“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has become the subject of an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following numerous accounts of workplace problems on the long-running daytime series, Variety has learned. Executives from show producer Telepictures and distributor Warner Bros. Television sent a memo to staffers last week saying they have engaged WBTV-owner WarnerMedia’s employee relations group and
Month: July 2020
CNN has over the years run all kinds of content: hard-news hours, documentaries, even a quiz show. Now it’s going to try animation. The AT&T-owned cable-news outlet will on Tuesday launch a new promotional campaign for some of its biggest pieces of coverage of the 2020 election. In cartoon-y vignettes, a donkey and elephant –
Johnny Depp did not appear at London’s Royal Courts of Justice on Monday, as his libel case against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloid The Sun and executive editor Dan Wootton entered its penultimate day of hearings. His ex-wife, “Aquaman” actress Amber Heard, was present and in good spirits. Delivering the defense’s final submission, The Sun attorney
Tinder has swiped right on Jim Lanzone, former head of CBS Interactive. Match Group, parent company of the Tinder dating app, announced that Lanzone has been appointed Tinder’s new CEO. Lanzone takes over the role from Elie Seidman, who is stepping down as chief exec. Lanzone starts at Tinder on Aug. 3, reporting to Match
Play video content Megan Thee Stallion is ready to talk about her injuries after the shooting she says she endured, but she’s still fighting back tears — and, notably, NOT spilling names … including Tory Lanez. Meg talked Monday about suffering injuries to both of her feet. She says she had to get surgery to
“P-Valley” has been renewed for a second season at Starz. The premium cabler made the announcement on Monday after just three episodes of the series have aired. “P-Valley” was created by Katori Hall and is based on her play “Pussy Valley.” The hour-long series follows the employees of a strip club in the Mississippi Delta.
A few goodfellas are in the market to get whacked or get made at Showtime. The network is developing an hour-long mob drama from the eye-catching trio of Brian Grazer, Terence Winter and Nicholas Pileggi, Variety has confirmed. Winter will write the as-yet-untitled project, which sources say is in early stages, and is based on
Katy Perry has delayed one due date — that of her new album, “Smile,” which just got bumped back two weeks, to August 28 — but another imminent one won’t wait. And so Perry declared that her last set before becoming a mother would be the performance she gave over the weekend as part of
Alan Menken became the latest recipient of EGOT status following his Daytime Emmy win on Sunday, July 26. Menken, who has eight Oscars, 11 Grammys and one Tony Award, took home the Daytime Emmy for outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult or animated program. Menken, pictured with Celine Dion at the “Beauty and
Check out the official After We Collided Trailer starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT: https://www.fandango.com/after-we-collided-222799/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US
Von Babasin had a memorable summer job in 1976. The then 21-year old worked on craft services for “Airport ’77,” a disaster movie with a cast that included Oscar-winners and legends such as Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, and James Stewart. But the Grande Dame on set was Olivia de Havilland, who despite her
HBO has optioned a book proposal about the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine with Adam McKay onboard as an executive producer, Variety has confirmed. The potential limited series is based on the book proposal “The First Shot” by Brendan Borrell. It tells the story of the global coronavirus vaccine race, following the companies and individuals
If a fan convention is held on the internet and no one’s there to talk about it, does it make any noise? That was the overwhelming experience with Comic-Con@Home, the virtual fan convention that ran from July 22-26. It was meant to replace San Diego Comic-Con, the massive annual fan gathering that was forced to
A tearful Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram Live on Monday afternoon to thank her fans, assail her haters and speak briefly about the July 12 incident during which she says she was shot in her feet. On that night, she and another woman were in a car with rapper Tory Lanez when he was
United Talent Agency has named Rich Paul, agent to basketball superstar LeBron James, to its board of directors. The move was announced on Monday, a year after UTA made an investment in Paul’s Klutch Sports Group. Paul also serves as head of UTA Sports and is a UTA partner. Paul founded Klutch in 2012 and
HBO Max is following in the footsteps of its streaming rivals in making bold viewership claims, while withholding actual data. The streamer has announced that, in a shock to no one, “Friends” is the “No. 1 performing show” on the platform to date. What that means exactly is unclear, as HBO Max doesn’t provide any
Oprah Winfrey has set up an interview series at Apple. “The Oprah Conversation” will debut on the streaming service on July 30. Filmed remotely, the show will feature Winfrey engaging in dialogues with thought leaders and newsmakers from all over the world. In the debut episode, “How to Be an Antiracist,” Winfrey and bestselling author
It’s been only four years since Fifth Harmony‘s “Work from Home” went top five on the Billboard Hot 100, solidifying the band’s status as the most successful girl group of the 2010s. But that catchy pop ditty feels like a lifetime ago when viewed through the lens of Normani‘s career trajectory. Back in 2016, Normani
[SPOILER ALERT: The following article discusses the ending of new film “Amulet” in detail.] Romola Garai loves the f-word. The actor’s feature film debut as writer-director, “Amulet,” now available on demand, began its buzz out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, with audiences praising it as a feminist horror film — and Garai has no
It’s 1975 and Alice Lamb, played by Penelope Wilton, is cussing at her typewriter and telling cute children to “bugger off.” When we cut back to the same typewriter some 30 years earlier, Alice, now played by Gemma Arterton, is again shouting at local kids and pointedly buying for herself the rationed chocolate bar another
Chrissy Teigen is trying to answer the age-old question (well, maybe not that old) is it real, or is it cake? Quibi has ordered another series from Teigen, who already has a second season of “Chrissy’s Court” in the works at the platform, called “Eye Candy.” Based on the popular Japanese game show format “Sokkuri
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away
Anthony Hemingway, who is set to direct the upcoming Nat Geo series “Genius: Aretha,” has signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. As part of the new deal, Hemingway will develop and direct new projects via his self-titled Anthony Hemingway Productions banner. Aside from “Genius: Aretha,” Hemingway is also attached to helm the
The National Association of Theatre Owners, the exhibition industry’s main lobbying group, has announced moviegoers have sent more than 200,000 letters to Congress in support of legislative relief measures for cinemas. NATO used the social media tag #SaveYourCinema to enlist movie patrons to urge Congress to enact the Restart Act to give movie theaters access
“Tenet” may still be able to salvage a summer release after all — at least outside of the United States. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller, from Warner Bros., will debut internationally on Aug. 26 before opening in select cities in North America on Sept. 4. The movie is launching at the end of August in 70
Unto most every TV-watching generation, a new Muppets show is born. The original “Muppet Show,” which ran from 1976 to 1981, had Jim Henson’s felt puppets take over a vaudeville theater to perform songs, slapstick sketches and more unabashedly cheesy puns than its bewildered guests could count. The “Muppets Tonight” reboot, which ran a single
Make no mistake: Miranda Lambert is thrilled by the just-announced news that “Bluebird” is the country superstar’s first No. 1 solo hit since the early 2010s. And also make no mistake: She was doing okay when songs like “Tin Man” were winning ACM awards while falling short of the top 10 in the interim. “I
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced key voting dates for the 78th annual Golden Globes. The ceremony, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 — pushed back almost two months from its annual early January date due to uncertainties from the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not clear
In 1964, Jack Warner published his autobiography, “My First Hundred Years in Hollywood,” and amusing as the title may have been (much of the book is equally sardonic), he fell far short of the century mark. Ironically, the actor who ought to have earned that title was Olivia de Havilland, having reached the age of
Long-running independent label Mom+Pop Music has entered into a joint venture with radio promo executives Brent Battles and Christopher Brown’s newly-created further, a radio promotion and artist development company. According to the announcement, as part of the arrangement, Mom+Pop artists will be able to tap further’s commercial radio team at Pop, Crossover and Rock formats
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- …
- 54
- Next Page »