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SiriusXM inked a pact with Trevor Noah for his “What Now?” interview podcast, giving the media company exclusive ad-sales rights to video and audio versions of the show. Noah, former host…
Roots and religion are very much on the mind of Martin Scorsese as the Oscar-winning director is being honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily,…
In a newly-unveiled partnership between the Quirino Awards and the Tenerife Council through Tenerife Tourism and the Tenerife Film Commission, the Ibero-American animation industry will…
A FAST channel centered around CBS’ “Lucky Dog” is launching on Xumo Play as part of a partnership between Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) and Comcast and Charter’s join venture…
Based on Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel, the upcoming animated series “Get Jiro” welcomes the audience into a world where people will literally kill themselves to get into good…
The BBC has blasted David Walliams, the British comedian and children’s author, for making two Nazi salutes while recording the Christmas special of the comedy panel show ‘Would I Lie To…
The London Indian Film Festival will open its 16th edition with the U.K. premiere of “Little Jaffna.” Directed by Lawrence Valin, the film, which he also co-wrote and stars in, explores…
One of the more hotly anticipated work-in-progress sessions at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival was for “Viva Carmen,” a new feature from director Sébastien Laudenbach. At the 2023…
French animation powerhouse Miyu Productions has teamed with Tokyo-based upstart Nothing New to co-produce “We Are Aliens,” a coming-of-age tale now in development, and slated for…
There’s a deep melancholy emanating from “The Last Blossom,” Baku Kinoshita‘s anime feature, playing in competition at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. Kinoshita’s directorial debut…
Tiger Baby, the Indian production company behind acclaimed series “Made in Heaven,” is expanding their storytelling reach with “In Transit,” a documentary series for Prime Video that…
Malaysia-Singapore co-production “Magik Rompak” has confirmed its theatrical release date of Sept. 11 in Singapore and Malaysia, marking director Adrian Teh’s return to the action genre…
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Recently released blockbusters like Dune: Part Two underscore the enduring popularity of the adventure genre, which is one that intersects with numerous other categories. Fans of films…
Sony Music Labels has made its first foray into animated character content with the acquisition of full rights to “Spookiz,” the globally popular non-verbal animation series that has…
Jared Leto is about to step into a global spotlight he hasn’t occupied since 2022, when the emo vampire movie “Morbius” flopped at the box office. The Oscar winner has two starring roles…
CJ 4DPlex, the Korean cinematic technology company behind ScreenX and 4DX premium large format auditoriums, has appointed Paul H. Kim as chief operating officer (COO) of its branch in the…
Stormzy, the multi-award winning British rapper, singer and songwriter and the most recognizable name to come out of London’s grime scene, has moved into film and TV production with the…
John Solberg, FX’s longtime head of communications and the exec who helped turn what had been a nascent cable network into a powerhouse programming brand bursting with critically acclaimed…
After watching Alexander Hammer’s “Expecting Amy,” a 2020 docuseries about Amy Schumer‘s difficult pregnancy, Jenn Freeman’s life changed. In the series, Schumer’s husband, Chris Fischer,…
Paris-based MIAM Animation is bringing back its popular preschool series “Edmond and Lucy” for a second season. Following the success of Season 1, which has been sold in over 50 countries,…
Pierce Brosnan may be a native Irishman. But for his Paramount+ series “MobLand,” he needed to find a new accent to play gangster patriarch Conrad Harrigan. “I have enormous fun with…
Netflix took center stage early evening at Annecy today with its Bonlieu-hosted presentation Next on Netflix Animation: From “Stranger Things” to “In Your Dreams.” The standing room only…
Hiccup and Toothless are readying to fire up the box office. Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” is poised to fly to $70 million to $80 million in…
