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Berlin’s Carlo Chatrian Defends “Freedom of Speech” at Awards Gala Amid Political Backlash
The 2024 edition of the Berlinale continues to generate heated debate around Israel’s war in Gaza, with out-going Berlin festival artistic director Carlo Chatrian defending the Feb. 24 closing awards show speeches against mounting criticism from German politicians and media. “This year’s festival was a place for dialogue and exchange for ten days; yet once […]
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Paramount Promotes Lee Sears to President, International Markets Ad Sales
Paramount Global has promoted Lee Sears for the second time in less than a year as it looks to align its domestic and international broadcast, cable and streaming assets to create a global content powerhouse. “As we focus on driving earnings growth, it is critical that we drive commercial profitability across our business, in close […]
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FuboTV CEO Calls Battle Against Planned Sports Super-Streamer “Duel to the Death”
David Gandler, co-founder and CEO of sports TV streamer FuboTV, on Friday hit out at media giants pooling their own sports streaming rights to launch a rival streamer, speaking of “pernicious practices” after bringing a lawsuit against them. “These results are especially impressive given the years-long challenges Fubo has faced as a result of what we […]
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Jared Leto Shares ‘Tron: Ares’ First-Look Image
Jared Leto took to Instagram on Thursday to unveil a first look at Tron: Ares, the latest installment in the Tron franchise now shooting in Vancouver. Tron: Ares stars Leto as Ares, a computer program sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission to introduce artificial intelligence beings to humans. The Disney tentpole […]
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Xavier Dolan Named Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury President for 2024
Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan is returning to Cannes Film Festival, this time to head up the Un Certain Regard jury as president. A veteran of the Croisette, Dolan won the Jury Prize at Cannes with Mommy in 2014 and the Grand Prix trophy for It’s Only the End of the World in 2016. “I am humbled and […]
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Ray Bradbury’s ‘Frost and Fire’ Set for Movie Adaptation by Thunder Road (Exclusive)
Thunder Road is headed into space after acquiring the movie rights to iconic sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury’s short story Frost and Fire. Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper are attached to direct the feature film adaptation based on a script written by Doug Simon. Frost and Fire follows the intrepid young pilot of a space mining mission […]
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Lionsgate Reorganizes eOne Canada TV Team Post-Merger
Entertainment One in Canada has restructured its scripted and unscripted TV business after the former Hasbro film and TV division was sold to Lionsgate as part of a $500 million deal. The post-merger management ranks from April 1 will see Kerry Appleyard join eOne Canada as senior vp of scripted and unscripted, and run both […]
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Paramount+ Hits 67.5M Subscribers As Streaming Loss Shrinks to $490M
Paramount Global hit 67.5 million Paramount+ streaming subscribers worldwide at the end of its fourth quarter, a gain of 4.1 million from the previous financial quarter. The Hollywood conglomerate, with its future the subject of mounting speculation on Wall Street, on Wednesday said it expected to deliver “significant total company earnings growth” in 2024, and reach […]
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Regal Cinemas’ Post-Bankruptcy Plan Revealed By CEO
Eduardo Acuna, CEO of Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group, says his movie theater chain is well-positioned for post-pandemic and post-bankruptcy growth amid Hollywood’s box office recovery. “I think it’s a very pivotal moment in our history,” Acuna told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview on Wednesday via Zoom while seated in a giant 4DX auditorium […]
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Kassandra Lee Diaz Stars in ‘Swoon’ Thriller
Kassandra Lee Diaz has nabbed the lead role in Byron Manuel’s thriller and feature directorial debut Swoon. Diaz plays a woman tied to a bed while her captor manipulates her into believing they are engaged. The mysterious men in her life are played by Rich Morrow and DeRon Cash, while Efrangeliz Medina, Dean Wil, Herbert Morales […]
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Formula 1 Profit Jumps Amid Growth Year for Racing Brand
Liberty Media, the company controlled by billionaire mogul John Malone that owns such assets as audio entertainment giant SiriusXM and the Formula 1 racing circuit, reported fourth-quarter financials on Wednesday, touting growth at Live Nation Entertainment, which recently posted a record 2023 and projected continued momentum in 2024. Live Nation is “capitalizing on the globalization of the […]
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Israeli Filmmaker Slams German Politicians for Branding Berlin Award Acceptance Speech “Antisemitic”
No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham has hit out at German politicians and the Israeli media for branding his award acceptance speech at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday as “antisemitic.” In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Abraham, part of a collective of four Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers that took home the prize for best […]
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