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Fremantle has signed an exclusive deal with Singapore broadcaster Mediacorp to license “Wingman,” a dating show in which singles hand their romantic decisions over to their closest friends. Fremantle is presenting the format to buyers at Mipcom. Fremantle will handle sales, licensing and production of the show across most overseas territories on behalf of Mediacorp […]
Was it just a coincidence? Less than four hours after Ken LaCorte, former SVP of Fox News Digital, called out the network in a social-media post for failing to publish online coverage about the scandal involving Trump ally and ex-Fox News employee Kimberly Guilfoyle, Fox News’ website ran an article Sunday reporting that “Trump and […]
Boutique Filmes and Anonymous Content Brazil have lined up Felipe Vellas to direct “Bateau Mouche,” inspired by the real-life sinking of the titular boat on New Year’s Eve 1988. The film will be penned by Gustavo Lipsztein, who also wrote the massively successful Netflix series “Radioactive Emergency” and “The Endless Night,” also inspired by historical […]
Britney Spears has posted a previously unreleased collaboration with Justin Timberlake titled “She’ll Never Be Me,” originally recorded for her 2001 album “Britney,” as a preview of the album’s 25 th anniversary edition, out on Nov. 6. Spears and Timberlake, who were dating at the time, were joined by songwriters and producers Bradley Daymond and […]
Beta Film’s “Queen Silvia” is world-premiering at Mipcom. Inspired by the real-life romance between Sweden’s Crown Prince Carl Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath, a German-Brazilian interpreter who became Queen of Sweden, it’s directed by Miguel Alexandre and stars Alicia von Rittberg and Edvin Endre. “Even though it’s a very European story, people will see that it’s […]
Lyrical Games will make its market debut this week with the launch of Soulslike game “Valor Mortis.” Set in a supernatural reimagining of 19th-century Europe, “Valor Mortis” lets players take on the part of William Dowsett (voiced by James Alexander), a resurrected English soldier of the Grande Armée who wields both Napoleonic-era weaponry and devastating […]
Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler’s “Miami Vice ’85” reboot has dropped its first look at the two stars in character as filming has started. Jordan is Ricardo Tubbs and Butler is Sonny Crockett in the reboot, based on the popular ’80s detective show that ran from 1984 to 1989. In the original series, Don […]
Goldberg was a regular Al Jazeera contributor and died after a long battle with colon cancer, his family said.
The blast occurred in northern Israel near the Lebanese border and is under investigation.
Popular former general Zaluzhnyi leads potential challengers, alongside intelligence chief Budanov and reformer Fedorov.
The Swedish academy says the academics' models are 'now used by central banks and governments around the world'.
Protests have broken out as some schools begin preventing students and teachers from attending classes.
Snap vote could bring PP, Vox to power as polls show falling support for Sanchez, one of Europe's last leftist leaders.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Argentina’s Pasto Cine has boarded María Alché’s upcoming “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful.” The film is produced by leading Brazilian banner Bubbles Project alongside Spain’s Elastica Films, Germany’s Pandora Film, and France’s Maneki Films. “I Love You and Today Everything Looks Beautiful” is set between the 1950s […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil’s Audiovisual Industry and Commerce Federation (FICA) announced at the Rio Film Festival’s RioMarket the launch at the end of October of an anti-piracy awareness campaign in free-to-air and pay television, radio, out-of-home (OOH) advertising and movie theaters. Local media, telecom and exhibition groups are supporting the campaign by providing […]
Hosting a film festival during historic presidential elections destined to shape an entire country’s future is a hefty ask, but this year’s Rio Film Festival managed to carefully and purposefully thread the lines between focusing on the cinema and the industry of today and not turning a blind eye to the issues of tomorrow. This […]
British horror icon Hammer Films could be returning to the chilling world of one of its most successful movies. John Gore Studios, which owns Hammer (bought by theater mogul John Gore in late 2023) has acquired all rights to the works of Dame Susan Hill, who famously wrote the 1983 Gothic horror “The Woman in […]
Bodhi Rae Breathnach, the young Irish-English actress who made her feature film debut in Chloe Zhao’s critically-acclaimed awards darling and box office hit “Hamnet,” has been signed by UTA for representation in the U.S. The signing comes just as the 15-year-old’s latest film “Sense and Sensibility” prepares to opens in the U.S. The fresh take […]
Germany’s leading broadcaster RTL Deutschland unpacked its recent partnership with YouTube at Mipcom Cannes, revealing that its long-running action series “Cobra 11” has thrived on the platform. On stage alongside Pedro Pina, YouTube’s VP for EMEA, Deutschland chief executive Stephan Schmitter said the broadcaster uploaded more than 200 full episodes of the series to YouTube […]
Trump's energy truce sparks criticism over aiding Russia's war finances amid diesel shortages and rising consumer costs.
