Month: June 2020

Hollywood’s major unions have released extensive back-to-work guidelines for resuming production amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, with a heavy emphasis on testing. The 36-page report, titled “The Safe Way Forward,” starts by saying, “This document represents what we believe to be a path for employers to provide a safer workplace for their cast and crew

Tucker Carlson is, once again, losing advertisers. But the real question is whether Fox News Channel is losing any of the cash those sponsors regularly invest in its overall programming. In recent days, another tranche of sponsors has made public statements about yanking commercials from “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” a mainstay of Fox News Channel’s heavily-watched

Oprah Winfrey’s two-night town hall on racism in America drew a substantial number of viewers. Titled “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?,” the town hall was simulcast on OWN and all of its parent company Discovery’s 18 other networks. Just under 11 million total viewers tuned in across all the networks, with repeats

“Miracle Workers: Dark Ages” executive producer/creator Simon Rich, executive producer/star Daniel Radcliffe, executive producer/star Steve Buscemi and fellow stars Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni and Jon Bass will participate in an exclusive Q&A interview moderated by Variety’s Michael Schneider following highlight clips from the latest season on June 26 in the Variety Streaming Room presented by

The crux of the trans exclusionary movement and argument rests upon the idea that trans women are a threat to cisgender women’s safety and that, by allowing us to exist in public spaces and allowing us to participate in society, we are taking away from the rights of other women. I’m no stranger to this

It’s the evolution of animation. It can be argued that “The Simpsons” opened the door for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, which in turn kicked down the door to let in shows including “Bojack Horseman,” “Archer” and “Rick & Morty.” U.S animators are serving up not only raunchy comedy but also sophisticated storytelling. Outside the U.S.,

Ryan Reynolds’ latest venture, an ABC game show called “Don’t,” debuted to decent numbers and won Thursday night ratings race. The Adam Scott-hosted show, which gives contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to $100,000 by tackling tasks with one simple rule, premiered with a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49 and drew

John Cleese has attacked the decision to remove an episode of sitcom “Fawlty Towers” from a streaming site as “stupid,” as well as taking a swipe at those who take a revisionist view of history in the context of the Black Lives Matter debate. On Friday, BBC-owned TV network UKTV announced on Twitter that it

MIP China, the annual Reed Midem-backed TV project market in China, will this year switch from a physical format to a virtual one. The move was made in response to the lingering effects of the coronavirus on the Chinese economy and those of the countries from which visitors might have travelled. Three previous editions have

With multiple coronavirus safety guidelines now published, most countries are taking tentative steps to restart film and TV drama production. In the Nordics, however, production has been up and running for weeks — and the lessons learned there could prove invaluable for those thinking of restarting elsewhere. One of the key learnings is that, with