Category Archives: Variety

Berlin-Bound ‘The Botanist’ Lands at Magnify for Global Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Magnify has landed worldwide sales rights (excluding mainland China, China Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR & Macao SAR) to helmer Yi Jing’s directorial debut “The Botanist,” ahead of its w...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 27, 2025

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s TLC Reality Series Gets Premiere Date; First Look References ‘Rust’ Shooting
TLC has set a premiere date and shared a first look for “The Baldwins,” the reality series starring Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their seven kids. The series, which was first announced a y...
Varietyschneider Jan 27, 2025

SiriusXM Reveals 2025 ‘Future Five’: Lola Young, Ken Carson, More
SiriusXM has unveiled its "Future Five" for 2025, five artists who it has supported and predicts to break through this year. The class of 2025 is Balu Brigada, Hudson Westbrook, Ken Carson, Leon Thoma...
Jem Aswad Jan 27, 2025

‘Home Town’ Stars Ben and Erin Napier Renew Exclusive Deal at HGTV; 32 More Episodes Ordered (EXCLUSIVE)
“Home Town” stars and celebrity renovation experts Ben and Erin Napier have re-upped their exclusive talent deal at HGTV. As part of the pact, the show will be extended for 32 more episode...
Jennifer Maas Jan 27, 2025

‘GEN_’ Review: A Zany Italian Doc on Transgender Healthcare
As a documentary about politically incendiary subjects - including medical transition and the discrimination faced by transgender communities - Italian documentary "GEN_" is unconventionally persuasiv...
Siddhant Adlakha Jan 27, 2025

Major League Soccer to Move Production Studio to WWE Headquarters
Major League Soccer will move its production arm to new studios at the headquarters of WWE in Stamford, Conn., as part of a renewal of a pact with IMG. Under terms of the new multi-year partnership, M...
Brian Steinberg Jan 27, 2025

David Troncoso, Patrick Nebout, Leonine’s Odeon Fiction, Yle Unite for Cold War Satire ‘Learning to Fly’ (EXCLUSIVE)
After the submarine-set "Whiskey on the Rocks," available on Disney + since Jan. 22 outside Sweden, French-Swedish producer Patrick Nebout of Dramanation is turning to the skies, with another Cold War...
John Hopewell Jan 27, 2025

Joe Rogan and ‘Crime Junkie’ Both Top 500 Million All-Time Streams on Spotify, Leading Inaugural Podcaster Milestone Awards (EXCLUSIVE)
Spotify has set up a velvet-roped VIP section for its most listened to podcasters — with Joe Rogan and Audiochuck’s “Crime Junkie” getting the top honors in the streamer’...
Todd Spangler Jan 27, 2025

Why Katy Perry Leaned on Her Global Fanbase to Launch the U.S. Leg of ‘The Lifetimes Tour’: ‘I Want to Reconnect’
Katy Perry is coming home. Well, sort of. Nearly eight years ago, when Perry put a cap on her “Witness” tour, the singer unintentionally left the stage as a traveling headliner for the las...
Thania Garcia Jan 27, 2025

Top Fuji TV Execs Exit Amid Alleged Sex Scandal Linked to Former Boy Band Star
Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following explosive allegations involving former SMAP frontman Masahiro Nakai and claims of a corporate cov...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 27, 2025