market…

John Mercurio and Greg Saphier will co-lead the Motion Picture Association’s communications and public affairs division as part of a new organizational structure. Mercurio, senior vice president and head of corporate communications, and Saphier, senior vice president and head of public affairs, will…