U.K. media giant ITV has reported full-year 2025 results that the company said came in ahead of current market expectations, driven by a strong performance from its studios arm and accelerating growth at streaming platform ITVX, even as linear advertising revenues declined
Canal+, busy with aggressive cost-cutting since it recently acquired Africa’s MultiChoice pay-TV group, is shuttering its loss-making and money-guzzling video streaming service Showmax that MultiChoice ran in partnership with NBCUniversal. Variety has reliably learnt that
Specialty distributor 3388 Films has dated Vietnamese family dramedy “Scent of Pho” (“Mùi Phở”) for an international theatrical bow beginning March 13. The film, which marks the directorial debut of Vietnamese entrepreneur-filmmaker Minh Beta, will launch across the U.S., U.K.,
'Hoppers' could mark the biggest opening in a decade for an original Pixar title. Conversely, Gyllenhaal's foray into Frankenstein territory isn't going over so great with critics.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the two-part Season 1 finale of “The Beauty,” now streaming on FX on Hulu and Disney+. FX’s body-horror odyssey “The Beauty” spent its first season reveling in the gooey, revolting transformations born from taking a drug that can
With the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season, the best drivers in the world, including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Pérez, Oscar Piastri, George Russell and others, gather “Down Under” for the Australian Grand Prix. And coming in as reigning champion is Lando Norris,
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” “OzzFest Night,” which aired March 4 on Fox. All Jack Wagner needs is just a little more time. To be sure what he feels. Was it all in his mind? ‘Cause it seems to hard to believe… that “The Masked
Gary Dontzig, a writer and producer on the hit CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown,” died Feb. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 79. His longtime writing partner, Steven Peterman, confirmed Dontzig died of a rare autoimmune disease on Facebook. Dontzig began his
For years now, there has been a lot of waiting, guessing and surely in-house prevaricating about who will be the next James Bond. But there is no need to dally, or shouldn’t be, on the question of who will record the next James Bond theme. It will be Sienna Spiro, the upstart
There’s a reason Lizzy McAlpine’s “Doomsday” now lives in the minds of “School Spirits” fans the way ghosts haunt the hallways of Split River High. For Whitney Pilzer, the music supervisor behind Paramount+’s supernatural mystery series since its first season, moments like that
Nancy Hall, a media-buying executive who has cultivated a specialty in data and ad tech, has been named CEO of the U.S. operations of WPP Media, putting her at the helm of one of the most influential agencies in the media and entertainment sectors. WPP Media controls billions
Ahead of MLB Opening Day on Wednesday, Mar. 25, the best and brightest baseball player from all around the world, such as Aaron Judge from the United States, Shohei Ohtani from Japan, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the Dominican Republic, Bo Naylor from Canada and others, gather to
Supernatural reality competition “Battle of Fates” has shattered viewership records on Disney+ in Korea, overtaking the platform’s previous all-time premiere benchmark set by “Moving” in 2023. Judged by audience figures accumulated within the first 12 days of release, the show
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the season finale of “School Spirits” now streaming on Paramount+. The ghosts of Split River High finally found a way out. It just wasn’t the one they’d been waiting for. The Season 3 finale of the Paramount+ supernatural drama
Ahead of NCAA Women’s March Madness and the start of the 2026 WNBA season, Unrivaled, a new women’s three-on-three pro basketball league, showcases their second annual championship game. The final game of the season features the Mist Basketball Club and the Phantom Basketball
FX has greenlit the drama series “Disinherited,” Variety has learned. The show was originally announced with a pilot order at the basic cabler in June 2025. As previously reported, the show hails from Peter Gould and stars Victoria Pedretti, Kiera Allen, Karl Glusman, Alan
Margot Robbie is attached to star and produce the Warner Bros. feature through LuckyChap.
David Del Rio, the actor who was escorted off the set of “Matlock” last fall, has filed an arbitration claim against CBS Studios over his termination. Del Rio played Billy Martinez on the show, which stars Kathy Bates. Del Rio’s character was written off the show following an
Netflix is no longer contemplating a future that includes Warner Bros., having ceded the heated M&A battle to Paramount Skydance. Netflix CFO Spence Neumann, speaking Wednesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, reiterated the company’s position that
An hour before The Abbey’s inaugural “Survivor” watch party is set to begin, the bar’s substantial interior has become a standing-room-only affair. Some superfans are even trying to heave patio chairs inside to get an up-close seat to the action, which, in this case, is the
Director Lee Isaac Chung is exiting the “Ocean’s 11” prequel over “creative differences.” Margot Robbie’s company LuckyChap is producing the film for Warner Bros. She’s also starring in the movie opposite Bradley Cooper. Chung, best known for “Twisters” and the Oscar-nominated
Director Akiva Schaffer's feature reboot surpassed $100 million at the global box office when Paramount released it last year.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Hijack” Season 2, which had its season finale on Wednesday. “Hijack” Season 2 reaches the end of the line on Wednesday, March 4, with viewers finally getting to see whether arch negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) can save
Australia’s Jump Street Films has unveiled its 2026 slate for the Jewish Australian Screen Fund, headlined by attachments including Shekhar Kapur, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Yael Abecassis and Shlomi Elkabetz, while simultaneously launching the inaugural Jewish Australian Screen
“Full House” star Jodie Sweetin recently appeared on an episode of the “Only Child With Bob the Drag Queen” podcast (via EW) where she briefly touched upon her political differences with former co-star Candace Cameron Bure. The duo starred as sisters Stephanie and D.J. Tanner
Films including “Whisperings of the Moon,” “Silver” and “Zumeca” were among the winners at the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival. Dedicated to celebrating emerging filmmaking talent from around the world, the in-person awards ceremony took place on Feb. 25 at the Egyptian Theater in
Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone “Top Chef” after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was “burnt out” and ready to focus on other projects — like “Taste the Nation,” her Hulu travel
“When Harry Met Sally” co-stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan will reunite at the Oscars to honor Rob Reiner. Sources tell me that details now include Crystal talking about the late filmmaker and actor during the In Memoriam segment. Ryan will be on the stage at the same time
Create Music Group has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, valuing the company at $2.2 billion and securing over $450 million of new equity and debt capital to support its continued expansion. Create, which was founded in 2015, remains
The filmmaker broke down how she put her own spin on Frankenstein and The Bride while at the film's New York premiere on Tuesday.
Exactly a year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Lesotho as an African nation that “nobody has ever heard of,” but it’s precisely in this ruggedly beautiful mountain kingdom that Carl Houston Mc Millan set and made his independent film “Kabelo.” The Sesotho-language
Terry Crews and Jermaine Harris are set to star in “Inauguration Day,” a coming-of-age film set in a high school on Jan. 20, 2009, the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Described as a “socially resonant dramedy,” the movie is executive produced by Grammy-winning
“The Bear” is ending with its upcoming fifth season, according to recurring guest star Jamie Lee Curtis. The actress recently posted a photo of herself and co-star Abby Elliott from the set of Season 5 that got fans talking about whether the FX show was reaching its finale. In
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
Mike Flanagan, known for his Stephen King adaptations 'Gerald's Game' and 'Doctor Sleep,' is writing and will direct the feature film.
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to streamline some film permitting procedures and seek an audit of FilmLA, the regional permitting body, as it tries to address a dramatic downturn in local production. Councilman Adrin Nazarian has sought for the last year to
Slava Tsukerman, the Russian-born writer and director of the stylish 1982 cult hit “Liquid Sky,” died Monday. He was 85. The video distributor Vinegar Sky was among those of his associates announcing his death. Liquid Sky’s statement on social media said, “We are saddened to
Embracer, the video game holding company that bought Dark Horse in 2022, is installing a gaming exec as interim CEO.
After a lackluster year that saw the French box office drop by nearly 15% and become dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, 2026 is kicking off with a quartet of ambitious French films driving a 20% jump in theatrical admissions. The rebound is being fueled by an unusually
Is it a horror movie? Not quite. It’s a scrappy punk feminist tragicomedy of l’amour fou, a renegade take-off on the "Frankenstein" mythology. And while the movie doesn’t entirely work — it lumbers along and blows fuses; it has plenty of flesh and blood but not enough
The Green Lanterns are ready for action in the new DC Universe. HBO has unveiled the first trailer for DC Studios’ “Lanterns,” set to premiere in August. “Lanterns” centers around Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a
After struggling with original fare in recent years, Pixar is hoping to regain its box office mojo with this weekend’s “Hoppers.” Disney’s animal-centric adventure is poised to lead in North America with $35 million to $40 million from 4,000 theaters. With enthusiastic reviews
This week, “The View” has been feeling different from how it has in years. Suddenly, it’s relevant. One might think this is nothing new — after all, in the first Trump presidency, and before that for much of its history, the panel show was a clearinghouse for fiery debates
SXSW has enlisted boldface names, including Jane Fonda, Demi Moore, Serena Williams, Keke Palmer and Andy Cohen, to deliver keynote addresses at the annual Austin-set festival. This year’s edition will be held from March 12-18. Among the films slated to premiere are horror
“Jersey Shore Family Vacation” is ending after its upcoming ninth season on MTV, which will premiere on May 7 and run for 18 episodes. “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” premiered in 2018 as a revival of “Jersey Shore,” which originally ran on MTV for six seasons from 2009 to 2012.
Variety will host a Next Generation Entertainment Podcast Brunch presented by Google TV at SXSW on March 14. Kicking off the brunch is a Strictly Business Conversation featuring Jonathan Zepp, Managing Director, Entertainment Content and Platforms, Google and Tommy Harper,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Selome Hailu details her profile of actor Keke Palmer, star of “I Love Boosters,” the Boots Riley comedy that is set to open the SXSW festival next week. Palmer tells Hailu how much the birth
Amid the rollout for his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” Harry Styles opened up about the loss of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, telling Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it made him want to “[live] your life to the fullest.” Styles was discussing
Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ and Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Faces of Death’ remake will bookend the April 2 to 5 showcase of horror, fantasy and sci-fi flicks spun off from Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.
After a jury in a previous retrial failed to reach a verdict on the charge, this marks the third trial for the Class E felony charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of four years in New York