Variety

Streaming Saves TV in Upfront, But Ad-Dollar Declines for Linear Are Significant

The erosion of ad dollars earmarked for traditional TV has gone from alarming to dire. Advertisers cut their “upfront” spending on broadcast TV by approximately 5.3%, according to an analysis of the annual sales market by Media Dynamics Inc., a consultancy that tracks ad spending. Spending on cable TV fell even more, with marketers cutting […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Movie ‘Ink’ Sets December Theatrical Release From Netflix

Jack O'Connell and Guy Pearce star in the feature that is set to open next month's Venice Film Festival.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Taika Waititi to Host amfAR Venezia Gala

He'll have other duties in Venice, too, as he has an acting role opposite Ellen Burstyn and Murray Bartlett in Kornél Mundroczó's 'Place to Be,' an official festival selection. The amfAR gala will take place Sept. 6.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Inside the Scrappy Film That Brought Matthew McConaughey Back to Acting

The Oscar winner hadn’t shot a movie in five years when ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ came his way. The ambitious indie became a passion project: “I chose this in place of other movies I could have done for a whole lot more money.” 

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Peacock Drops First Look at Hugh Laurie and Amy Poehler in ‘Dig’ From Mike Schur and J.J. Philbin

The 10-episode comedy series will premiere Nov. 23.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Galloping Cure review – powerful new opera tackles the opioid crisis with bite and black comedy

Festival theatre, EdinburghMissy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s new music theatre work boasts a richly textured score with a direct but sophisticated musical language. Daniela Mack is ideal as the conflicted doctor as its heartDespite singing dogs and a chorus of hallucinogenic sheep, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s The Galloping Cure is not for the faint-hearted. Based on an original story by Karen Russell, itself inspired by Kafka’s A Country Doctor, the opera tells how a charismatic sideshow huc

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Kasie Hunt Takes Lead Role in CNN’s Fight to Keep Viewers From Toggling to Second Screen

Kasie Hunt is known best for her acumen in covering politics, but she is quickly developing an expertise in something that may even be more important to her bosses at CNN: keeping TV-news viewers from jumping away to a second screen. On most afternoons, the  anchor leads conversations on “The Arena,” her late-day program that […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Awards Season Shuffles to 2027: From Denzel Washington’s ‘Here Comes the Flood’ to Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades,’ Plus A24’s Mystery Drop (EXCLUSIVE)

Don’t believe every Oscar list you read. With the fall festivals gearing up for launch and studios locking in their year-end release plans, a handful of high-profile titles that many had penciled into the 2026 awards conversation are not likely to drop this year. Some are moving to 2027, others are still searching for a […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Rohit Sharma, Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit Nene and A.R. Rahman Lead Sony Pictures Networks India Content Slate

Star Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma is stepping into entertainment for the first time, fronting a new show set to launch in September on Sony Entertainment Television and streamer SonyLIV, as Sony Pictures Networks India unveiled an expansive content slate spanning fiction, reality, sports and regional programming. “We have announced a show with active India cricket […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles / György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – Bristol Proms reach for the heavenly

Tenebrae, Nigel Short / Anu Komsi and Sakari OramoSt George’s Bristol / Bristol BeaconSunday afternoon’s two concerts, closing the Proms’ Bristol weekend, brought the superlative Tenebrae, and Sakari Oramo swapping baton for bow to duet with his wifeRitual can be a choir in procession in a great cathedral or the simple act of putting down a violin bow. At the BBC Proms’ Bristol performances this weekend, it was both – and to strikingly different effect.First, grandeur and spectacle, as Nigel Sho

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I can’t watch it without sobbing’: your happiest TV endings

From poignant farewells to adorable cuddly toy monkeys, these are the televisual finales that turn Guardian readers into puddles of joyA missing monkey, a token tennis bracelet, and the end of the Korean war! These are the most uplifting and moving finales in TV history, according to Guardian readers. Warning, spoilers lie ahead. Continue reading...

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Nikki From ‘Obsession’ Is Coming to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights

The breakout horror hit's female lead will prowl the streets of Universal Hollywood.

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Bel Powley Says ‘I Strongly Disagree With J.K. Rowling’s Views on Gender’: ‘The Trans Community Deserve Safety and Dignity’

“Harry Potter” series star Bel Powley has spoken out about author J.K. Rowling’s controversial views on gender, saying she “strongly disagrees” with them. Powley is playing Petunia Dursley in HBO’s highly anticipated TV adaptation of the beloved books, the first season of which is set to premiere this Christmas. In the lead-up to the show, […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Sheila Ballantine obituary

Actor with a long career that included Joe Orton’s Loot, an Alan Ayckbourn trilogy and seasons at the Old Vic and the National When Sheila Ballantine was offered a role in Kenneth Tynan’s 1970 erotic revue, Oh! Calcutta!, she averred that “I don’t mind being naked on stage, but I draw the line at being naked with bad material.”In her significant, wide-ranging stage career, Ballantine, who has died aged 98, knew where to find the real action and was consistently drawn, over 70 years, to the highe

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Puerto Rico Needs More Than Thoughts and Prayers. Where Is Hollywood?

Hey, Hollywood, Boricuas need you. On Friday, more than 180,000 households and businesses across San Juan and six neighboring municipalities woke up to dry faucets. For 48 hours at a stretch, on a rotating schedule with no end date, they will go without water. Roughly half a million people are being asked to live without […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Peacock Launches AI-Generated ‘Public Eye’ Mobile Detective Game From Wolf Games

NBCUniversal’s Peacock app has launched AI-generated title “Public Eye,” a serialized detective mobile game from the Dick Wolf-backed Wolf Games. Per the description for the game, players take on the role of Officer Logan Dine, “a patrol cop secretly investigating his uncle’s murder in the crime-ridden streets of Caldera City. Every episode features narrative storytelling […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

Variety

Holiday Comedy ‘Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint’ Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn for North America (EXCLUSIVE)

WestEnd Films has negotiated a North American deal with Samuel Goldwyn Films on behalf of the filmmakers for the feel-good Christmas comedy “Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint,” which will be released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada this Christmas. The deal follows Signature Entertainment’s acquisition of U.K. and Ireland rights during Cannes earlier this year, with […]

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

John Cameron Mitchell: ‘It’s punk to turn off your phone – you’re walking away from the herd’

The writer, director and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch on turning down David Bowie, falling off a Broadway stage, and a cringeworthy moment with Nicole KidmanThe film adaptation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch has such a cult following. What’s been your most memorable interaction with a fan?It’s interesting, Hedwig wasn’t famous, it was a film that so many people found because a friend told them about it. So people don’t come up to you because you’re famous, it’s because they were touched. The

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Titclown: Daddy’s Little Girl review – a smart swipe at the mess made by men

Summerhall, EdinburghJessica Aszkenasy rages and wrestles with daddy issues in a show that combines feminist analysis with outrageous humour and tendernessAfter the 2025 debut of her breast-forward stage persona Titclown, Jessica Aszkenasy’s second grubbily smutty clowning show rolls around sardonically in daddy issues and the messy disappointment of men these days.The straight dating pool is running dry. All this clown wants is a boyfriend, but none of them are enough like her father. As voice

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the ovalTry explaining Australian rules football to anyone outside Australia, and “it sounds like you’re making it up,” says David Ashby, the multi-hyphenate comedic mind behind deeply silly spoofs such as Italian Spider-Man and Danger 5. “Eighteen players a side, running around on a cricket oval with a rugby ball that has to be bounced every

entertainment  Aug 10, 2026