Why George Clooney’s Sultan of Brunei Hotels Boycott Is Misguided

Clooney’s effort to boycott the Dorchester Collection is the wrong approach. In effect, it actually serves to harm the frontline staff and workers in the hotels that create the magic for guests and Hollywood luminaries alike. — Colin Nagy George Clooney has launched a boycott of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. It’s similar to the […]

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Apple belatedly joins TV streaming game, ready to take on Netflix, Hulu with Spielberg, Oprah

Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service Monday, enlisting such superstars as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg to try to overcome its rivals’ head start. Apple didn’t disclose the price or the launch date except to say that Apple TV Plus […]

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Warner Bros CEO resigns after sexual misconduct allegations

Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara is stepping down after claims that he promised acting roles in exchange for sex. As Warner Bros. chairman and chief executive officer at one of Hollywood’s most powerful and prestigious studios, Tsujihara is one of the highest ranking executives to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations. Warner media chief executive […]

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Youtube star to be first female US late-night talk host in decades

Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk show, making the Canadian the first woman to host on a US broadcast network in more than three decades. The evening talk shows have been a mainstay of American television for more than half-a-century — but their hosts are generally […]

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