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On Monday, IMDb revised its policy in regards to the publication of removal of birth names after the backlash for publishing the birth names of transgender performers without their consent — also known as “deadnaming”. Prior to the revisions, performers issued complaints about the difficulty in removing birth names…

IMDb has revised its pre-existing policy in regards to the publication of removal of birth names. The revisit to the policy was a result of the backlash the site received earlier this year for publishing the birth names of transgender performers without their consent. The practice is known as “deadnaming”, the outing…

EXCLUSIVE: IMDb announced its first-ever scripted series You’re Not a Monster featuring the voices of Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Aparna Nancherla, Ellie Kemper, Patton Oswalt and others. The animated series is set to premiere this fall, but IMDb will give a sneak peek of the new show featuring iconic movie…

Several national LGBTQ advocacy groups have joined SAG-AFTRA in its appeal of a federal court ruling that a union-backed state law prohibiting IMDbPro from publishing actors' ages was unconstitutional. The union claimed that publishing the ages of actors contributed to age discrimination in the industry. In joining…

IMDb announced today that its free streaming video channel, IMDb TV, is tripling its content offerings by adding thousands of new titles to the ad-supported service in the coming months. Additionally,the service will launch in Europe later this year. "With IMDb TV, viewers have discovered TV the way it ought to be – a…

UPDATED with full statement from IMDb. IMDb is getting dragged for publishing the birth names of trans actors without their permission. Known as “deadnaming”, the outing of their birth names can bring about stress and possibly lead to harassment and discrimination. Two anonymous trans actors told IndieWire that they…

Amazon’s authoritative online movie and television database IMDb is launching a a free streaming video channel called IMDb Freedive, providing access to such TV shows as Heroes and Fringe, and movies like Memento. The ad-supported channel will let users watch films and television shows on the IMDb website, using their…

EXCLUSIVE: IMDb is moving further into original content production with two new short-form comedy series – Special Skills hosted by SNL alum Jay Pharoah, and Unmade, featuring comedians including Nick Cannon, Tig Notaro, Rainn Wilson, Weird Al, Reggie Watts and others. Both are produced by Electus' Big Breakfast and…

ReFrame, the coalition formed by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, and IMDbPro have added 22 more titles to the list of movies earning the ReFrame Stamp, which recognize standout, gender-balanced films. The program launched June 8 with 12 films on the list from a group comprising the top 100 domestic-grossing…

ReFrame, a coalition of Hollywood pros and partner companies founded by Women In Film and Sundance Institute, is taking the wraps off its ReFrame Stamp on IMDbPro. The stamps were first tipped in March when the group introduced a handbook with key proposals to help promulgate meaningful reform and diverse hiring…

UPDATED with SAG-AFTRA statement, 3:31 PM: A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the State of California’s SAG-AFTRA-backed law making it illegal for the entertainment news site IMDbPro to publish actors' ages is unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. A year ago this week, Judge Vince Chhabria granted IMDb…

We received a number of emails this weekend and comments in the box office section about the audience reaction to Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The sequel earned its third straight A from CinemaScore after The Force Awakens two years ago and last December’s Rogue One. And on ComScore/Screen Engine, Last…