The American Music Awards show set for Sunday has completed its dance card. Newly announced collaborations include The Weeknd being joined by Kenny G and the teaming of Doja Cat with Bebe Rexha, along with new additions Lewis Capaldi, Dan + Shay and Machine Gun Kelly. In addition to performing “Save Your Tears,” he’s due
Month: November 2020
YouTube, in an expansion of its advertising business, will begin serving up ads on channels that will not receive a cut of the revenue. In a Nov. 18 update to its terms of service, YouTube added a new section that says users grant the service “the right to monetize your Content on the Service (and
I often wonder what would happen if Donald Trump got to make a movie about Hollywood, instead of the other way around. Of course, he’s been writing it for years. We’re the radical left, anti-God; we hate Christmas! A bunch of condescending socialist defund-the-policers. Clichés all, but here’s one I bet he wouldn’t use to
Not so long ago, there were three or four new Christmas movies a year. Now it seems like there are 30 or 40, and if you’re wondering how that assembly line of holiday product gets filled, the answer is: by recycling endless variations on the same yuletide fairy-tale kitsch and we’re-all-one-big-nettlesome-Christmas-family glorified-sitcom cheer. Take “The
Film financer-producer New Slate Ventures, which backed “The 40-Year-Old Version,” has raised $100 million for films, documentaries, and television programs. The fund raise was announced Wednesday by Los Angeles-based private equity company Sinai Capital Partners, which also said its tech-focused venture capital firm Sinai Ventures has closed a $500 million fund. Led by partners Jordan Fudge, Jeremy
It’s almost time to scream again. Production has wrapped on the “Scream” reboot, which is officially, and appropriately, titled “Scream.” On Wednesday, “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson revealed the title of the horror franchise’s fifth film and announced that production has officially wrapped in North Carolina. “Nearly 25 years ago, when I wrote ‘Scream’ and Wes
The first trailer for Regina King’s directorial debut and Oscar hopeful, “One Night in Miami,” has released its first trailer. Taking place in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 25, 1964, the film is a fictional account of an evening with iconic Black figures Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Atlantic Records and Mike Caren’s Artist Partner Group, which has spawned such top artists as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Kehlani, Kevin Gates and more, have announced an evolution of their partnership that sees APG gaining greater independence while Atlantic acquires the artists that have been developed under the joint venture since it launched in 2012.
This year’s crop of Intl. Emmy nominees across categories feature strong and diverse showings for series and performers alike. Here, Variety breaks down the races. DramaFew categories sum up current trends in global TV better than drama series, which also continues to be the biggest prize at the ceremony. Three of the four titles come
Apple announced that it will reduce its take of App Store fees for small app developers by half — to 15% — starting in January. The tech giant positioned the move as helping small businesses grow during difficult economic times. But Spotify and Epic Games, two of the biggest critics of Apple’s App Store, complained
NRG Esports, the pro esports organization with notable investors including Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Rollins and Tiesto, is opening a new content space in downtown Los Angeles called “The Castle.” NRG describes The Castle as “a cutting-edge space for influencers and creatives to connect and enjoy one-of-a-kind installations, elevating gaming tournaments and
In 2020, supporting fashion with a purpose has never felt better. That’s the idea behind Balmain’s (Balmain)RED B-Court sneakers—a limited-edition launch that benefits The Global Fund‘s fight against HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. Designed by creative director Olivier Rousteing, the unisex accessory continues a long-standing partnership with the Global Fund and (RED) to provide funding and resources
Over the course of the global pandemic, Universal Pictures was the first studio to bypass theaters and release select films via streaming, strike the only deals with major exhibitors to shorten the theatrical window, and introduce a new hybrid window that straddles theaters and homes. That’s why 2020 will be remembered as a year full
David Fincher isn’t giving up on “Mindhunter” just yet. However, the director admits that the Netflix series about the FBI’s initial attempts to profile serial killers may not have much of a future given its price tag. “I don’t know if it makes sense to continue,” Fincher told Variety during an interview for a cover
Local film project “SARSTorm” dominated the 2020 edition of the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion, winning three prizes including the NT$1 million Grand Prize. Lee Sinje, a previous winner of the best actress prize at the Golden Horse Awards, picked up two further prizes with her executive producing debut, “ABang ADik,” featuring producer-turned-director Jin Ong.
The U.K. music industry enjoyed a robust 2019, but 2020 has understandably been severely impacted due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report commissioned by industry body U.K. Music. The report, titled “Music By Numbers 2020,” monitors the impact of COVID-19 during 2020, and concludes that up to 85% of live
Comcast is getting Twitch-y, starting with tonight’s episode of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.” The cable operator is launching Watchwith, an interactive live-streaming app for Xfinity X1 and Flex customers that lets viewers engage with the programming using their remote controls. It’s akin to social live-streaming platforms like Amazon’s Twitch, but Watchwitch
In “Small Axe,” Steve McQueen’s new Amazon anthology series about the Black experience in the U.K., John Boyega stars in the third installment — “Red, White and Blue” — as Leroy Logan, a real-life police officer in 1980s London. “He’s a scientist, a father, a community man and a husband who decides to join the
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. If there was an overarching theme to this fashion season, it was that seasons themselves no longer matter. What with Prada riffing on its hit ’90s prints, Coach reissuing pieces from recent seasons—as recent as fall 2020—and even fledgling designers reimagining
The holiday season just got a lot more festive, dahlings! Mariah Carey’s upcoming Christmas special on Apple TV Plus has been given a Dec. 4 premiere date, along with a companion soundtrack album and new music video for her holiday single “Oh Santa!” The special, entitled “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” centers on a crisis
The business of marketing content moved away from traditional pillars like billboards and 30-second spots long ago. Digital platforms are now taking an increasing portion of budgets in order to spread the word on the latest movies, TV shows and album releases via search, social and other new-media tactics. “Digital Marketing Impact Report,” the new
NBCUniversal Global Distribution has closed a deal for all international rights outside Italy, Germany and the U.K. on Italian soccer icon doc “My Name Is Francesco Totti,” an intimate look at the life and career of long-time A.S. Roma team captain Francesco Totti. Directed by Rome native Alex Infascelli (“S Is for Stanley”) who had
Activist Tamika Mallory, a Time 100 honoree and co-founder of 2017’s Women’s March, will make her literary debut with “State of Emergency,” which will also be the first release from Charlamagne Tha God’s Black Privilege Publishing, a new imprint from Atria Books at Simon & Schuster. Described as “a searing indictment of America’s historical, deadly,
Brazil’s Globo, Latin America’s biggest media company, presented a new lineup of feel-good telenovelas at its MipCancun Online Plus showcase Tuesday as an antidote to the raging global pandemic. Citing a World Health Organization (WHO) survey, Globo sales manager Pablo Ghiglioni noted that the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent restrictions have “impacted society’s well-being.” “Since the
Harnessing storytelling abilities and moving away from top-down control will benefit not only the development in technology and content creation, but also society as a whole, said speakers on the opening day of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Star speakers at the fair’s opening panel “Post-Pandemic Era: Human Touch” included Taiwan’s iconic Digital Minister Audrey
Prominent Middle East satellite pay TV and streaming service Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is launching an OSN Originals unit as part of new plans to double its investment in Arabic content with the stated goal that Arabic acquisitions and originals should account for 25% of its total content by 2021. The Dubai-based company’s move follows
Few figures in the Spanish film industry dress as formerly, or as well, as Malaga Intl. Film Festival director Juan Antonio Vigar. But then he takes his job very seriously indeed. While many other Spanish festival directors have more or less maintained the formats of their events, Vigar has innovated constantly since taking over in
London-based Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has scored a flurry of deals on Spaniard Daniel H. Torrado’s horror thriller “COVID 21: Lethal Virus,” which market premieres at the Malaga Festival’s Spanish Screenings online showcase. Recent deals inked by Kaleidoscope, who manages “COVID 21” worldwide rights outside Spain, take in a pan-Asian agreement with The Walt Disney Company,
In “La Botera” (“Boat Rower Girl”), which plays at the Malaga Spanish Screenings, Argentine filmmaker Sabrina Blanco tells the story of Tati, a teenage girl growing up in Isla Maciel, a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires situated along the banks of a polluted river, where she lives with a neglectful and troubled
Jesy Nelson, 29, of popular British music group Little Mix, is taking some time off for medical reasons. “Jesy is having extended time off from Little Mix for private medical reasons,” a statement from the group’s PR Simon Jones said. “We will not be issuing any further comment currently and ask media to please respect
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