BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee has announced that he will depart the company in April after nearly six years. According to a press release, Lee is leaving BBC Studios Productions to “pursue a new challenge outside the organization.” The BBC has started its search for Lee’s successor. Lee was appointed director of content in
Month: February 2024
Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz is expanding her role to extend across the Comcast-owned media group’s entire U.K. and Ireland content business outside of sports. Her new title will be CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer. Zai Bennett, MD of content for Sky U.K. and Ireland, will now report to Frot-Coutaz, who joined
Sales, production and finance outfit Protagonist Pictures has beefed up its marketing and sales divisions with a slew of promotions and new hires. Janina Vilsmaier, previously with Hanway before joining Protagonist in 2020, has been promoted to senior VP sales and distribution. Former Netflix and Studiocanal executive Mounia Wissinger, who joined the company in 2018, has
Reality TV series “Love Village” will add a second season and comedy talk show “Last One Standing” will add a third as part of Netflix’s 2024 live action offering. The slate, revealed on Thursday, is long on romance, comedy and fantasy. Earlier this month, consultancy and research firm Media Partners Asia said that Netflix is
The Playmaker has signed with 3Buck Productions to handle international sales for “The G,” written and directed by Karl R. Hearne. “The G” is a dark thriller about a mysterious older woman hellbent to get revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life. Variety debuts the trailer below. “The G” had its world
International TV giant, Fremantle has bought a majority stake Beach House Pictures, one of Asia’s busiest independent TV and Film production companies. Headed by Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, Beach House has previously been partly owned by Canada’s Blue Ant Media group. While deal terms of the new transaction have not been disclosed, it was
Tasmania-set crime-drama series “Bay of Fires” is to be reignited for a second season. The show sees a single mother, portrayed by Marta Dusseldorp, forced into a witness protection program that relocates her and her family to a remote location in Tasmania. There they are surrounded by a community of suspicious and criminally-minded individuals. The
CPH:FORUM, the financing and co-production section of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (also known as CPH:DOX), will showcase 32 projects, including new works from producers such as Sidsel Lønvig Siersted (“Apolonia, Apolonia”), Signe Byrge Sørensen (“Flee”), Diane Becker (“Navalny”) and Mandy Chang, the creative director of Fremantle label Undeniable and former head of BBC
Orlando Bloom documentary “Earthbound” has been picked up by Keshet International for global distribution. “Earthbound,” which Bloom narrates and executive produces, is a six-part docu-series that explores apparently ordinary people tackling potentially life-changing environmental challenges. Farhoud Meybodi (“My Last Days”) wrote, directed and produced the series. Keshet International will screen the doc to buyers at
Taylor Swift resumed the international leg of her Eras Tour on Wednesday in Tokyo, where she shared a few details about her upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The singer-songwriter announced her 11th LP at the Grammys on Feb. 4 after winning best pop vocal album for “Midnights.” But if she didn’t take home any
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Of all the fashion archetypes to come revving back, the society swan was perhaps the least expected. Mile-high Kenneth updos and double strands of pearls may be relegated to the distant past, but only a few episodes into the FX series
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 3 premiere of “Abbott Elementary.” When a network sitcom about a group of public school teachers sets out to make its big comeback after a monthslong strike delay, an issue arises. “Some shows are going to be able to return with no problem,” says “Abbott Elementary”
“In Broad Daylight,” an expose of real events in a care home for the elderly, dominated the nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards. The Lawrence Kan-directed comedy-drama received 16 nominations, at the Tuesday nominations event, including best picture and best new director as well as others for cinematography, editing sound design and original song.
ABC has set Chelsea Handler and Marla Gibbs to guest star in Episode 7 of “Not Dead Yet” Season 2. “Not Dead Yet” stars Gina Rodriguez as Nell, a journalist who takes a job writing obituaries at the SoCal Independent and soon gains the ability to see and speak to ghosts. The episode featuring Handler
Mojo Nixon, the alternative musician, actor and DJ, known for the 1987 novelty hit “Elvis Is Everywhere” has died. He was 66. Nixon, whose real name is Neill Kirby McMillan Jr., was found dead today onboard the annual Outlaw Country Cruise, where he was regular presence both as a performer and co-host. He had performed
After a heated bidding war, Warner Bros. won the rights to the latest collaboration from writer-director-producer Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan. Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy confirmed the studio landed a deal with the duo for the untitled movie, based on an original script by Coogler. Details
“Red Rock Run,” a heartwarming drama film about a girl with dyslexia who seeks to win her father’s attention by taking on an ultra-marathon, has been green-lighted for production later this year. The film is by producer Miriam Stein and director, Cathy Randall, the duo behind “Hey Hey its Esther Blueburger.” The project was initiated
“Bridgerton” and “Fair Play” actor Phoebe Dynevor lamented in an interview with the London Evening Standard about the limited roles available to women her age. Dynevor, who is 28 years old, said great parts are out there for “male actors” and “for older women,” but not so much for female actors her age. “I have
The domestic box office will grind to a near halt this weekend as the horror-comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” takes on the second weekend of Apple’s big-budget action-adventure “Argylle” in North America. Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle,” which topped the box office despite its dismal debut, will likely retain the No. 1 spot again with $6 million to $8
Paul Rudd has been tapped to narrate “Secrets of the Octopus,” the third installment of National Geographic’s “Secrets Of…” franchise. “Secrets of the Octopus” premieres on Earth Day, April 21, on Nat Geo, and then stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+. National Geographic explorer-at-large James Cameron is behind the three-part docu-series. “It’s been
Archstone Entertainment has acquired international rights to “American Dreamer,” a dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kim Quinn, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover. Paul Dektor (“Frayed”) directs a script written by Theodore Melfi (“Hidden Figures”). The movie is based on a true story from Chicago Public Radio’s ”This American Life” and follows Dr. Phil Loder
Torrential downpour could not dampen the celebratory spirit at the premiere of “Bob Marley: One Love,” held at Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre on Feb. 6 — a momentous date, as yesterday would’ve been the Jamaican reggae legend’s 79th birthday. The evening included appearances by star Kingsley Ben-Adir, producer Ziggy Marley and a plethora of other stars,
Mo’Nique está imitando a Katt Williams al momento de hablar, porque básicamente acaba de hacer exactamente lo mismo en el mismo pódcast, pero su lista de nombres difiere ligeramente. La comediante estuvo en un nuevo episodio del pódcast de Shannon Sharpe -“Club Shay Shay”- y despotricó contra a un montón de grandes estrellas de la
A crew member working on Marvel‘s “Wonder Man” television series died after an accident at Radford Studio Center (formerly CBS Radford), Variety has confirmed. The L.A. County coroner identified the crew member as Juan Osorio, a 41-year-old rigger who goes by the nickname “Spike” and lived in Temple City. Osorio died after falling off the
Disney is going to start trying to convert password-piggybackers into paid customers — following the lead of Netflix — starting this summer. Disney+ and Hulu over the past week have been notifying U.S. customers of changes to their subscriber terms, which now explicitly forbid users from sharing their log-in details with anyone who doesn’t live
Check out an Official Teaser for Disney’s Moana 2! ► Visit Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M US Release Date: November 27, 2024 Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” takes audiences on
Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall, but managed to narrow its streaming business’ losses by $300 million during the October-December period. Disney+ Core subscribers (which include U.S. and Canada customers, as well as international users, excluding the India-based Disney+
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains detailed descriptions of plots and key scenes in the Netflix‘s “Fool Me Once.” The numbers for “Fool Me Once” keep on growing. Just yesterday, Netflix announced that thriller series — based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name — has become the streamer’s ninth most-popular English language TV show ever
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A new cruise inspired by the iconic 1970s sitcom “The Love Boat” will hit water this summer. This will be the second “Love Boat”-themed cruise from Princess Cruises, the same company featured in the
ESPN is going to take a bigger swing at streaming video. The Disney sports-media giant aims to launch a stand-alone direct-to-consumer product that would give subscribers its full portfolio of game-day content, “Sports Center,” talk shows and analysis programs by the fall of 2025, and potentially by August of that year, ahead of the NFL
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