Category Archives: Variety

Music Industry Moves: Concord Acquires Ed Sheeran Collaborator Johnny McDaid’s Catalog; Jamie Kinelski Joins UMPG
Concord has acquired a portion of songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid's song catalog. As a part of this worldwide publishing agreement, Concord will also represent McDaid's future works. ...
Thania Garcia Jan 28, 2025

Elevate Prize Foundation Launches Storytelling and Production Arm, Elevate Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
The Elevate Prize Foundation, the global non-profit committed to Making Good Famous, has announced the launch of Elevate Studios, a groundbreaking production initiative aimed at leveraging the power o...
Katcy Stephan Jan 28, 2025

TelevisaUnivsion, Nielsen Squabble Over Single Household That Appears to Skew Spanish-TV Ratings (EXCLUSIVE)
A single home in the rural southeastern U.S. stands at the center of a growing rift between Nielsen and the Spanish-language broadcasting giant whose audiences it measures. Executives at TelevisaUnivi...
Brian Steinberg Jan 28, 2025

Dolly Parton Announces ‘Dolly: An Original Musical’ Will Premiere in Nashville This Summer, Prior to Planned 2026 Broadway Run
Dolly Parton announced Tuesday that her autobiographical stage musical “Dolly: An Original Musical” will have its world premiere in Nashville this July, the first public stop on the way to...
Chris Willman Jan 28, 2025

‘On Patrol: Live’ Renewed for 90 Episodes at Reelz, Adds Las Vegas Police Department (EXCLUSIVE)
“On Patrol: Live,” the weekly live series that follows police officers in action around the country, has been ordered for another season by Reelz - keeping the show going on Friday and Sat...
Varietyschneider Jan 28, 2025

‘American Beauty’ and ‘Pushing Daises’ Producer Dan Jinks Joins Indie Streamer Nebula’s Dark Anthology Series ‘Sub/liminal’
Indie streaming service Nebula has set its first-ever scripted original series, “Sub/liminal,” with Oscar-winning producer Dan Jinks (“American Beauty,” “Big Fish,”...
Jennifer Maas Jan 28, 2025

Why Isaac Mizrahi Both Cringes and Feels ‘Weirdly Empowered’ by the Re-Release of ‘Unzipped’ for Its 30th Anniversary at Sundance
"It makes me feel old, wise, weirdly empowered," Isaac Mizrahi says about commemorating the 30th anniversary of "Unzipped." The cult-favorite doc, directed by Mizrahi's then-boyfriend Douglas Keeve, f...
Rosemary Rossi Jan 28, 2025

Joel Edgerton on Directing Harrison Ford in New Glenmorangie Whisky Ad Campaign, Getting Him to Wear a Kilt and Embrace Being an ‘Older Dude’: ‘Let’s Not Try and Hide It’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Joel Edgerton has directed two feature films, “The Gift” and “Boy Erased,” but he is now making his advertising directorial debut with Glenmorangie Scotch Whisky's new ad campa...
Marcmalkin Jan 28, 2025

AGC Unwritten Ups Emily Knight to Senior VP of Development
Stuart Ford's AGC Studios and AGC Unwritten, its unscripted, non-fiction subsidiary led by president Joel Zimmer, have promoted Emily Knight to senior VP with oversight of all development for AGC Unwr...
Leo Barraclough Jan 28, 2025

Cineverse’s Matchpoint Sets Streaming Pact With American-Asian Media Platform JoySauce (EXCLUSIVE)
Entertainment studio Cineverse has set a new deal between its streaming licensing service Matchpoint and American-Asian media company JoySauce, which streams “Kim's Convenience,” “Mi...
Jennifer Maas Jan 28, 2025