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The divide between so-called “creator media” and mainstream TV news continues to narrow — and quickly. Starting on Sunday, June 28, MS NOW will move away from featuring live, hosted hours after 6 p.m. on weekends and instead fill its schedule largely with taped video podcasts, ex

“Heist Brothers,” an animated action comedy first teased by Genndy Tartakovsky at 2024’s Annecy as “Heist Safari,” has now been fully greenlit for series by Adult Swim.  The news looks like some of the biggest at this year’s Adult Swim Studio Focus, a fixture on Friday at Annecy

Day 3 of the Variety in the C-Suite in collaboration with Canva featured more lively discussion on the beach from marketing pros in entertainment and other industries — with a common thread of how they’re looking to stretch their brands in new directions amid shifts in tech and c

U.K.-based Rapt Films has acquired worldwide sales rights for “Before I Do,” Gary Jaffe’s LGBTQ+ rom-com starring Cole Doman and Michael Hsu Rosen. The film, which is world premiering at Frameline festival on Friday, follows a “lakeside bachelor party weekend that devolves into r

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers for “Strung.” Nostalgic for erotic thrillers of the ‘90s like “Sleeping with the Enemy” or “Basic Instinct?” Then “Strung” is the movie for you. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (“Girls Trip”) and debuting June 26 on Peacock, the film

Microdrama platform ReelShort has adapted New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s dark academia novel “Things I Wanted to Say” as an original vertical series. The show marks the first screen outing for the Lancaster Prep franchise, an eight-book series that has attracte

Daryl Chase’s “Macbeth” won Best U.K. Feature at this year’s Raindance Film Festival, with Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s “Silent Rebellion” winning Best International Feature, Katie Camosy’s “Gaslit” winning Best Documentary Feature and Rob Alicea’s “Serena” taking home the festival’s ina

Studio TF1 is making one of its most significant investments in animated features in recent memory, boarding “Yes Chef,” an original $25 million family comedy set inside the high-pressure, fur-flying world of a televised pastry competition. The ambitious project, unveiled during

The 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity recognized the best creative campaigns across entertainment, design and craft categories. Sports apparel and footwear maker Adidas’ tie-up with English band Oasis winning the top prize in the Entertainment Lions category.