During the streaming boom, Sony was one of the few big entertainment companies that held back from creating its own platform. And now that the market is experiencing a cooling-off period, Ravi Ahuja, chairman of Sony’s Global Television Studios, is seeing this as an immense advantage. During a keynote at Content London on Wednesday, Ahuja…
SPA SELECTIONS “Carmen,” “Foe,” “Limbo,” Australia’s Oscar contender “Shayda,” “Streets of Colour” and “The Royal Hotel” have received the six nominations for best feature film at this year’s Screen Producers Australia Awards. The SPA Awards will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the final evening of the Screen Forever conference. In the documentary feature section,…
Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on several “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” films before launching the bot battling competition Robot Wars, has died. He was 77. Thorpe died Friday of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, his daughter Megan Feffer shared on Facebook. “For him, early onset Parkinson’s disease started out with relatively…
It’s almost time for the “Dancing With the Stars” finale! During Tuesday night’s semi-finals, the remaining five pairs each danced two full routines — one Latin routine and one ballroom. Emotions were running high as they all eagerly wanted to make it to next week’s finale. During the episode, Jason Mraz admitted that “a few weeks…
During the streaming boom, Sony was one of the few big entertainment companies that held back from creating its own platform. And now that the market is experiencing a cooling-off period, Ravi Ahuja, chairman of Sony’s Global Television Studios, is seeing this as an immense advantage. During a keynote at Content London on Wednesday, Ahuja…
SPA SELECTIONS “Carmen,” “Foe,” “Limbo,” Australia’s Oscar contender “Shayda,” “Streets of Colour” and “The Royal Hotel” have received the six nominations for best feature film at this year’s Screen Producers Australia Awards. The SPA Awards will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the final evening of the Screen Forever conference. In the documentary feature section,…
Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on several “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” films before launching the bot battling competition Robot Wars, has died. He was 77. Thorpe died Friday of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, his daughter Megan Feffer shared on Facebook. “For him, early onset Parkinson’s disease started out with relatively…
It’s almost time for the “Dancing With the Stars” finale! During Tuesday night’s semi-finals, the remaining five pairs each danced two full routines — one Latin routine and one ballroom. Emotions were running high as they all eagerly wanted to make it to next week’s finale. During the episode, Jason Mraz admitted that “a few weeks…
Peacock has released the trailer for Season 2 of “Dr. Death,” starring Edgar Ramírez and Mandy Moore. The series is based on a true story told by the popular Wondery podcast of the same name. Per the series’ description, Season 2 of “Dr. Death” centers on “’Miracle Man’ Paolo Macchiarini, a charming surgeon renowned for…
At a time when songwriting and production credits often run for pages, JVKE’s “golden hour” is a distinct outlier. From its piano intro and rap-sung verses to the soaring chorus and strings-adorned outro, the genre-defying track is the handiwork of a genuinely DIY artist and his brother, Zac Lawson. Over the course of four months,…
Paramount Global’s streaming division has elevated two content execs to new leadership positions: Jeff Grossman is now EVP of programming for Paramount+ and Amy Kuessner, EVP of programming for Pluto TV, the company’s ad-supported streaming service. Grossman will oversee a “holistic” content strategy for Paramount+ globally. He most recently was EVP of content and business…
Whether it’s a soundtrack, a score or a song placement, there are countless wrong ways to do music for film and so few ways to make it feel right. There’s very little leeway, which is why it can be so challenging for even the most successful hitmakers to make the transition to film music —…
Super indie production company Banijay has unveiled a push into “sportainment” with the launch of a new sports division. Banijay Sports will focus on entertainment, documentary and digital content with a sports angle as well as pursuing new partnerships, content investment and M&A in the field. The new division will not pursue broadcast or streaming…
Apple has announced the most popular podcasts of 2023 — and true crime once again leads the pack. Audiochuck’s long-running “Crime Junkie,” hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat, was the No. 1 most-listened to podcast overall on Apple Podcasts in the U.S., according to the tech giant. The true-crime podcast topped the U.S. chart…
