Japanese Anime Is Growing Success Story For Netflix
Japanese anime is a growing success story for Netflix, which unveils a slate of new productions following recent production partnerships.| Variety
Japanese anime is a growing success story for Netflix, which unveils a slate of new productions following recent production partnerships.| Variety
Mike White's beloved HBO series is heading to Thailand for Season 3.| Variety
Paramore singer Hayley Williams has reacted angrily to news of accusations against Christian music star Michael Tait, saying, 'I hope the CCM industry crumbles.'| Variety
The divisive monologue performed by Jeremy Strong in the trailer for 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' has been snipped from the final cut.| Variety
Frances McDormand and Joel Coen To Exec Produce Telluride Doc 'The Bend In The River'| Variety
Chris Columbus discusses the Harry Potter reboot, his pride at Daniel Radcliffe and disagreeing with JK Rowling over her trans comments: It's very sad| Variety
Sean Spicer could waltz away with a nice payday if he wins "Dancing With the Stars."| Variety
Here are the top 10 most viewed Super Bowl LIX ads globally on Feb. 9, as measured by YouTube.| Variety
Taylor Swift sent her mom and brother to buy back the master recordings of her first six albums.| Variety
Taylor Swift has announced her 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl.'| Variety
Kendrick Lamar used his Super Bowl Halftime Show to diss Drake with his epic track 'Not Like Us.'| Variety
The Super Bowl brought in 123.4 million viewers on Sunday, making it the most-watched telecast in history.| Variety
'Essex Honey,' the first Blood Orange/Dev Hynes album in seven years, won't rock a party, but it's a chill masterpiece full of deceptively deep songs.| Variety
"S.W.A.T" has been renewed for Season 7 at CBS, which will also be its last. The move marks a reversal of the decision to cancel the show days ago| Variety
CBS has canceled 'S.W.A.T.' after six seasons.| Variety
Emmy-nominated Jimmy Kimmel calls $40M Colbert loss reports "nonsensical" and explains why he's voting for the late night host.| Variety
Streamer Zeam has acquired the NewsOn local TV platform from Sinclair Broadcast Group as Zeam looks to expand its consumer and B-to-B operations.| Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery said it added 5.3 million streaming subscribers in Q1 and narrowed its loss, but revenue continued to decline| Variety
Donald Trump appeared to change course on Taylor Swift, calling the singer 'terrific' after news she is engaged to Travis Kelce.| Variety
Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service, launched a new black-and-white color palette that evokes the same aesthetics of HBO.| Variety
President Donald Trump has named Sylvester Stallone, KISS and more as the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees. He is also set to host the event.| Variety
Here's why Warner Bros. Discovery changed the name of HBO Max to Max.| Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery announced Max as the new name of its flagship streaming service as merges HBO Max with content from Discovery+.| Variety
Director Zach Cregger talks about his sophomore feature, "Weapons," about a small town overtaken by a malevolent force.| Variety
Soderbergh's debut rocketed him to fame, but he isn't interested in helming a follow-up or an "Ocean's" sequel, now returning to Sundance with the horror movie "Presence."| Variety
Ludwig Göransson and Serena Göransson on how the "Sinners" soundtrack and score came together.| Variety
"Eyes of Wakanda," a new animated project from Marvel Studios, was teased on Monday night by Marvel executive Brad Winderbaum.| Variety
Marvel is paying $80 million for the Russos to direct two 'Avengers' movies and 'significantly more' for Robert Downey Jr. to tackle Doctor Doom.| Variety
Take Two Interactive has acquired video game developer Gearbox, the maker of the "Borderlands" franchise, from Embracer Group for $460 million.| Variety
"Grand Theft Auto 6" has been slated for a fall 2025 release by Rockstar Games as parent company Take-Two Interactive reports earnings.| Variety
Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis and more star in the trailer for video game adaptation 'Borderlands.'| Variety
For 'The Rehearsal,' Nathan Fielder created a fake singing competition, 'Wings of Voice.' One contestant lost $10,000 and breaks her NDA to speak out.| Variety
Since generative AI software tools have emerged for business or consumer use, questions have quickly followed about the possibility that their adoption could displace some workers,| Variety
Requiring studios to disclose how AI is used in scriptwriting could be one of the keys to resolving the conflict between the WGA writers and studios.| Variety
The combination of predictive and generative AI can accelerate creative efforts| Variety
Actors including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Rami Malek signed a letter urging the leaders of SAG-AFTRA to take a harder line in contract talks.| Variety
Fielding some major questions on the role gen AI will play in the future of media and entertainment remain unanswered| Variety
Gen AI tools can help some artists perform tasks, but AI tools aren't always production-ready substitutes without greater control over output.| Variety
Netflix’s film adaptation of “Bioshock” with director Francis Lawrence is being “reconfigured” with a reduced budget, producer Roy Lee said at San Diego Comic-Con.| Variety
Universal Pictures has put the brakes on “Bioshock,” the Gore Verbinski-directed live-action adaptation of the bestselling Take-Two Interactive vidgame.| Variety
At the 23rd annual Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), 'IMO' hosts Michelle Obama and Criag Robinson spoke with Natasha Rothwell.| Variety
Shakira dedicated her Grammy win for best Latin pop album to her 'immigrant brothers and sisters' as mass deportations happen across the nation.| Variety
Shakira officially kicks off her 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' world tour in Brazil.| Variety
FCC chief Brendan Carr said he hopes to 'constrain' the power of national networks as the commission digs into network-affiliate contract agreements.| Variety
NBC News has temporarily removed journalist Ben Collins from coverage of Twitter and Elon Musk| Variety
Carrie-Anne Moss is joining Arnold Schwarzenegger in Netflix's 'Fubar' Season 2 as a former East German spy.| Variety
"The Peripheral" has been canceled at Amazon's Prime Video, Variety has learned from sources.| Variety
Billie Eilish is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Los Angeles, California, Eilish is known for her whispered vocals and atmospheric sound.| Variety
Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge finally fired back at Drake's lawsuit against the company over Kendrick Lamar's diss track, calling it 'ridiculous.'| Variety
A (partial) defense of 'And Just Like That', the internet's favorite hate watch| Variety
Charting the Emmy Nominees in the Music Races.| Variety
The end of the 'Sex and the City' prequel series was just as uncanny and strange as the three seasons that preceded it.| Variety
Penélope Cruz will reunite with Isabel Coixet on the Elena Ferrante adaptation 'Days of Abandonment.'| Variety
"Paradise" had a heavenly opening week, per Disney, which says Hulu's Sterling K. Brown-led drama drew 7 million views across its first nine days.| Variety
A24 has landed rights to Darren Aronofsky's 1998 psychological thriller "Pi."| Variety
"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" director Matt Shakman discusses casting Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach without having them audition.| Variety
Lady Gaga returns to her dance floor roots — and has a blast — on her seventh album 'Mayhem.'| Variety
Drummer Bill Kreutzmann, one of the original members of the Grateful Dead, is dropping out of the final tour by spinoff group Dead and Company| Variety
The series about Shohei Ohtani and the gambling scandal surrounding his interpreter could soon be headed to Starz.| Variety
How to watch 'Outlander' prequel series 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' on Starz online streaming.| Variety
WGA picket lines swelled on Friday after leaders called for a strong turnout on what could be a crucial day of contract talks with studios.| Variety
How Casey Bloys and his seasoned team keep HBO the gold standard for prestige TV with 'House of the Dragon,' 'Succession,' 'Barry' and more.| Variety
Brian Cox discusses ‘Succession' ending, Method acting, saying goodbye to Logan Roy, and that 'fuck off' catchphrase he’ll never escape.| Variety
'True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto says he has an idea for a new season with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.| Variety
Quinta Brunson and the 'Abbott Elementary' cast on their 'Always Sunny' crossover and tease another Philadelphia sports team will appear in Season 5.| Variety
'Peacemaker' Season 2, starring John Cena as his DC Universe hero, received a new trailer out of San Diego Comic Con.| Variety
Amazon is officially shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported video streaming service originally launched under the IMDb brand.| Variety
Norman Lear, who revolutionized American comedy with popular early-‘70s sitcoms “All in the Family” and “Sanford and Son,” has died. He was 101.| Variety
Amazon Freevee has given the greenlight to "Clean Slate," a new comedy from Norman Lear's Act III Productions, starring Laverne Cox and comedian George Wallace.| Variety
Haley Joel Osment plays a serial killer called the Kansas City Scalper in 'Wednesday' Season 2, which was revealed in a new clip at Tudum.| Variety
Amazon has invested in Fable, a start-up whose 'Netflix of AI' Showunner gen-AI tool lets users create scenes or entire episodes of a TV show.| Variety
Why U.S. M&E decision makers say companies are adopting generative AI and what factors affect decisions and remain barriers| Variety
Film studio Lionsgate joining forces with AI firm Runway is a deal to build an AI model for filmmakers to use internally| Variety
Layoff fears are high among U.S. tech and media workers — and some of the anxiety is likely due to uncertainty about the labor impact of AI| Variety
New Haivision data shows AI and machine learning have leapfrogged 5G and 4K as the tech most likely to impact production in the years ahead| Variety
Free video replay: Variety experts met to discuss Hollywood guild walkouts and their impact on the industry| Variety
How rights holders can monetize their content as data to train and build large language models| Variety
