A crew member was killed on the set of a New Orleans production on Monday, Deadline has confirmed. The victim is believed to be James “Trapper” McEvoy, a grip who was also a member of IATSE Local 478. While details are scarce, he is suspected to have died by electrocution. Several friends…

As Condé Nast announced its plans to fold media brand Teen Vogue into Vogue.com earlier today, the NewsGuild of New York and Condé Union said they “strongly condemn” the merger and related layoffs, slamming the decision as “a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine's…

UPDATED with YouTube TV statement. YouTube TV has rejected Disney’s request to restore ABC for Election Day on Tuesday as a matter of “public interest” while the companies hammer out a carriage renewal. “We agree that the right priority here is to give customers what they want,” YouTube TV…

UPDATED, with Mamdani comment: Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to cast their ballots for his one-time nemesis Andrew Cuomo rather than the front-runner in the mayor’s race, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, or even Republican Curtis Sliwa. In a Truth Social post on Monday evening, Trump…

Laurie Orlando, who has served as senior vice president of talent strategy and development at CBS News and Stations, is departing the network. Orlando announced her exit in a memo to employees on Monday.  She joined CBS News in January 2016 after serving as a top executive for ESPN, where she…

EXCLUSIVE: Laugh Cry Wow, the nonfiction studio launched earlier this year by Jami Gertz and Bayan Joonam, has made its first executive hire with Eddy Moretti joining the team as Executive Producer. A prolific producer of film and television, Moretti is best known for his two decades as Chief…

AMC Entertainment has promoted a handful of key executives. Carrie Trotter has been named SVP of Marketing. She segues from Vice President of Loyalty, where she oversaw the key AMC Stubs program, reporting to Dan Ellis, Chief Operations, Development & Marketing Officer. Ellis takes marketing…

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a continued effort to expand its international footprint, Christian Rodriguez’s AAO Entertainment has signed Ernest Gold, co-creator and showrunner of Austria’s first original Prime Video series, Beasts Like Us. The winner of a 2025 Grimme Award, Beasts Like Us is an…

Danny Frenkel has a dream for Punchup Live, his ticketing platform co-founded with Alex Dajani in 2023: to build the company into “the Amazon of live entertainment.” “I am not passing moral judgment one way or the other on Amazon, to be clear. But [their efficiency is] awesome. It is crazy…

UTA has signed British singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur Rita Ora for global representation in all areas, the agency announced today. As a recording artist, Ora has amassed more than 10 billion streams across all platforms and holds the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British…

EXCLUSIVE: Carly Hoogendyk, the manager and producer from Omnipop Talent Group West, has set the lineup for the latest edition of her Newcomers comedy showcase, taking place at the Bell House in Brooklyn, as part of the New York Comedy Festival, on November 8. A rapid-fire comedy showcase for…

UPDATED: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered his take on Donald Trump’s sit down with 60 Minutes, riffing that he should perhaps file a complaint with the FCC over the way that the interview was edited. Schumer wrote on X, “Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump…