HBO Europe drama series “30 Coins” (“30 Monedas”), directed by Spanish genre director Alex De La Iglesia, will world premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, HBO has announced. The show, slotted as an out-of-competition screening, is the only TV series in the Lido lineup so far. Venice, which is on track to be the first
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Discovery said it planned to unveil a new direct-to-consumer streaming service even as its said its second-quarter net income fell 71% after the coronavirus pandemic spurred a pullback in advertising at both its U.S. and international operations. The company plans to unveil “a differentiated service” in coming weeks that will focus on non-fiction and unscripted
New Metric Media, the Toronto and Los Angeles-based producers of award-winning Hulu/Crave comedy series “Letterkenny” and Netflix/CityTV drama “Bad Blood,” has partnered with talent agency The Feldman Agency to launch a live entertainment company. Titled Tourbo, the new entity will focus on developing premium popular brands that currently exist as screen-based I.P., podcasts and online
Tony Okungbowa, who was the resident DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for several years, has spoken up about the recent workplace misconduct allegations on the talk show, saying he experienced “toxicity” on the set. Okungbowa shared his thoughts in an Instagram post on Tuesday, saying he stands with his former co-workers who have spoken
In today’s TV news roundup, Starz reveals the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” and Freeform gives a first look at “Love in the Time of Corona.” DATES Starz has released the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” which premieres on Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. The new ten-episode show is an extension of
As Hollywood makes slow but steady progress on its reopening, California Film commissioner Colleen Bell is expressing guarded optimism about production resuming — but without any exact date yet. “I think it would be imprudent to say that we know when things will get back to normal, but I can say with confidence that there’s
A new iteration of “Who’s the Boss?” is in development. Variety has confirmed that a sequel series to the classic sitcom is in the works at Sony Pictures Television, with original stars Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano onboard to reprise their roles. The new show will take place 30 years after the events of the
Last night’s wild Axios interview with President Trump scored the HBO program a 33% total viewership bump from its average so far this year. A total of 136,000 viewers tuned in to see Trump make an utter fool of himself with Axios reporter Jonathan Swan, according to Nielsen Media Research. That may not seem like
Gen Z studio Brat TV has announced that the seventh season of “Chicken Girls” will release on Sept. 1, featuring brand new cast members. The updated cast will be led by 11-year-old Hayley LeBlanc, who is following in the footsteps of her older sister Annie, the previous star of the series. Also joining the cast
Even amid a pandemic that has battered major parts of its business, including theme parks and studio entertainment, Disney flexed the power of its streaming service Tuesday, releasing whopper subscriber figures and announcing that its tentpole film “Mulan” will bypass American theaters and go straight to Disney Plus next month. Disney Plus now has over
Fox Corporation said net income in its fiscal fourth quarter tumbled despite only a slight decline in revenue after the company exited a multi-year rights agreement with the U.S Golf Association and grappled with conditions set by the coronavirus pandemic. The owner of Fox News Channel, Fox Broadcasting and Fox Sports, said net income during
Amy Adams and Adam McKay are coming together again for a Netflix limited series about a class action lawsuit against Walmart. Titled “Kings of America,” the series is based on real events and centers on the stories of three women whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the world’s largest company: a Walmart heiress, a maverick
Netflix has released a trailer for “Ratched,” its upcoming Nurse Mildred Ratched origin story starring Sarah Paulson, which is set to premiere Sept. 18 on the streaming service. The three-minute trailer introduces Mildred (Paulson), who moves to Northern California for a job at a leading psychiatric hospital. She presents herself as a perfect delicate nurse,
Dwayne Johnson made headlines earlier this week for acquiring the XFL, and the good news kept on coming for the former WWE star, as his NBC show “Titan Games” was the highest-rated programming on Monday night. The athletic competition series scored a 0.7 rating among adults 19-49 and around 3.7 million total viewers. That’s pretty
Samuel L. Jackson’s latest project, a docuseries which is looking to shed new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World, has set its premiere date. Titled “Enslaved,” the six-part Epix series will premiere Sept. 14 in the U.S., and on Oct. 18 on CBC in Canada. The series uses
NBCUniversal is stepping up efforts to reorganize its top leadership structure with the goal of streamlining content and programming operations as it prepares for significant layoffs across the company. At the same time, NBCU is poised to launch an investigation into allegations that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy has made racist, sexist and homophobic statements
ViacomCBS is joining the parade of media companies trying to simplify their increasingly dizzying array of video offerings to advertisers. The company, created from the merger of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. late last year, will this fall launch a new product called ViacomCBS EyeQ, a system that allows advertisers to purchase commercial inventory from
Get ready to decorate with more shiplap in 2021. Joanna and Chip Gaines, the pair of home improvement pros who hosted “Fixer Upper” for five seasons on HGTV until 2018, are reviving the popular series — this time for their new venture, the forthcoming Magnolia Network, which will replace existing cabler DIY Network early next
An interview between Axios reporter Jonathan Swan and President Donald Trump that aired Monday on HBO has drawn the kind of social-media huzzahs accorded to a heartwarming meme or the drop of a Taylor Swift album. In a conversation taped Tuesday, July 28, Swan questions Trump’s use of statistics to describe how the nation is
More people continue to watch TV or other forms of video in the midst of the pandemic, but Madison Avenue is spending fewer dollars to dazzle them. National TV advertising fell 9% in June to $3.2 billion, according to Standard Media Index, a continuation of negative trends that have been in place since the coronavirus
AMC Networks said the coronavirus pandemic and a substantial impairment charge contributed to a significant decline in second quarter profit, the latest media company to show the signs of grappling with conditions that have scuttled TV production and slowed the flow of advertising. The New York owner of the AMC, IFC and Sundance cable networks
“Gangs of London” producer Pulse Films has teamed with Oscar-winning “Man on Wire” director James Marsh on an ambitious four-part series that uncovers the history of Berlin through the prism of its iconic football club Hertha BSC. “Welcome to Berlin” (working title), which is now going into production, is billed as an all-access account of
Live events production outfit Joe Lewis Company (JLC) and formats distributor Small World IFT have struck a strategic partnership, expanding the reach of both. . JLC, whose events clients include U.S. studio majors, the Academy Awards, Disney, the Grammys, Netflix, NFL and the Special Olympics, is diversifying into TV entertainment and expanding into the lucrative
Reni Santoni, who played Poppie in “Seinfeld” and appeared in “Dirty Harry” and other films, died on Aug. 1. He was 81. According to a Facebook post written by his friend and TV writer-producer Tracy Newman, Santoni died on Saturday morning. He had been “sick for quite a while.” “Those of you who knew him
There’s nothing better than discovering a good horror movie. The scares are new, the characters expendable and (hopefully) nothing is predictable. If you’re ready to be freaked out, we’ve compiled a list of the very best (often overlooked) horror flicks on Netflix. Although there are plenty of classics on the streaming service — including “Friday
This year, people are staying home more and binge-watching television shows on Netflix one of the top couch-bound activities. But, with so many options to choose from, how can you be sure that you’re wasting your time on the right show? Luckily, Variety has compiled a list of the 32 best-rated shows on Netflix for just this
As “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” winds down its summer hiatus, Variety has learned that producers on Monday are addressing with staff accounts of workplace misconduct on the popular daytime talk series, which are currently being investigated by WarnerMedia. As an increasing number of allegations come to light, questions are mounting as to how DeGeneres’ lucrative
In today’s TV news roundup, CBS revealed that new episodes of “The Young and the Restless” will premiere starting Aug. 10, and Lifetime announced “Married at First Sight: Unmatchables,” set to be released in 2021. DATES CBS has announced that the popular daytime soap “The Young and the Restless” will be back to premiere new
Robert and Michelle King and their company, King Size Productions, have signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Signing the Kings is a major boon for UTA, which came to an agreement with the WGA around three weeks ago that allows the agency to represent writers once again. King Size Productions, which is helmed
The history of TV is studded with attempts to make commercial pitchmen into the stars of their own series. During the dot-com boom, “Baby Bob” advertised the service provider FreeInternet.com before getting his own CBS sitcom; Geico’s “Cavemen” moved from hawking car insurance to telling jokes on ABC. In this tradition follows Ted Lasso, a