Category Archives: Variety

Shailesh Kapoor, head of Indian media consulting firm Ormax, says that profitability challenges and consolidation are trends to look out for in India’s complex streaming market. Kapoor notes tha...

Greta Molas, writer of Argentina's "La chica que limpia" which inspired Fox's breakout hit "The Cleaning Lady," has signed to develop a new series, "Escorts," with Madrid's Hispnica Audiovisual and Um...

Dominican rapper and songwriter Tokischa has inked her first global publishing deal with Warner Chappell. This follows the news of Tokischa’s new label, SOL, with Warner Music Latina, and the re...

In his first major solo performance since the slap heard round the world, Will Smith will perform a new, original song at the BET Awards, which will air live on the network Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. E...

Sixteen-time Grammy-winning producer and songwriter David Foster will celebrate his 75th birthday with a special concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, November 3. The event, called "You're the Insp...

King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne has been hospitalized after sustaining “minor injuries and concussion” over the weekend. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news about Anne, whos...

Over the weekend, legendary music producer Rick Rubin organized an under-the-radar music event called Festival of the Sun in Tuscany, where performers included James Blake, Win Butler and Rgine Chassa...

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov is sitting in a brightly lit apartment in Kyiv, wife Veronika by his side, hand cupping his right ear. "What? What? What?" he says, asking Variety to repeat the questi...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness” is split into three distinct but loosely connected stories. Who is the common denominator? A nonverbal character known only as RMF (Yorgos Stefa...

In the last decade, the Maltese film industry has undergone radical development, with a strong focus on seeing the island country evolve from a service provider to Hollywood productions to telling the...