Vivendi Wins European Movie Licensing Battle With Paramount

This Is Spinal Tap have set up a licensing body to exclusively manage the cult film’s rights.Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, creators of the iconic mockumentary, have set up a wholly-owned entity to manage the licensing of the film and all rights related to it.It comes after the film’s creators settled their rights dispute with French media group Vivendi and its StudioCanal division, in which Shearer alleged in a 2016 suit that despite decades of cult success,

Brexit trade deal, the chief executive of UK Music has warned.The government agreed on a deal with the EU on Christmas Eve ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1, 2021.While workers from some industries will be able to travel to the EU on business without a visa, musicians are not included in the list of exemptions.Bands and industry figures have warned that extra visa costs could make touring the continent financially unviable.

Naman Ramachandran Four and a half years after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016, the two negotiating sides have finally arrived at a Brexit deal.The agreement will allow for tariff and quota-free trade in goods and services across a range of areas.

Clayton Davis The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” as this year’s big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand), adapted screenplay and cinematography. Leading the CFCA nominations with seven, the Searchlight Pictures drama has performed astoundingly with the half dozen critics awards that have been announced thus far.

K.T. Oslin, a multiplatinum country singer-songwriter who won three Grammys including one for her breakout single “’80s Ladies,” died today. She was 78. She had been battling Parkinson’s diseases and living in an assisted care facility for several years and recently was diagnosed with Covid-19. No official cause of death was announced.

I have cried about a lot of things in 2020 — the loss of loved ones, the loss of quality time with friends and family, the loss of a sense of identity and temporality. I have wept due to fear and anger and injustice and disappointment.

Clayton Davis Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” continued its reign this weekend, winning four awards — including best film, director, actress (Frances McDormand) and adapted screenplay — at the Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards.Zhao won director at all five critics awards handed out in the last week.Leslie Odom Jr.

Michelle Pfeiffer talks about one of her most iconic roles in the latest edition of Variety‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast.

France, making small-screen stars of its ordinary folk, the country's most famous and likely most adored news presenter became the story himself Friday as he anchored his 1 p.m.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Italy’s Oscar contender “Notturno” named European Movie of the Year; U.K.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has unveiled two bills that aim to regulate, reshape, and rein in the power of big technology platforms, particularly the U.S. giants including Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon.

Nomadland is one of the movies you need to keep on your radar for the 2021 awards season and a new trailer was just released!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVivendi, the parent company of Canal Plus and Universal Music Group, has entered exclusive negotiations with Gruner + Jahr/Bertelsmann to acquire 100% of Prisma Media, a leading publishing group in France.“This acquisition would perfectly fit with Vivendi’s strategy as a leading media, content and communications group, complementing the scope of its existing activities,” said Vivendi in a release.

A self-imposed Sunday deadline for a Brexit deal has been extended by the United Kingdom and European Union, continuing the crucial discussions on trade. Both sides, though, warned that they were unlikely to reach an agreement.

Former Vivendi Chairman Vincent Bollore and Vivendi Chief Executive Officer Arnaud De Puyfontaine are among those charged by Italian prosecutors for allegedly driving down broadcaster Mediaset SpA’s share price in a market manipulation scheme, Bloomberg News reports.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. and the European Union have agreed to extend ongoing discussions on post-Brexit free trade negotiations, saying that it was “responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile.”The talks have been going on for months and U.K.

In a tight Oscar race in the International Film category, Thomas Vinterberg‘s celebrated “Another Round” is increasingly looking like an easy bet for a nomination. The Venice Film Festival drama swept the major honors at the 2020 European Film Awards including European Film, Director (Vinterberg), Actor (Mads Mikkelsen) and Screenplay.