Category Archives: Variety

Tencent Quarterly Profits Rebound to $6.7 Billion as China Games Segment Returns to Growth and Streaming Adds Subscribers
Tencent, China's leading social media, streaming and games group, enjoyed a rebound in profitability in the second quarter of the year that it says vindicates its position as platform operator and con...
Patrick Frater Aug 14, 2024

‘Kraven the Hunter’ New Trailer: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Is Out for Blood in Sony’s R-Rated Marvel Villain Origin Story
Aaron Taylor-Johnson shows no mercy in a new trailer for Sony and Marvel’s “Kraven the Hunter,” which tells the origin story of the “Spider-Man” villain. The first new fo...
Ellise Shafer Aug 14, 2024

Venice Competition Title ‘Harvest,’ Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Acquired by Mubi for U.K., Germany and More
“Harvest,” directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari (“Attenberg,” “Chevalier”) and starring Caleb Landry Jones, has been acquired by Mubi in several key territories ahead...
Ellise Shafer Aug 14, 2024

Daisy Ridley to Receive Deauville Festival’s Hollywood Rising Star Award
Daisy Ridley will receive the Hollywood Rising Star Award at the Deauville Film Festival which will celebrate this year its 50th anniversary. Ridley, who recently revealed in Women's Health that she w...
Elskes Aug 14, 2024

European Film Awards Selection Revealed With ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Sacred Fig,’ ‘The Substance’ Among Titles
The European Film Academy has revealed the first tranche of film titles that members can consider for nominations for the European Film Awards, which take place on Dec. 7 in Lucerne, Switzerland. The ...
Leo Barraclough Aug 14, 2024

Melbourne Orchestra Cancels Jayson Gillham Performance After Pianist Dedicates Piece to ‘Journalists of Gaza’
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has canceled a Thursday performance by classical pianist Jayson Gillham following his comments during a concert on Sunday about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Gillham w...
Patrick Frater Aug 14, 2024

Apple TV+’s Renewed ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Relocates Production to Australia
The second season of Apple TV+ and Legendary Entertainment's "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" will shoot in Queensland, Australia. That represents a relocation after the first season of the action-advent...
Patrick Frater Aug 14, 2024

Tving Plays Catchup in Korea’s Still-Growing Video Streaming Market – Report
Tving, the video streaming platform owned by CJ ENM, Naver and JTBC, was the biggest gainer in a robust first half year for streaming in South Korea. A new report from research and consultancy firms A...
Patrick Frater Aug 14, 2024

U.K. Entertainment and Media Market to Hit $155 Billion by 2028, PwC Forecasts
Streaming services and cinema are set to play pivotal roles in the U.K.’s entertainment and media (E&M) market, which is on track to become Europe’s largest by 2025, overtaking Germany...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 14, 2024

Streaming Growth Helps Tencent Music Lift Profits by a Third in Second Quarter
Tencent Music Entertainment, China's largest online music firm, raised its profits by a third in the April to June second quarter of its financial year, despite a marginal decrease in revenues. The co...
Patrick Frater Aug 13, 2024