Category Archives: News
Grateful Dead Named Persons of the Year for MusiCares’ 2025 Pre-Grammy Gala Salute
The Grateful Dead has been named as the 2025 Persons of the Year by MusiCares, with the band’s original members due to be feted at the organization’s annual gala concert and dinner on Jan....
Oct 23, 2024
‘Virgin River’ Renewed for Season 7 at Netflix
“Virgin River” keeps on flowing. Netflix has renewed the romantic drama series for a seventh season, nearly two months before the Dec. 19 premiere of Season 6. The cast made the announceme...
Oct 23, 2024
Fox Restructures Ad Sales, With Big Hires and Some Layoffs
Fox Corp. is the latest big media entity to restructure its ad-sales operations as TV companies work harder to capture Madison Avenue’s dollars. Fox on Wednesday unveiled a series of new hires o...
Oct 23, 2024
Donald Trump Felt Competitive With Sylvester Stallone, ‘The Apprentice’ Book Reveals: Trump Told People Stallone ‘Couldn’t Remember His Lines’ and ‘Wasn’t Good at Making TV’
At TV market Mipcom, Ramin Setoodeh, Variety's co-editor-in-chief, spoke on Wednesday about how Donald Trump’s public persona was forged by reality TV series “The Apprentice,” and ho...
Oct 23, 2024
The 1975’s Matty Healy explains “how not different” music is now to 30 years ago
Matty Healy has discussed how today’s music industry has created a bigger need for commercialisation in order for music-making to be viable. READ MORE: The 1975: “I’d rather be a pre...
Oct 23, 2024
Nile Media Boards Documentary on World Record Hurdler Tobi Amusan (EXCLUSIVE)
'Homecoming: The Tobi Amusan Story' Trailer Nile Media Entertainment Group has boarded a new documentary from ATHLST and MagicLine Films about world record hurdler Tobi Amusan. Nile Media will rep glo...
Oct 23, 2024
Youn Yuh-jung Joins ‘Beef’ Season 2
“Minari” Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung has joined Season 2 of “Beef.” Netflix officially announced on Wednesday that the series, from Lee Sung Jin and A24, would return for a seco...
Oct 23, 2024
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ and ‘Directors’ Factory Philippines’ Omnibus Set to Anchor QCinema Festival
The Philippines’ QCinema International Film Festival has locked its 12th edition lineup, with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” - Japan’s submission for the 97th Academy Awards ...
Oct 23, 2024
Tyler, the Creator Plots ‘Chromakopia’ World Tour for 2025
Tyler, The Creator has announced a 2025 world tour in support of his forthcoming album “Chromakopia,” which is set for release on Oct. 28. Promoted by AEG Presents, “Chromakopia: the...
Oct 23, 2024
‘Babygirl’ Star Harris Dickinson on Filming Kinky Sex Scenes With Nicole Kidman: ‘We Set the Parameters’
Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson don't hold back in their upcoming erotic thriller "Babygirl." How could they? In the film, written and directed by Halina Reijn, Kidman plays the CEO of a tech compa...
Oct 23, 2024