CANCUN, Mexico — Graced by the showrunners of “Narcos,” “Sr. Avila” and “Hernán” and multiple senior industry figures, MipCancun boasts a distribution market, co-production forum and powerful conference line-up – and for once the possibility for delegates to attend at least some of the presentations. Based on 18 sessions, from Erik Barmack’s keynote to plenary
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” doesn’t arrive in theaters until Dec. 20, but some savvy fans almost got a chance to find out the conclusion to the Skywalker saga early. Disney and Lucasfilm go through great lengths to keep anticipated movies shrouded in secrecy, but director J.J. Abrams revealed to Good Morning America Monday
Songwriter Justin Tranter and Selena Gomez have been making music together since 2015, but “Lose You to Love Me” represents their biggest success to date, landing at No. 1 in its second week on the BuzzAngle/Rolling Stone consumption chart (ahead of four new songs by Kanye West that dominated the rest of the top 5).
On top of Robert Redford, the Marrakech International Film Festival will celebrate veteran French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, Moroccan actor Mouna Fettou and Bollywood icon Priyanka Chopra Jones during its upcoming 18th edition. Tavernier, who has directed critically acclaimed films such as “Le Juge et l’Assassin” and “Autour de Minuit” Filmmaker, is a consumed cinephile and
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STEPHANE DE SAKUTINGetty Images Iconic jewelry label Tiffany and Co. has officially joined the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton family after a bidding war that culminated in the luxury goods group acquiring the jeweler for a whopping $16.2 billion. According to WWD, LVMH latest move marks the group’s biggest purchase to date. LVMH’s acquisition of
Noel Manzano has been named vice president of international programming at AMC Networks, working on new original programming with partners outside the U.S. He will also shepherd through existing projects that have an international dimension at the AMC channels. Manzano joins AMC from Hoodlum Entertainment, where he has been overseeing the production company’s U.S. development
A highly publicized mass brawl outside a cinema showing “Blue Story,” a London-set movie about two friends and the effects of gang violence, was one of 25 separate incidents involving the film at 16 of its venues, according to the Vue cinema chain, which pulled the movie from all of its theaters in the wake
Online commerce company eBay has landed a buyer for StubHub, announcing a pact to sell the unit to Viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash — bringing together the world’s two biggest ticket-resale providers. The deal comes after eBay in March 2019 announced that it was exploring a potential sale of StubHub at the urging of activist
Academy Awards buzz is hard to bottle, but you know it when you hear it. For most movies, the Oscar bees start buzzing early on, turning awards chatter into a self-fulfilling prophecy. As Bruce Springsteen said, though, you can’t light a fire without a spark. “The Report,” an explosive true-life political thriller starring Adam Driver
November 25, 2019 6:12AM PT Viacom and CBS said they expected their merger to close on December 4, marking he latest round of consolidation in the entertainment sector as traditional players continue to work to gain scale against new digital rivals. The new company, to be called ViacomCBS, will operate everything from the CBS television
Big Deal Music Group and Mad Decent Publishing have signed DJ-producer Dillon Francis to a global publishing agreement, the companies announced today — the first deal under their joint venture formed earlier this year. The deal encompasses Francis’ latest release, a 7-song mixtape entitled “Magic Is Real,” which was released this month on the Mad Decent label, and
Madison Avenue is giving new consideration to the Super Bowl, the annual media extravaganza that it has seemed less excited about in recent years. Fox Sports has sold all its available commercial inventory in Super Bowl LIV, slated to be broadcast from Miami Gardens, Florida, on February 2, 2020. It’s the first time in half
November 25, 2019 6:00AM PT Starz has launched its direct-to-consumer StarzPlay streaming app in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico and the U.K. and plans to roll it out in another 20 territories in 2020. StarzPlay has a pipeline of originals on its SVOD service from the Starz U.S. cable channel, including “The Spanish Princess” and “Dublin
Seasoned programming exec Chris Loveall has joined Disney Plus in a newly created U.S.-based international programming role. As vice president of content for international, Loveall will work on the development and production of original series for the streaming service, which has just launched in the U.S. and a handful of markets around the world. The
Kobalt has promoted Jeannette Perez from president of global synch & brand partnerships to the newly created role of chief experience officer. In the role, Perez will reshape the client administration function by establishing a writer and publisher relations team, as well as continue to oversee global synch and brand partnerships. Additionally, she will oversee
November 25, 2019 3:07AM PT In the second such pact announced within a week, global streaming giant, Netflix has unveiled a multi-year program supply deal with Korean producer JTBC Content Hub. JTBC and Netflix will co-develop and showcase JTBC’s prime-time TV drama globally as well as optimizing what will be presented to the world among
“Frozen 2” iced out all its competitors in China this weekend, sliding out in front of the pack to top the local box office with a $53.2 million debut – the best ever for a Disney animated film in the Middle Kingdom. “Frozen 2” made more in three days than the original “Frozen” made during
November 25, 2019 3:00AM PT Digital reading subscription service Scribd has raised a $58 million round of funding led by Spectrum Equity. The new funding round brings the total amount of money raised by Scribd to $106 million. Scribd launched in 2007 as a hosting service for digital documents, and has since evolved into a
BBC Films and Paramount have defended Andrew Onwubolu’s “Blue Story” as a powerful film about gang violence after a violent mass brawl marred a weekend screening of the movie and caused at least two cinema chains to pull it from their theaters. The fight Saturday outside the Star City entertainment complex in Birmingham, in central
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Damon Dash wasn’t done getting stuff off his chest after his deposition … and took the opportunity to spell out all the ways he thinks the lawsuit filed against him is BS. We got the Roc-A-Fella cofounder the day after he sat for a 50-minute depo in the case, and
The American Music Awards brought the star power to Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Sunday night with an A-list roster of performers and plenty of action backstage. Read on for what you didn’t see on TV. A Posty Afternoon: For Post Malone, the party started during daylight hours as the artist, along with a crew
November 25, 2019 12:18AM PT Natesh Hegde’s “Pedro,” Ajitpal Singh’s “Swizerland” (spelled without a ‘t’ for reasons that become evident in the film) and Prithvi Konanur’s “Where is Pinki?” were among the winners at the Film Bazaar project market that concluded on Sunday. The three projects won free digital intermediate packages from Prasad Labs, and
It was the year of the woman at the American Music Awards — and not because they had any “step up” moments of their own to atone for, but because this is the late fall of 2019, in a season when men are absolutely not killin’ it in pop music, so who else are you
Has there ever been so much suspense over a televised award that didn’t even involve an “envelope, please” moment? Taylor Swift’s appearance at Sunday’s American Music Awards, where she was being honored as artist of the decade, was easily the most anticipated awards show appearance of the year, both for whether she’d be able to
Play video content Exclusive Details ABC 8:16 PM PT — Taylor just won Artist of the Year, and said the last year has had some of the best and hardest times of her life. While she never mentioned Scooter or Big Machine directly, it’s hard to imagine she wasn’t referring the situation. It’s also worth
Julia Ormond has joined the cast of the third series in “The Walking Dead” franchise, entitled “The Walking Dead: World Beyond.” Ormond will play Elizabeth a “charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force,” AMC announced Sunday. “We are thrilled to have Julia join our merry band. I’m grateful for the talent, grace, intelligence,
#PayUpHollywood recently issued a survey to assistants in the entertainment industry, asking them questions about their pay, their background, and their workplace environment. Some of the findings are shocking. Of the 1,100 assistants surveyed to date, 72 reported having had an object thrown at them by their boss at work. Around 120 entertainment industry assistants
The 2019 American Music Awards are taking place Nov. 24 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. The awards show, hosted by Ciara, is airing on ABC from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers can live stream the 2019 AMAs on ABC.com or with the ABC app by signing in with a participating TV provider. It’s also
The American Music Awards are taking place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., with Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande leading the nominees with six nods each. The lead-up to the AMAs was marred with controversy when Taylor Swift claimed on social media that her former record label Big Machine was preventing