Engel Entertainment’s first branded Channel, the Game Warden Channel (GWC), has just been awarded Silver Status with over 100,000 streaming subscribers in just 9 months. Dedicated to bringing real life stories from the frontlines of wildlife preservation across America and beyond, GWC features frontier life, outdoor law enforcement, and wildlife...
On Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30 PM ET, RPJ’s Daniel Ain will speak at an event hosted by the Documentary Producers Alliance (DPA) titled “Rights, Risks, and Realities for Filmmakers.” The event will bring together filmmakers and industry professionals to discuss the evolving legal landscape shaping documentary production. Mr. Ain...
A new docuseries produced by RPJ client Words + Pictures is set to premiere April 22 on Netflix. Hulk Hogan: Real American traces Hogan’s rise to global fame, from transforming the landscape of professional wrestling alongside Vince McMahon and WWE, to reinventing himself during his later career. The film offers...
The cancellation of ABC’s Season 22 of “The Bachelorette” has drawn widespread attention following the emergence of a video appearing to show lead Taylor Frankie Paul involved in an alleged domestic violence incident with her ex-partner. In response, ABC announced it would not move forward with the season, citing the...
By Daniel Ain and Ariana Zhao The House v. NCAA settlement, reached in 2025, permitted universities and colleges, for the first time, to directly compensate Division I athletes. As we discussed at the time of the House settlement last year,[1] depending on how name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) licensing agreements...
Miracle: The Boys of ’80, produced by RPJ client Words + Pictures, is set to premiere globally on Netflix on Friday, January 30 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) / 3:00 a.m. (EST) as part of Netflix’s broader Olympic documentary slate ahead of the Milan–Cortina Winter Games. Created in collaboration with the...
We are delighted to announce that, as of January 1, 2026, Daniel Jason Ain and Gregory P. Feit have been elevated to Partners of the Firm. We congratulate Greg and Dan on this well-deserved achievement and recognize their outstanding contributions, leadership, and dedication to our clients and the Firm. Daniel...
RPJ client Words + Pictures has partnered with ESPN on Saban, a six-part documentary series currently in production chronicling the life, career, and legacy of legendary college football coach Nick Saban. The series explores Saban’s unprecedented career, including his 17 seasons at the University of Alabama, where he led the...
In a new Law360 piece, highlighting copyright cases to look out for in 2026, RPJ’s Daniel J. Ain commented on Whyte Monkee Productions LLC et al. v. Netflix Inc., a case initially filed in 2020. The case arises out of Netflix’s use of footage originally shot by Timothy Sepi in...
RPJ congratulates our client, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), on their first professional staged reading of the #SayHerName: The Lives that Should Have Been play, presented this past Monday at the Atlantic Theater Company in honor of #SayHerName’s 11th anniversary. Developed from interviews with members of the #SayHerName Mothers’...