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Mar 21, 2026 - Entertainment

Nicholas Brendon, known for being part of the Scooby gang on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. He was 54. A former castmate confirmed the news to Deadline. Brendon’s family issued a statement saying that the actor had died on Friday, March 20, “in his sleep of natural causes.” “We are heartbroken to share the […]

Mar 20, 2026 - Entertainment

Media layoffs across the entertainment industry are hitting hard after last year’s avalanche of job cuts. The unfortunate trend can still be felt following the Covid-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and — the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in January 2025. As the entertainment industry still […]

Mar 20, 2026 - Entertainment

Writers Guild of America West chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman was likely wrapping up her first week of talks with the major Hollywood studios Friday afternoon when the union’s staff called her back to their own bargaining table. The staff have now been on strike for more than a month, and they remain on the picket […]

Mar 20, 2026 - Entertainment

Nielsen is delaying its monthly Gauge report to April from its planned release next week after methodology changes raised objections from several of its clients. The report, along with the monthly Media Distributor Gauge Report, had been scheduled to come out Tuesday, already later than usual. Now, they will be released in April, the company […]

Mar 20, 2026 - Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: In Starz‘s Q4 earnings report in February, the company called 2026 a “positive financial inflection point,” saying it would focus on profitability and generating positive free cash flow after its separation from Lionsgate. In addition to OTT subscriber growth and increasing content ownership, cost-reduction inevitably is part of the equation. That includes staff cuts. Starz underwent a round […]