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ITV, BBC to offer BritBox at 6 pounds per month in UK
(Reuters – British broadcasters ITV and the BBC said on Friday they would launch streaming service BritBox in the UK at nearly 6 pounds ($7.51) per...
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Film Review: ‘Bottom of the 9th’
By Joe Leydon LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Nearly two decades after scoring an audience award at Sundance for “Two Family House,” a smartly understated yet deeply...
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Durban Fest Hails Film as ‘Conscience of Our Nation’
By Christopher Vourlias LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – DURBAN–When Ros and Teddy Sarkin raised the curtain on the first Durban Intl. Film Festival 40 years ago, the...
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Film Review: ‘Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell’
By Owen Gleiberman LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Streetwise,” the classic and haunting 1984 documentary about homeless street kids in Seattle, is a movie that’s now 35...
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Jon Wax Joins Amazon Studios as Head of Genre Programming
By Elaine Low LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – YouTube’s head of scripted programming Jon Wax is joining Amazon Studios as its head of genre programming, Variety has...
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Team Honors Stephen Hillenburg at Comic-Con
By Joe Otterson LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The cast of “” paid tribute to the late Stephen Hillenburg during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con on...
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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Cast Proud of Latinx Representation in Latest Installment
By Audrey Cleo Yap LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The stars of the Tim Miller-directed “Terminator: Dark Fate” stormed the stage of San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H...
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Disney Merges All Media Sales and TV Channel Distribution Under Justin Connolly
By Todd Spangler LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney promoted longtime ESPN exec Justin Connolly to the new role of president, media distribution, overseeing a single organization...
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Producer Sues Warner Bros. Over ‘It’ Film Adaptations
By Gene Maddaus LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – A producer who developed the original “It” TV miniseries sued Warner Bros. on Thursday, alleging the studio breached his...
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Kyoto Arson Attack: Animation Community Mourns Colleagues
By Pat Saperstein LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Thursday’s deadly attack on Japan’s Kyoto Animation studios left many in the animation community shocked and horrified by the...