Monday, November 6, 2017
Shares in 21st Century Fox spiked in midday trading Monday following a report from CNBC that the Murdochs have held talks in recent weeks to sell a large portion of the media conglomerate to…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:56PMTuesday, October 31, 2017
Comedy Central has recruited Broadway Video alum Jennifer Danielson to head its digital content operations. As senior VP of digital, Danielson will oversee all creative and editorial for the…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:39AMMonday, October 30, 2017
Former “House of Cards” showrunner Beau Willimon has called the sexual misconduct allegations against series star Kevin Spacey “deeply troubling” but asserts that he …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:29AMMonday, October 2, 2017
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider have stepped down as co-head writers of “Saturday Night Live” after steering the show through its most successful season in more than 20 years. Ke…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PMSunday, October 1, 2017
UPDATED: Cable operator Altice USA and Disney have reached “an agreement in principle” after days of tense contract talks. Talks between Altice and Disney went down to the wire S…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:08PMFriday, September 29, 2017
Altice USA and Disney have extended to Sunday the deadline for averting a blackout of ESPN, Disney Channel and other cablers for about 2.6 million New York-area subscribers. The sides agreed…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:42PMWednesday, September 27, 2017
Disney XD’s animated comedy “Milo Murphy’s Law” is planning a crossover episode next year with “Phineas and Ferb,” the hit comedy from the same creative t…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMThursday, September 21, 2017
Matthew Broderick has signed on for the role of the adult Ralphie narrator in Fox’s live staging of a musical based on the beloved 1983 film “A Christmas Story.” “A Christmas Story L…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:07PMTuesday, September 19, 2017
Beau Willimon has an ambitious new drama series launching next year on Hulu, and he has a Broadway play opening in late November. But a busy schedule has not deterred him from taking the rei…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:39PMSunday, September 17, 2017
After seven nominations, “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss has won her first Emmy. And in her excitement, it looks like she may have dropped a couple of expletives. Whi…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:19PMThursday, September 7, 2017
Disney and the largest cable operators saw their share prices take a hit on Thursday as investors seemed to renew concerns about long-term trends in the traditional media sector. Disney shar…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PMThursday, August 10, 2017
A twenty-something queen, a president with blood on her hands, a powerful defense attorney and law professor, a volatile robot, a savvy Soviet spy and a Handmaid who refuses to allow her spi…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMTuesday, August 8, 2017
Disney is ready to deploy some of the company’s crown jewels — Disney- and Pixar-branded movies and ESPN — in an effort to position itself for the future by embracing the e…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:17PMTuesday, June 13, 2017
The turbulent state of culture and politics in the Trump era were top of mind for many Tony Award winners. A number of those who made the trip to the stage at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:37PMMaybe it was inevitable that in the year after “Hamilton’s” triumph, the Tony Awards would seem to be lacking in pizzazz. The 71st annual Tony Awards was, as always, a well-pro…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:37PMSunday, June 11, 2017
Some Tony Award nominees are wearing politics on their lapels tonight as they walk the red carpet outside of Radio City Music Hall. The ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and other organizations reac…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:13PMFriday, June 9, 2017
Glenne Headly was a very serious actress with a gift for comedy. That’s how Anna D. Shapiro, artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Co., remembered the theater’…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:23PMWednesday, June 7, 2017
The time that Prince showed up to perform on “The Tonight Show” without a guitar. The time a nervous Barbra Streisand hit her nose on the microphone stand in rehearsal. The time …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30PMThursday, May 25, 2017
CBS has tapped the Tony Awards production team of Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner to serve as exec producers of this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards. Weiss has directed six previous Emmy t…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMNBC has delayed its plan produce “Bye Bye Birdie” toplined by Jennifer Lopez as live musical until next year. The tuner had been set to air as NBC’s holiday musical event t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMTuesday, May 9, 2017
ESPN’s tough mix of subscriber losses and higher programming costs put Disney on the defensive during its fiscal second quarter earnings conference call. Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger t…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:26PMThursday, March 23, 2017
Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger has extended his contract as the company’s chief executive by one year, through July 2019, a move that had been expected as Disney continues its long searc…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05AMThursday, March 2, 2017
Ben Pyne, Disney’s longtime head of TV distribution, is exiting his post after a 25-year run at the Mouse House. Pyne has served as president of Disney Media Distribution since 2007. H…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMFriday, February 10, 2017
Disney is looking to buy out the remaining shares in Disneyland Paris, the theme park that has struggled with attendance since the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. Disney disclosed …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMSunday, February 5, 2017
Original “Hamilton” stars Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones added a feminist touch to their rendition of “America the Beautiful” just befo…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:18PMWednesday, December 7, 2016
Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande generated major heat on social media for their performances in “Hairspray Live,” NBC’s latest holiday musical production. The three-hour t…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:11PMTuesday, November 22, 2016
Bob Iger’s tenure as CEO of Disney has been nothing less than stellar for investors. But there is an area of concern for Wall Street: the television division. Disney has not significantly …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWednesday, October 12, 2016
Comedy Central has given an eight-episode order to “The Comedy Jam,” an unscripted series that offers comedians the chance to rock out with their favorite tunes. “Comedy J…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMFriday, September 16, 2016
Ben Sherwood and Bruce Rosenblum bonded over a burger lunch this summer as Sherwood was searching for a seasoned executive to help run the business side of the Disney/ABC Television Group. R…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:53PMBruce Rosenblum, the former head of Warner Bros. TV Group and chairman of the Television Academy, has joined Disney/ABC Television Group as president of business operations. The newly create…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMWednesday, September 14, 2016
Turner has made a massive commitment to harness the power of the Force. The Time Warner division has struck a nine-figure deal with Disney for basic cable rights to 10 “Star Wars” movies…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM 
