Veteran Producers Joey Marra & Nate Matteson Join Closer Media To Oversee Expansion In Non-Fiction & Scripted TV

CAA has formed CAA Evolution, an investment bank and advisory firm poised to make deals across sports, media and entertainment.

Kevin Turen, producer of Euphoria and The Idol, has died. He was 44.

Joey Fatone opened up in a candid interview about cosmetic procedures and those *NSYNC reunion tour rumors.

Joey Fatone isn’t shy when it comes to talking about the work he has done to his body!

EXCLUSIVE: Documentary+, the ad-supported streaming platform launched by Bryn Mooser’s XTR, is moving into distribution.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based manager Jessica Morgulis, whose clients include Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo, has left Authentic Talent and Literary to join Entertainment 360. Her first day at the new company is today.

Ellise Shafer Cineflix Media, a leading independent producer and distributor, is expanding its operations by opening a Vancouver branch of Cineflix Studios run by industry veteran Mark Miller. The Vancouver office will “focus on producing and co-producing scripted series, movies, and factual content for North American and international streamers and broadcasters,” according to a press release.

An illuminated whale shark, a garden of fire and giant glowing flowers are among the installations coming to Salford Quays for the Lightwaves Salford this winter. This year the free, interactive light show celebrates its 10th anniversary.

The Marrakech International Film Festival has unveiled the 25 projects selected for the sixth edition of its industry-focused Atlas Workshops, aimed at nurturing emerging Moroccan, Arab and African talent.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Christmas has come early for Beatles fans… who fortunately have been granted a week between gifts, so they don’t have to choose which to unwrap first. There was Thursday’s release, of course, of the newsmaking “Now and Then” single, a track that features the late John Lennon and George Harrison that was recently completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with Martin on board as McCartney’s co-producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly and Oscar nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck) are in final negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) and Boyd Holbrook (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) in Last Meals.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Heather Dietrick, CEO of IAC‘s Daily Beast, is leaving the news and opinion website at the end of 2023, Variety has learned. Dietrick has been hired as chief media officer at Outside Interactive, whose 13 editorial brands include Outside Magazine, Backpacker, Ski, Climbing, Yoga Journal, Velo, Pinkbike and Triathlete. She will remain with the Daily Beast through the end of the year as IAC searches for her replacement.

Saturday Night Live season 49 is back in its third week with a roller coaster of feels.

Tons are stars are celebrating spooky season together!

Bristol Rovers have sacked former Manchester City player Joey Barton as manager after a poor start to the season left the club 16th in League One.

Nate Bargatze is making his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on Saturday (October 28), and you might be curious about the stand-up comic who just delivered the opening monologue.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Shannon Lee, daughter of the legendary actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, recently told The Telegraph that she remains unaware why Quentin Tarantino decided to portray her father as “the a-hole” in his 2019 movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Shannon Lee spoke out against the film’s portrayal of Bruce Lee at the time, which led to a highly-publicized back and forth between her and Tarantino in many interviews. “It’s interesting. I actually don’t know,” Shannon says now about the reasoning behind Tarantino’s controversial portrayal of Bruce Lee.

Stand-up comic Nate Bargatze, whose family-friendly routines have earned him the reputation as the Nicest Guy In Comedy, shows an entirely different side of himself in today’s Saturday Night Live promo.

Nate Bargatze is having a big year this week.In addition to hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 28 with musical guest Foo Fighters, the Tennessee native just announced an additional 41 shows as part of his ongoing ‘Be Funny Tour.’“We’re tryna be funny,” Bargatze deadpanned on Instagram.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Fotosíntesis Media, a Mexican pioneer in cause-driven entertainment, has unveiled “Ch’ulel,” a 2D fantasy adventure animated feature for 6-8s tapping into the mindset of Tzeltal community. Mexico City-based, Fotosíntesis Media burst onto the scene in 2015, launched by Cannes-winning director Carlos Reygadas and producer Jaime Romandia and director-producer Miguel Angel Uriegas.