Television

ABC is teasing the return of its primetime fare post-Hollywood strikes with two waves of promos. This week, the Alphabet network is sharing a teaser showing the first look from its returning series “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bachelor,” “Not Dead Yet,” “The Conners,” “Will Trent,” “The Rookie,” “The Good Doctor,” “American Idol,” “9-1-1” (newly imported from

Sandy Kenyon, one of TV-news’ longest-serving entertainment reporters, will leave New York’s WABC, which has been his home since 2005, and move into a new role as a consultant ABC’s stations group. He will exit his current role on March 31. Kenyon is expected to serve as a resource for Debra O’Connell, president of networks

Wild Bunch TV has boarded the Norwegian drama series “Holmlia Love” from Fremantle-backed Monster (“Pørni”, “Exit”, “The Girl from Oslo”). The six-part series is one of the first projects coming out of the New8 Euro pubcasters’ pact. The Paris-based global distribution banner will cover rights outside the eight northern European territories, handled by the New8

Netflix and Amazon now produce over half of their content internationally, an inflection point from traditional U.S.-centric production to a more diversified and growing global approach.  In an essential presentation as part of the Future Content Trends Report at Content Americas on Tuesday, Guy Bisson from Ampere Analysis showed the undulating shifts in the global

MIAMI– Gaumont TV, producer of “Narcos,” “Lupin” and “Barbarians” is powering up new series from Oscar-winning “Birdman” co-writer Armando Bó and Spain’s Manuel Martin Cuenca, director of Toronto winner “The Motive,” as it readies it first movie slate. Gaumont TV already co-produced the Bó showrun Amazon Original “El Presidente,” with Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula and

Mexico City-based Endemol Shine Boomdog has seized the adaptation rights to “La Reina del Sur” author Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel, “Revolution” (“Revolución”) with Kate del Castillo’s Cholawood on board as executive producers. Del Castillo, who plays the titular role in the hit Spanish-language adaptation of “La Reina del Sur” will also star in the upcoming series

For more than 40 years, Aardman Animations has been producing classics like “Wallace & Gromit,” “Chicken Run” and “Shaun the Sheep.” Now, following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Peter Lord, David Sproxton and Nick Park, new recruits have come on board at the company’s headquarters on Spike Island in the port city of

Sony Group Corporation has initiated a Singapore arbitration case against Indian TV giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), alleging breaches of their failed merger agreement, Variety has confirmed. The $10 billion merger, which would have seen the two entities merge their TV and streaming businesses in India, was terminated on Monday by Sony after a two-year process. Sony

Media and entertainment veteran Kim Williams is to be appointed the next chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian federal prime minister Anthony Albanese’s office announced on Wednesday. Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment

Monica Garcia will not be returning for Season 5 of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” after she was unmasked in the Jan. 2 season finale as an abusive troll who had anonymously attacked the members of the cast since March 2021. Garcia’s castmate Heather Gay, who’s been on the show since the

For Bravo fans, 2024 didn’t begin until the bracing Jan. 2 season finale of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” which shocked us all into the new year, and made us remember we’re alive.   In the episode, Heather Gay learns that freshman cast member Monica Garcia is, in fact, behind an anonymous troll account

Cecilia Mato and Lucas Vivo García Lagos, founder of Navajo Films Argentina and Intro Pictures Brazil, have joined forces to launch Navajo Films Uruguay.  “We interpret the idea of ‘bringing a fresh perspective to the industry’ as infusing new ideas, creativity and a unique approach into our work. Despite being two young individuals, we bring

The long-awaited “Squid Game” Season 2 is set to premiere later this year. Netflix announced the second season of the Korean-language survival drama series from creator Hwang Dong-hyuk in a letter to shareholders Tuesday, writing: “Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for

Valerie Bertinelli‘s departure from “Kids Baking Championship” is not a cut-and-dry case of Food Network firing the “One Day at a Time” alum from her role as co-host and judge of the show. Rather, it’s the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel deciding not to renew Bertinelli’s larger exclusive deal with the network when

Warner Bros. Discovery is asking high school students across the U.S. to “Say Yes to the Prom” for the 12th year in a row with its initiative that will give 1,500 juniors and seniors from underserved communities a chance to put together a complete prom look, courtesy of Macy’s and Men’s Wearhouse. This year’s prom

Charles Osgood, the witty CBS News journalist who shepherded “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades — a longer tenure than the show’s original host, Charles Kuralt — died Tuesday at 91 years of age after living for a period of time with dementia, according to CBS News. He also hosted a durable radio-news

Gary Graham, the actor best known for starring in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” died Monday. He was 73. Susan Lavelle, his ex-wife, confirmed the news in a Facebook post. According to her post, Graham’s wife, Becky Hopkins, was by his side when he died. “It is with deep profound sadness to say that Gary Graham, my

Morena Baccarin is set to appear in this upcoming season of “Fire Country” at CBS, Variety has confirmed. The “Deadpool” actress will appear in an upcoming episode of “Fire Country,” guest starring as Sheriff Mickey, but could become a series regular as the Season 2 episode is speculated to set the stage for a potential

April Perroni has joined Gersh as the agency’s senior vice president and head of business affairs, Variety has learned exclusively. With the hiring, Steve Kravit will transition from his current role as head of business affairs to an of counsel role for Gersh. In addition, Madison White has been brought on as an associate and

Netflix has released the full trailer for its live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” All eight hour-long episodes of the show’s first season will premiere on Netflix on Feb. 22. The first trailer for the series was released in November. Gordon Cormier stars as Aang, an Avatar who must learn to

MIAMI — Buoyed by a near celebratory inaugural edition last year – the first time many execs attending had seen one another post-Pandemic – the 2nd Content Americas neared its final bend to lift-off on Tuesday, with a bullish attendance and a market still reacting to the Netflix Corrective of 2022 when it began to

Colin Firth will lead the upcoming Sky and Peacock original series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed. On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland 38 minutes after take-off. In addition to the 259 casualties on board the flight, a further 11

Ben Lobato, co-showrunner of Alice Braga-starrer “Queen of the South,” a top-three Nielsen ratings performer for USA Network, has boarded “Hot Sur,” a fast-moving thriller set up at Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula and at Fremantle Mexico, the burgeoning Mexican production hub of the global production-distribution giant. Lobato will showrun the TV series,

A bio-series about iconic ranchera singer Chavela Vargas starring “La Reina del Sur” lead Kate del Castillo is in the works. Colombia’s Caracol Televisión and indie Miracol Media are co-producing “Chavela,” which will trace the tumultuous life and career of the legendary singer. Del Castillo will transform into Vargas, the mythical woman in the red

Atresmedia TV’s “Dreams of Freedom,” RTVE’s “Detective Touré” and Mediterráneo’s “Fentanyl: A Deadly Epidemic,” feature in Spain Content Goldmine: In Demand Like Never Before, a showcase of new and upcoming Spanish series unspooling Jan. 23 on the first day of Content Americas. The title’s no hype. Since “Money Heist” became Netflix’s first true-blue global non-English

French-Spanish group Amuse Animation – with hubs in Paris, London, Beijing and the Canary Islands – has recently inked broadcasting deals for Latin America and Middle East/North Africa, for over 540 episodes of its popular YouTube shows, including “Shark Academy,” “Miliki Family,” “RoboFuse,” “AnimaCars” and “Increditales.” Founded in 2014 by Arthur Lener, Amuse Animation began

MIAMI — In a potentially powerful alliance, Spain’s Zeta Studios, producer of Netflix megahit “Elite,” has signed to develop Latin American Spanish-language webnovels from Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the online publisher via Webtoon of web novel “Through My Window.” Its movie makeover ranks as Netflix’s fourth most-viewed non-English film ever. Both companies will also partner on

UPDATED: “Monday Night Raw” is headed to Netflix. In a major shakeup, WWE has struck a deal with Netflix that will see its flagship weekly live pro wrestling show begin airing exclusively on the streaming giant beginning in January 2025. That will mark the first time in its three-decade history that “Raw” has not aired

Dwayne Johnson has joined the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., the company formed by Endeavor that merged WWE and the UFC. Johnson, one of the most popular actors and media personalities on the planet, broke out as a star for WWE (then WWF) in the 1990s and early 2000s. He held multiple

Former SAG-AFTRA executive director David White has been named chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. White, who left SAG-AFTRA in 2021 after 12 years with the union, will work with San Francisco bank president Mary Daly and other members of the nine-member board on monetary