Football legend Brett Favre, NBA star Robert Horry and conservative political commentator Eric Bolling are teaming up with LiveXLive’s PodcastOne. Favre and Bolling will launch a podcast this month, with a title to be unveiled in days to come. The two initially met in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers of opioid addiction.
Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive officer, saw his overall pay package increase by 28% for the tech giant’s 2020 fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing. Cook’s base salary remained at $3 million for Apple’s 2020 fiscal year — the same as it was in 2019 and 2018 — but his non-equity incentive plan compensation
Tyler Perry flew back to Georgia after his absentee ballot failed to arrive in the mail, he tweeted on Monday. The director, writer, producer and actor sent out a tweet on Monday asking if others also had problems receiving their absentee ballots for Georgia’s runoff Senate vote. He said he requested it in early December
[SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers specific to Marielle Heller’s character, Alma Wheatley, in “The Queen’s Gambit.”] Marielle Heller insists she never imagined that “The Queen’s Gambit” would be such a huge hit. “I had no idea how the chess was going to play out,” Heller, who plays Alma Wheatley, the mother of a 1950s
Endeavor Content has struck a multi-year deal with CJ ENM-backed South Korean production outfit Bon Factory, with an eye on developing television series in both English and Korean languages for the global market. Resulting series will be produced with both global and Korean talent, and the partners will also look to cross-pollinate formats in each
There are enough moments in “Call Me Kat” that veer close to working that they become even more frustrating when they don’t. Enough good ingredients to make a broadcast hit are right there, most notably Mayim Bialik starring as Kat, her first regular TV role since “The Big Bang Theory” made her a network TV
UPDATED: The Grammy Awards are being postponed until March 14 due to coronavirus-related concerns, a rep for the show confirms to Variety. “After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021,” a statement reads. “The deteriorating
HBO Max has unveiled the first trailer for Doug Liman’s quarantine-shot movie “Locked Down,” starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The trailer introduces Linda (Hathaway) and Paxton (Ejiofor), a London-based couple planning to break up just before the coronavirus lockdown. Forced to quarantine for two weeks, they have no choice but to navigate their relationship,
TUESDAY, Jan. 5 Casting MTV’s “Awkward” alum Monty Geer is set as the lead opposite Lili Simmons in the feature “Clive Boomer’s Success,” a comedic thriller from Leader Media and written by Charles Lawrence. “Success” tells the story of intrigue, murder and a five million dollar heist. Geer will play Clive Boomer, a cherubic budding
Author Eric Jerome Dickey died Sunday in Los Angeles due to complications from a long illness, a representative from his publisher Penguin Random House confirmed to Variety. He was 59. During his multi-decade career, the New York Times best-selling author wrote 29 novels that explored contemporary Black American life from different angles. Some of his
The upcoming “Dexter” revival at Showtime has cast Clancy Brown in a leading role, Variety has confirmed. Brown will star as Kurt Caldwell, the primary villain of the show. Caldwell is described as the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake. He’s realized the American dream by going from driving big rigs, just like
Apple announced that Monica Lozano, president and CEO of College Futures Foundation and former editor and publisher of newspaper La Opinión, was elected to the tech giant’s board of directors. Prior to joining College Futures Foundation, Lozano spent 30 years as editor and publisher of La Opinión, the U.S.’s largest Spanish-language newspaper. She went on
Here are the top trailers for movies coming to home video in January 2021! What will you watch? Watch All the Best New Trailers from November 2020: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLScC8g4bqD46Iw_L2qsaylAbBOe7T-sIK&cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc 00:00 Shadow in the Cloud 02:14 Fatale 04:40 Redemption Day 06:39 If Not Now, When? 08:27 The Empty Man 09:57 Horizon Line 11:42 Yellow Rose 13:38 News
MyFrenchFilmFestival, an online film festival dedicated to French movies launched by the promotion org UniFrance, will showcase 33 titles, including a competitive lineup of 10 feature films and 10 shorts. Set to run Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, the 11th edition of the festival will collaborate with more than 60 platforms around the world to
Branded entertainment vet Stuart McLean has launched FAST Studios, a new business aiming to capitalize on the quickly growing programming sector known as FAST — free, ad-supported television channels. As more companies aim to launch their own FAST channels to be distributed on platforms such as ViacomCBS’ Pluto TV and Comcast’s Xumo, FAST Studios is
Sometimes when one is facing down a surprising new skill it’s best to call in the experts. That’s exactly what the titular character in “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” did when she realized she could see and hear the innermost emotions of those around her coming to life through song and dance in the NBC musical comedy.
“The Bachelor” settled for new lows in the overnight ratings with the debut of Matt James on Season 25 on Monday night. In the Live+Same Day ratings, the long-running ABC dating show pulled in a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers from 8-10 p.m. That is the lowest ratings for a season
Rhys Darby is set for the lead role in the upcoming HBO Max pirate comedy series “Our Flag Means Death,” Variety has learned. The series was originally ordered at the streamer back in September. It is loosely based on the real life of Stede Bonnet (Darby), a well-to-do gentleman farmer and child of wealth in the
Another top exec from Quibi, which flamed out in 2020 just six months after launching, has found a new gig: Rob Post, formerly Quibi’s chief technology officer, has joined Cameo — which sells personalized video messages from celebrities — as its new CTO. Post had joined Quibi, the ill-fated mobile streaming subscription service led by
In ABC’s new game show “The Chase” — the latest American adaptation of a U.K. format, hosted by ‘The View” co-host Sara Haines — the trivia master that contestants face off against is described as a “ruthless quiz genius determined to stop contestants from winning cash prizes.” Here, that role is held by three of
The get-out-the-vote effort in Georgia’s senatorial run-off today is getting a boost from more than 70 artists who’ve signed up to participate in #iVoted Festival Georgia, an eight-and-a-half hour livestream. The webcast, designed as a reward for Georgians who provide evidence they’ve cast ballots in the crucial election, will include performances by Jason Isbell and
In a judicial opinion filed last month, The State of Maryland’s highest court ruled that rap lyrics may be admitted in court as evidence of a defendant’s guilt. This blatantly racist decision is a travesty that sets a dangerous precedent. The case involves the January 2017 killing of George Forrester, who was shot by a
Back in October, in advance of the presidential election, country star Maren Morris surprise-released “Better Than We Found It,” a track that she herself described as a “protest song,” along with a video that addressed the issues of immigration and Black Lives Matter. “I wanted to write something to address exactly how I feel right
Over the weekend, indie-rock fans of a certain age were surprised to learn that “Bean Dad” — a man who posted a long Twitter thread about refusing to teach his hungry, crying daughter how to operate a can opener — was John Roderick, frontman of the veteran Seattle band the Long Winters and currently a
Paris Hilton’s story is getting the podcast treatment, with Wondery’s original podcast “Even the Rich” launching its newest season focused on the heiress, entrepreneur and OG influencer. Over four episodes, co-hosts Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams take a deep dive into Hilton’s empire and “how this hotel heiress turned a provocative moment into super-stardom and
YouTube pulled down the channel of U.K. radio station TalkRadio, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, for unspecified violations of its rules. “This account has been terminated for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines,” a notice reads on the page where TalkRadio’s channel had been. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for more info.
A poor young man in India who longs for a life where the grass is greener. A stark but teeming portrait of the squalid underbelly of Indian poverty. A one-in-a-million shot that could catapult our hero to the place of his dreams. “The White Tiger,” written and directed by Ramin Bahrani, is a movie that
Netflix’s first Italian original doc series “SanPa: Sins of the Savior” follows controversial drug rehab founder Vincenzo Muccioli, and has made a splash on the platform since its Dec. 30 debut. In the last week, the series has cracked the platform’s top 10 most-watched programs in Italy, and currently holds the number 2 spot after
Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a veteran administrator at CBS News, will take oversight of the division’s Washington Bureau, filling a role that has been in flux in recent months. Ciprian-Matthews will report to CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, and will play a significant role in running a newsroom engine that helps drive Washington-based programs like “Face The
In today’s global bulletin, the U.K. live music industry aims for summer return; Studio Lambert bolsters unscripted department; Channel 4 commissions luxury hotel series; and About Premium Content boards Pierre Cardin documentary. U.K. Music, the umbrella body representing the collective interests of the country’s music industry, has published a report setting out the economic, social