At a Senate antitrust hearing on Tuesday, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos declined to give a “yes or no” answer when asked if he would commit to “full residuals” for union workers. Sarandos was at the Capitol to answer questions about Netflix’s proposed merger with Warner Bros.
“The Last of Us” has found its new Manny. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) has joined Season 3 of the HBO drama, taking over the role from Danny Ramirez after he had to be recast due to scheduling issues. Clea DuVall (“Argo,” “But I’m a Cheerleader”) also joins
Take-Two Interactive revealed it is pausing development on its Nintendo Switch 2 edition of “Borderlands 4” in its latest quarterly earnings results Tuesday. The title’s Switch 2 release was removed from Take-Two’s chart of upcoming games (where it was previously listed as
Bad Bunny made Grammys history on Sunday night, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to win album of the year with his hit album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.” To celebrate his historic night — and to gear up for his Super Bowl halftime performance this weekend — we rounded up
Timothée Chalamet has barely cracked 30, but the Oscar-nominated star of “Marty Supreme” is getting a retrospective celebration from The American Cinematheque. The eight-film retrospective comes as Chalamet is up for Academy Awards for producing and starring in “Marty Supreme,”
Electronic Arts had a notably good October-December quarter thanks to the hugely popular “Battlefield 6.” According to EA’s latest earnings results, released Tuesday, preliminary sales figures for the quarter reach $3 billion, a year-over-year increase of 38%. EA says the
TMZ reports it has received an alleged ransom note “demanding payment for the release of Nancy Guthrie,” the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. The media outlet claims the ransom note was sent on Tuesday, Feb. 3 and “demands a specific substantial amount of
Young adult romance “Finding Her Edge” has been renewed for a second season on Netfilx. The series is based on Jennifer Iacopelli’s 2022 novel of the same name. Per the official logline, it follows “the three Russo sisters, heirs to a struggling figure skating dynasty. As
Lorde has revealed that she donated her take from her merch sales in Minneapolis — totaling $204,000 — to the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee and Immigrant Defense Network. The singer is currently on her “Ultrasound World Tour” and played a pair of shows in
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat defending the streaming giant’s $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. at a Senate hearing Tuesday, amid pointed questions from lawmakers about the threat the pact poses to competition, jobs and streaming prices. The hearing,
Grammy-winning popstar Chappell Roan will join “Fortnite Festival” as the next “Icon,” “Fortnite” maker Epic Games announced Tuesday. The “Red Wine Supernova” singer will appear as the headliner in Season 13 of the in-game event, which will kick off on Feb. 5. A self-professed
Season 4 of “Bridgerton” debuted with 39.7 million views in its first four days of streaming, making it the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of Jan. 27 to Feb. 1. That’s a 12% decrease from the 2024 release of Season 3, which achieved the show’s best-ever opening
The Season 2 trailer for Apple TV’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” was unveiled at the Apple TV Press Day on Tuesday, giving viewers a look at what’s to come in the second season of the Legendary Monsterverse series. The 10-episode second season will premiere globally on Feb.
Content creator, actor and beauty founder Claudia Sulewski has signed with WME for representation in all areas. Claudia Sulewski, who began her career as a beauty vlogger in 2009 — amassing nearly seven million followers across platforms — has now made the transition to
Universal Music Group announced that Bruce Resnikoff, President and CEO of Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the global catalog division of UMG, has been promoted to UMe’s Chairman. At the same time, Jamie Krents has been promoted to President and CEO of UMe, in addition to
Disney+ is going to Hollywood! Starting next month, “American Idol” will stream live on Disney+ in addition to ABC for the first time. (The show will also continue to stream tape-delayed the next day on Hulu). That means “American Idol” will join “Dancing With the Stars” as a
BBC Studios has promoted Eve Frederick to executive vice president of production for the unscripted team in Los Angeles. Frederick oversees a slate of TV programming that includes ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” — which broke ratings records in its 34th season — plus Netflix’s
Spanish athlete Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate won’t have to find a new song to skate to at the Winter Olympics after all. After he initially faced copyright issues, the 26-year-old figure skating champion said he’s been granted permission to perform his fan-favorite “Minions”
Following Electronic Arts’ big go-private deal announcement last fall, the video game publisher made another splashy move: revealing a multi-year partnership with the James Cameron-backed Stability AI. A few months into the teamup, which also included “The Sims,” “Battlefield
“A Man on the Inside” has been renewed for Season 3, Variety has confirmed. The news comes around two months after the second season of the Netflix comedy debuted. Ted Danson stars in the series as Charles Nieuwendyk. The Season 2 also consisted of: Mary Steenburgen, Max
Jimmy Kimmel told viewers during his Feb. 2 monologue that he will demand to host the Oscars in 2027 if “Melania” ends up nominated in the best documentary category. The late night host was mocking Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, who reacted to “Melania’s”
She appeared in French New Wave movies for Roger Vadim, Claude Chabrol and Jean-Luc Godard before marrying the iconic American filmmaker in 1967.
Hill also co-wrote and directed the dark comedy, which premieres April 10 on Apple TV.
Indian entrepreneur and business leader Ananya Birla has launched Birla Studios, a new production company dedicated to developing prestige-driven commercial cinema that bridges cultural relevance with broad audience appeal. The venture aims to champion narratives that combine
Sony Music’s RCA Records will relaunch the Jive label as a stand-alone company under the direction of Mike Weiss and David Melhado, who until recently were EVPs at United Masters, it was announced today. Jive, of course, was the blockbuster label launched by Clive Calder in
There appears to be a thin line between 'One Battle After Another' and reality, after all.
James Gorman has completed his first mission for Disney: CEO transition, take two. Tuesday’s news of Josh D’Amaro’s elevation to CEO and Dana Walden’s ascent to the new post of president and chief creative officer marks a more considered process than the one that unfolded in
This year’s ceremony will air live on Mar. 15 from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
The latest revival of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” is off to a strong start. At the time of this publishing, the Kickstarter campaign for the four new episodes of the beloved series has generated $1.17 million dollars in just 24 hours. To put that in perspective, that is
After the announcement of Josh D’Amaro’s new role as the incoming CEO of Disney, there was a flurry of speculation as to what Bob Iger’s replacement would do first. Will he establish himself as one of the greats, following in the footsteps of his mentor Iger? Or is he
Salish and Jordan Matter, the father-daughter duo known for posting videos of their weekly adventures on YouTube, have entered an exclusive deal with Netflix. At the streamer, Salish and Jordan will continue developing their preexisting franchises in addition to new scripted,
CBS News has pulled a “60 Minutes” segment featuring Peter Attia after the newly announced contributor was named more than 1,800 times in the latest Jeffrey Epstein file dump. The segment, which first aired in October, featured a conversation between Attia and correspondent
The former ‘Late Night’ and ‘Late Show’ host is backing ‘Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer,’ a film about Letterman’s longtime sidekick and bandleader.
The Amazon series adaptation of the Sunny Hostin novel “Summer on the Bluffs” has taken a step forward, with Norman Vance Jr. boarding the project as showrunner. It remains in development. Vance will executive produce the series alongside Hostin and Regina Jansen of Sunny
The New Zealand filmmaker made his feature directorial debut with horror comedy "Housebound."
The Barnard College-set event focused on female leadership will also include the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Cutting Through Rocks.'
Original “Real Housewives of New York” stars Countess Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Ramona Singer, Kelly Bensimon and Sonja Morgan are heading south for a new reality docuseries that has just been greenlit by Versant’s E! cabler. Working title “The Golden Life,” the 10-episode
Jason Bateman is getting flak on social media for a seemingly awkward interview moment on the latest “SmartLess” podcast episode in which he asked Charli xcx about having children and then told her she might change her mind about not wanting kids. The Grammy winner stopped by
Dropout, the streamer and media company formerly known as CollegeHumor, has made key hires and promotions across its growing production, development and marketing teams. New hires include Alexandria Black-Davis as head of marketing, Lindsay Wilkinson as head of production, and
CNN and Universal Music Group have announced that comedian-actor-musician Fred Armisen will host a new series that looks into Universal Music Group’s vaults — the world’s largest music archives — featuring original master recordings, rare photos and performances, alternative
New York Public Radio has named Christy Tanner president and CEO, giving her oversight of WNYC, WQXR, WNYC Studios, Gothamist, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, and New Jersey Public Radio. She will assume the role effective immediately. She succeeds LaFontaine E. Oliver,
Grammy-nominated rapper Don Toliver has announced dates for his 2026 “Octane” tour, an arena run in support of his fifth studio album of the same name, including dates at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city
Tongal, a creator-driven studio and platform that worked on Pharrell Williams’ “Piece by Piece” movie, is developing a feature film based on Koei Tecmo’s classic ’80s football video game “Tecmo Bowl.” The studio, which has developed content for Netflix, The Lego Group, Pokemon,
Casting John F. Kennedy Jr. was a nightmare. It was April of last year, and the production of the limited series “Love Story” was three weeks away from starting. Cameras were ready to go up — but for the fact that Camelot’s princess, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, to be played by
The cast of “RRR” director S.S. Rajamouli’s “Varanasi” has opened up about the ambitious production’s demanding shoots, from filming with wild animals in Kenya’s Maasai Mara to the physical transformations required for their roles. The film’s story spans thousands of years and
Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Juliette Binoche and Italy’s Anna Ferzetti — who stars in Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “La Grazia” — are among the top honorees of the 11th edition of Filming Italy — Los Angeles. The event, which bridges Italy and Hollywood, will run Feb.
Some of the most hotly-tipped Oscar contenders will be among the star-studded lineup at the Berlin Film Festival this month, as they make a pit-stop at Berlinale on their way to L.A. Among those confirmed to attend are “Hamnet” director Chloé Zhao, who is set to present an
Director Hamish Hamilton is set to return to the Oscars. The ceremony’s broadcast executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan today announced members of their production team for the 98th Academy Awards. Also returning are executive producer
Authorities have also uncovered possible DNA evidence at the crime scene, but it could take days for the results to come back
Podcast company Audioboom and media network Crooked Media, the leading global podcast company, have entered into a commercial and hosting partnership. Audioboom will provide hosting, global distribution and network advertising sales across Crooked Media’s full podcast
