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Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story about AI? Rendering wants to hear from you: jkanter@deadline.com. Dodge College, the Chapman University film school that trained […]

A federal judge clarified his injunction to make it clear that below ground construction of a bunker on the White House grounds could proceed, but that above-ground work on Donald Trump’s ballroom has to stop. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction last month that prohibited ballroom construction, but made an exception for […]

Netflix is bulking up its podcast lineup, announcing five new shows coming to the streaming platform. The company dove into the space last year, inking distribution deals with Spotify, iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports. Netflix also released original podcasts “The Pete Davidson Show” and sports analysis and talk show “The White House,” hosted by Michael Irvin. […]

Variety has announced additional speakers for the 2026 Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte, on April 22 in Los Angeles. Speakers will include Ariana Madix, actress, “Love Island USA” host and co-founder of Something About Her; Warner Records’ EVP of Marketing & Artist Development Dalia Ganz; LA28 CMO Alex Merchan; Qualcomm CMO Don McGuire and […]