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  • Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024
A logo of Sony is seen at the headquarters of Sony Corp. on May 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony’s profit rose 13% in October-December on growing growing sales of music, image sensors and video games, the company said Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs.

Sony cited changes in the industry as a reason for the restructuring.

"The industry has changed immensely, and we need to future ready ourselves to set the business up for what lies ahead," Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said in a blog post Tuesday. "We need to deliver on expectations from developers and gamers and continue to propel future technology in gaming, so we took a step back to ensure we are set up to continue bringing the best gaming experiences to the community."

The layoffs Tuesday arrive one month after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2,000 workers after its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And Riot Games, the developer of the popular "League of Legends" multiplayer battle game, said in January that it was laying off 11% of More

  • Monday, Feb. 26, 2024
Motion Picture Academy logo
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted today to make the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch two distinct branches--the Animation Branch and the Short Films Branch.

The Animation Branch represents approximately 700 Academy members working within every aspect of the animation industry. The branch will have two governor representatives on the Board of Governors and oversee the Animated Feature Film and Animated Short Film awards.

The Short Films Branch comprises more than 200 Academy members whose artistic work encompasses both narrative and nonfiction short filmmaking. The branch will have one governor representative on the Board of Governors to be elected for a term starting in the 2024-2025 fiscal year and oversee the Live Action Short Film award.

“The Academy is dedicated to advancing and evolving with our growing global membership and with the film industry,” shared Academy CEO Bill More

  • Monday, Feb. 26, 2024
The Guardian of Law sculpture is seen at the west entrance of the Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 

The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

In nearly four hours of arguments, several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. But they seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett warning of "land mines" she and her colleagues need to avoid in resolving the two cases.

While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.

Differences on the court Wednesday emerged over how to think about the platforms — as akin to More

  • Monday, Feb. 26, 2024
The Guardian of Law sculpture is seen at the west entrance of the Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 

The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to state laws Monday that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

The court is hearing arguments over laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.

The cases are among several the justices have grappled with over the past year involving social media platforms. Next month, the court will hear an appeal from Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of pressuring social media companies to silence conservative points More

  • Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
Camera Operator of the Year in Television Neal Bryant, SOC holds awards for himself and Camera Operator Carey Toner for their work on The Last of Us, S1E3 “Long, Long Time” at SOC Awards at Directors Guild of America on Saturday 2/24. (Photo by Gianna Iovino)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has announced the recipients of Camera Operator of the Year in Film and Television during the 2024 SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards. 

The recipients of Camera Operator of the Year in Film are the team of Juanjo Sánchez, SOC, with Manuel Branáa, Operator de Cámara “B,” for Society of the Snow; and the recipients of Camera Operator of the Year in Television are Neal Bryant, SOC with Carey Toner, Camera Operator for The Last of Us, S1E3 “Long, Long Time.” The award recipients were celebrated by industry peers and colleagues at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood on Saturday (2/24).

Sánchez and Branáa topped a talented group of nominees in the film category, including Mick Froehlich, SOC, (Leave the World Behind); Geoffrey Haley, SOC (Chevalier); Ari Issler with “B” camera/Steadicam operator, Nick Müller, SOC (Boston Strangler); and Andrew “AJ” Johnson, More

  • Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows producer Ziggy Marley, left, and Kingsley Ben-Adir on the set of "Bob Marley: One Love." (Chiabella James/Paramount Pictures via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

For a second straight week, biopic " Bob Marley: One Love " continues to exceed expectations by claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office, overcoming two debut films and Sony's "Madame Web" that's still producing subpar numbers.

The Paramount film starring Kingsley Ben-Adir pulled in $13.5 million during its second week of release. The project, which was produced for about $70 million, already eclipsed that mark, grossing nearly $72 million domestically in North America.

It's an impressive achievement for the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed Marley's musical biopic that's focused on the Rastafarian legend's story during the making of his 1977 album "Exodus" while leading up to his impactful concert in his native Jamaica.

"Some of his greatest hits came out nearly 50 years ago, but his music still resonates through this film," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore.

"One Love" drew nearly $2 million More

  • Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
Actress Judith Godreche poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Climb' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. As French cinema basks in Oscar attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of French cinema. Another step in the #MeToo movement that's been gathering pace in the industry could come at the French cinema awards on Friday Feb. 23 2024. French newspapers Le Parisien and Liberation report that Godrèche is to make a speech on sexual violence in the cinema industry at the Cesar Awards' ceremony, the French version of the Oscars. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
PARIS (AP) -- 

French actor Judith Godrèche called on France's film industry to "face the truth" on sexual violence and physical abuse during a live broadcast Friday of the Cesar Awards ceremony, France's version of the Oscars.

"We can decide that men accused of rape no longer rule the (French) cinema," Godrèche said.

Godrèche was invited to speak on sexual violence at the ceremony after actors alleged they were teenage victims of sexual abuse by directors decades older than themselves, shining a light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry.

"Is it possible that we are able to face the truth?" Godrèche said, and received a standing ovation for her address.

It comes as French cinema is expected to shine next month at the Oscars ceremony with Justine Triet 's courtroom drama " Anatomy of a Fall."

Godrèche, 51, is well known to French cinemagoers. She recently accused two film directors of rape and sexual abuse when she More

  • Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
The Vice logo is seen at a joint venture announcement between Vice Media and Roger Communications in Toronto, Oct. 30, 2014. Vice Media's CEO has said in a memo to staff members that the troubled company plans to lay off several hundred employees. Bruce Dixon said Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, that staff members affected by the layoffs will be notified early the following week. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and no longer publish material on its Vice.com website, the company's CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday.

Vice, which filed for bankruptcy last year before being sold for $350 million to a consortium led by the Fortress Investment Group, is also looking to sell its Refinery 29 publishing business, CEO Bruce Dixon said in his memo to staff.

It's the latest sign of financial problems buffeting the media industry. Digital sites the Messenger, BuzzFeed News and Jezebel have all shut down in the past year, and legacy media outlets like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal have also seen job cuts.

Once a swashbuckling media company geared to a younger audience with an immersive storytelling style that encompassed digital, television and film outlets, New York-based Vice was valued at $5.7 billion in 2017.

Dixon offered no specifics about the layoffs, More

  • Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2021. Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, called the takeover a success, despite an exodus of workers, ongoing litigation and accusations of cronyism by the new leadership. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

Almost a year after state lawmakers passed a law giving Florida's governor control over Walt Disney World's governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the takeover a success, despite an exodus of workers, ongoing litigation and scandal surrounding one of his appointees.

DeSantis made a victory lap of sorts during a news conference at Disney World, touting a first-round victory in litigation with Disney over who controls the district, which had been led by Disney supporters for more than five decades until the takeover last year.

The governor also said the takeover of the district with his appointees had created more transparency and accountability, reduced the tax burden for Disney and outside shops and restaurants at the theme park resort and made the awarding of contracts by the district more competitive. The district provides municipal services such as firefighting, planning and mosquito control, among other things.

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  • Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024
Leslie Moonves attends the CBS Network 2015 Programming Upfront at The Tent at Lincoln Center on May 13, 2015, in New York. The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission unanimously rejected a proposed settlement between the city and Moonves on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, saying a tougher penalty is warranted for the former CBS chief executive accused of interfering with a police investigation into sexual assault allegations against him. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission unanimously rejected a proposed settlement between the city and Les Moonves on Wednesday, saying a tougher penalty is warranted for the former CBS chief executive accused of interfering with a police investigation into sexual assault allegations against him.

Moonves had agreed to pay an $11,250 fine to settle the ethics commission complaint, which alleged that he worked closely with a police department official to obtain information about a sexual assault victim's confidential police report.

Ethics commission staff worked with Moonves on the proposed fine, but it still needed approval by the volunteer panel that oversees the commission, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The commissioners felt that the "extremely egregious nature of the allegations" warranted a stronger penalty, ethics commission president Jeffrey Daar said.

A Moonves representative declined to comment to the Times on More

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