Category Archives: News
Upfronts 2025 Takeaways & Report Card: Amazon and Netflix Return Strong, Scripted Programming Purged on Broadcast
Music always plays a large role at the annual TV upfronts, as media buyers, journalists, execs and other attendees are ushered in and out of these showcases to loud playlists - often spun by celebrity...
Joseph Otterson May 20, 2025
Henry Golding Threw Out His Back for a Week on ‘The Old Guard 2’: ‘We Do a Lot of Stunts, There Are a Few Crazy Things’
Henry Golding got injured while filming "The Old Guard 2." "It always happens - I throw my back out," he told me at the "Nine Perfect Strangers" Season 2 celebration in Beverly Hills. "We do a lot of ...
Marcmalkin May 20, 2025
Kevin Spacey Tears Up, Quotes ‘Friend’ Elton John in Fiery Speech at Cannes: ‘I’m Still Standing’
Kevin Spacey delivered a lengthy and fiery speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening, marking his first visit to the global gathering in almost a decade and since being found not guilty on...
Alex Ritman May 20, 2025
Live Nation Elects Richard Grenell, Trump-Appointed Head of Kennedy Center, to Its Board of Directors
Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live-entertainment company, has announced the election of Richard Grenell to its board of directors. Grenell, who President Trump recently appo...
Jem Aswad May 20, 2025
Sony Pictures Animation Promotes Damien de Froberville to President (EXCLUSIVE)
Damien de Froberville has been promoted to president of Sony Pictures Animation. He’ll serve alongside president Kristine Belson, overseeing the animation division’s upcoming slate of R...
Rebecca Rubin May 20, 2025
Take-Two Interactive, Publisher of ‘GTA,’ Plans $1 Billion Stock Offering
“Grand Theft Auto” publisher Take-Two Interactive is planning to sell off $1 billion of its common stock. In addition to the public offering, which was announced Tuesday, the video game gi...
Jennifer Maas May 20, 2025
Eddie Vedder speaks out in support of Bruce Springsteen amid Trump attacks: “Part of free speech is open discussion”
Eddie Vedder defended Bruce Springsteen in a mid-concert speech amid attacks on the singer-songwriter by Donald Trump on Sunday night (May 18). Read More: Bruce Springsteen live in London: the heartla...
Adam England May 20, 2025
At Cannes, Politics, Penny-Pinching and Strict Red Carpet Rules Overshadow the Glitz, Good Times and Glamour
For a moment, it felt like the old Cannes again. On Sunday night, as the festival crawled toward its midpoint, news broke that Mubi, the upstart distributor that rode "The Substance"'s Oscar success t...
Varietybrentlang May 20, 2025
Kirsten Niehuus Hosts Last Cocktail Reception in Cannes as Medienboard Chief but Will We See Her in a New Role Soon?
Kirsten Niehuus, the CEO of the influential film fund for the Berlin-Brandenburg region, Medienboard, welcomed guests to its traditional cocktail reception at the Cannes Film Festival for the last tim...
Leo Barraclough May 20, 2025
Salt-N-Pepa accuse Universal Music Group of holding their music “hostage” in lawsuit
Salt-N-Pepa have accused Universal Music Group of holding their music “hostage”, filing a lawsuit in New York federal court yesterday (May 19). Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra &...
Adam England May 20, 2025