How Spider-Man can save Marvel at the box office
The success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which hits IMAX screens this week, can reinvigorate Marvel Studios’ mojo.
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Meet the 25-year-old vying to become Hollywood’s first AI movie mogul
Ex-Google engineer Cecilia Shen cofounded Utopai to crack the code on long-form AI-generated content. And thanks to an investment from NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, the Under 30 alum is now running a billion-dollar studio.
Netflix raises prices again—here are the new rates
The increase marks the latest price hike since the streamer upped subscription costs in January 2025.
Paramount merger could create streaming behemoth with 200 million subscribers
A plan by Paramount CEO David Ellison to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single streaming service will allow nearly 8 million Americans currently paying for both services to drop a subscription, according to Antenna data.
From Sydney to Mayfair: Yerin Ha’s Bridgerton breakout
Ha is alumnus of the 2025 Forbes Asia 30 Under 30, and recently starred in the most popular Australian series on Netflix. Her next challenge is a Cinderella storyline set in Mayfair.
Netflix ‘super confident’ in Warner Bros. deal after Paramount’s hostile bid
Netflix last week announced it would acquire Warner Bros. in a $83 billion deal.
How Mark Wahlberg became the king of streaming
As theatrical releases decline, the 54-year-old actor has become the most bankable star on Netflix, Amazon and Apple—earning $20 million or more a movie—in a major paradigm shift of Hollywood economics. Inside the new A-Minus List.
Why Australia must build its own GenAI storytelling culture
When Sundance vaulted indie filmmakers into the spotlight in the late 1980s, it reshaped cinema and the business around it.
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ pulled from air over Charlie Kirk comments
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be removed from local ABC stations owned “indefinitely” after comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
South Park’s creators are now billionaires
After signing a new $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are part of Hollywood’s most elite club.