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BBC to Cut 550 Jobs and Reduce Commissioning Spend by More Than $100 Million as Part of Savings Plan, New Director General Says

New BBC director general Matt Brittin has outlined the first phase of his savings plan for the broadcaster, which includes cutting jobs and…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama ‘The Season’ Is a Spiritual Successor to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: TV Review

One of the more baffling mysteries in modern entertainment is why the 2018 blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians,” a rom-com that grossed $239 mil…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Annecy’s MIFA Bets on Cross-IP, AI and Global Growth Amid Animation Financing Squeeze

The Annecy festival will continue to grow even as the wider animation sector contracts — a tension set to define this year’s Marché Interna…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Eyes Record $150 Million-Plus Opening Weekend

“Toy Story 5” should send the box office to infinity… and beyond. The latest entry in Disney and Pixar’s beloved animated franchise is targ…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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‘Minions & Monsters’ Opens Annecy 2026 as Festival Eyes Record Crowds, New Class A Status and a Global Animation Spotlight

Organizers of the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival aren’t shy about calling this upcoming edition “historic.” With 18,300 accredited attende…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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YouTube India Positions Connected TV as New Prime-Time Screen, Unveils Three-Lever Strategy for M&E Partners at APOS

Connected TV has become YouTube’s fastest-growing screen in India, reaching more than 75 million adults, as the platform pushes deeper into…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Culver City Approves Permanent Production Incentive Measures as Netflix and MGM+ Film on Location in the Heart of Screenland

When the Culver City Council voted to approve its annual budget last week, the temporary film incentive measures that were implemented in M…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Streaming Titles Are Following the Theatrical Trend of Less Diversity, Finds UCLA Hollywood Report

Despite the global success of Netflix’s Oscar-winning “KPop Demon Hunters,” which was directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, UCLA’s H…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Vans Releases ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Collection Inspired by Hit Song ‘Golden’

Vans get the “Golden” treatment in a new “Kpop Demon Hunters” collection, which will drop in stores and online later this summer. The relea…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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TikTok Sets Cannes Lions Creator Lineup With Tineke Younger, Morgan Jay, Katie Fang and More (EXCLUSIVE)

TikTok is set to have a big presence at Cannes Lions later this month with a 16-strong creator lineup spanning the worlds of food, lifestyl…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Screen X to Launch New Premium Large Format With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)

CJ 4DPlex, the Korean cinema technology company behind ScreenX and 4DX, is launching a new premium large format in time for the release of …

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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How an Incentives Arms Race Is Drawing ‘Dune 3,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Resident Evil’ and More to Central and Eastern Europe

While an ongoing production exodus has prompted much soul-searching and handwringing in Hollywood, industry professionals in Central and Ea…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Indonesia’s Ismail Basbeth Sets Next Feature ‘Love Letters of Our Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Indonesian director Ismail Basbeth has set “Love Letters of Our Life” as his next feature. The director is at the Shanghai International Fi…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Raindance Founder Elliot Grove Praises ‘Exceptional’ Connor Storrie, Says ‘Some of the Most Exciting Filmmakers Working Today’ Come From Horror

Ahead of kicking off the 34th edition of Raindance Film Festival, founder Elliot Grove still keeps the event’s original mission ethos to hi…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Is ‘Austin Powers 4’ Happening? Mike Myers Says ‘Yes’ (but Nothing Else)

Mike Myers has claimed that a long-awaited fourth “Austin Powers” movie is happening, albeit with a single word and absolutely zero elabora…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Australia’s Warwick Thornton Brings ‘Wolfram’ to Shanghai, Discusses Film’s Roots in Family History

Australian auteur Warwick Thornton attended a post-screening event at the Shanghai International Film Festival following the Chinese premie…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Ester Expósito, Mario Casas and Anna Castillo Lead Prime Video’s New Originals Slate in Spain, Its No. 1 Non-English Powerhouse

Prime Video Spain unveiled 13 new titles plus production updates in Madrid on Wednesday, led by the announcement of a second “Zeta” movie, …

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0

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Maria José of Savoy, Queen of Italy for Only 27 Days, to Be Subject of Film From Ginevra Elkann and Marco Bellocchio (EXCLUSIVE)

The story of Maria José of Savoy, who served as queen of Italy after World War II for only 27 days before Italians voted to abolish the mon…

Variety · Jun 17 👁 0 ❤ 0