Academy Establishes New Production and Technology Branch
Michael Buckner for Variety The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the creation of the...
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Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘The Mandalorian’ Debuts at No. 5, ‘NCIS’ Jumps to Fourth Place
Courtesy of Disney “The Mandalorian” has made its return to Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings. Through the Feb 27-March 5 viewing...
‘Succession’ Season 4 Premieres to Record 2.3 Million Viewers, Beats Previous Series High by 33%
Claudette Barius/HBO The Roy kids may still be at war with their father, but at least they’ve got the support of the viewing public. The...
WGA Would Allow Artificial Intelligence in Scriptwriting, as Long as Writers Maintain Credit
Michael Buckner/Variety The Writers Guild of America has proposed allowing artificial intelligence to write scripts, as long as it does...
Netflix Will Stop Providing Subscriber Forecasts Starting With Q1 2023
Netflix will no longer share projected subscriber targets in upcoming earnings reports — a closely tracked metric among investors — as...
Quentin Tarantino Settles With Miramax Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Auction
PC: John Salangsang/Variety/REX/Shut Quentin Tarantino and Miramax have put aside their differences over an NFT auction of screenplay...
Netflix Ad Tier Launch Moved Up to November to Get Ahead of Disney+, Streamer Tells Ad Buyers
Netflix initially asked for a 'soft $65 CPM,' or cost per thousand impressions, but sources say many advertisers aren't willing to pay...
‘Better Call Saul’ Series Finale Viewership More Than Quadruples From Season 6 Premiere on AMC+
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman (Courtesy of AMC) “Better Call Saul” said goodbye last Monday and brought a big crowd to AMC Networks’...
U.S. Streaming Tops Cable TV Viewing for First Time, Nielsen Says
Stranger Things (Courtesy of Netflix) Americans now watch more stuff on TV from streaming services than either broadcast or cable TV....
Twitter Kicks In With Fox Sports for Exclusive World Cup Content, Deals With E!, Condé Nast, WNBA
Social network also announces pacts with E!, Condé Nast, Essence, Revolt, WNBA Courtesy of zz/John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx Elon Musk is...
Cannes Film Festival Dives in the Fortnite Metaverse with Brut; Promo Teaser Unveiled
Brut Brut, Cannes’s new official partner, is bringing the world’s biggest film festival in the metaverse with Epic Games’ hit vidgame...
Apple Services Revenue Climbs 17% to $19.8 Billion as iPhone Growth Slows, Still Hits All Time High
Tech giant beats Wall Street expectations, touts more than 825 million paying subscribers for March quarter Tim Cook arrives at the...
Brian Eno Documentary in the Works from ‘Helvetica’ Director Gary Hustwit
L-R: Brian Eno, Gary Hustwit (Courtesy of Shamil Tanna / Ebru Yildiz) Gary Hustwit has started production on “Eno,” a career-spanning...
As Subtitling and Dubbing Booms for Global Series, Experts Urge Productions to Plan in Advance
Squid Game (Courtesy of Netflix) As programming becomes increasingly international in scope in the streaming age, experts are urging the...
Verizon to Launch ‘Plus Play’ Streaming Aggregation Hub, Adds Netflix and More as Partners
Telco sets partnership with Meta to establish 'metaverse' network requirements Manon Brouillette, EVP and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group...
HBO Max Slashes Price In Half After HBO Leaves Amazon Channels In Bid To Stem Subscriber Losses
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Tony Goncalves, Chief Executive Officer of Otter Media, speaks onstage at HBO Max WarnerMedia Investor...
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Settles Legal Spat With Eko, Transfers Mobile-Video Tech to Eko
Quibi — Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-lived, short-form premium video startup — shut its doors nearly a year ago. But it has lived on as...
Netflix Sets up Anime Creators’ Lounge in Tokyo
Netflix Netflix has launched an anime creators’ lounge in Tokyo that it hopes will add to the professional tools of animation designers...
Netflix Sets ‘Tudum’ Global Fan Event, With Stars From 70 Movies and Shows
If you don’t know what “Tudum” is, allow Regina King, Álvaro Morte, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth, Millie Bobby Brown and dozens more of...
With Nielsen Under Scrutiny, NBCU Wants to Build New Measurement System
The Voorhes for Variety The TV industry has for decades relied on a single yardstick: Nielsen ratings. Now NBCUniversal has suggested it...
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