Category Archives: Variety

Back to Hogwarts 2024: Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Out Global Harry Potter Celebrations
Back to Hogwarts, the annual Harry Potter fan event, is set to return this year in a slightly new format. While in-person events will be taking place in select locations, Warner Bros. Discovery are di...
K.J. Yossman Jul 23, 2024

‘Acts of Man,’ ‘Africa AI,’ ‘We Had the Moon!’ Among Top Prize Winners at Durban FilmMart Award Ceremony
South African supernatural crime series "Acts of Man" took home the biggest cash prize Monday night at the Durban FilmMart award ceremony, while the South African documentaries "Africa AI" and "We Had...
Postcardjunky Jul 23, 2024

Comcast Q2 Upset by Shortfalls at Theme Parks, Movie Studios
Comcast Corp. said it grappled with a tricky second quarter in which its traditional TV operations fared relatively well, but its movie-studio and theme-park operations did not, even as it continued t...
Brian Steinberg Jul 23, 2024

Peacock Sheds 500,000 Subscribers in Q2 Ahead of Olympics, Price Hikes
NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock shed nearly 500,000 customers in the second quarter, dipping from 33.5 million to 33 million paid customers. The drop comes amid price hikes at the service and ju...
Jennifer Maas Jul 23, 2024

Heath Ledger Movie ‘A Knight’s Tale’ Gets Musical Theater Adaptation, Sets U.K. Debut
"A Knight's Tale" is set to be turned into a musical, with the theatrical show set to debut in Manchester, U.K. next year. The 2001 movie, which starred Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell, co...
K.J. Yossman Jul 23, 2024

BBC Commercial Reports Dip in Sales and Earnings Amid Market Challenges
BBC Commercial, the revenue-generating arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, has revealed a dip in sales and earnings for the 2023/24 fiscal year. The sales of 1.9 billion ($2.4 billion) and EB...
Naman Ramachandran Jul 23, 2024

Ad Sales Help Drive Q2 Profit for TelevisaUnivision
An increase in ad sales in both the U.S. and Mexico helped boost the bottom line for the second quarter at Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision. The company said overall ad revenue grew 6%, to $78...
Brian Steinberg Jul 23, 2024

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s ‘Harvest’ Heads the Match Factory’s Venice Slate
Venice Film Festival competition title “Harvest,” directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, is one of three films at the festival to be represented for sales by the Match Factory as well as bein...
Leo Barraclough Jul 23, 2024

Spotify Turns in Record Profit in Q2, Grows Premium Subscribers to 246 Million
Helped by cost-cutting measures include a mass layoff, Spotify posted a record profit in the second quarter of 2024 that topped expectations. The music and audio streaming giant gained 7 million paid ...
Todd Spangler Jul 23, 2024

Locarno’s StepIn Opening Keynote to Debate AI, Theatrical, Diversity: ‘We Shouldn’t Be Panicking’ (EXCLUSIVE)
HanWay Films' Head of Production Katie Ellen, microfilm producer Ada Solomon and Co-Head of WME Independent Alex Walton will address the audience during Locarno's StepIn opening keynote. A...
John Hopewell Jul 23, 2024