Hollywood Businesses

Prop houses and other Hollywood businesses seek to promote filming in California

Amid Hollywood's ongoing struggles, a coalition of local production businesses has formed to advocate for increased tax credits and other incentives to improve and support filming in California.

Los Angeles Times - 11h

Jazz club Blue Note opens new Los Angeles venue and takes over Hollywood Bowl festival

The Greenwich Village club — long regarded as one of New York's elite spaces for jazz — will open a new venue in Hollywood in March, with 200- and 100-capacity performance rooms and a full restaurant.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

UCLA Hollywood diversity report highlights the importance of women in TV audience

The study finds that women and people of color remain underrepresented in key creative and lead roles though they are a crucial demographic when it comes to viewership.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Hollywood Embraces the Noodle Boys, Ditching the Muscly Look

As an era of macho politics sets in, sinewy stars like Timothée Chalamet, Dominic Sessa and Mark Eydelshteyn embody a slinky alternative image of white masculinity in American pop culture.

The New York Times - 2d

7 Tips for Business Travel This Winter

Here are some helpful tactics to make things as smooth as possible during winter business trips.

Inc. - 3d

Despite Busy Business Ventures, Ice Cube Is Making Time for Music

Ice Cube’s new album made the top 10 of Billboard’s top rap albums chart — his first in 14 years.

Inc. - 4d

Hollywood sign? KC WR to practice, source says

Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood will practice Friday, a source told ESPN's Adam Teicher. Brown has been out since August with a a sternoclavicular injury.

ESPN - 5d

Chiefs opening practice window for Hollywood Brown after WR receives final clearance, per report

The K.C. wideout has been sidelined all year due to a shoulder injury

CBS Sports - 5d

Broadcom Revenue Surges on Semiconductor Business Momentum

For its fiscal first quarter, Broadcom expects revenue of $14.6 billion, up from a reported topline performance of $11.96 billion for the year-ago period.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Cooldown Games launches as publisher of games for busy people

Cooldown Games announced its launch as a publisher of independent games for PC and console, with focus on games that fit in a busy lifestyle.

VentureBeat - 6d

Inside the lucrative, unregulated business of selling bodies

The business of providing human remains for medical training and research is largely unregulated. In a new report in our series "Dealing the Dead," NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports on a company accused ...

NBC News - 6d

Chancellor Scholz calls on German businesses to invest in Ukraine

Yahoo News - Dec. 11

The western myth of the ‘guy we can do business with’

Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despots

Financial Times - Dec. 11

General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi business

After the announcement, the project's co-founder posted on social media "GM are a bunch of dummies."

BBC News - Dec. 11

Small business optimism jumps after election: NFIB

Small business optimism jumped in November, surpassing the 50-year average for the first time in nearly three years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Small ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

Small-Business Optimism Surges Post-Election

Following Donald Trump’s win, small-business optimism rose to a level not seen in nearly three years.

Inc. - Dec. 10

Law firms lean into the business of prediction

Expect more lawyers to use data and generative AI to work ever closer with clients

Financial Times - Dec. 10

The Power of Experience for Business Growth

Bring together customer, employee and user experience for long-term business growth.

Inc. - Dec. 9

OpenAI's controversial Sora is finally launching today. Will it truly disrupt Hollywood?

OpenAI on Monday said it will release its controversial text-to-video tool to the public with different subscription tiers.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 9

Small businesses being 'crucified' by sea border

Stormont will vote on whether NI's Brexit deal should continue to operate for another four years.

BBC News - Dec. 9

India’s Luxury Property Market Is a Boon to Trump’s Business

The Trump Organization finds a warm welcome in India, where status-hungry home buyers clamor for a famous American brand.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Hollywood and the Middle East mix at Red Sea International Film Festival

One of the Middle East’s fastest-growing film festivals opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia, attracting filmmakers and stars from around the world to present over 120 films from 81 countries in ...

ABC News - Dec. 7

If DOGE Treats Government Like a Business, It Could Be a Disaster

A lot of what the government does is hard to quantify and involves complicated tasks that inevitably require bureaucratic coordination and, yes, inefficiency.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

Laufey on jazz purists, Olivia Rodrigo and her new Hollywood Bowl concert movie

The singer and songwriter won a Grammy for traditional pop vocal album in February. Now she's the star of a concert movie shot at the Hollywood Bowl.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 6

'Magnolia' made me want to write about movies. Then Hollywood stopped making movies like 'Magnolia'

Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling San Fernando Valley epic is as exhilarating now as it was in 1999. In today's Hollywood, though, its ambition seems almost out of reach.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 6

The Biggest Business Fails of 2024

What do a global IT outage, glue on pizza, and the decline of an aviation giant have in common?

Inc. - Dec. 6

We need the best of business innovation in government

Growth that does not make working people better off is pointless

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Our star-filled agenda — GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games on December 12 in LA

We're excited to unveil our agenda for our much-anticipated GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conference.

VentureBeat - Dec. 5

Small Business Owners Brace for Trump’s Proposed Tariffs

While the impact of the proposed import duties will hit small businesses hard, many are awaiting their final form before calculating their own costs.

Inc. - Dec. 4

German companies in China see slump in business confidence

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

Western businesses in China hold on to hopes for Trump 2.0

Some believe the incoming US president is in a strong position to negotiate a trade deal with Beijing

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Zack Snyder Thinks Hollywood Needs to Get on Board With AI or Get Left Behind

Zack Snyder says he still questions “the why” of the technology when it comes to some aspects of filmmaking, but can definitely see the perks.

Wired - Dec. 3

How to Turn ‘Boring’ Businesses Into Cash-Flow Machines

In ‘Main Street Millionaire,’ Codie Sanchez describes how to make money buying the types of businesses that most people ignore.

Inc. - Dec. 3

Is Enron really back in business? Here's what to know.

A new Enron website appeared on Monday to proclaim its relaunch. It's been 23 years since the energy company went up in smoke.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Carlsberg Sells Russian Baltika Breweries Business

Carlsberg agreed to sell its Russian Baltika Breweries business, ending a long-running legal dispute sparked after the Russian government seized control.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3

'I want you to be my agent.' What to know about Trump's ties with Hollywood power player Ari Emanuel

While Hollywood attempts to navigate the new Trump administration, Ari Emanuel appears well positioned to maneuver through the next four years thanks to his longtime close ties to Donald Trump and ...

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3

Nicholas Hoult is a man of character — and it's keeping him busy

'What I enjoy doing is trying to disappear and not do the same thing over and over again,' says the actor with three recent releases: 'Juror #2,' 'The Order' and 'Nosferatu.'

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3