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Disney Plus has signed a joint subscription deal in Brazil with Globoplay, the ambitious and fast-growing SVOD platform of giant Brazilian broadcast group Globo, the biggest media company in Latin America. Announced Tuesday, the strategic partnership sees Disney Plus being made available for purchase in Brazil by Globoplay via a combined subscription offer for both
“Great British Bake Off” finalist Luis Troyano has died from oesophageal cancer. He was 48. Troyano’s agent Anne Kibel confirmed the season five contestant’s death on Twitter on Tuesday. “Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week. A fantastic man with a love of baking that saw him get to
Entertainment One U.K.’s animated kids title “Two by Two: Overboard!” remained at the top of the U.K./Ireland box office, collecting £190,761 ($248,200) in its second weekend, according to final numbers from Comscore. The film, which now has a running total of £955,370 ($1,244,109), is a sequel to 2015 hit “All Creatures Big and Small,” and
The Ridley Scott Creative Group is in post-production on the documentary “Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,” about record-setting Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge. Dogwoof is handling global sales and will present the film at the upcoming American Film Market, with release plans for 2021. Directed by Jake Scott (“American Woman”), the film is produced by Ross
Breaking News Adrien Broner is having a BAD week — a judge tossed the boxer back in jail … and then called him out for being a broke phony who fronts on social media. “Where’s all the money coming from that you’re flashing around on Instagram? Whose money is that?!” That’s the JUDGE grilling Broner
Nicola Pearcey, president of Lionsgate’s film and TV operations in the UK, will be leaving the company to pursue new opportunities at the end of the year. Pearcey and Lionsgate made the announcement Tuesday, which did not include specifics about her future plans. The company said that during her 14-year tenure as a member of
“The Good Doctor” returned for season 4 on Monday night, but its ratings weren’t exactly what the doctor ordered. With a 0.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 4.7 million total viewers, the season 4 premiere, which had a pandemic narrative woven through it, represents a series low for the acclaimed medical drama. For comparison, the
In 1988, the year Tracy Chapman unexpectedly took the world by storm, the presidential matchup was between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, but the sentiments expressed in her song “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” are, if anything, even more poignant today, 32 years later. Chapman was clearly aware of that context when she performed that
Shooting is underway in Italy on psychological thriller “State of Consciousness” by U.S. director Markus Stokes (“Criminal Minds”), starring Emile Hirsch (“Into The Wild”) as a young man trapped in an institution where he is forced to take medication for a mental disorder he doesn’t have. Cameras started rolling on the pic on Tuesday in
John Sessions, a Scottish actor and comedian best known for his role on the U.K. version of “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” died on Monday at his home in South London, his agency Markham, Froggatt & Irwin confirmed to Variety. He was 67. Sessions appeared on several other British comedy shows, including “Have I Got
Sean Hannity may not be worried about the 2020 election — if he is, he hasn’t said it on his Fox News Channel show — but his ultimate boss has indicated media investors might have some cause for concern. The executive who has final oversight of Fox News Channel suggested Tuesday that the surge in
On the night before the election, Britney Spears posted a video addressing fans’ concerns about her well-being as the legal proceedings and controversy around her ongoing conservatorship continue. “Hi. So I know that there have been a lot of comments and a lot of people saying a lot of different things about me, but I
Amazon Studios Europe will remain headquartered in the U.K. regardless of whether the country exits the European Union with a deal in place or not. Appearing on Tuesday before a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee convened to discuss the future of public service broadcasting in the U.K., Chris Bird, head of content at
The Big Three network morning shows had the tough assignment Tuesday of launching a day of marathon election coverage with precious little actual news from the polls to report. ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” NBC’s “Today” and CBS’ “CBS This Morning” all largely focused on Election Day issues and the voting process. They brought out
President Trump had a surprise guest at his final campaign rally on Monday night — 20-year-old rapper and recent MAGA supporter Lil Pump. However, Trump mistakenly called the “Gucci Gang” rapper “Little Pimp” when introducing him to the crowd. Trump finished his 2020 re-election campaign with a late-night rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., that went
UPDATED: Wall Street is betting on a defeat for President Trump, as big media and tech stocks rose Tuesday in anticipation of Democratic nominee Joe Biden taking the White House. In early trading Nov. 3, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.2%, the S&P 500 rose 1.9%, and the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite was up
A second spike of coronavirus cases and new national lockdowns in Europe aren’t yet stopping film and television productions abroad, as new precautions to keep casts and crew in quarantine bubbles have been largely successful. Last spring, cameras stopped rolling almost everywhere during the first COVID-19 lockdown, since much was unknown about safeguarding sets from
Fox Corporation managed to mitigate some of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic as strength at its Fox News Media operations and a gain recorded on a payment from Walt Disney Co. helped the company navigate its way to a profit in its first fiscal quarter. The owner of Fox News Channel and the Fox
Anyone who thinks the Recording Academy takes something like changing the name of a Grammy Awards category lightly should take a gander at the letter that went to members Monday: After extensive deliberation, the decision has been made to change the World Music Album category to Global Music Album. “As we continue to embrace a
The Spanish Cinema Academy has selected Basque feature “The Endless Trench” to represent Spain in the race for best international feature film at the 2021 Oscars. A multi-award-winning feature from the trio of Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, “The Endless Trench,” if nominated, would follow Spain’s 2020 submission, Pedro Almodóvar’s “Pain and
“Watchmen” actor Jeremy Irons is headlining Netflix original film “Munich,” an adaptation of the bestselling 2017 novel by Robert Harris (“Fatherland”). The film is set in the fall of 1938 when Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With
Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Shoplifters”) returned for a second evening at the Tokyo International Film festival’s Asia Lounge talk series, which features dialogues between leading Asian film directors and their Japanese peers. On a video link from Taiwan, Kore-eda’s onscreen guest was award-winning filmmaker Huang Xi. Her debut feature, “Missing Johnny” won the Taipei Film Festival best
Founded in 1936, the Directors Guild of Japan recently bestowed its 60th New Directors Award on Teruya Toshiyuki for his family comedy “Born, Bone, Born.” Set in on an island near his native Okinawa, the film features an ancient local funeral custom: Washing the bones of the dead. Better known to millions by his stage
Amanda Kernell’s family drama “Charter” has been selected as Sweden’s submission for an Oscar in the international feature film race. “Charter” world premiered at Sundance and had its European premiere at Goteborg. It was also recently nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The movie is represented in international markets by TrustNordisk. The film centers
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a TV producer who worked for the city’s public broadcaster RTHK. She made two investigative programs about police actions in connection with an outbreak of violence in July 2019. The woman Dora Choi (aka Choi Yuk-ling) was arrested at her home address in connection with alleged false statements and
Some of Broadway’s biggest stars have united — in song, of course — to advocate for Joe Biden’s victory in the upcoming presidential election. In a video titled “Bring Back Broadway: A Vote Blue Video,” 16 musical theater actors sing a voting-themed song based on “The Telephone Hour” from “Bye Bye Birdie” and “I Have
Lady Gaga made her voice heard at Joe Biden’s final campaign event on Monday night, delivering a passionate speech and performing her songs “Shallow” and “You & I.” The drive-in rally took place in Pennsylvania, Biden’s home state and one of the most crucial swing states in this year’s election. Gaga, John Legend, Dr. Jill
Carol Arthur, an actress best known for her several collaborations with Mel Brooks including “Blazing Saddles,” has died, Variety has confirmed. She was 85. Arthur died on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s Mary Pickford House in Woodland Hills, Calif. She appeared in the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles,” directed by Brooks, as the schoolmistress
“Star Wars” stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill have both lent their talent to spots for anti-Trump Republican group The Lincoln Project. Titled “Fauci” and “Absentee,” respectively,” the two videos were released on Monday in a last-minute appeal to voters. “Fauci,” voiced by Ford, focused on Trump’s response to COVID-19 and his criticism of Dr.