A dynamic space where the latest trends in entertainment meet cultural exploration. From film and music to art and literature, this category celebrates the diversity and vibrancy of global culture.
Fubo shareholders have approved a deal with Disney to merge its business with the video service Hulu With Live TV to shake up the streaming TV business. The approval secured at a special meeting of shareholders held by Fubo on Tuesday still requires regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions for a deal that aims…
Coinciding with The Hollywood Reporter’s Creators A-List issue and event, THR will — for the first time ever — produce a dedicated Podcast Roundtable featuring top contenders for the newly introduced best podcast category at the Golden Globes. The announcement fittingly debuts on International Podcast Day, marking the medium’s growing global impact. The addition of…
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Saudi Arabia has increased its private investment in state-backed film production. On Tuesday, during the Cultural Investment Conference 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia unveiled two new film investments totaling SR32.5 million (US$8.7 million) with backing from foreign film production companies. No specific details on the new foreign film investments were offered. In recent years, international…
For broadcasters in the twentieth century — the century when broadcasting was the main transmission belt for mass communications in America, unlike the present century — the phrase they all knew by heart sounded less like a reminder than a threat. The granting of a broadcast license by the Federal Communications Commission was contingent upon…
Schmigadoon! is heading to Broadway. A musical based on the musical Apple TV+ series will transfer to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre this spring, with previews starting April 4 and an opening night April 20. The show is currently set to run through Sept. 6. The show follows New York doctors Josh and Melissa, who go backpacking…
Respect for the theatrical window, co-productions and the upcoming rebrand of the Disney+‘s Star tile to Hulu in international markets were in focus during a keynote session featuring Sofía Fábregas, vp of original production at Disney+ Spain, on Tuesday, the opening day of the fifth annual Iberseries & Platino Industria. Fábregas took the stage five…
David Cross has become the latest comedian to criticize his fellow comics for participating in Saudi Arabia‘s Riyadh Comedy Festival. Cross wrote a rather scathing open letter denouncing performers at the event, who are reportedly being paid top dollar while agreeing to a set of censorious guidelines regarding what they can and cannot joke about…
Paramount’s Nickelodeon has acquired the rights to the CGI animated series The Marsupilamis, a fresh take on the beloved kids brand, for markets outside of the U.S. “This fresh take on the iconic character, created over 70 years ago by Belgian author André Franquin, brings the legendaryMarsupilamifrom the wild Palombian jungle into the heart of…
Music streamer Spotify said Tuesday that founder and CEO Daniel Ek will transition to the role of executive chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The company also announced that Gustav Söderström, co-president and chief product and technology officer, and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer, as its co-CEOs. They will report to Daniel Ek and…
