George Foreman, the charismatic boxer turned infomercial star who had a retail hit with his Foreman Grill product line, died Friday. He was 76. The Texas-born Foreman became Heavyweight Champion of...
Five years ago this week, the television industry rose to the challenge of keeping news, daytime and late-night talk shows and other topical series on the air during the harsh early...
Joe Otterson has been promoted to TV News Editor for Variety. With the promotion, Otterson takes on greater responsibility for organizing and driving Variety‘s coverage of television news and related subjects...
Longtime Apple content chief Eddy Cue told a SXSW crowd on Sunday that Apple TV+ doesn’t make as many TV shows and movies as its competitors for the same reason that...
Last month, Robbie Brenner and a team of Mattel executives made the trek to the Sundance Film Festival. For five days, they braved thin mountain air to get a sense of...
Last July, the executives at Mattel were celebrating the year anniversary of their billion-dollar box office baby “Barbie” at the Hollywood Bowl. After shattering global attendance records with Greta Gerwig’s cinematic...
It’s in the hand-painted eyelashes on every Barbie doll prototype. It’s in the meticulous detail found on the millions of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars made every year. It’s in the...
