Newen Connect has signed a pact with international sales company The Yellow Affair to have the company handle global distribution for independent films produced by Newen Studios. Newen Studios and Yellow Affair are already related though Anagram, which is label of Newen and a shareholder
Banijay Rights has scored a first batch of sales on “Fallen,” a crime drama reuniting “The Bridge” showrunner Camilla Ahlgren and star Sofia Helini. The series is produced by Banijay-owned Filmlance, a leading Scandinavian outfit. Unveiled at the Goteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision conference,
Sky, the U.K.’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, is to cut 1000 jobs as consumers move from satellite TV to streaming. The layoffs will mainly be among the technicians who install Sky equipment in homes. According to The Financial Times, which first reported the news, Sky employs
An industry transition from its golden era of unfettered growth to a more intricate chapter of market saturation was analyzed in depth by Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson on Tuesday, during the first day of the Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision forum. His drill-down, rich
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t want to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. “I don’t think that my marriage would survive it,” Kennedy told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 12 premiere in Los Angeles.
Byron Allen has entered the fray for Paramount Global, submitting a bid valued at $30 billion to buy out the company’s outstanding stock and existing debt. The offer, first reported by Bloomberg News, comes from Allen Media Group and unnamed “strategic partners,” according to a
Matthew Vaughn isn’t directing “Deadpool 3” (that task falls to Shawn Levy), but he apparently knows enough information about the upcoming Marvel tentpole that he’s ready to proclaim it will “save the whole” Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking on BroBible’s “Post Credit” podcast, Vaughn said he’s
The Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly known as Hollywood Critics Association) is suing the Critics Choice Association for defamation in response to the org’s recent call for members to resign from the HCA in order to stay members of the CCA. According to court documents, the