The FCC must conduct a “thorough review” of the foreign investors backing Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion proposed deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, seven Democratic senators said in a letter addressed to agency chairman Brendan Carr. The senators, led by Sen. Cory
After making her stage return singing Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” by the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Celine Dion is now poised to make a big concert comeback in France, Variety has confirmed. The news, which broke in the French-Canadian
High-profile executives from major companies such as Paramount and Netflix will gather in Los Angeles this week for the Association of Film Commissioners International’s annual event, rebranded this year as AFCI Studio Summit. Taking place in Los Angeles between March 23-26,
E.W. Scripps Co. will launch a new free, ad-supported streaming channel devoted to live games and events as well as original series and specials. Scripps Sports Network will debut on Tuesday, March 24, and will be available via The Roku Channel, LG Channels, Amazon Prime Video,
Oprah Winfrey, Rhea Seehorn and Abby Phillip will be among this year’s honorees at the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Awards. Winners also include Katherine LaNasa, Monica Lewinsky, Rachel Sennott, Sarah Snook, Tina Knowles, “Chappell Roan with Kelleigh Bannen
Persimmon has acquired director Nicola Rinciari's feature that premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Alisyn Camerota made a name for herself with years of hard-won experience on Fox News Channel and CNN. These days, she says, “I’m playing by different rules.” Camerota, who left CNN at the end of 2024, has joined Scripps News as a special events anchor, and is about to launch a
Rachel Accurso, the prominent children’s entertainer known as Ms. Rachel, told NBC News in a recent interview that she’s currently fighting to close the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, where ICE has been detaining children and their parents. Accurso said
Taiwan is doubling down on its international co-production strategy at Series Mania, with state agency TAICCA unveiling four cross-border series at the Asia Co-Pro Pitch as CEO Erica Wang leads the delegation to Lille. Unveiled at the Series Mania Forum on Wednesday, the slate,
Leonid “Leo” Radvinsky, the owner of the adult-content digital platform OnlyFans, has died after a battle with cancer, the company confirmed Monday to Variety. He was 43. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky,” an OnlyFans spokesperson said in a
A series spin on a beloved bilingual crime-comedy classic (“Bon Cop, Bad Cop”), buried secrets and power games in a Canada-U.S. border town (“Prescott”), plus two psychological thrillers created by writer Simon Boulerice (“Getting Under Your Skin,” “Take Care”) are among seven
Primary Wave Music has announced a “definitive” agreement to acquire Kobalt, one of the world’s largest independent music publishing and technology platforms, from Francisco Partners, creating a company valued at approximately $7 billion. The transaction, announced Monday
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande are getting ready to turn the past into a business of their future. The former host of NBC News’ “Meet the Press” and the former NBA correspondent at ESPN have joined forces to launch “Dynastic,” a new podcast that will analyze how sports teams build
In 2026, everything moves fast. While 2025 saw the global film business tensely try to navigate President Trump’s repeated threats to impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the U.S., this conversation now feels like old news as other urgent issues move to the fore,
One of France’s oldest film companies, Gaumont (“The Stranger”) is edging toward a delisting from Euronext Paris after a standoff with minority investors seeking an exit. The Seydoux family — which controls close to 90% of the company — has been ordered by the French watchdog
A rep for 5 has maintained that all allegations made in 'Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards' were put to the ex-broadcaster six weeks before its premiere.
Comedian Greg Davies is set to take over from Alan Cumming as host of the BAFTA TV Awards 2026. Davies, who played Mr. Gilbert in “The Inbetweeners” and is currently the host of Channel 4 quiz show “Taskmaster,” will host the ceremony on Sunday, May 10 at the Southbank Centre’s
Hagai Levi, reknown for “The Affair” and “In Treatment,” is testing new waters with “Etty” – a story he has wanted to tell for 10 years. Based on Etty Hillesum’s diaries, the show stars Julia Windischbauer, Sebastian Koch, Leopold Witte, Gijs Naber and Claire Bender.
Disgraced former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has condemned an upcoming dramatization of his downfall. Edwards, who became the BBC’s best paid and best known news anchor over his 20 year career at the broadcaster, was convicted of three counts of making indecent images of
When it comes to launching a new season of Major League Baseball on NBC and Peacock, NBC Sports isn’t taking a half-hearted swing. The NBCUniversal sports division on Monday morning unveiled a pair of giant baseballs (actually constructed out of milled expanded polystyrene)
For decades, Flanders has been building a strong TV and cinema industry, powered by locally groomed talents and creators who navigate easily between feature film, TV and now streaming projects. Actor Kevin Janssens started his career in this ecosystem with national and
Four African screenwriters will be pitching their original TV projects to industry guests on Tuesday at the 17th Series Mania in Lille, France. The quartet are the latest participants in the Realness Institute’s AuthenticA Series Lab, an episodic screenwriting program run in
As crime and thrillers remain the main TV market driver, France TV Distribution has unveiled sales on “Curious by Nature,” a singular feel-good procedural headed by “Three Colors: Blue” star Florence Pernel. In first announced sales, Walter Presents/Global Series Network has
All3Media International has announced a slew of international pre-sales for upcoming espionage thriller “Secret Service,” starring Gemma Arterton. Produced by Potboiler Productions and adapted from the novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby, “Secret Service” explores the world of
HBO Max and WBD Access, the company’s talent development division, have announced the return of their writers’ program for a second year at Series Mania Institute. Now titled Script Engine, the program is “designed to identify and support the development of mid‑level
Screening in the International Panorama at Series Mania, Europe’s largest TV showcase running March 20–27 in Lille, France, RTÉ comedy-drama “These Sacred Vows” arrives as part of a more assertive push by Irish producers toward ambitious, export-minded scripted series. Created
A big U.K. trio – “A Woman of Substance,” Jack Thorne’s “Falling” and Richard Gadd “Half Man” – plus “Wallander” with Gustaf Skarsgård and the “Peaky Blinders” upcoming series head a powerhouse Banijay Entertainment global scripted slate for Series Mania which is not just a
WWII thriller ‘The Traitor Within’ has debuted exclusive behind-the-scenes images ahead of the Series Mania Buyers Upfront on Monday March 23. Based on the true story of Norway’s most notorious Nazi collaborator – and the man who was ordered to kill him – it sees two young men
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Valerie Gets a New Chapter,” the Season 3 premiere of “The Comeback,” now streaming on HBO Max. “The Comeback,” as created by Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, was originally designed to be an ongoing series, a comedy that
Sturgill Simpson was not about to go gently down the stream with his latest album. “Mutiny After Midnight,” attributed to Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds, has only been released in physical formats — i.e. vinyl, compact discs and cassettes — but that did not stop it from
Put on your wig and grab all the accessories you can find: The “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” is airing on Disney+ on March 24. In the one-hour streaming special, Miley Cyrus revisits Miley Stewart’s Malibu home, reunites with some Disney Channel icons and dusts off
Sam Kieth, the comic book creator of “The Maxx” and co-creator of “Sandman,” died March 15. He was 63. Kieth’s lifelong friend and collaborator Scott Dunbier confirmed that the artist died of Lewy Body Dementia to Bleeding Cool. Born on January 11, 1963, Kieth began his career
Carrie Anne Fleming, the Canadian actress known for her roles in horror productions such as “iZombie” and “Supernatural,” died Feb. 26 in Sidney, British Columbia. She was 51. Jim Beaver, her co-star on “Supernatural,” confirmed Fleming died of breast cancer complications to
President Trump didn’t seem to care that “Saturday Night Live U.K.’s” first-ever opening sketch was spoofing him, since he posted the segment on his Truth Social account Sunday morning with no comment. As Tina Fey noted in her opening monologue, more than a few American viewers
Based on John Galsworthy’s novels known collectively as “The Forsyte Saga” and adapted to television by Debbie Horsfield, PBS Masterpiece’s latest historical drama, “The Forsytes,” is a sweeping narrative revolving around love, ambition and duty. The series is set in late
Jason Momoa was forced to evacuate the area where his family was staying on Oahu after a massive storm hit Hawaii, causing the worst flooding the island has seen in 20 years. The “Aquaman” star took to Instagram to reveal that he and his family fled Oahu’s North Shore on Friday
And we have liftoff! “Project Hail Mary,” a space-set epic starring Ryan Gosling as a science teacher who is tasked with saving the planet, rocketed to $140.9 million at the global box office. Those ticket sales include $60.4 million from 82 international markets as well as
Bluey has finally made her debut at Disneyland. In a sneak preview, “Bluey’s Best Day Ever!” live show debuted at Disneyland’s Fantasyland Theatre in Anaheim on Saturday morning. The area around Fantasyland has been transformed into the playground at Bluey’s school. The theater
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller 's space epic — starring Ryan Gosling — also joins 'Oppenheimer' in becoming only the second non-sequel or non-franchise installment in the past decade to open to $80 million or more domestically