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Denis Leary Harbors Hope For Next Generation Of Comedians: “You Think You’ve Seen Everything & Then You See Someone Else Coming Who Makes You Laugh Your Ass Off”
In the early 1990s, Denis Leary hit the comedy circuit with a bang with his No Cure for Cancer routine, which touched on themes around smoking, drug use and...
Fubo Hits 1.7M Subscribers In Mixed Q4, Hails Pending Acquisition By Disney; Stock Plunges 20%
Pay-TV provider Fubo posted mixed fourth-quarter results and highlighted its pending acquisition by Disney during a conference call with Wall Street analysts. Revenue ticked up 8% in the period...
India’s Screenwriters Association & Composers Association Sign Fair Credit Deal Ensuring Equal Recognition Between Lyricists & Composers
The Music Composers Association of India (MCAI) and Screenwriters Association (SWA) in India have signed a historic memorandum of understanding establishing equal recognition between composers and lyricists in song...
GB News Wins Landmark Legal Battle With UK Media Regulator Ofcom Over Trump Report
GB News has won a landmark legal battle with UK media regulator Ofcom over a report by presenter Jacob Rees-Mogg about Donald Trump. In a High Court ruling, a...
France’s Césars At 50: Academy Heads Patrick Sobelman & Ariane Toscan Du Plantier Talk Landmark Ceremony & Future Of French Awards
France’s César Awards mark their 50th ceremony at the Olympia Theatre in Paris this evening with swashbuckler The Count of Monte Cristo, star-crossed romance Beating Hearts and Mexico-set, Spanish...
International Insider: London’s New-Look TV Week; Charlotte Moore Shocker; Ukraine & Gaza In Spotlight
It’s that time of the week, Insiders. Jesse Whittock here to take you through the headlines from international film and TV. London’s Big TV Week ordan Peck/Getty Images for...
UK Culture Secretary Meeting BBC Chair “Urgently” Over ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Controversy
The BBC‘s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone saga has ramped up further as the Culture Secretary gets set to meet the BBC Chair later today with only one...
BBC Unscripted Supremo Kate Phillips Takes On Interim Content Chief Role Following Shock Charlotte Moore Exit Announcement
The BBC‘s unscripted supremo Kate Phillips will take on content boss Charlotte Moore‘s role at least in the interim. An all-staff note from Director General Tim Davie has just...
Fictionhouse Closing: Newen-Backed UK Drama Label Winding Down As Founders Dominic Cooke & Kate Horton Pursue Solo Projects
EXCLUSIVE: UK drama producer Fictionhouse, founded by Dominic Cooke and Kate Horton, is closing its doors with the pair both pursuing their own theater projects. The pair set up...
Bill Murray Remembers Gene Hackman As A “Tough Nut” Who Gave Wes Anderson A “Really Rough” Time On ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’
Bill Murray has paid an honest tribute to Gene Hackman. Murray described Hackman as one of the greats of the acting profession after his death was confirmed on Thursday,...
Taxi! How One International Distributor Got Business Moving During The London TV Screenings
EXCLUSIVE: The London TV Screenings are a whirlwind of meetings, screenings, lunches and cocktail bashes for buyers. With so many vying for their attention, one savvy distributor found a...
Berlinale Title ‘Köln 75’, With Mala Emde & John Magaro As Keith Jarrett, Sells To Metropolitan, Lucky Red, SF Studios, HBO, Selecta Vision & More For Bankside
EXCLUSIVE: Bankside has inked a slew of sales on Ido Fluk’s Köln 75 following its Special Gala premiere at the Berlinale this month. The largely well-received film has sold...