Fremantle Owner Downgrades 2023 Financials Following Half-Year Profit Tumble

It has been an anxious summer in Burbank, Bristol and the rest of the Disney-ESPN empire thanks to ongoing cutbacks, movie box office disappointments and strategic uncertainties. Disney stock recently sank to a nine-year low.

The son of a Scots grandad who had his thumb ripped off by a devil dog has hit out at Police Scotland and prosecutors for their lack of action after the attack. The American Bulldog, named Pablo, mauled the 72-year-old pensioner as he tried to protect his own pet dog in Blackburn, West Lothian, in July 2021.

Meghan Markle will be joining Prince Harry in Europe next month, it’s been confirmed.

Global’s fall 2023 primetime premiere lineup is guaranteed to keep viewers entertained with its supersized reality TV slate and hotly anticipated new Canadian drama.

Gemma Chan is joining the video game franchise Diablo IV!

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2023 U.S. Open officially kicks off Monday Aug.

The owner of fashion brand Bench, which shot to fame in the 1990s and was worn by celebrities such as Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher, has been sold.

Thania Garcia The Hispanic Heritage Foundation will be honoring Café Tacvba, Omar Apollo and Cesar Conde – the chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group — at the 36th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards on Sept. 7, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

TIFF must be the place.

This year’s Chef’s Best will feature concoctions whipped up by chefs and mixologists from 26 area restaurants or culinary enterprises.

The SAG and WGA strikes threatened to really ruin the fall film festival season for a minute there. And while some films eventually did bail, not wanting to risk the idea of now acting talent there to promote it— “Challengers” and “Dune 2” for two examples—despite the challenges of promotion and worries around it, the 2023 fall film festival selections have been excellent at all of the festivals.

EXCLUSIVE: Apploff Entertainment, the company behind Fox’s Beat Shazam and Don’t Forget The Lyrics, has named Fremantle’s Joni Day as its new EVP, Entertainment.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle and Ukraine’s STB are teaming on “Power of Talent,” a feature documentary on the lives of previous “Ukraine’s Got Talent” contestants, revealing the obstacles they face amidst the ongoing conflict. The documentary will follow the journeys of Ukrainian acts including Light Balance Kids, Natasha Korotkina and Artem Fesko as they take to various “Got Talent” stages across the world.

Travis Scott is hitting the road for the first time since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that left 10  attendees dead. 

The upcoming 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are set to include some of the biggest stars in music — and some newcomers.

The 2023 MTV VMAs nominations are here!

2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor Swift leads the pack with an impressive eight nominations in categories that include the major three — Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Cannes favorites including Jonathan Glazer’s searing drama “The Zone of Interest” and Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning crime thriller “Anatomy of a Fall” will play at this year’s New York Film Festival. Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the annual fete, on Tuesday announced the 32 films that comprise the main slate of the 61st edition.

Queens Of The Stone Age have added a new UK show to their upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland.The update follows the announcement that their ‘The End Is Nero’ tour will arrive in the UK and Europe later this year – kicking off with a now-sold-out show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on November 4.After making stops across Luxembourg, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Antwerp, Josh Homme and co. will play a series of live sets in the UK, including a spot at the O2 Arena in London on November 15.Now, it has been announced that an extra UK date has been added to the scheduled tour for the end of 2023 – a gig at the International Centre in Bournemouth on November 16.The show will take place just after the rock veterans play in the UK capital, and two days before they head over to Glasgow for a slot at the OVO Hydro arena.

Bruce Springsteen has shared an official video highlights reel capturing his 2023 European and UK/Ireland tour – watch it below.The legendary singer-songwriter’s most recent set of dates with the E Street Band ran between April 28 and July 5. He took to the stage in cities such as Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Oslo.In the United Kingdom, The Boss made a double appearance at BST Hyde Park in London following gigs in Birmingham and Edinburgh.