Cowboy Jack Clement Film Rights Acquired by Visionary Media Group; Album Also Planned (EXCLUSIVE)

Journalist and filmmaker Geraldine Moriba is joining Allen Media Group’s The Grio as senior vice president of news and entertainment, focusing on development, brand sponsorships and editorial partnerships.

Actor Joe Lara has died in a plane crash near Nashville. He was 58.

Working from home required some creative solutions–something Julianne Moore knows all about.

KINGS is one of the rising acts on the music (and social media!) scene we’re excited about, and we want to give Just Jared readers an exclusive chance to know her even better!

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterEtheria Film Night has unveiled its 2021 Official Short Films Showcase Lineup, which will stream exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror films and thrillers.The films will be available Friday, June 25, through July 25.  The festival is a showcase of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action and thriller films directed by women.

EXCLUSIVE: Bondit Media Capital, which became an important funder for independent film and television during Covid, is partnering with Vancouver-based Arcana Studio to launch Bondit Canada Capital.

Just in time for the unveiling of its 2021-22 schedule next week, the CW has secured its largest affiliate group for the next season and beyond. The broadcast network and Nexstar Media Group (as well as its operating partners) have reached multi-year agreements to renew CW affiliations in 37 markets across the country (28 Nexstar- and 9 partner-owned television stations), which cover more than 31% of the U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDoha-based beIN Media Group and Sony Pictures Television have partnered on a multi-year content deal covering the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey that will give beIN’s TV outlets a boost.BeIN Media Group has more than 180 pay-TV channels worldwide, aired mostly across the Middle East and North Africa.

Tremenda Nota es el medio socio del Los Angeles Blade en Cuba. Esta nota salió en su sitio web el 17 de mayo.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJeff Blackburn, a former high-level Amazon exec who just recently left after more than two decades, is coming back — in a newly created role, giving him oversight over a consolidated media group.The new appointment was announced internally Thursday by Andy Jassy, currently CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), who is set to succeed Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO in the third quarter.Blackburn “has decided to return to Amazon as SVP of a new Global Media & Entertainment

A.D. Amorosi Twenty years since the release of her first album, Miranda Lambert still happily confounds country’s hardcore traditionalists as to who she is, precisely, while maintaining Texas and Nashville’s interest and fandom.

Jake Paul is so skillful – at being Jake Paul! We’ve got to give him props! Meanwhile, Chris Brown is in his 30s and refuses to grow up! His entitlement and juvenile behavior is… to be expected! Also, what do U make of the women doxing Ben Affleck and Matthew Perry? We have a lot of thoughts on Rayagate! Plus, Lilly Singh, Disney and MORE!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDisgraced TV journos Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer are back hosting another small market morning show — but this time, as imagined by Fox’s “Let’s Be Real,” in Fairbanks, Alaska.On Thursday night’s episode, the “Let’s Be Real” puppets imagine Rose and Lauer now toiling in the 49th state — moving on from their previous.

Justin Timberlake Is Working to Bring a Pro Baseball Team to Nashville Alex Rodriguez Says He Used to Go Through 36 Pieces of Gum Per Game Barack Obama and Others Celebrate Negro League's 100-Year Anniversary

Vice Media Group took aim at the “archaic” and “shallow” use of gender, age and ethnicity in advertising during a virtual NewFronts presentation to digital media buyers.

Last year, we saw the film “Hillbilly Elegy” get roasted by critics for its depiction of poverty through the lens of white Americans. The film had a number of issues, including questionable politics, but it was clear that there’s a large group of people who don’t necessarily want a Trump-era film about how white people struggle.