On November 21, 2025, Division I member schools voted to rescind the proposed rule change that would have allowed student-athletes and athletics department staff members to legally participate in sports
Continue Reading Don’t Bet On It: NCAA Votes to Rescind Rule Change
Athletes, entertainers, musicians and other individuals at the vanguard of their fields (whether it be the next Super Bowl MVP quarterback, Grammy-winning artist, or Oscar-winning director), often surround themselves with
Continue Reading The Dream “TEAM” – Talent, Esquire, Agent, and Manager
The current dispute between the Las Vegas Raiders (“Raiders”) and Christian Wilkins (“Wilkins”) is more than a football headline; it underscores how fragile the concept of “guaranteed” money can be—not
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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a decision by the FCC to deregulate ownership of television broadcast stations. The Commission proposed the rule change in 2017
In light of the ubiquity of cable and satellite, a controversy over the ownership of terrestrial broadcast stations may seem like a sideshow. The reality is, however, that an increasing
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Happy New Year to all. To kick off 2021, I’ve provided quick takes below on some of the bigger stories we’ll be watching
WME v. WGA
Just before Christmas, CAA
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Many of us will remember 2020 as the year that the theatrical exhibition business irrevocably changed. Our last blog covered the landmark agreement between Universal Pictures and AMC, the world’s
Continue Reading Seventy Years Later, It’s Curtains for Paramount Decrees
The full service agencies APA and Innovative Artists have signed the Writers Guild of America’s new agency franchise agreement. As a result, each will be free to resume representing writers
Continue Reading Writers Guild Makes Key Advances in Agency Wars
In a move that could upend the US theatrical exhibition landscape, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice has announced that it will seek court approval to terminate the
Continue Reading DOJ Announces Move to Terminate Paramount Consent Decrees, Let Studios Back Into Exhibition
This is an update on my blog post regarding the face-off between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the major talent agencies, through the Association of Talent Agencies (ATA).
Continue Reading Winter Is Coming: Writers and Agents Hunker Down for a Battle of Attrition