Byron Allen on Continuing to Make ‘Strategic Acquisitions’ in Television: ‘I Haven’t Yet Done What I Set Out to Do’

Trace Lysette in the title role and Patricia Clarkson, who portrays her mother, Eugenia. Still, it wasn’t until November when IFC Films, whose parent company is AMC Networks, picked up North American distribution rights. “‘Monica’ is a terrifically textured film anchored by multiple riveting performances,” says Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks Film Group.

Calvin Klein just debuted their new Spring 2024 campaign featuring a shirtless Jeremy Allen White in his underwear.

A man who calls himself "The Living Nostradamus" has unveiled his predictions for the new year - and it's apparently going to be eventful.

The festive season can be tiring, and the effects of lots of late nights can eventually show on your face, in the form of puffy eyes, dark circles and dehydrated skin. If this sounds familiar don't worry, as Boots shoppers think they've found a solution.

Valerie Wu Intern Ring in 2024 with Variety‘s list of New Year’s Eve specials to watch, including performances by stars like NewJeans, Ivy Queen, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Cardi B and Maroon 5. ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” The most-watched annual New Year’s Eve special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” returns with a global twist: K-pop girl group NewJeans will perform their hit song “Super Shy” live in South Korea, the first-ever performance on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from that country. Ryan Seacrest will serve as host for his 19th year and will lead the live countdown with pop star Rita Ora in Times Square.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Mbongeni Ngema, a distinguished South African musician and creator of the musical “Sarafina!,” died on Wednesday in a car accident. He was 68. “Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident while returning from a funeral he was attending in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape this evening,” his family said in a statement to the Associated Press.

The Iron Claw is officially out in theaters! Starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, and Stanley Simons, the film tells the story of the Von Erich family. White plays Kerry Von Erich, the “Modern Day Warrior,” who became a beloved wrestling superstar worldwide before he died by suicide. To play the role, White had to fit the part, and with training and a lot of eating, he gained 40 pounds of muscle.The 32-year-old star had to live by a strict training regime and consume a lot of calories.

Taylor Swift being booed while attending a recent American football this past weekend.On the latest episode of Kelce’s podcast, ‘New Heights’, which he co-hosts with his brother, Jason, the two discussed Swift’s appearance at the Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots game that took place on Sunday, December 17.Travis – who is the tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs and is dating Swift – addressed the mixed reactions the ‘Folklore’ singer received from New England Patriots fans when she appeared on the jumbo screen, repping Chiefs merch at the Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.“They showed Taylor at the game. You don’t see an entire home team fan base go insane for someone wearing the opposite colours. Just shows you how amazing that girl is,” Travis said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group expanded its board of directors from the original trio to a new total of nine board members, effective immediately. The board of Allen Media (originally called Entertainment Studios when it was founded in 1993) has comprised founder, chairman and CEO Byron Allen, film producer Carolyn Folks (Allen’s mother) and chief operating officer Terence Hill.

Katie Price is said to be set for a return to I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for its All Star series, twenty years after originally starring on the show. Back in 2004, the 45 year old mum-of-five charmed the nation as she fell in love with now-ex husband Peter Andre, with whom she shares children Junior, 18, and Princess, 16.

Deadline has confirmed that Byron Allen is taking another run at BET Media Group in a $3.5 billion bid sent to Paramount Global for BET and VH1. The offer followed a report that Paramount is in talks to sell BET to a management-led investor group.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Media mogul Byron Allen has renewed his attempt to acquire BET Media Group from Paramount Global — extending a $3.5 billion offer. On Tuesday, Allen, who is founder and CEO of Allen Media Group, emailed Paramount Global senior executives and board, offering $3.5 billion for BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable channel, VH1, BET Studios and streaming service BET+, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to Variety.

Elvis Costello joined Billy Joel live on stage at the latter’s show in New York last night (December 19) – check out the footage below.Joel was performing at the latest gig of his ongoing monthly concert residency at Madison Square Garden in NYC when Costello made a surprise appearance mid-set to assist on two tracks.The pair played a collaborative rendition of Costello’s 1978 song ‘Pump It Up’ before teaming up on a live version of Joel’s 1982 classic ‘Allentown’. For the first cut, Costello provided vocals while Joel played piano.

at home—or possibly back in .On December 17, the newly arrived at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts to watch boyfriend and the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the New England Patriots. Only this time, Swift opted for more of a low-key vibe than previous games, pairing a simple grey with one of her favored plaid miniskirts and a white and red knit beanie, though she kept her signature red lipstick.This departure from more game day looks is somewhat of a surprise given she was joined at the game by stylist Ashley Avignone, though the certainly made it's way into this fall.Swift and co.

Kitao Sakurai (Twisted Metal) is set to direct the pilot and an additional episode of Prime Video‘s Butterfly, a TV adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Arash Amel.

Prince Archie was just a few months old when his mum and dad Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to quit their royal roles.

What To Watch. This week’s column is different; as we near the end of the year, we’ve compiled our seven favorite movies of 2023 and how to watch them.‘Society of the Snow’ is Spain’s Oscar entry, exploring the true story of a horrifying plane crashAriana DeBose plays an astronaut in new Sci-Fi film set on spaceMartin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is based on the conspiracy behind the 1920’s murders of the Osage Nation, a tribe that were labeled as the richest people on Earth after the oil boom in America. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, two of Scorsese’s most frequent collaborators, and explores topics that he’s well versed in.

We’re getting closer to the release of the highly-anticipated movie The Iron Claw!

It sounds like Santa ain’t such a saint after all…

Naman Ramachandran Ena Sendijarević’s “Sweet Dreams,” Netherlands’ submission in the Academy Awards international feature category, has secured North American distribution via Dekanalog. The film had its world premiere at Locarno, where it won the Pardo for best performance for Renée Soutendijk (“Suspiria”) and the second prize of the junior jury. The film debuted in North America in Toronto’s Centrepiece section and won the Silver Hugo new directors award at Chicago.