Lionsgate Records Quarterly Loss of $45.4 Million, Starz Global Streaming Subscriptions Hit 16.7 Million

After Aaliyah‘s 1996 album ‘One In A Million’ finally arrived on the streaming services on Friday, her uncle – and the owner of the label that owns the rights in the record – posted a statement on Instagram this weekend.Barry Hankerson’s Blackground Records announced earlier this month a new partnership with artist services firm Empire that would result in albums and soundtracks controlled by the label being reissued and distributed to all the digital platforms.That announcement was most

Gloria Estefan recently sold her home on Miami’s Star Island for a whopping $35 million and we have all the photos from inside the incredible estate.

Aaliyah's One In A Million has arrived on all major streaming platforms, marking the first time the album has been available in the streaming era. The arrival follows a deal by the late singer's label, Blackground 2.0.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJB Perrette has a unique perch on the global television business.The longtime Discovery International chief sits atop a collection of more than 200 channels serving up content in more than 50 languages. This summer, he’s in the throes of rolling out the Discovery Plus streaming service in the many territories where Discovery has a strong foothold, and he helped steer Discovery’s Eurosport and its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.

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A 7-year-old boy who spent some time in late July swimming in a northern California lake has died after he contracted an “extremely rare” brain-eating amoeba in the water.

Billboard.Freimuth has led the awards process for the Grammys since 2004, including handling the nominations process and the eligibility rules, both of which have come under criticism in recent years and led to new reforms. Also exiting are the Recording Academy’s VP of communications, Lourdes Lopez, and chief marketing and innovations officer, Lisa Farris.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a major shakeup at the Recording Academy, longtime chief awards officer Bill Freimuth has left the organization, along with VP of communications Lourdes Lopez and chief marketing and innovations officer Lisa Farris, Variety has confirmed. Freimuth had overseen the complex and often controversial nominating and awards process for the Grammy Awards since 2004.Reps for the Recording Academy did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment.

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Season two of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is delivering major drama!

 is back for its sophomore run, with the season 2 trailer dropping on Friday. The entire season 1 cast — Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Jen Shah and Mary Cosby — is back, along with a new Housewife, Jennie Nguyen.«Jennie is a little firecracker, OK?» Jen proclaims, and that sentiment is quickly proven true, with Jennie getting in the mix with both the women and her family in the teaser spot.

arrested by federal agents back in March, and the aftermath is revealed in the just-released trailer, which you can watch below.“Do you know how f—ing scared I am?” she asks her husband at the prospect of jail time.Shah and her assistant Stuart Smith, who was also featured on the Bravo reality series, allegedly carried out a “wide-ranging telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims throughout the United States,” prosecutors said.According to prosecutors, the pair marketed fraudulent

Deadline (Netflix did not comment when asked by TheWrap).Kemp will retain an executive producer role on the “Power” spinoffs, which are all in various stages of production. The agreement is similar to that of Shonda Rhimes and “Grey’s Anatomy,” when she left ABC for Netflix back in 2018.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back on the house hunt.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“The Suicide Squad” opened to $4.1 million in Thursday night previews, bolstered by strong reviews and the wider world of fandom’s mania for all things James Gunn.Theater owners are hoping that the very R-rated comic book film will provide a much-needed jolt to the box office after concerns about the Delta variant and new distribution models have stalled their recovery.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMike Chester has been upped to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Promotion & Commerce for Warner Records. According ot eh announcement, in his expanded role, Chester will continue to lead the label’s promotion department while also overseeing its strategy across streaming, digital, and commercial platforms and accounts.

When you think of some of the most successful TV creators of all time, you have to put Trey Parker and Matt Stone up there in the discussion. Believe it or not, their hit animated comedy series, “South Park” has been on the air for 25 years, and the duo has just signed what is likely the biggest deal of their careers to continue to make the show (and films) for another half-decade.

ViacomCBS added 6.5 streaming subscribers in the second quarter, reaching 42 million worldwide, powered by the rebranded and expanded Paramount+.