Timothée Chalamet’s comment on the contemporary state of opera and ballet in a CNN/Variety town hall last month was among the targets of “Saturday Night Live‘s” “Weekend Update” segment. ...
“Saturday Night Live‘s” cold open took aim at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s bravado as the U.S. goes to war with Iran as well as Kristi Noem’s firing from the Department...
Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti had their eyes on the same prize two years ago. Now they get to run it together. Zucker’s RedBird IMI and Banijay have struck a deal...
On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Bill O’Dowd, founder and CEO of Dolphin Entertainment, offers a deep dive into the art and science of the creator economy. ...
Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, is promising to conduct a “vigorous” review of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as he warned the companies not to get ahead of the...
“Wisecrack,” an innovative true-crime podcast revolving around comedian Edd Hedges, won the top prize of podcast of the year Tuesday night in Brooklyn at the sixth annual The Ambies awards ceremony...
As a young producer, Brian Grazer wouldn’t stop selling his mermaid movie no matter how many times he heard “no.” It turned out to be the hit – 1984’s “Splash” —...
Ted Sarandos is not amused and he’s not sitting quietly. The Netflix co-CEO is vigorously making his case on why Netflix should be the ultimate owner of Warner Bros. Discovery. Sarandos...
