Chinese streaming giant iQiYi returned to revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, posting a 3% year-over-year increase and narrowing its quarterly loss, though the company swung to a full-year loss as profitability eroded sharply. Total revenues reached RMB6.79 billion
AMC Networks has acquired U.S. rights to U.K. crime drama “This City Is Ours” ahead of Sony Pictures Television’s London Showcase. The Liverpool-set series — made by SPT-owned Left Bank Pictures (“The Crown,” “Dept. Q”) for the BBC — will launch next month on AMC+. The AMC deal
Israel’s film community – led by a group of film institutes, film festivals and film funds – have thrown their support behind embattled Berlin Film Festival chief Tricia Tuttle in a letter sent to the festival’s governing body. The letter, whose signatories include the heads of
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, whose “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is a contender in the 2026 Oscars for Best International Feature, will receive a special tribute at Italy’s Biografilm Festival, the unique event billed as a cinematic celebration of human lives. Ben Hania –
While at the center of a tug-of-war between Paramount Skydance and Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery reported its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings results Thursday. According to the David Zaslav-led company, WBD narrowed its losses to $252 million during the October-December quarter
Senior heads across the U.K.’s news landscape have come together to form a coalition in the face of AI’s growing influence. In an open letter, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Financial Times CEO Jon Slade, The Guardian CEO Anna Bateson, Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes,
Oscar-winning director Bille August, who recently scored a global hit with TV series “The Count of Monte Cristo,” is set for another high-end period show that this time will hark back to Ancient Rome and delve into the timely figure of Julius Caesar. Underlining the project’s
The governing body of the Berlin Film Festival has failed to reach a decision on whether to continue the contract of its festival director, Tricia Tuttle. The non-decision came at an extraordinary meeting, called by Germany’s culture minister Wolfram Weimer, of the Berlin Film
French director Alain Gomis‘ “DAO,” a sprawling family epic which world premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, has been acquired by Janus Films for North American distribution. Represented internationally by The Party Film Sales, the film marked Gomis’ return to
Berlinale staff have come out in support of Tuttle, who is under fire for pro-Palestinian statements made by filmmakers at this year's fest: "Discussions about the direction of the Berlinale will continue in the coming days."
Catherine Deneuve has co-authored a book dedicated to the late icon, “Marilyn chérie,” which will come out in May to mark the centenary of her birth. In the book, which she wrote with collector Sébastien Cauchon, Deneuve delivers a personal look at photographs of Monroe,
"If these interviews were on Hunter Biden's laptop we'd know every word of them," the late-night host quipped
Joshua (Josh) Berger has joined the board of Two Daughters Entertainment as non-executive director and strategic advisor. The appointment brings one of the U.K. entertainment industry’s most experienced executives to a company expanding beyond its TV roots into features and
The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled its 2026-27 season, headlined by Tony Award-winning Broadway star Jonathan Groff making his RSC debut as Rosalind in an all-male staging of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” directed by RSC co-artistic director Daniel Evans. Groff, who
Joko Anwar’s horror-comedy “Ghost in the Cell” has secured distribution across multiple territories following its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, with Barunson E&A unveiling sales from the European Film Market. Well Go USA has acquired North American rights to the
Writer-director Kai Stänicke's first feature, starring Paul Boche, won the Teddy Jury Award in the Berlinale's Perspectives section, which puts a spotlight on rising talents.
As the fate of Berlin Film Festival chief Tricia Tuttle is being debated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Germany’s culture minister Wolfram Weimer on Thursday, staffers of the festival have penned an open letter to voice their support for Tuttle. Tuttle, who succeeded
Fremantle’s is scaling “Hitster,” scoring its first format sales on new music TV game show of the same title, based on the party game which has burst onto the scene, proving a top seller in Northern Europe, Spain and Canada. The game also ranked in retailer charts over
"She's amazing and I just [wanted to] give her a really meaty part that she could really sink her teeth into," the show's creator said
The second half of “Bridgerton” Season 4 begins just shortly after Part 1 ended. Still reeling from the heated kiss she shared with Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) on the back stairwell of the Bridgerton House, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) can’t even bask in the moment. Instead,
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 24th Visual Effects Society Awards. The film which dominated with 10 nominations, took home seven awards in total including outstanding character in a photoreal
'KPop Demon Hunters' tops the animation categories.
The acclaimed South Korean director of 'Oldboy,' 'The Handmaiden' and 'No Other Choice' will head up the international jury that picks this year's Palme d'Or.
Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The celebrated South Korean director, screenwriter and producer will succeed French actor Juliette Binoche, whose jury handed the Palme d’Or to Jafar Panahi’s Iranian drama “It Was Just
Adult Swim’s animated comedy “Smiling Friends” is ending after its third season. Creators and stars Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel revealed the news in a video posted to Adult Swim’s X account. “I’m gonna cut right to the chase,” Hadel said at the top of the message. “This is
Protestors gathered outside of Wednesday night’s “Scream 7” premiere at the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, calling for a boycott of the horror film in a show of support for Palestine. About 25 demonstrators were seen positioned around the lot with flags, drums and
The demonstration was also in response to Melissa Barrera's firing from the film in November 2023 after she expressed support for Palestine.
Wiig starred alongside Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey in the 2011 buddy comedy.
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Spice Girls Night,” which aired Feb. 25 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” headed to the hills for this week’s episode, as Heidi Montag was the latest celebrity to be unmasked on Season 14 of the Fox
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 (or Season 10? Season 9?) premiere of “Scrubs” (2026), which premiered Wednesday night on ABC. When the cast and producers of hit early 2000s comedy “Scrubs” reunited for a panel at the ATX TV festival in 2022, the
“A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey” reached 8.35 million worldwide on all platforms. Some 5.13 million people in the United States interacted with content from the exclusive interview, while the remaining 3.22 million were international.
'Gracie's Corner,' 'Ironheart,' 'Celebrity Family Feud' and 'Straw' also scored multiple wins during the Wednesday virtual ceremony on YouTube.
Ann Godoff, an editor and publisher for Penguin Press, died on Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. She was 76. Godoff died from complications of bone cancer in a hospital, her partner, Annik LaFarge confirmed to the New York Times. Godoff spent more than three decades as the head of Random
AMC Theatres is offering a new perk to its loyalty program members: Customers who pay a monthly fee for A-List or Stubs Premiere will get priority access to the best seats in the house. The program is expected to launch in 2026, the company’s chairman Adam Aron on Tuesday’s
The U.S. men’s national hockey team made headlines over the weekend when it defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Winter Olympics, and now, Nike has dropped a new line of merch to commemorate the occasion. The U.S. men’s win marked the first Olympic gold medal for
Hilary Duff appeared on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast amid her press tour for her new album, “Luck… or something,” and confirmed a long-standing rumor that she crashed the August 2003 premiere of “Freaky Friday” amid a rivalry with fellow Disney star Lindsay Lohan. The duo’s
Paramount Skydance leaders steered clear of any discussion of the company’s latest bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery as it unveiled fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report on Wednesday that reflected declines in the company’s core linear TV business but momentum for Paramount+
Comedian Nate Bargatze’s new game show, titled “The Greatest Average American,” premieres tonight. The show, which celebrates the power of “being perfectly average,” arrives on ABC on Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Cable-cutting viewers can stream the new season on Sling TV using their
NBA standouts Steve Kerr, John Stockton and Chet Holmgren are among those featured in the Tubi Original film that focuses on head coach Mark Few's impressive run at the college hoops powerhouse.
After a somewhat similar pilot program received backlash three years ago, AMC has come up with a new strategy to reward their most spend-y customers with the best seats.
Donald Trump lashed out at Robert De Niro in a Truth Social rant amid their ongoing public feud. The president slammed the Oscar-winning actor as “a sick and demented person” after De Niro fought back tears in a recent interview on “The Best People With Nicole Wallace” podcast
Viewers of “Today” are going to see a little more of Hoda Kotb. Kotb is expected to continue to fill in at the NBC morning franchise opposite Craig Melvin while regular co-anchor Savannah Guthrie continues to monitor the search for her mother, Nancy, in Arizona, according to a
After premiering with “Survivor: Borneo” in May 2000, the reality competition has been one of the best and influential TV shows of the 21st century. And now, 26 years later, Survivor goes into season 50 as one of the top TV shows with millions of viewers and multiple Emmy Award
For nearly a century, the Academy has handed out the best director award without ever placing it in the hands of a Black filmmaker. This year that streak, long reduced to a footnote, may move from the margins of history to the center — and Ryan Coogler is the reason why.
UPDATE: A petition in support of Tricia Tuttle, festival director of the Berlin Film Festival, has now grown to more than 1,200 film business insiders, including directors, producers and actors. As per the website, of 1,357 signatures, 1,218 have now been verified. Among the
James Cameron’s return to Pandora with “Avatar: Fire & Ash” meant big business for Imax. Revenue at the exhibition technology company climbed 35% to $125.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $92.7 million in the year-ago period. The company said that the third
Martin Short has postponed his comedy tour with Steve Martin following the death of his daughter. Katherine Short, whom Short adopted with his late wife, Nancy Dolman, died Monday at age 42. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles coroner. All
German tabloid Bild has claimed the culture ministry is planning to fire Tricia Tuttle following a pro-Palestinian speech by an award winner at Saturday's festival gala.
Paramount Skydance, in the midst of pursuing a acquisition of Warner Bros, Discovery, saw downturns in revenue from TV advertising and distribution in the fourth quarter, which helped to spur a wider loss for the period, even as revenue increased in its streaming and film
Longtime KTLA weather anchor Mark Kriski, an eight-time Emmy winner who has been an L.A. TV fixture since he joined “KTLA Morning News” at its launch in 1991, has been let go by the station. Kriski’s exit is a part of nationwide staff cuts by Nexstar, including major layoffs at
