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Though late-night talk shows have stopped production in adherence to the strike, these shows have direct contracts with the networks they are aired on.

A District of Columbia judge ordered the first dismissal under the jurisdiction's new anti-SLAPP law, finding at the start of a defamation lawsuit that a firefighter failed to show a "likelihood of success" in challenging a television broadcast about his high levels of overtime earnings.

The Supreme Court handed the entertainment industry a major victory last week when it ruled that companies that offer file sharing software may be liable if the software is used to download copyrighted songs and videos.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Luis Giro is a person of interest to law enforcement, which certainly made him an interesting person to South Florida journalists. However, these interests were not enough to warrant release of his booking photos under a federal judge’s ruling.

My practice focuses on television, motion picture, podcasts and digital media, representing clients from development to production and through distribution, including branded entertainment.

College teams could look different this fall. Starting in August, companies can sponsor logos and patches on athletic uniforms. This opens up new opportunities for brands and schools.

The landscape for streaming film and television programming is constantly changing. Streaming services, both independent and network-owned, are constantly vying for exclusive rights to popular shows and content.

A New York court has dismissed "Flying Rabbi" David Sondik’s lawsuit against late night host Jimmy Kimmel and ABC.

On Aug. 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the latest federal rule pertaining to customer reviews, after almost two years of administrative rulemaking and a unanimous approval of the final rule from its commissioners.

In this episode, Akin Gump entertainment practice head Chris Spicer and partner Alissa Miller talk about the entertainment industry in the U.S. and overseas and the impact that COVID-19 has had...

After a cautious two years, private equity investors are returning to growth, but with more precision.

The Protect College Sports Act is advancing through the US Senate, but critical questions remain unresolved that could fundamentally reshape college athletics. While the legislation addresses conference realignment and antitrust concerns, it leaves three pivotal issues undecided: whether student-athletes should be classified as employees, how Title IX applies to revenue-sharing payments, and whether international athletes on F-1 visas can legally receive such payments.

After years of court challenges and shifting public perceptions, 2021 promises to be a year of fundamental change for collegiate name, image and likeness (NIL)

Word came this week of two resolutions of claims to Nazi-looted art in museums in New York and Cologne, and a new Nazi-looted claim against Germany filed in Washington.

The United States Supreme Court appears unlikely to affirm the ruling by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that watered down the standard of strict scrutiny applied to a state law raising First Amendment concerns.

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA...