Category Archives: Variety

‘Moulin Rouge!’ at 5: How The Broadway Musical Overcame the COVID Lockdown and Went Global in Record Time
The fifth-anniversary Broadway performance of "Moulin Rouge!" didn't exactly go as planned. A technical issue with the set delayed the July 25 curtain by some 45 minutes and required certain pivotal s...
Gordon Cox Aug 01, 2024

Amazon Q2 Ad Revenue up 20% to $12.8 Billion, Short of Wall Street Forecasts
Amazon’s initiative to insert ads into Prime Video helped drive its advertising revenue up 20% for the second quarter of 2024 — but it was less than analysts expected. The company reported...
Todd Spangler Aug 01, 2024

PinkPantheress Cancels All 2024 Tour Dates to Focus on Her Well-Being: ‘I’ve Reached a Wall Which I Am Struggling to Penetrate Through’
PinkPantheress has canceled all tour dates scheduled for the rest of the year, including opening slots on Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts tour and Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour. In a po...
Steven J. Horowitz Aug 01, 2024

Disney Sees 5% Uptick In Upfront Ad Sales Commitments
Mickey Mouse still has some pull on Madison Ave. Walt Disney Co. said it was able to secure a higher level of ad commitments in the 2024 “upfront” ad sales market, noting its volume of ad ...
Brian Steinberg Aug 01, 2024

Big Changes at Warner Music Group: Max Lousada Stepping Down, Elliot Grainge Moving Up
Warner Music Group has announced dramatic changes in its recorded music operations: Max Lousada, CEO of recorded music and a 20-year veteran of the company, will step down at the end of the fiscal yea...
Jem Aswad Aug 01, 2024

‘NCIS’ and ’48 Hours’ Spawn New ’48 Hours: NCIS’ Crossover Podcast Hosted By Natalie Morales (EXCLUSIVE)
Two iconic CBS primetime brands from very different lanes are joining forces in the podcast space. Paramount Audio is set to reveal the launch of “48 Hours: NCIS,” a crossover series that ...
Varietyschneider Aug 01, 2024

‘Instigators’ Star Jack Harlow Admits Acting ‘Is Harder Than I Thought’ After Movie Debut in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’: ‘I’ve Got to Get Better’
If Jack Harlow once lit a fire under his career by flirting with Saweetie on a red carpet, the rumors of his suave are true. At a movie premiere - still fresh ground for the Grammy-nominated artist - ...
Marcmalkin Aug 01, 2024

Pauly Shore and Richard Simmons Family Clash Over Biopic After Star’s Death: Richard Did Not ‘Text, Email or Call Pauly With Anything; Not Even to Wish Him Good Luck’
Pauly Shore and Richard Simmons’ family are clashing over a proposed biopic of the late fitness icon that is supposed to star Shore. The actor and comedian told Entertainment Tonight in an inter...
Zack Sharf Aug 01, 2024

Target Restocks Collector’s Edition of ‘It Ends With Us’ as Film Adaptation of Bestselling Book Hits Theaters
The highly-anticipated film adaptation of “It Ends With Us” is here, giving viewers a live action depiction of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling book of the same name. Starring Blake Live...
Tim Chan Aug 01, 2024

‘Shogun’ Star Hiroyuki Sanada on Season 2 Plans, His Emmy Nom and Why He Wants to Do a Rom-Com or Musical Next
Emmy-nominated actor Hiroyuki Sanada wants to flex his acting muscles. Not only is he hungry for more dramatic roles, but Sanada would love to be considered for a romantic comedy - or even a musical. ...
Jazztangcay Aug 01, 2024