Category Archives: Variety

Lil Baby’s ‘Wham’ Is the First New No. 1 Album of the Year; Bad Bunny Debuts at No. 2
Lil Baby’s “Wham” becomes his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with 140,000 units earned in its first full week, according to Luminate. Bad Bunny trails behind at No. 2 ...
Thania Garcia Jan 13, 2025

Hollywood Restarts After L.A. Fires: ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ ‘NCIS’ and More Go Back Into Production
Production is beginning to restart in Los Angeles after pausing last week due to the wildfires that have devastated the area. The CBS shows “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “Popp...
Joseph Otterson Jan 13, 2025

Sundance Film Festival Moving Ahead as Planned Amid L.A. Fires: ‘Coming Together Can Be Healing and Catalytic’
Sundance will unfold as planned amid the devastating wildfires that continue to burn around Los Angeles. Though the film festival takes place in Park City, many attendees including filmmakers, studio ...
Rebecca Rubin Jan 13, 2025

MSNBC Ups Rachel Maddow to Five Nights, Sends Alex Wagner Into Field for Trump’s First 100 Days
Despite her intention to focus more of her time on films, books, documentaries and podcasts, Rachel Maddow keeps getting tangled in MSNBC’s primetime grid. Maddow, who scaled back anchoring duti...
Brian Steinberg Jan 13, 2025

Comcast Will Give $10 Million Toward L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts
Comcast and its NBCUniversal subsidiary said they will donate $10 million in cash to support Los Angeles area wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts. On Monday, Comcast and NBCU said they will ...
Todd Spangler Jan 13, 2025

Bad Bunny Sets Residency in Puerto Rico With First Shows Exclusive to Locals (EXCLUSIVE)
Following the release of his sixth studio album, “Deb Tirar Ms Fotos,” Bad Bunny is plotting a 21-date residency in his native Puerto Rico. Aptly titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aqu”...
Thania Garcia Jan 13, 2025

French Movies Saw 11% Drop in International Box Office in 2024 With Estimated $255 Million Gross Despite Success of ‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’
French movies had a banner 2024 on home turf with a 44% market share at the French box office, which broke a 15-year record; meanwhile, Gallic films saw a 11% year-on-year drop in international revenu...
Elskes Jan 13, 2025

John Woo, Chow Yun-fat Classics Among 156-Film Golden Princess Library Acquired by Shout! Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
In a major move set to electrify action film aficionados, Shout! Studios has nabbed worldwide rights (excluding select Asian territories) to the coveted Golden Princess movie library, a treasure trove...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 13, 2025

French TV Shows ‘Sambre,’ ‘Bardot,’ ‘Marie-Antoinette’ Are Top Non-English Language Exports in 2024
France was the world’s third largest TV producer in the global TV market last year, claiming a 7.3% market share, placed behind the U.S. (with a 65.9% share) and the U.K. (with 9.9%), but was th...
Becroll Jan 13, 2025

Will Cain Takes Over Fox News Channel’s 4 P.M. Slot
Will Cain, a popular co-host of the weekend edition of “Fox & Friends” will take over the 4 p.m. slot at Fox News Channel anchored for many years by Neil Cavuto, part of a series of pr...
Brian Steinberg Jan 13, 2025