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ESPN is leaning into its heritage, naming its forthcoming stand-alone streaming app ESPN. The offering, coming in the fall in time for football season, will have two tiers. The Unlimited plan will cost $29.99 a month and $35.99 a month in a bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+. At launch, the company…

There was time when studios thought premiering a film in Cannes in May could turn out to be a major hindrance to that movie's Oscar chances nine months later. It was a logical assumption. Voters have short memories, and also, if the film doesn't make a splash on the Croisette, it could be all over…

EXCLUSIVE: Indie film studio XYZ Films has promoted Pip Ngo to Executive Vice President of Sales and Acquisitions, promoting Alex Williams to Director of Acquisitions and Development. Both will continue to be based in Los Angeles. Ngo will continue to acquire and shepherd filmmaker-driven…

Mark Gaines, who spent nearly 40 years at Universal, rising from local booker to EVP and general sales manager, died Wednesday at his home in Braselton, GA, Deadline has learned. He was 77. Gaines began his career at Universal in 1976, working as a booker in its Atlanta branch. He went on to…

It’s official: Tom Rothman has signed a multiyear extension of his contract as chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group. The deal will make Rothman the longest-serving film chief in Hollywood, and that includes his run at 20th Century Fox. Some have wondered whether Rothman would…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Creative Artists Agency (CAA) agent Natan Bogin and Gulf-based producer Stephen Strachan have launched Globa 3, a cross-continental media and production company headquartered in Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles. The new outfit, with operations across the Gulf countries, Africa, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Barnstorm, the recently launched production company of Glen Powell and Dan Cohen, has brought on Ryan Schwartz and Jacquelina Rosso in new roles, Deadline can exclusively reveal. Schwartz will serve as Vice President of Film & Television, with Rosso joining as CE. Both positions were…

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes “this is the strongest HBO has ever been” in its 53-year history, with a pop-culture mojo reminiscent of NBC’s “must-see TV” era. Speaking to Wall Street analysts on WBD’s first-quarter earnings call, Zaslav saluted HBO and Max content chief…

EXCLUSIVE: Fandango Sales has appointed former The Match Factory exec Laura Nacher as Head of International Sales. The appointment comes as the sales arm of Rome-based film company Fandango gears up for a major international push. Nacher, who was previously Head of Sale Operations at The…

President Donald Trump’s plan”to make Hollywood great again” is creating global uncertainty, but Disney only gestured at the White House’s tariff war during quarterly earnings on Wednesday. Disney CEO Bob Iger assured investors that it’s keeping a close eye on the broader economic situation…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment has hired 30-year marketing and publicity vet Marisa McGrath Liston as EVP of Publicity & Communications. The former Lionsgate global marketing and publicity head will oversee all publicity and communications strategy and execution, working across Legendary's…

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Feldheim has joined The Walsh Company as EVP Television. Feldheim was brought in to help lead The Walsh Co.'s push into TV, with a primary focus on the company's renewed relationship with Apple TV+, which extended its overall deal with The Walsh Co. in March. He was most…