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Netflix Hires ESPN’s Elle Duncan as Its First Sports Anchor
Netflix execs used to dismiss the idea that they would acquire live sports rights. Now the world’s biggest premium streamer — which has deals with the NFL, MLB, the Women’s World Cup, WWE and more — has tapped its first on-air sports host: ESPN anchor Elle Duncan. Duncan,...
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2025 Faith & Media Impact Report Celebrates Artists and Execs Who Use Content to Probe Complex...
Variety’s second Faith & Media Impact Report recognizes a thriving segment of the entertainment industry that includes storytellers across the religious spectrum, artists and executives creating value-driven fare, offering uplifting experiences to people of all faiths. On Dec. 4,...
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Jon M. Chu Refused to Show Studio Execs the Final Shot of ‘Wicked: For Good’ and Has...
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Wicked: For Good,” now playing in theaters. “Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu revealed to Business Insider that he refused to show Universal Pictures executives the final shot of his two-part musical adaptation, fearing...
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‘Our Value Was Never Disrespected’: Hollywood Career Producers Are Battling Actors,...
The struggle of the modern hollywood producer was crystallized in a bit from this year’s Emmy awards. Host Nate Bargatze opened the broadcast with an old-timey sketch spoofing the creation of the television set, in which he played an exaggerated version of real-life inventor Philo...
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Amid Sales Review, Warner Bros. Discovery Clarifies That CEO David Zaslav’s Employment...
Warner Bros. Discovery is reassuring president and CEO David Zaslav and other top execs that they will be able to retain their stock options even if the company is sold. WBD last month announced that it had received in-bound acquisition interest from “multiple parties” and...
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Disney Execs Talk Gaming IP Push, Microdrama Ambitions and Asia Pacific Localization Strategy
Four years into its Asia Pacific rollout, Disney Plus is accelerating its commitment to regional content production while exploring new formats including vertical video and gaming adaptations. In an interview with Variety at the Disney+ APAC originals preview at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Eric...
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‘Gossip Girl’ Star Taylor Momsen Battled Studio Execs to Quit the Show and Got Called...
Taylor Momsen was the latest guest on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and reminisced on the painstaking effort it took to quit The CW’s “Gossip Girl” during Season 4. Momsen, a child actor who had already appeared in major films such as “How the Grinch Stole...
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From Boardroom to Backlot: How Collars & Co. Became a Go-To Officewear Brand for Hollywood Execs
In the shifting wardrobe of modern Hollywood – from power meetings to backlot lunches and press junkets — one brand has quietly carved out a niche among agents, producers and studio executives: Collars & Co. Their mission is simple: to empower men to look and feel their best...
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Disney Senior Execs on YouTube TV Blackout: Google Is ‘Not Interested in Achieving a Fair...
Disney’s top brass told the troops that the media company’s leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube TV, after the internet service pulled ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks Thursday night. Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana...
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How Rachel Sennott Learned to ‘Love L.A.,’ Pushed Past Hollywood Execs Thinking...
Rachel Sennott first moved to Los Angeles in the fall of 2020. She got a shit welcome.  Connecticut-born and NYU-bred, Sennott took the leap to the city of dreams the way any actor would hope to: with a TV gig booked and relocation costs covered. But the auspices ended there. “They put...
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Jimmy Kimmel Says ABC ‘Was About to Close a Deal’ for Jon Stewart to Host Late Night...
Jimmy Kimmel was a recent guest on Ted Danson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast and revealed that he nearly lost the job of hosting an ABC late-night talk show to none other than Jon Stewart. It was the early 2000s, and Stewart was a few years into his stint as the host...
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Netflix Has ‘No Interest in Owning Legacy Media Networks,’ Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says...
After Warner Bros. Discovery said it has received acquisition overtures from “multiple parties,” top execs at Netflix were asked on the company’s earnings call whether they see industry consolidation changing the competitive landscape — and if Netflix sees an opportunity to...