Category Archives: News

Is Mubi Really Worth $1 Billion? Inside Efe Cakarel’s Plan to Make the Global Streamer Cooler Than A24
Mubi, the upstart indie film company that made "The Substance" into an Oscar sensation, traces its origins to Tokyo on New Year's Eve 2006, when Efe Cakarel, then a vacationing Turkish-born film fanat...
William Earl May 14, 2025

Jeffrey P. Jones on Why the Peabody Awards Are America’s Archive of TV Excellence
What makes a TV program, radio, podcast or social video post rise to the level of a Peabody Award winner? Jeffrey P. Jones, executive director of the Peabody Awards, explains the metrics that matter f...
Cynthia Littleton May 14, 2025

Liam Gallagher casts doubt over manager’s claims about Oasis’ future: “He’s the accountant”
Liam Gallagher has cast doubt over claims from the band’s manager that Oasis have no intentions of sharing any new material. READ MORE: The Masterlist – every song Oasis ever recorded rank...
Liberty Dunworth May 14, 2025

‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Shifts to 2026 Release
“Game of Thrones” fans will have to wait a while longer to head back to Westeros, as the premiere of new spinoff series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has now been set for 20...
Ethan Shanfeld May 14, 2025

‘Emily in Paris’ Season 5 Casts Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)
Minnie Driver has joined “Emily in Paris” Season 5, Variety has learned exclusively. The fifth season of the popular Netflix drama series was announced in September 2024, with production k...
Joseph Otterson May 14, 2025

‘The Pitt’ Will Make Its Linear Premiere on TNT This Fall
As expected, a second run of Max’s (soon to once again be “HBO Max’s”) smash freshman medical series “The Pitt” will make its way to TNT this fall, exposing the dra...
Varietyschneider May 14, 2025

Spanish Titles at This Year’s Marché du Film
In addition to Spain's strong presence in Cannes' competition sections this year, the country has numerous high-profile titles looking to woo buyers at the March du Film. Below, we look at some of the...
John Hopewell May 14, 2025

Spain’s Sales Agents See Brighter Future
After a puzzlingly muted presence at this year's Berlinale, Spanish cinema is roaring back with two high-profile selections - Carla Simn's "Romera" and Oliver Laxe's "Sirat" - in the main co...
John Hopewell May 14, 2025

‘Dancing With Sharks’ and ‘Renovating the Bachelor Mansion’ Among First Orders as Channing Dungey Shares Plans for Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Networks
Channing Dungey is five months into her new dual job as chairman and CEO of both the Warner Bros, TV Group and US Networks, having taken over most of the company's basic cable portfolio in January. No...
Varietyschneider May 14, 2025

The Weeknd Says Fame Can Be a ‘Full-Time’ Job: ‘I Have No Interest in That’
The pressures of fame and identity are at the center of "Hurry Up Tomorrow," the new concert film-turned-psychological thriller that marks Abel Tesfaye's first major film role. At the film's New York ...
Antonio Ferme May 14, 2025