Podcasting Expansion and Emmy Nominations

The Television Academy is opening its doors to the internet — just a little. In the Emmys’ outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series category, Kareem Rahma’s viral YouTube hit “Subway Takes” — which conducts man-on-the-street interviews on New York CityR

SMAC Productions, the entertainment and content studio founded by “Good Morning America” co-anchor and NFL star Michael Strahan and his longtime business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini, is diving into the podcast biz. And the duo are getting behind the mic themselves as part of the co

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Sundance Film Festival are establishing a new jury that will assess the work of first-time international filmmakers. Dubbed the FIPRESCI jury, the collaboration will launch with next year’s edition of the festival. It also comes a

HBO Max’s Hacks is wrapping its Emmy run with another strong showing, landing 24 nominations for its fifth and final season, the most ever for a comedy series in a single year. That eclipsed the previous record of 23 set by FX’s The Bear in 2024 and matched in 2025 by Apple TV’s Th

Specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment has named former Disney and Imax executive Jason Brenek as CEO. He will take over the top job after the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt. Fathom’s founders and co-owners are top movie theater circuits AMC, Regal and Cinemark, which collecti