Category Archives: News

Range Media Partners Indie Film Head Jessica Lacy Expected to Depart After Sundance (EXCLUSIVE)
Jessica Lacy, the top indie film sales and packaging executive at Range Media Partners, is is expected to depart the company next year, numerous sources told Variety. Lacy joined the management firm i...
Varietymattdonnelly Dec 18, 2025

David Leavy, Longtime Zaslav Adviser, to Exit Warner Bros. Discovery
David Leavy, a longtime aide to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, is leaving the company after more than two decades. Leavy announced his plans Thursday in a note to staffers. “When I fir...
Brian Steinberg Dec 18, 2025

Kennedy Center Will Be Renamed After Donald Trump, White House Says
The Kennedy Center is being renamed the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” after President Donald Trump ousted the previous Democratic board members and management team and installed himself as chair...
Todd Spangler Dec 18, 2025

‘Muppet Show’ Revival Special Gets Release Date, First Look at Disney+ and ABC (TV News Roundup)
Disney+ has unveiled a first look at "The Muppet Show" event special, which is slated to premiere on Feb. 4, 2026. The special will also air on ABC. In the special, the Muppets will return to the Mupp...
Giana Levy Dec 18, 2025

‘It: Welcome To Derry’ ending explained: is Pennywise a time travelling clown?
It: Welcome To Derry dives into the origins behind Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Created by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, the prequel series takes place in 1962, 27 years prior t...
Adam Starkey Dec 18, 2025

Starz Takes U.S. Rights to Action Series ‘The Nowhere Man’ With Bonko Khoz, Naturi Naughton-Lewis
Starz has acquired exclusive U.S. rights to South African action series "The Nowhere Man," starring Bonko Khoz ("The Woman King") as a former Special Forces mercenary crippled by PTSD and Naturi ...
Nvivarelli Dec 18, 2025

Neon Buys Gen Z Road Thriller ‘It Ends’ Following SXSW Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has acquired worldwide rights to “It Ends.” The thriller follows a group of recent grads whose post-co...
Varietybrentlang Dec 18, 2025

‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ New FAST Channel to Feature Bob Saget, Tom Bergeron Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)
America, this is you - and now available on a FAST channel for the first time. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” owner V10 Entertainment has launched its first free, ad-supported stre...
Varietyschneider Dec 18, 2025

Netflix Hires ESPN’s Elle Duncan as Its First Sports Anchor
Netflix execs used to dismiss the idea that they would acquire live sports rights. Now the world’s biggest premium streamer — which has deals with the NFL, MLB, the Women’s World Cup...
Todd Spangler Dec 18, 2025

‘Haha, You Clowns’ Renewed For Season 2 and Season 3 at Adult Swim
Adult Swim has given a two-season renewal to Joe Cappa's animated series "Haha, You Clowns," which will return for a Season 2 and Season 3. "It's amazing that Joe and the team made something as radica...
Jack Dunn Dec 18, 2025