Crackle Plus, as the new venture between Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Sony is now known, has appointed Philippe Guelton as president. Guelton, who joined the company in January after serving in top roles at Thrillist and SheKnows Media, will also remain EVP of CSS Entertainment and president of VOD…

While expected for a while, the official announcement today of a proposed $52.4 billion Disney acquisition of prime 21st Century Fox assets no doubt is creating anxiety at the other big entertainment companies, which are suddenly being dwarfed by the new Disney, which would combine two major film studios and two TV…

(UPDATED From May 25 PM) Having been cancelled and then resurrected, Timeless will be back for another season on NBC but the Shawn Ryan and Eric Kripke executive produced series won't be facing any more time in federal court. Over eight months after plaintiff Onza Entertainment went after the EPs, the Comcast-owned…

Time could march on in the battle over the TV series Timeless, even though a federal judge today rejected a move by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, NBCUniversal, Shawn Ryan and Eric Kripke to toss out a lawsuit over the time-travel show. "The court denies this motion," Judge Steven Wilson of the…

"Time travel is a well-established genre in all forms of media," Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television and NBCUniversal said in a motion today to dismiss the Timeless copyright infringement and breach of implied contract lawsuit slapped on them back in September. "Moreover, in many examples of the…

Sony Pictures Entertainment has moved to boost its communication staff, adding Tahra Grant as VP Corporate Communications, reporting to chief communications officer Robert Lawson. The two are hardly strangers: Grant worked with Lawson when both were at the Rubenstein communications company in New York. Grant has been…