Deltatre, a global provider of sports-media technology and services, has reached a deal to acquire Massive Interactive, which sells a suite of software tools to develop and manage over-the-top video user interfaces. The deal is worth up to $127 million, with a combination of cash and earn-out provisions. The companies have targeted a closing date
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Fire and Reign,” the ninth episode of “American Horror Story: Apocalypse.” As “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” continued to work its way back to the actual apocalypse that kicked off the season, the penultimate episode, “Fire and Reign,” revealed why there only seemed to be six
Global streaming giant Netflix has unveiled five anime shows as exclusive original series and features. They range from spin-offs of global film properties to a Philippines-set fantasy. “At Netflix, we have chosen to focus on high concept anime with global travel prospects,” said Taito Okiura, Netflix executive responsible for anime and based in Japan. “This
November 7, 2018 6:30PM PT Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says the global streaming giant has become the world’s first “global television network.” “That is the beginning of very positive transformative force,” he said, and will help Asian content and talent reach wider, new audiences. Hastings touted the advantages of global sharing, and personalization. “There has
MADRID — Sergio G. Sánchez, scribe of J.A. Bayona’s “The Orphanage” and “The Impossible,” has signed with Netflix to create and direct “Alma,” the streaming giant’s fifth original scripted series in Spain. A young adult supernatural drama, “Alma” is produced by Belén Atienza, a regular production partner on such Bayona movies as “Jurassic World: Fallen
WASHINGTON — The White House has confirmed that it has suspended access to the White House by CNN’s Jim Acosta, its chief White House correspondent, after a confrontational exchange with President Trump at a press conference earlier on Wednesday. Acosta posted on Twitter that he had been denied entrance to the White House grounds and
French composer Francis Lai, who won an Oscar for “Love Story” and penned the beguiling theme for “A Man and a Woman,” has died at the age of 86, the mayor of Nice announced on Wednesday. No cause of death was reported. Lai’s plaintive piano melody for “Love Story,” the 1970 tearjerker that made stars
In today’s film news roundup, the “Nightmare Cinema” anthology starring Mickey Rourke gets a release, “Instant Dreams” is acquired, Universal’s Kristin Lowe is promoted and “Venom” hits a milestone. ACQUISITIONS Cranked Up Films has partnered with AMC Network’s streaming platform Shudder to buy North American distribution rights to Cinelou Films’ “Nightmare Cinema” anthology, Variety has
November 7, 2018 5:05PM PT The “Frozen” sequel may already have its “Let It Go.” “We have a new song that I think is an evolution,” Jennifer Lee, co-director of the first and second films, told Variety on Monday at the “Ralph Breaks the Internet” premiere in L.A. “It’s its own song…Bobby [Lopez] and Kristen
Casting director Eddie Foy III, whose credits include “Happy Days” and the Emmy Awards, died after a fall on Nov. 3, his publicist confirmed. He was 83. Foy had been a casting director for more than 42 years. He worked with Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems, 20th Century Fox, and Dick Clark Productions. He served as director
A strange thing happened on the iTunes U.S. store on Monday (Nov. 5) when Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor and artist, practically swept the Top 10 songs chart. For much of the day and into the night, the only non-Wu track in the top five was Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” which had premiered amid
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was presented with the first-ever DEG “Vanguard” award at the 4K UHD Summit in L.A. on Nov. 6. The event, held at the Skirball Cultural Center, was produced by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group and the UHD Alliance. Presenting the award to Nolan (above left) was Ron Sanders (above right), president of
The Israel Film Festival has released a statement after Jason Blum was booed offstage Wednesday night while making remarks critical of Donald Trump while he was accepting an award. The speech came in the midst of midterm election results being reported, which made it a “very tense day,” the festival said. Festival director Meir Fenigstein
November 7, 2018 3:30PM PT In Today’s TV roundup, a new teaser dropped for an upcoming flashback episode of “Riverdale” and Megan Fox is starring in a new Travel Channel series. DATES The Travel Channel‘s new ancient mystery series “Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox” is set to premiere Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. During
November 7, 2018 3:07PM PT Fox News topped all of its competition in total viewers during primetime coverage of the midterm elections on Tuesday night, while CNN was first in the key demographic. Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, and CBS all carried live coverage of the elections as they unfolded over the course of
The holidays are on the horizon, and television networks everywhere are getting ready with a host of Thanksgiving and Christmas specials. Beginning on Thanksgiving Day, CBS will kick off the holiday season with its coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, followed by a host of new holiday films and celebrity specials across broadcast, cable and
Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier has signed on to helm the upcoming HBO series “The Undoing.” Bier will direct all six episodes of the series, which is based on the book “You Should Have Known” by Jean Hanff Korelit, in addition to serving as an executive producer. The series stars and is executive produced by Nicole
November 7, 2018 3:00PM PT Universal Cable Productions has inked an overall deal with Grant Morrison. Under the deal, Morrison will work with the studio to develop and produce original content for television networks and streamers. Morrison’s newest project with UCP will be developing and writing his long-running comic series “The Invisibles” for television. Set
November 7, 2018 2:58PM PT Last month, Strauss Zelnick replaced Richard Parsons as the chairman of the CBS Corp. board of directors, but that hasn’t changed his focus on Take-Two Interactive and his leadership there, he said during Take-Two’s earnings call Wednesday. Zelnick said his role new role at CBS is specifically “interim and non-executive,
November 7, 2018 1:53PM PT Andy Fickman has signed on to direct the Paramount Players pic “Playing With Fire” starring John Cena, sources tell Variety. The family comedy revolves around a group of rugged wildfire fighters who meet their match when they rescue a trio of rambunctious children. Todd Garner and Sean Robins of Broken
In the world of TV news, reporters and producers always want to be first. But on Election Night, they know they need to be right. Executives at Fox News Channel had worked for months to make certain they would be both. Just a few minute after 9:30 p.m. last night, Fox News Channel anchor Bret
Roku continues its transition from a hardware company to a company that primarily makes money with advertising at a rapid pace. The company revealed Wednesday that it surpassed $100 million in advertising and services revenue during its most recent quarter for the first time in its corporate history. But while Roku’s ad revenue grew 74 percent
November 7, 2018 1:07PM PT Bradley Cooper is about to get showered in a lot of love. The four-time Oscar nominee will receive the American Cinematheque Award later this month in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Cinematheque has now announced that the star-studded lineup paying tribute to Cooper will include his “A Star Is Born” co-stars Lady
November 7, 2018 1:04PM PT Police were called to WME’s headquarters on Wednesday after a suspicious package was delivered to the Beverly Hills office. Though the lower level was temporarily evacuated, employees in the upper levels of the building remained in the office as police assessed the scene. Camden Avenue, where the building is located,
November 7, 2018 1:00PM PT ABC has picked up “Splitting Up Together” and “The Kids Are Alright” for full seasons. Freshman series “The Kids Are Alright” premiered in October in the post-“The Conners” timeslot. From creator and executive producer Tim Doyle, the series is inspired by Doyle’s own childhood. The show stars Michael Cudlitz as
You’re standing in your underwear in a poorly lit fitting room at your local mall, the smell of Auntie Anne’s wafting through the air. Strewn around your feet are half a dozen pairs of jeans turned inside out. The struggle to find a pair that fit is an emotionally draining experience: either they gave you
Netflix last month concluded the fall 2018 Hack Day, an in-house hackathon where it invites employees to cook up out-of-the-box ideas, apps and tools — sometimes fairly silly and useless ones — over a 24-hour period. This year, projects included an overlay on the Netflix app that uses Apple’s ARKit augmented-reality toolkit to let a
November 7, 2018 12:00PM PT Michael Sheen is joining season three of the “The Good Fight,” CBS All Access announced Wednesday. Sheen, best known for his roles in “Masters of Sex” and “Frost/Nixon,” will play Roland Blum, a charismatic yet Machiavellian lawyer, described as “a man of appetites – drugs, sex, you name it – who’s far
November 7, 2018 12:00PM PT Claes Bang has been cast in the fifth and final season of “The Affair” in a recurring guest role, Variety has learned exclusively. Bang will play Sasha Mann, described as a charismatic, A-list movie star who will play an influential role in both Helen (Maura Tierney) and Noah’s (Dominic West) lives
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