Rita Braver, who has logged more than half a century at CBS News and is known for her reporting on “CBS Sunday Morning,” plans to retire from the Paramount Global news operation at the end of March, according to a memo sent to staffers Wednesday.
Kanye West has been sued by singer-songwriter Alice Merton, who claims that the rapper sampled her song after she denied his request to do so based on his antisemitic and racist remarks. In the suit, filed yesterday in California federal court and reviewed by Variety,
Channel 4 has acquired “The Darkness,” an Iceland-set thriller represented by Paramount Global Content Distribution. The deal was unveiled during a Series Mania session with Lisa Kramer, president of international content of licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution and Lindsey Martin, SVP of co-Productions for
Daniel Nigro, Grammy-winning producer-cowriter for Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo (and Variety’s Hitmakers 2024 producer of the year) has struck an expanded partnership for his Amusement Records label with Universal Music Group. Under the new agreement, Amusement will operate as a central label venture within UMG,
Fruit Tree, the production company set up by Emma Stone and her husband Dave McCary that has worked on projects include Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming “Bugonia,” has signed a first-look and development deal for TV with Fremantle. Under the partnership,
On Tuesday at Copenhagen doc festival CPH:DOX, European broadcasters, funders and producers, as well as key players from the U.S. market, gathered for a private lunch at the Odd Fellow Palace to discuss the growing threats to journalistic political feature documentaries. The goal of the
Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya has signed with WME for representation. In 2021, Kaluuya won the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of Fred Hampton, the late Black Panther Party leader, in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” He was previously nominated for best actor for
Cinetic Media has signed David Osit, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning director and editor of “Predators,” to its roster of management clients. It will represent Osit across all media. The signing comes after “Predators,” a deep dive into the rise and fall of the popular TV show, “To Catch a