Vox Media Lays Off 6% of Staff After Sharp Revenue Drop-Off Amid Pandemic

Bobby Shmurda is almost home. An officer from the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has reportedly told Complex that the long-incarcerated rapper is expected to appear in front of the Board of Parole later this month — the week of August 17, to be precise.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks said the coronavirus pandemic and a substantial impairment charge contributed to a significant decline in second quarter profit, the latest media company to show the signs of grappling with conditions that have scuttled TV production and slowed the flow of advertising.The New York owner of the AMC, IFC and Sundance cable networks said net income fell to $15 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with $128.7 million, or $2.25 a share, in the

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlings. And it appears that is playing out at this year’s New York Film Festival, which will not only debut a feature-length episode of the anthology as its Opening Night film but will also showcase two additional episodes as part of the main slate.

Moments ago, the New York Film Festival announced their Opening Night Selection, and it’s not a title you’d expect. Going in a different direction than at least I anticipated, they’ve tapped Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock as the Opener.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup to Include Films Directed by Regina King, Halle BerryNYFF this year will host outdoor and virtual screenings with some indoor screenings as possible as directed by state and health officials.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmFilm at Lincoln Center has set the Steve McQueen-directed Lovers Rock as the opening-night film of the 58th New York Film Festival. The film will be making its world premiere, and the festival is going heavily into the work of McQueen, who became the first Black filmmaker to win the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.Lovers Rock is part of his Small Axe anthology, which comprises five original films by the director.

Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The “12 Years a Slave” director will get the opening night slot for the 1980s-set music romance “Lovers Rock” in addition to two other premieres for films in his anthology series.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

Amanda Stanton is dating attorney Oren Agman, Us Weekly can confirm.The Bachelor alum, 30, shared a photo on Saturday, August 1, of herself and her new beau embracing on a boat while they watched the sunset. “Summer nights,” she captioned the sweet snap.

The National Hockey League is restarting its pandemic-era 2020 season with Grammy winner Michael Buble singing the national anthem for the opening New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes match-up on Saturday. But beyond that, NBC, NBCSN and the NHL Network viewers stateside and Sportsnet and CBC audiences in Canada will see games unlike any ever broadcast as the pro hockey league looks to salvage a season ravaged by the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBill Maher returned to original episodes for the first time in a month, still resigned to taping HBO’s Real Time at his own house.He came back with a bang though, with a strong guest list that included Kerry Washington discussing her ACLU documentary The Fight, Jim Carrey on his new bestselling novel, and a spirited discussion with now-ex-New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss and New York Times Magazine and Harper’s Magazine contributor Thomas Chatterton

The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced GLAAD to scrap in-person ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles for its 31st annual awards event but it couldn't stop the show. The media advocacy organization presented a virtual ceremony tonight on GLAAD's Facebook and YouTube accounts (a version will air on Logo Aug.

The 2020 GLAAD Media Awards are being handed out in a virtual ceremony on Thursday night. Hosted by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the event combines the LGBTQ media advocacy organization’s separate New York and Los Angeles events into one live-streamed show.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFormer Live Nation New York president Anthony Makes has launched Brooklyn Made, an independent concert promotions company.  According to the announcement, the 30-year industry veteran is “looking to redefine what it means to be a 21 st century music company” and will operate out of his home in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y.“After having a front row seat to everything that was happening in the corporate concert promotion world, I really felt now

NEW YORK -- Not only can President Donald Trump's niece Mary sell books, she can draw a crowd on television. Her one-hour interview with Rachel Maddow last Thursday reached 5.2 million people, the biggest audience ever for one of Maddow's shows and largest ever for a regularly-scheduled show on MSNBC, the Nielsen company said.

Also Read: Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail After Pleading Not Guilty in Epstein Sex Trafficking CaseEpstein was arrested last year on sex trafficking charges. Federal prosecutors said that Epstein sexually abused dozens of underage girls and paid many of them to recruit others.

NEW YORK -- USA Today says that a column that the newspaper solicited and published from presidential trade adviser Peter Navarro criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci was misleading and did not meet fact-checking standards.

Construction on Kanye West's road to the White House has shut down. Ten days after the musician and clothing designer tweeted that he was running in the 2020 election, the effort seems to have quietly ceased.