ASCAP, the only remaining not-for-profit performing rights organization in the U.S., delivered a record-breaking $1.835 billion in revenue in the 2024 calendar year, an increase of $98 million, or 5.7% over 2023, with $1.696 billion available for royalty distributions — up by $104 million, or
Paul Scanlan, CEO and co-founder of the fan-owned Legion M, attributes some of the success of the company’s latest film “My Dead Friend Zoe” to the community support from its many fan investors. Speaking with Variety‘s Jennifer Maas on the weekly Variety podcast “Strictly Business,”
Two Daughters Entertainment has secured a significant distribution deal for its animated hit “Moley,” bringing the beloved mole to Chinese audiences through streaming giants iQiyi and Youku. The series, which already reaches viewers in more than 160 territories globally, will launch all 52 episodes of
Warner Bros. Discovery shocked the sports world in 2022 when CEO David Zaslav said the company didn’t “have to have” a deal with the NBA. Now the company is telling investors it may not want to link up with other leagues as well. “We don’t
Warner Bros. Discovery posted a fourth-quarter loss as the company grappled with $1.9 billion in charges and restructuring expenses, even as the company added 4.6 million subscribers to its streaming outlets. Like its rivals., Warner is navigating a difficult era for the media sector, one
Honor Swinton Byrne (“The Souvenir,” “A Very Royal Scandal”) and Rory Fleck-Byrne (“In Camera,” “This is Going to Hurt”) have been tapped to lead the cast of “Do Mosquitos Bite in Winter?,” the latest short film from the U.K.’s National Film & Television School. The
Right-wing influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were allowed to leave Romania where they had been arrested in 2022, and flew on a private jet headed for Florida on Thursday morning, according to CNN. The Tate brothers were permitted to leave Romania after prosecutors
Francis Ford Coppola has paid tribute to his “The Conversation” star Gene Hackman after the Oscar-winning actor was found dead at 95 alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday. “The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning