Category Archives: Variety
YES Network, MSG Networks Back Gotham Sports App That Streams Yankees, Knicks, More
Two local-sports giants, the YES Network and MSG Networks, hope to do for New York sports what some bigger companies are still struggling to do nationwide. A digital joint venture formed between MSG N...
Aug 28, 2024
ESPN, USTA Extend Relationship With New 12-Year Agreement for U.S. Open Tennis
ESPN and the United States Tennis Association have extended their relationship with a new, 12-year agreement that will keep the U.S. Open on ESPN through 2037. The deal renewal, which begins in 2026 a...
Aug 28, 2024
Reddit Down: Community Site Experiencing Widespread Errors
Reddit, the internet’s popular discussion hub, was experiencing widespread outages and errors Wednesday. User reports of problems with Reddit spiked just before 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 28, when there ...
Aug 28, 2024
Uzo Aduba Says Attending the DNC and Watching Kamala Harris Accept Nomination Felt Like an ‘Outstanding Check Had Finally Been Paid on the American Dream’
Uzo Aduba was at the Friday night premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” in Los Angeles fresh from attending the Democratic National Convent...
Aug 28, 2024
‘Beetlejuice 2’ Scares Up 3-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega’s Performances in Kooky Sequel
The 2024 Venice Film Festival has gotten off to a green-haired, gothic bang with Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which opened the festival with a 3-minute...
Aug 28, 2024
Rosetta Stone Offering $200 ‘Lifetime’ Learning Deal As New Year’s Resolutions Kick Off
Want to learn a new language for your next big trip, as part of your New Year’s resolutions, or just to improve your skillset? You’re in luck. One of the best online learning sites is Rose...
Aug 28, 2024
Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie For U.S. Distribution
Netflix has acquired Pablo Larran’s biopic “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, for U.S. distribution. "I'm excited to partner again with...
Aug 28, 2024
In ‘The New Year That Never Came’ Bogdan Muresanu Urges People to Remember Ugliness of Ceausescu’s Regime – and to Check Santa’s CV (EXCLUSIVE)
In Venice Film Festival premiere "The New Year That Never Came," set during Nicolae Ceauescu's regime in Romania and debuting its exclusive trailer with Variety, no one can be trusted. Not even Santa ...
Aug 28, 2024
MasterClass Is 50% Off For Black Friday, And Makes the Perfect Last-Minute Gift
An annual subscription to MasterClass costs $180 and gets you unlimited access to 90+ courses on the site, with topics ranging from screenwriting to acting to directing
Aug 28, 2024
Venice Competitor ‘Stranger Eyes’ Director Yeo Siew Hua Developing Limited Series as Part of Producer Akanga Film Asia’s Growing Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Fran Borgia of Singapore's Akanga Film Asia ("Tiger Stripes"), who's at the Venice Film Festival this week with Yeo Siew Hua's Golden Lion contender "Stranger Eyes," has unveiled two new projects...
Aug 28, 2024