Netflix Names Eunice Kim as Chief Product Officer, Elizabeth Stone as Chief Technology Officer (EXCLUSIVE)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Along with the expansion of streaming, among the unintended consequences of COVID and the SAG-AFTRA actors strike has been global consumers’ growing consumption of non-English-language films and TV shows. That in turn has elevated familiarity with and acceptance of Asian local shows and Asian performers – not just those riding the Korean wave.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music To put the rather overheated hype around the new Rolling Stones album in superfan-quibbling terms, “Hackney Diamonds” is not their best work since “Some Girls,” released some 45 years ago — but it is their best since “Tattoo You,” which is just three years younger. That the Stones have reached such a peak while grappling with what an octogenarian rock band should sound like — one that recently lost their drummer of nearly 60 years, no less — is perhaps the most impressive feat of all.

Disney has upped Tinisha Agramonte to SVP and Chief Diversity Officer, effective immediately, overseeing the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.

EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott’s Scott Free has appointed Elyse Seder as EVP and Head of Nonfiction and named EVP Marjorie Chodorov Head of Physical Production.

EXCLUSIVE: Some of Hollywood’s biggest names met with the leadership of SAG-AFTRA today to get the lowdown on the breakdown of talks with the studios and streamers last week.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix is offering a fiery new look at the upcoming “Avatar: The Last Airbender” live-action series. The streamer has released new first look photos of multiple Fire Nation characters, specifically: Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai (see below), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as General Iroh (above), Ken Leung as Commander Zhao (see below), and Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula (see below). Netflix also presented a new image of Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko (see below).

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Paula Reid, has been named CNN‘s chief legal affairs correspondent, a vote of confidence in the reporter who joined the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet in 2021. Reid has been highly visible on CNN in recent months, covering federal and state investigations into former President Trump as well as a Special Counsel probe into President Biden’s handling of classified documents during his time as vice president.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix is developing a limited series based on the life of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Philippe Bober’s Coproduction Office, whose recent films include Jessica Hausner’s Cannes Competition title “Club Zero” and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness,” has kicked off international sales on Gust Van den Berghe‘s “The Magnet Man.” The Paris and Berlin based production and sales outfit is attending this week’s MIA Market in Rome. Van den Berghe’s previous films, “Blue Bird” (2011) and “Little Baby Jesus of Flandr” (2010), have both premiered in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. “The Magnet Man,” which is in post-production, tells the tragicomic tale of how our greatest talents can become our greatest flaws, and how unpredictable our lives can be.

Sharon Stone has revealed that she suffers from seizures if she doesn’t get eight hours of sleep a night.The Basic Instinct star was given a one percent chance of survival after she suffered a bleed on her brain in 2001. The actress has been taking medication ever since, but admits she’s lost out on a lot of work due to her condition.“I’ve become more comfortable with publicly saying what’s really happened to me now,’ she told People magazine. “For a long time I wanted to pretend that I was just fine.”She continued: “I need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep for my brain medication to work so that I don’t have seizures.

Sharon Stone is pulling back the covers on a severe health scare that nearly took her life over 20 years ago.

A TikToker who helps new parents choose unique baby names has shared ten of the rarest names given to girls last year. With more people getting creative with baby names, Stephanie Lynn Coffield gave some suggestions on what to add to your list.

After spearheading Netflix‘s entry into advertising last year, veteran exec Jeremi Gorman has exited the company.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor After just more than a year at Netflix booting up the streamer’s ad business, Jeremi Gorman is leaving the company. Amy Reinhard, previously VP of studio operations, will succeed Gorman as president of advertising. The change comes as Netflix announced two other notable C-suite appointments Tuesday, promoting Eunice Kim to chief product officer and Elizabeth Stone to CTO.

Exploring the sexuality of Emma Stone’s “Poor Things” character was an important part of the storyline, says director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Steven J. Horowitz The Rolling Stones have released “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder, the second single off of their upcoming album “Hackney Diamonds.” Frontman Mick Jagger penned the languid blues number at his home in London.

Mary Ellen Coe was installed as YouTube‘s Chief Business Officer last fall, just as the activity level at the company was beginning to surge even by the breakneck standards of a startup-turned-digital-behemoth.

Manchester City are poised to welcome back Mateo Kovacic for the Carabao Cup third-round tie with Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday night (8pm).

Keith Richards has said that John Lennon and George Harrison would have fitted into The Rolling Stones in a new interview.Speaking to The Telegraph, Richards opened up about The Beatles and the rivalry between the band’s fans in the sixties.Richards explained: “I don’t think John Lennon would have had much problem fitting into the Stones, or George, if you can imagine that sort of thing happening.”He continued: “We were the same generation, and we all loved the same music. When we first heard The Beatles, we were relieved that there was some other band in England on the same track that we were on.

“Yellowstone” fans have been anxiously awaiting news about the series as the final episodes of Season 5 are yet to be released. It’s been a wild ride for viewers as after the first half of the season, so much drama surrounding the show began. New reports suggest that at one point, Kevin Costner was begging to return to the series.