Category Archives: Variety

Paramount Skydance Sees Q4 Loss Widen After TV Downturn Amid New Effort to Acquire Warner
Paramount Skydance, in the midst of pursuing a acquisition of Warner Bros, Discovery, saw downturns in revenue from TV advertising and distribution in the fourth quarter, which helped to spur a wider ...
Brian Steinberg Feb 25, 2026

KTLA’s Mark Kriski Among Layoffs As Nexstar Eliminates Jobs at Stations Across the Country; SAG-AFTRA Decries Cuts
Longtime KTLA weather anchor Mark Kriski, an eight-time Emmy winner who has been an L.A. TV fixture since he joined “KTLA Morning News” at its launch in 1991, has been let go by the statio...
varietyschneider Feb 25, 2026

TKO Meets its 2025 Financial Guidance With Q4 Report, Plans Another $1 Billion Share Buyback Program
TKO wrapped 2025 on a strong note, allowing the sports entertainment heavyweight to achieve the higher end of the full-year financial guidance that it gave to Wall Street last year. For full year 2025...
Cynthia Littleton Feb 25, 2026

Robyn’s New Acne Studios’ Campaign and T-Shirt Collab Capture the ‘Sensual Experience of Being Alive’
Fresh off announcing a 2026 world tour, Robyn is stepping in front of the camera as the new face of Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios and its Spring/Summer 2026 campaign. The “Honey” sing...
Tim Chan Feb 25, 2026

Ted Sarandos Will Visit White House to Discuss Warner Bros. Deal
With negotiations heating up over Netflix’s bid for Warner Discovery, the streamer’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos plans to visit the White House for meetings on Thursday. Sarandos is sure to discus...
Pat Saperstein Feb 25, 2026

‘NCIS: Origins’ Showrunner David J. North Signs Overall Deal With CBS Studios
David J. North has signed an overall deal with CBS Studios, Variety has learned. North is the co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner on “NCIS: Origins,” which is currently airing i...
Joseph Otterson Feb 25, 2026

Kelly Ripa on 25 Years of ‘Live,’ Asking Oprah When to Walk Away and Hopes for the Future: ‘The Show Is Far More Important Than Any Two Hosts’
It's not difficult to see why Kelly Ripa has spent the last 25 years as host of "Live.” A natural blend of wit, enthusiasm and inquisitiveness was evident from her first appearance as a guest ho...
Emily Longeretta Feb 25, 2026

‘Pretty Lethal’ Trailer: Uma Thurman Goes Full Villain as Ballerinas Fight for Their Lives in Bloody Thriller
Uma Thurman is back in killer form. Prime Video released the first trailer for “Pretty Lethal,” a survival action-thriller in which a group of elite ballerinas must fight their way out of ...
Kennedy French Feb 25, 2026

‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Sets Season 4 Premiere Date on The CW (TV News Roundup)
The CW has set the Season 4 premiere date for the drama "Sullivan's Crossing," which will return April 20, airing from 8 to 9 p.m. ET/PT. Per the official logline, the 10-episode fourth season finds &...
Kennedy French Feb 25, 2026

‘Heated Rivalry’s’ Connor Storrie Shows Off His Accents in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Promo Ahead of Hosting
Famously, "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie is great at accents. His Russian is especially popular, which the actor pulled off to play a convincingly Slavic Ilya Rozanov in the hit series. Now, ahe...
Payton Turkeltaub Feb 25, 2026