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It’s not just Disney: Hollywood slashes jobs as streaming bubble pops

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said last week that the Burbank company will be slashing 7,000 jobs as the firm’s streaming efforts continue to lose money and the wider economy wallows through a downturn.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023

Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams star, dies aged 64

The actor died on Saturday night (January 28) at St Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California due to complications from a stroke

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023

Jay Leno broke bones in a recent motorcycle accident — and now his 'Garage' is canceled

Jay Leno broke his collarbone and several other bones in a motorcycle accident last week, the comic revealed in an interview published Thursday night. The revelation comes less than two months after he suffered second-degree burns in a car fire in his Burbank garage — and at the same time…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023

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Key players in the Disney leadership drama

Walt Disney Co.'s bombshell news Sunday night that Bob Iger would return as chief executive sent shock waves throughout the Burbank entertainment giant, Hollywood and Wall Street.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 21, 2022

Returning Disney CEO Bob Iger announces plans for sweeping overhaul

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co.'s returning chief executive, Bob Iger, wasted no time putting his stamp on the company, announcing plans for a major overhaul of the Burbank entertainment giant.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 21, 2022

In Hollywood stunner, Robert Iger returns to head Disney as Bob Chapek exits

LOS ANGELES — In a blockbuster development, Walt Disney Co.'s longtime chief Robert Iger is returning to lead the Burbank-based entertainment giant.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 21, 2022

Jay Leno says pal 'saved his life' after suffering serious burns in horror car fire

Presenter Jay Leno says his pal Dave 'saved his life' after 'jumping on him and smothering the flames' during the horror car fire at his Burbank garage

Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022

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Jay Leno suffers ‘serious burns’ from gasoline fire

US presenter says he will need time to get back on his feet after incident at his Burbank home

Wales Online · Nov 15, 2022

After suffering ‘serious burns’ in his garage, Jay Leno hopes to recover in a few weeks

LOS ANGELES — Jay Leno suffered burn injuries in a car fire at his Burbank garage over the weekend.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 15, 2022

After suffering burns in a gasoline fire, Jay Leno says he's OK

The cause and time of the fire wasn't immediately clear. The former "Tonight Show" host is known for his famed car collection, which is housed at a garage in Burbank, north of Los Angeles.

WEKU · Nov 14, 2022

Disney+ keeps growing fast. But streaming loses $1.5 billion

LOS ANGELES — Disney+ is still growing fast as the streaming service takes the Walt Disney Co. into the future of entertainment. But the effort to stay dominant in the age of Netflix is costing the Burbank giant in a big way.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 8, 2022

Retired nurse dies when her bike is struck by police vehicle in Burbank

The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Central Avenue and 77th Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2022

Madonna has enough muscles to be in the 'marines' and is 'stressful', says William Orbit

Holed up in Burbank, LA for several months with Madonna in 1997, the pair recorded her critically acclaimed album Ray of Light, and got to know one another pretty intimately - he even once walked in on her using the toilet

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022

State health department investigating Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Burbank; 4 cases linked to area church

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with the Stickney Public Health District to investigate the cluster of cases reported in the southwest suburb of Burbank.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2022

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Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

At Burbank protest, former Nickelodeon star says network’s child actors ‘were not safe’

LOS ANGELES — Not long after former child actor Jennette McCurdy ignited new allegations against Nickelodeon, the children’s television network is feeling the heat again.

Salon · Aug 20, 2022

That Fry's UFO sighting in "Nope"

Fry's, the quirky electronics stores with bizarre, giant sculptures, closed in 2021. Here's how "Nope" filmed there

Los Angeles Times · Aug 3, 2022

LA-area city of Burbank to ban outdoor watering in September; other cities may follow

LOS ANGELES — Outdoor watering will be banned next month in Burbank.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 13, 2022

Warner Bros., other studios facing significant COVID-19 outbreaks

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank is reporting a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases as Los Angeles County grapples with its highest weekly average of new cases since last summer’s Delta surge.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022

Taika Waititi Takes a Hammer to Thor in ‘Love & Thunder’

To a large degree, modern blockbuster moviemaking has depended on the appeasement of fans to keep franchise juggernauts smoothly humming. But in making “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Taika Waititi had no interest in that. He approached the film from the opposite direction. What would actually make fans angry? “I wanted…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

Peter Rice ousted as Disney TV chief in major shake-up

Peter Rice, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.'s TV content division, has been fired from the Burbank-based entertainment giant in a move sure to rock Hollywood.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 8, 2022

Commentary: Give drivers a gas tax holiday. Tax windfall profits from oil companies instead

At the gas station near my home in Burbank, California, gas prices last week were an astronomical $6.50 per gallon, much higher than the nationwide average of $4.67, and just above the statewide average of $6.19 per gallon. Filling up the tank can cost a shocking $100. Working families cannot…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 3, 2022

On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for a DIY drought-tolerant oasis

LOS ANGELES — Long before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency and ordered outdoor watering limited to one day a week, Sarah Lariviere, an avid gardener, was thinking about ways to conserve water.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

12 Illinois residents among those charged in $26 million insurance-fraud scheme

The indictment seeks forfeiture of at least $26 million in alleged ill-gotten gains, as well as nine luxury vehicles, eight Rolex watches and properties in Orland Park, Bridgeview and Burbank.

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Low-cost airline makes maiden flight to Boise, with eye on success during busy summer

BOISE, Idaho — Avelo Airlines, a new low-cost air carrier, has launched service at the Boise Airport, with its first flight touching down in the Treasure Valley from its hub at Southern California’s Hollywood Burbank Airport.

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2022

Ukrainian hip-hop choreographer leads champions of a new 'dance generation' despite the war at home

LOS ANGELES — At Hip Hop International's USA Dance Championship this past weekend, hundreds of kids and adults from around the country cheered , waved flags and danced in their seats and onstage at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and Convention Center. The energy was palpable. Even for…

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