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Women and minority TV creators, writers, directors and cast members continue to make progress towards greater inclusion, both in front of and behind the camera, according to the latest Hollywood Diversity report from UCLA. "One of the strongest trends over the course of this report series is the steady…

Gen Z is not interested in aspirational stories in the content they consume on TV or film. That’s one of the major findings from a recent study conducted by The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA. The study (read it here), conducted in July, collected data from 662 teens, ages 13-18, from across the U.S. It…

While it awaits the 2024 arrival of Pac-12 carpetbaggers UCLA and USC, the Big Ten Conference has inked new distribution deals with CBS, Fox, NBC and Peacock. The pacts, which include current partners FS1 and Big Ten Network but drops ESPN/ABC, are the most lucrative in college sports history — valued at nearly $8…

UPDATE: If UCLA wants to leave the Pac-12 behind and join the BIg 10, it has to make its case. Today, the University of California Board of Regents asked for a public review of the school’s controversial plans, including an assessment on how it will affect student-athletes and other UC campuses. The request follows a…

UPDATED with confirmation: USC and UCLA made it official Thursday: the schools are moving from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The jump, which both schools confirmed late in the day amid swirling media reports of a deal in the works, is the latest major disruption of the college sports…

Academy Awards-winning actor Troy Kotsur (CODA, The Mandalorian) will deliver the commencement keynote address at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming commencement ceremony. Writer-producer Amy Aniobi (Insecure) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at the event. Brian Kite, interim dean of…

Hollywood movies are more ethnically diverse than ever according to a new report from UCLA, which found that women and people of color "have made enormous gains" over the past decade in their share of leading roles in top-performing films. UCLA's “Hollywood Diversity Report 2022,” released Thursday, found that the…

A new report from Starz in partnership with the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA reveals that diversity on screen and behind the camera are important drivers of how international audiences choose content. The report, published Thursday and titled “International Audiences Want to See More Diverse…

The two top teams in college basketball met tonight as No. 1 Gonzaga faced No. 2 UCLA, but the highlight of the evening was legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale returning to call the game after battling two separate forms of cancer this year, with his latest diagnosis coming just last month. Before the game, Vitale…

In the past few years, Hollywood has been confronted by the MeToo movement, OscarsSoWhite, Black Lives Matter and, presently, members of the trans community calling out what they see as transphobic depictions of themselves in films, on television and in the media. But there is another group traditionally…

News flash: Americans drank more, smoked more, watched more TV and exercised less during the recent pandemic-related business closures and stay-at-home orders, according to a UCLA-led study released today. The study, published in the Switzerland-based journal Nutrients, confirmed that Americans largely settled into…

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Professional Programs has revealed the winners of its 2021 Feature Screenplay, Television Pilot and Acting for the Camera Pitch competitions. Alexandra Hope Mackey won the Screenwriting competition for her comedy-drama The Beheaded; Shannon Walsh took the Writing for…