BBC Could Move More Operations Outside London, Its Boss Suggests Amid longstanding complaints from many viewers that the BBC is too London-centric, the boss of the world’s most famous pubcaster hinted Thursday that it could...
Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson Renew FX Overall Deal Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are keeping their Color Force production banner at FX Productions, with the producers signing a new four-year overall deal with the company. “Our ...
Apple Officially Launches Apple Arcade Game Subscription Service Apple officially cut the ribbon for its new game subscription service Thursday: Priced $4.99 per month, Apple Arcade offers unlimited access to over 100...
NBCUniversal Cable Hit With Significant Layoffs Amid Restructuring Amid a restructuring, another round of layoffs are set to impact NBCUniversal’s E!, Bravo, Oxygen, USA and Syfy networks Thursday, a source familiar with the...
Country Music Journalist Chuck Dauphin Dies at 45 Chuck Dauphin, a country music journalist and radio personality who was held in particularly warm affection by much of the Nashville community, died Wednesday night at 45...
Kent Jones to Exit New York Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) In a surprise move, New York Film Festival’s director and selection committee chair of seven years Kent Jones will step down following this year’s 57th edition, which runs...
Ava DuVernay, Mark Ruffalo Selected for SAG-AFTRA Foundation Honors Ava DuVernay and Mark Ruffalo have been selected by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for its fourth Annual Patron of the Artists Awards. The awards will be presented...
Brazil, U.K. Lead International Emmy Awards Nominations Brazil and the U.K. lead the pack in this year’s International Emmy Awards nominations, which span 21 countries across 11 categories. Titles and talent from Britain and...
Variety to Celebrate Second Business of Broadway Breakfast With Thomas Schumacher, Diane Paulus and Diablo Cody Variety has announced the lineup for its second annual Business of Broadway breakfast presented by City National...
Peak Storytelling Here as Podcasts, Short Form Ride New Wave The concept of peak TV is nothing new. But scratch the surface of original content these days, and it’s no longer about television — from podcasts and short-form...
Patti Smith Muses Over the Many Ways to Tell a Story It’s Sept. 11, and Patti Smith has been thinking a lot about people who died. This is understandable. It is, of course, the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World...
New Podcast Studio Paradiso Launches With Series for Spotify, Sybel (EXCLUSIVE) Former executives from Canal Plus, entertainment company Konbini and advertising film Havas have joined forces to launch Paradiso, an...
Navarre Film Commission Celebrates First Decade at San Sebastian SAN SEBASTIAN — Since the 1950s, Spain has been a favorite European shooting locale. One of the biggest reasons remains its easily accessible, unique and...
Wildscreen Festival Organizer Unveils New Leadership, 2020 Festival Dates (EXCLUSIVE) Wildscreen, the British conservation organization known especially for its biennial film festival, has undergone a revamp, appointing new... Bob Iger Would Have Combined Disney With Apple if Steve Jobs Were Still Alive Disney and Apple are both launching their own streaming services come November, but Disney CEO Bob Iger says the two companies weren’t always on...
With Hasbro Acquisition, Is eOne Planning to Offload Family-Unfriendly Properties? Hasbro’s $4 billion acquisition of eOne in August instantly put the Canadian toy giant in the league of major entertainment and content...
Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Joaquin Phoenix And More Join #WorldIsInOurHands Campaign At the 44th annual Toronto Film Festival last week, in addition to attending red-carpet premieres and promoting films, some stars also...
Aardman Appoints Sean Clarke as New Managing Director Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind “Chicken Run” and “Early Man,” has appointed Sean Clarke as its new managing director, replacing co-founder David...
AT&T Considers Selling DirecTV (Report) Telecom giant AT&T is considering off-loading satellite TV subsidiary DirecTV, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources. The company has also mulled spinning off...
In the Cannabis Business, Not All Star Strains Are Created Equal With the cannabis green rush in full swing, many celebrities are jumping into the fray with their own brands, including such well-known stoners as Willie Nelson, ...
Whitney Cummings Quickly Lands Buyer for Former Studio City Home Within two weeks of stand-up comedian, TV writer and veteran roaster Whitney Cummings hanging a $2 million price tag on her former home in Studio City, Calif.,..
Tony-Winning Producers Sue Wagner and John Johnson Announce New Venture, Wagner Johnson Productions Sue Wagner and John Johnson, seven-time Tony award-winning producers, announced Wednesday that they have embarked on a new...
Kaaboo Festival Acquired by Virgin Fest Owner Jason Felts Kaaboo, which says it has “shifted the music festival paradigm by offering a highly amenitized festival experience for adults,” is now under new ownership. Virgin Fest...
Live Nation-Ticketmaster Chief Michael Rapino Talks Dept. of Justice Inquiries Back in August, Senators Richard Blumenthal of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota made the most recent of several requests for an Department ...