Hollywood's math problem: Getting paid for streaming 'hits' first means identifying them
Many issues divide studios and streamers from the striking talent guilds, but one key sticking point involves how writers and actors should be fairly compensated for their work in streaming. And a major complication there is that streaming success remains such an impenetrable formula, influenced by resistance to provide clear data and hard-to-measure factors that cloud what constitutes a "hit."
2023-08-07 23:51
Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd's murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd's fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
2023-08-07 23:27
Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief in talks to plead guilty over work he did for Russian oligarch
The former head of counterintelligence at the FBI's New York office is in talks to plead guilty to charges relating to work he allegedly did for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government, according to a court order.
2023-08-07 23:24
It's iced coffee season all year now
Cold drinks are hotter than ever.
2023-08-07 23:22
CBS game show 'Superfan' celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
CBS' latest game show, “Superfan,” premiering Wednesday, gathers one musical act and their fans each week into a studio and gradually whittles the contestants down to two, giving online voters the final say on who will be crowned the ultimate superfan
2023-08-07 23:22
DeSantis on Trump's 2020 claims: 'Of course he lost'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said "of course" Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, his the most direct comments on the matter in the nearly three years since the former president's defeat.
2023-08-07 23:00
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick call off their engagement
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have ended their engagement. "The Bachelor" franchise alums took to Instagram Sunday with the news.
2023-08-07 22:52
Escaped bear delays flight in Dubai
A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold.
2023-08-07 22:52
Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences
Remember the first rap song you heard
2023-08-07 22:29
1 hurt in a possible explosion at a Sherwin-Williams paint factory plant in Texas
At least one factory worker was injured in a fire that broke out in a Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing and processing plant in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, fire officials said.
2023-08-07 21:52
Greta Gerwig got a 'Barbie' flash mob from Ryan Gosling for her birthday
Ryan Gosling knew just what to get his "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig for her birthday.
2023-08-07 21:19
Even Zoom is making its staff return to the office
Zoom, the company that powered the remote work revolution during the pandemic, is telling its employees to come back to the office.
2023-08-07 20:48