Disney announced a handful of new appointments for executive team at its Experiences segment including a newly created role to oversee major events integration, and new heads for Disneyland Resort, Disney Signature Experiences and Shanghai Disney Resort. The announcement comes as Disney…

Steve Mosko, the CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group since 2018, is stepping down, Deadline has confirmed. The news comes amid apparent financial troubles at the finance and production company’s majority owner Vine Alternative Investments, though Vine did not comment on Mosko’s exit…

Donald Trump signed an executive order today to release more records related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as those related to the killings of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The JFK assassination has long been the subject of conspiracy theories, with long calls…

Disney CEO Bob Iger saw his total pay package rise to $41.1 million in fiscal 2024, up 30% from $31.6 million in the previous year. The compensation details were disclosed Thursday in the company’s annual proxy report, which is landing as the succession process at Disney is gearing up ahead of…

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Maluso, longtime CEO of Las Vegas firm Base Entertainment, has acquired a majority stake in the company four years after selling it to private equity-backed parent LiveCo. Base develops, creates, promotes and manages live entertainment productions in Las Vegas and elsewhere. Its…

SAG-AFTRA has tentatively reached a new four-year deal with Telemundo Television Studios covering Spanish-language TV performers.  Though negotiations didn’t begin on a new contract until early December, if approved, this agreement will cover the contract period from October 1, 2024 to September…

UPDATED: Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle, pointing to a likely confirmation for one of Donald Trump’s most controversial picks. The vote was 51-49. Two Republicans, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)…

The Associated Press has weighed in on how it will respond to President Donald Trump’s executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the name of Alaska’s Denali back to Mount McKinley. The guidance is significant as the AP Stylebook has widespread acceptance…

A consortium of orgs are teaming to provide free self-tape home kits for actors who were displaced by the L.A. wildfires. Casting Workbook has teamed with The Bridge for Actors, IAMA Theatre Company, and Ship Bob to provide 75 kits for actors that include ring lights, backdrops, and tripods…

Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien will end its run in syndication in August, as the Hearst public affairs show concludes a decade-long run. O’Brien joined the weekly series in its second season. The show is produced by Hearst Media Production Group and distributed by Sony Pictures…

David Haddad is exiting his role as president of games at Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 years at the company but staying on for three months to help kick off the search for his successor. In a note to the division's staff obtained by Deadline, JB Perrette, CEO and president of WBD's Global…

As more pay-TV operators embrace slimmer packages, Comcast Xfinity is rolling out Sports & News TV, a $70-a-month offering based on two foundational elements of live programming. The $70 price is available only to customers who also have Xfinity internet service. The package includes more than…