NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Enterprises Restructures to Boost Content Production (EXCLUSIVE)

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was the target of a rocket attack Sunday night.

HBO Max thriller certainly left a lot of questions unanswered in the end, even as Cassie's (Kaley Cuoco) topsy-turvy, chaotic and incredibly messy journey seemed to wrap up on a bright note.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBrussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired “Mother Schmuckers,” which will world premiere at Sundance. The film marks the feature debut of Lenny and Harpo Guit, and is the first Belgian movie set to play in Sundance’s midnight section.Set in contemporary Brussels, the film tells the story of two brothers in their twenties, supremely stupid and never bored.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSkydance Television has struck an exclusive first-look deal with Exile Content Studio to develop and produce scripted English-language series, Variety has learned.“We are very proud to partner with Exile Content Studio to bring its diverse array of Latinx-based content to our current development slate,” said Jesse Sisgold, Skydance Media president and chief creative officer.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAn array of high-profile documentarians have come on board “The Conspiracy,” exploring the history of anti-Semitism and archaic conspiracies against the Jewish people, Variety has learned exclusively.“The Conspiracy” will explore various myths and inaccuracies that have plagued Jewish people and the Jewish religion through the centuries, and which have given rise to a unique prejudice that persists to this day.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNascar champion Jimmie Johnson is getting ready to take part in a different sort of race.The veteran driver, a seven-time Nascar Cup Series champion, has started a new production company.

Joshua Bassett is getting into the festive mood.Bassett, along with his talented co-stars from the Disney+ series, rings in the holiday season with a 45-minute special, High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special, on Friday, where they share their favorite holiday traditions, sing iconic favorites and offer two sneak peeks of the upcoming second season. ET debuts a first look at Bassett's performance of his original Christmas song, «The Perfect Gift,» which will be featured in season

Rebecca Davis editorAlibaba Pictures has launched a new in-house film studio modeled on A24 and called “Surprise Works.” The company announced a large line-up of upcoming local projects, which it says herald a strategic shift more firmly towards original content production.In the past, Alibaba Pictures cast itself in more of a complementary than primary role in local production, acting frequently as a joint financier and distributor.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentParis-based Logical Pictures, a four-year-old company that has financed more than 20 movies including “Revenge,” is launching 21 Content Ventures, an investment fund dedicated to internationally-driven films and series.Set to launch in January, the investment fund will be capped at €100 million ($121.6 million) and is structured as an evergreen fund — meaning it’s an open-ended fund with no termination date, allowing investors to exit 21 Content Ventures

Meena Harris, the CEO of Phenomenal (and niece of California Senator and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris), and former Funny or Die executive producer and Enfranchisement CEO Brad Jenkins are launching a production house called Phenomenal Productions. The new production studio will create videos, social content, and products for causes, nonprofits, foundations and companies.

Dave McNary Film ReporterContent Partners LLC has acquired the FilmDistrict​ library, including “Olympus Has Fallen,” “Looper” and the first two “Insidious” movies.“We’re thrilled to bring these popular titles from FilmDistrict to new platforms while building our library and continuing to be leading owners of intellectual property in the entertainment industry,” said John Mass, executive vice president of Content Partners.

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi arm Dust has teamed with Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood’s Balboa Productions to develop the sci-fi sports drama series Mesh based on the short story by the same name by Rich Larson. Edward Ricourt (Jessica Jones, Wayward Pines, Raising Dion) is on board to adapt.

Rich Mento and Russell Boast have been named co-presidents of the Casting Society of America. Mento, who was formerly the Society’s vice president, will serve alongside Boast, who as CSA president has headed up its Inclusion and Diversity and Training and Education Committees.

Naman Ramachandran Canada-based global distribution group Blue Ant International has notched up sales of crime-themed content to several Asian platforms, coming into the Asian Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore.The ATF runs as part of the Singapore Media Festival.Pan-Asian linear network, A+E Networks Asia has picked up season five of Arrow Media and Saloon Media’s “See No Evil,” a series about how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras.In Thailand, linear broadcaster,

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