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Speaking at the Berlinale Series Market, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson shared insights on the current state and future of television in a post-peak-TV world, one he’s calling 75% Peak TV. His analysis provided a comprehensive overview of the industry’s trajectory, highlighting key trends and challenges. Below, we revisit some of Bisson’s key thoughts on the

In a major push into the Asian streaming market, global FAST network wedotv has inked a deal with Indonesian platform Dens.TV to launch four of its flagship channels, marking wedotv’s first foray into the region’s television landscape. The pact, announced by Dens.TV chief content officer Ario Bagus Widyatmiko and wedotv co-CEO Philipp Rotermund, brings female-focused

At Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival last month, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson observed that “today’s production market was scaled for 100% Peak TV. Global scripted first-run series orders are now, however, 75% of Peak TV.” Is Spain any different? Yes, if it’s bullishness at Berlin Series Market, the Berlin Festival’s TV Forum, is anything to go

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, alongside Mediacrest and Mediacrest El Clásico AIE, will tease the highly anticipated Spanish police procedural “Internal Affairs” (“Asuntos Internos”) at Berlinale’s Series Market Select showcase Spanish Thrillers, organized by Iberseries & Platino Industria. The buzz title, created by Pedro García Ríos and Rodrigo Martín Antoranz, follows Clara (Laia Manzanares, “Estoy vivo”),

Robert De Niro and Rachel Dratch faced off on “SNL50,” with the Oscar winner confronting the former cast member in her Debbie Downer character during a sketch in the home stretch of the anniversary special. “At this point, we’re all walking landfills,” Dratch said, in a reference to microplastics. “Odds are they’ve already taken up

During Sunday’s “SNL50,” Tom Hanks deadpanned the opening of what seemed to be an in memorial segment, but instead of tributes to past cast members, it played tribute to comedy that didn’t age well and wouldn’t play well today. “As we celebrate the achievements of the past 50 years, we must also take a moment

Prime Video is revving up its Indian originals slate with “Dupahiya,” a heartland comedy series that blends small-town charm with a quirky caper. The nine-episode series, which marks the debut production from Bombay Film Cartel banner, follows the mayhem that erupts in the fictional village of Dhadakpur when a prized motorcycle goes missing just as

Mike Myers returned to “Saturday Night Live” in the most classic way during the show’s 50th-anniversary special on Sunday. The comedian reprised his role as Linda Richman. Myers popularized the Linda Richman character in his beloved “Coffee Talk” sketches from 1991 to 1994. The “Shrek” actor based the character on his real-life mother-in-law when he

John Mulaney took the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special on a five-decade journey through the ups and downs of the show’s New York City home base. Starting with the 1975 birth of the series, Mulaney’s star-studded medley began with convincing former cast members Pete Davidson and David Spade that the grimy 1970s was still

At “SNL50,” Kate McKinnon reprised her popular character Miss Rafferty from her series of Close Encounter sketches, surrounded by the all-star ensemble of Pedro Pascal, Jon Hamm, Woody Harrelson, Aidy Bryant — with Meryl Streep appearing as her mother, also Miss Rafferty. At the Pentagon, Miss Rafferty, along with Pascal’s and Harrelson’s characters all recount their

Adam Sandler’s performance at Sunday night’s “SNL50: Anniversary Special” was one of the most memorable moments of the night — even before it began. The performance was introduced by Jack Nicholson, who received loud applause inside Studio 8H. “Everyone in this room has something in common. All of our lives were changed by the show,”

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The White Lotus” Season 3, Episode 1, now streaming on Max. Check-in has begun at “The White Lotus” in Thailand. As is tradition, the third season of Mike White’s HBO dramedy opens with a mysterious dead body, shown in a flash forward that takes place one week after

Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard appeared to honor Sinéad O’Connor during “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday night. The duo, who also performed during the “Saturday Night Live” concert special two nights prior, this time performed the Prince song, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The 1985 track was made famous by O’Connor when she recorded it

The “Weekend Update” segment at the “SNL” 50th anniversary special on Sunday brought back legendary cast member Bill Murray to rank the segment’s past hosts. Murray started by ranking “Weekend Update’s” Black hosts, which put current co-host Michael Che at number one — by virtue of the fact there has only been one Black host

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunited at the “SNL50” anniversary celebration for a star-studded segment framed around a Q&A, in which the two former cast members took “Saturday Night Live” questions from the audience. Among the contributors called on were Ryan Reynolds, Cher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Quinta Brunson, Jon Hamm and Tim Meadows. “Ryan Reynolds, how’s

Prolific comedy writer Bill Lawrence gave an update on where his reboot of “Scrubs” is in the development stage while speaking with Variety on the Writers Guild Awards red carpet Saturday in New York. “Well first thing is, on an interview, asking my wife if she’ll do the show whenever she has time,” Lawrence said

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the first six episodes of “Love Is Blind” Season 8, now streaming on Netflix. On the heels of “Love Is Blind” celebrating its fifth anniversary, Season 8 kicked off on Friday with the first six episodes — almost all taking place in the pods for the first time. In the

Another set of guest stars has been added to the lineup of the “Saturday Night Live” anniversary special. Alec Baldwin, Ana Gasteyer, Billy Crystal, Cher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Leslie Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, Miles Teller, Rachel Dratch and Reverend Al Sharpton will all make appearances in the special, with more surprise guests to be revealed

Isabella Rossellini has joined Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series “The Beauty” in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned. The “Blue Velvet” star and “Conclave” Oscar nominee joins previously announced series leads Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope and Rebecca Hall. FX and 20th Century Television declined to comment. A representative for

Biff Wiff, a character actor best known for his multiple guest turns on the Netflix sketch comedy series “I Think You Should Leave,” has died following an extended battle with cancer, his management firm Entertainment Lab confirmed Friday on Instagram. “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the passing of our beloved

Maya Hawke says in some cases, the cast’s social media following plays a huge role in whether or not a film will be made. “I don’t care about Instagram. Instagram sucks. Right, well just so you know, if you have over this many followers you can get the movie funded,” Hawke said on a recent

Most legal observers regard President Trump’s lawsuit over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris as frivolous. Nevertheless, parent company Paramount Global has been angling to settle the case, given that the administration has the power to stall or block its merger with Skydance. Doing so would likely generate backlash from CBS

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 2 of “Yellowjackets” streaming now on Paramount+. After two seasons of watching from the sidelines, Melissa (Jenna Burgess) finally makes her move in the closing moments of the “Yellowjackets” two-episode season premiere. With Mari (Alexa Barajas) missing and Coach Scott (Steven Krueger) public enemy No. 1,

“Married at First Sight,” “Love Is Blind” and “The Ultimatum” all feature adults hoping they’ve found The One. Now, Kinetic Content — the production company behind all three hits — is looking at romance earlier in life. Prime Video’s latest unscripted series “Sweethearts” follows six couples in their senior year of high school in Charleston, North

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of “Yellowjackets” Season 3, streaming now on Paramount+ with Showtime. The last time viewers saw the teen Yellowjackets, their cabin had been engulfed by flames, leaving them vulnerable and without shelter in the Canadian wilderness. However, rather than continuing the 1990s timeline with the

Hulu’s TV adaptation of Sarah J. Maas’s wildly popular romantasy book series “A Court of Thorns and Roses” is officially scrapped. Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the project has been in the development stage at Hulu (also a Disney property) since March 2021. Maas partnered on the “ACOTAR” (as the book series is known to

Executives from Disney Branded Television, Crunchyroll, Hallmark Media and more have been announced as part of the Television Publicity Executives Committee‘s 2025 leadership team, Variety has exclusively learned. Wendy Zocks, founder of Wendy Zocks Public Relations, made the announcement and is remaining in her role for another year. The TPEC team includes Beck Media &

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Cobra Kai,” now streaming on Netflix. John Kreese, played by the one and only Martin Kove, has been as central to “Cobra Kai” as he was to the original “Karate Kid” films. And with the final five episodes of “Cobra Kai” now on Netflix, Kreese’s

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 5 of “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Things get real awkward between Mark (Adam Scott) and Helly (Britt Lower) — no longer Helena in disguise — now that they are finally catching up for the first time since the “Severance” Season 1 finale. In

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Code Blues,” the Season 1 finale of “Dexter: Original Sin,” now streaming on Paramount+ With Showtime. Over the course of just a few weeks in 1991, Dexter Morgan came into his own as a serial killer. At least that’s how he tells it (through voiceover narration by OG