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ESPN Unlimited Now Available on YouTube TV

ESPN Unlimited content is now available directly on YouTube TV, giving the streaming service’s subscribers access to thousands of additional live sporting events. YouTube TV’s addition of ESPN Unlimited comes under the deal struck between Google and Disney reached in November 2025, after a two-week blackout of Disney-owned networks on YouTube TV. Other pay-TV providers […]

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Vancouver Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup: Jesse Eisenberg, Cristian Mungiu but Also Local Talent, Indigenous and Nonfiction Cinema

The 45th edition of Canada’s Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) opens Oct. 1 with “The Debut,” Jesse Eisenberg’s offbeat comedy about community theater starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. VIFF closing night film is Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” a black comedy set in the run-up to the 1973 Chilean coup and following CIA operatives […]

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Brazil’s Globo, Turkey’s Ay Yapim Renew Alliance With Three-Format Deal, Readying Turkish Version of Brazil’s ‘Looks & Essence’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Globo, Latin America’s biggest media company, and Turkish telenovela powerhouse Ay Yapim, have renewed their alliance with a fresh three-title deal, including a new Globo format adaptation by Ay Yapim, “Ömür Usta,” set to bow on Turkey’s Now free-to-air channel in September. The new multi-title partnership rolls off the Ay Yapim produced “Leyla,” the first […]

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Jay Baruchel Is ‘The Stunt Driver’ in New Stills as IFC Comedy-Drama Heads to World Premiere at Toronto

The Independent Film Company has unveiled new stills from ”The Stunt Driver,“ which is making its world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival Sept. 10. The Independent Film Company, which acquired the film July 21, will release the comedy-drama Sept. 25 theatrically. “The Stunt Driver,“ set in the mid-1970s, recounts the story of Canada’s […]

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Benedict Cumberbatch-Narrated Doc ‘How to Live on Earth’ Sets September Release (EXCLUSIVE)

“How to Live on Earth,” a feature documentary from Open Planet Studios and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, is set to premiere Sept. 20 on YouTube. Presented from London’s Natural History Museum, the film consists of segments from different contributors focusing on how humans can work with nature to build a safe and thriving future. Main […]

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CBS News’ Abdul El-Sayed Post Sparks Digital Backlash

A CBS News headline accompanying a story about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has generated significant online scrutiny, and the Paramount Skydance news outlet, once known for its reserve, appears to feel the facts presented in the work outweigh the digital opprobrium. On Monday morning, the CBS News feed on X posted a story […]

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Mark Ruffalo Defended by Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen and More Than 170 Jewish Figures After Paramount Accuses Him of Using ‘Antisemitic Tropes’ — Read the Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)

More than 170 Jewish figures from the entertainment industry and beyond have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo over what it asserts is a “smear campaign” against the actor. Among those supporting the letter — which claims that Ruffalo has been the subject of “spurious charges of antisemitism” — are Joel Coen, Todd Hayes, […]

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‘Moana’ Sets Digital, Blu-ray DVD Release Dates

Disney’s latest voyage to Motunui is heading home. The live-action “Moana” will arrive to buy or rent on digital platforms including Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango on Sept. 8, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on Oct. 6. The home release comes less than two months after the musical adventure […]

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Outsider Pictures Takes U.S. on Rafiki Fariala’s Award-Winning Cannes Hit ‘Congo Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Santa Monica-based Outsider Pictures has picked up Rafiki Fariala’s award-winning Cannes title “Congo Boy” for the U.S. ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto. The film bowed in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, where it won Bradley Fiomona the best actor prize for his role as 17-year-old Robert, whose family was forced to flee the […]

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Hershey Hopes Katseye Will Lure Younger Snackers to New Crème Bars

At The Hershey Company, the candy is the star, but marketing executives at the chocolate titan have figured out a way for the sweets to share screen time with some notable guests. Katseye, the popular all-girl pop group, will have a significant role in a new ad campaign aimed at introducing new Hershey’s Crème Bars […]

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Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen Launches Out of Pocket Studios

Josh Allen is joining the ranks of athletes getting into content production. The Buffalo Bills quarterback has announced the launch of Out of Pocket Studios, a media venture that will have him backing entertainment, commercial and experiential projects. Allen will serve as CEO of the new company and as an executive producer on all work. […]

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‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Netflix’s Oscar Contender Is a Time-Bending Queer Epic That Won Best Director at Cannes

Netflix released the official trailer for “La Bola Negra” (“The Black Ball”), from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. Set in 1932, 1937 and 2017, the Spanish-language queer epic explores the interconnected lives of three gay men. The film is inspired by an unfinished work of the same name by Spanish poet and playwright Federico […]

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‘Down the Arm of God’ Review: Caleb Landry Jones Finds That God’s House Isn’t a Home in a Stirring Social Drama

A harvester of disease in “Antiviral,” a white supremacist in “Get Out,” mass murderer Martin Bryant in “Nitram,” Vlad the Impaler himself in “Dracula”: Caleb Landry Jones has carved such a niche for himself playing men not to be touched with a ten-foot pole that “Down the Arm of God” immediately stands out for casting […]

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Gal Gadot Says ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Getting Axed and Henry Cavill’s Superman Exit Were ‘Not Handled Elegantly’ by the Studio but ‘We’re All Adults and It’s All Good’

Gal Gadot insists DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran told her they would develop “Wonder Woman 3” with her returning in the title role after they took over the company and rebooted Zack Snyder’s DC Universe. When asked on the latest “Happy Sad Confused” podcast if Gunn and Safran ever told her they […]

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ to World Premiere at New York Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

New York Film Festival audiences will be the first to see “Artificial,” director Luca Guadagnino‘s movie about OpenAI founder Sam Altman. The buzzy drama, which Neon acquired after Amazon MGM dropped the nearly competed film, will world premiere on Oct. 5 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Guadagnino and the cast, including Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro, […]

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Jeff Corwin to Return to Television With Wildlife Conservation Series ‘Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild’

Jeff Corwin is making his return to national television this fall with the wildlife conservation series, “Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild.” Premiering on Oct. 3 on ABC stations nationwide, the series is filmed across North Carolina and explores the wildlife and local cultures spanning from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast. Throughout the journey, the […]

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Emily Beecham to Lead Peter Mackie Burns’ Third Feature ‘Echolalic’ as Michael Socha, Posy Sterling, Michele Austin and More Join Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

Emily Beecham, the “Little Joe” and “Cruella” star recently seen in “Supergirl,” has reunited with her “Daphne” director Peter Mackie Burns on the Scottish filmmaker’s third feature. “Echolalic,” which recently wrapped after a four week shoot on location in and around London, is led by Beecham and also stars Michael Socha (“This is England,” “The […]

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Unifrance President Gilles Pélisson Discusses Industry Challenges, Winning Strategies Ahead of Rendez-Vous Market in Le Havre

The French audiovisual sector is gearing up for the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, not only France’s premiere TV programming market but also an industry confab offering a clear assessment of how business trends and global developments are reshaping the domestic playing field, from evolving distribution models to programming increasingly tailored for export. Speaking to […]

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Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik Join Ray Winstone in Prime Video Action Comedy Series ‘Danger Money’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Production has started on “Danger Money,” Prime Video’s upcoming action-comedy series. With filming now underway in Malta, Variety can reveal a new number of new additions to star alongside the previously announced Ray Winstone. Alex Kingston (“A Discovery of Witches,” “Doctor Who”) and Iain Glen (“Game of Thrones,” “Jack Taylor”) have joined the series, as […]

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NBC Sends Football on Cross-Country Trip to Count Down to NFL Kickoff

Call it the kick-off to the Kickoff. NBC is mounting a week-long promotional effort called “Race to Wednesday” to give fans ample notice that its 2026 NFL Kickoff Game takes place on a Wednesday — just the second time in NBC Sports’ history of football coverage it will do so. Starting Tuesday, a custom NFL […]

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Chile’s Sanfic-Morbido Lab Launches WomanInFan Southern Cone Alliance With Sitges Film Fest and Fantastic WIP (EXCLUSIVE)

Chile’s Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic), which runs Nov. 2 – 6 this year, is toasting the seventh edition of its genre-focused Sanfic-Morbido Lab with the launch of a WomanInFan Southern Cone partnership with the Sitges Film Festival and a new pix-in-post section, Fantastic WIP. Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, […]

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Helsinki’s Love & Anarchy Festival Unveils Full Lineup: ‘We Are Proud to Be a Festival That Is Not Afraid to Take a Stand’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Together in Love and Anarchy.” This year’s motto for the 39th Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy stated by Outi Rehn, program director, and Pauliina Ståhlberg, executive director, says it all. Speaking with Variety ahead of the full program’s disclosure Sept. 1, the festival’s co-honchos were happy to reiterate its key values. “Love […]

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Kogonada’s ‘Zi’ Sets Korean Distribution With Atnine Film Ahead of Busan Asian Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

“Zi,” the latest film from Kogonada, will have its Asian premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in the Icons section. Following the unveiling of the festival’s program, Atnine Film has been confirmed as the film’s Korean distributor. Shot over three weeks on the streets of Hong Kong, “Zi” stars Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson […]

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Venice Film Festival to Kick Off With Steady Stream of Stars on Red Carpet and Politics Looming in the Background

The Venice Film Festival opens Wednesday with Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a juicy exposé of how British tabloid The Sun propelled Rupert Murdoch’s rise to right-wing media baron, kicking off 11 days of buzzy movies, major stars and an unusually charged political debate on the Lido. Venice director Alberto Barbera has described this year’s lineup as the […]

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Marco Bassetti, Anna Marsh, Jane Tranter, Edward Berger to Speak at Rome’s MIA Market

Marco Bassetti, CEO of Banijay Entertainment, Anna Marsh, deputy CEO of Canal+, CEO of Studiocanal and chief content officer of Canal+, Jane Tranter, CEO of Bad Wolf, and director Edward Berger, best known for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” will be among the speakers attending Rome film and TV market MIA. The event runs […]

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London Film Festival Sets Screen Talks With Andrew Scott, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Sofia Coppola and More

The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled an impressive lineup of talent set to take part in screen talks at its upcoming 70th edition, including several stars who are already starting to appear on early awards contender lists. This year’s roster includes Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers,” “Ripley”), Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “13th”); Brad Bird […]

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SND Swoops on Toronto-Bound Bérénice Bejo Starrer ‘Alice: Pioneer of Cinema’ Ahead of Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre (EXCLUSIVE)

Paris-based film and television studio SND, part of French media group M6, has picked up world sales on the high-end period drama “Alice: Pioneer of Cinema,” in which Oscar-nominee Bérénice Bejo (“The Artist”) stars as Alice Guy, the very first female fiction filmmaker. The six-parter, ordered by HBO Max and France Télévisions, is due to world […]

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Vicon Acquires Facial Capture Firm Captive Devices (EXCLUSIVE)

Vicon has acquired Captive Devices Ltd, a Manchester, U.K.-based maker of head-mounted camera systems for markerless facial performance capture. Vicon is the motion capture arm of Oxford Metrics. The founding team at Captive Devices has joined Vicon effective immediately. Ninja Theory, Nant Studios, Animatrik and Deep Silver Dambuster Studios are among the studios that already […]

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Isabelle Huppert, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kore-Eda Hirokazu, Fan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh on Guest List as Busan Unveils Galas, Asian Cinema Competition

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled a guest lineup headlined by Isabelle Huppert, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Fan Bingbing and Michelle Yeoh. Huppert brings her latest film, “All About Corinne,” to Busan audiences. Gyllenhaal makes her first visit to Korea with “Flesh Impact,” a project created to mark the centenary of Marilyn […]

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Mexico’s Martfilms Boards ‘Looking for Sam,’ Mariana Rondón’s Follow-Up to ‘Bad Hair’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Mexico’s Martfilms has boarded “Looking for Sam,” Mariana Rondón’s follow-up to hedr San Sebastian Golden Shell winner “Bad Hair.” A docu-fiction hybrid bound for San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the drama follows two lead actors from Mariana Rondón’s 2013 San Sebastian Golden Shell winner “Bad Hair” (“Pelo Malo”): Sam Lange who played the child […]

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ESPN Unlimited Now Available on YouTube TV

Vancouver Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup: Jesse Eisenberg, Cristian Mungiu but Also Local Talent, Indigenous and Nonfiction Cinema

Brazil’s Globo, Turkey’s Ay Yapim Renew Alliance With Three-Format Deal, Readying Turkish Version of Brazil’s ‘Looks & Essence’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jay Baruchel Is ‘The Stunt Driver’ in New Stills as IFC Comedy-Drama Heads to World Premiere at Toronto

Benedict Cumberbatch-Narrated Doc ‘How to Live on Earth’ Sets September Release (EXCLUSIVE)

CBS News’ Abdul El-Sayed Post Sparks Digital Backlash

Mark Ruffalo Defended by Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen and More Than 170 Jewish Figures After Paramount Accuses Him of Using ‘Antisemitic Tropes’ — Read the Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Moana’ Sets Digital, Blu-ray DVD Release Dates

Outsider Pictures Takes U.S. on Rafiki Fariala’s Award-Winning Cannes Hit ‘Congo Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Hershey Hopes Katseye Will Lure Younger Snackers to New Crème Bars

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen Launches Out of Pocket Studios

‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Netflix’s Oscar Contender Is a Time-Bending Queer Epic That Won Best Director at Cannes

‘Down the Arm of God’ Review: Caleb Landry Jones Finds That God’s House Isn’t a Home in a Stirring Social Drama

Gal Gadot Says ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Getting Axed and Henry Cavill’s Superman Exit Were ‘Not Handled Elegantly’ by the Studio but ‘We’re All Adults and It’s All Good’

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ to World Premiere at New York Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Jeff Corwin to Return to Television With Wildlife Conservation Series ‘Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild’

Emily Beecham to Lead Peter Mackie Burns’ Third Feature ‘Echolalic’ as Michael Socha, Posy Sterling, Michele Austin and More Join Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

Unifrance President Gilles Pélisson Discusses Industry Challenges, Winning Strategies Ahead of Rendez-Vous Market in Le Havre

Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik Join Ray Winstone in Prime Video Action Comedy Series ‘Danger Money’ (EXCLUSIVE)

NBC Sends Football on Cross-Country Trip to Count Down to NFL Kickoff

Chile’s Sanfic-Morbido Lab Launches WomanInFan Southern Cone Alliance With Sitges Film Fest and Fantastic WIP (EXCLUSIVE)

Helsinki’s Love & Anarchy Festival Unveils Full Lineup: ‘We Are Proud to Be a Festival That Is Not Afraid to Take a Stand’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Kogonada’s ‘Zi’ Sets Korean Distribution With Atnine Film Ahead of Busan Asian Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Venice Film Festival to Kick Off With Steady Stream of Stars on Red Carpet and Politics Looming in the Background

Marco Bassetti, Anna Marsh, Jane Tranter, Edward Berger to Speak at Rome’s MIA Market

London Film Festival Sets Screen Talks With Andrew Scott, Cynthia Erivo, Jesse Eisenberg, Sofia Coppola and More

SND Swoops on Toronto-Bound Bérénice Bejo Starrer ‘Alice: Pioneer of Cinema’ Ahead of Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre (EXCLUSIVE)

Vicon Acquires Facial Capture Firm Captive Devices (EXCLUSIVE)

Isabelle Huppert, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kore-Eda Hirokazu, Fan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh on Guest List as Busan Unveils Galas, Asian Cinema Competition

Mexico’s Martfilms Boards ‘Looking for Sam,’ Mariana Rondón’s Follow-Up to ‘Bad Hair’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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