Alicia Keys Launches Jewelry Line

The 21st Sevilla European Film Festival (SEFF) will take place this Nov. 8-16 under the stewardship of renowned Spanish producer and leading industry figure Manuel Cristobal. Among his directives in his sophomore year at the helm, Cristobal wants to strengthen the bonds between the festival, the city of Seville and its people.

Variety’s inaugural Doc Dreams NYC will take place Nov. 12 and will feature two panel conversations with this season’s awards contenders in the documentary feature category. The audience will be comprised of AMPAS, guild and union voting members. Conversations will be moderated by Variety documentary film reporter Addie Morfoot. The first panel will feature: The […]

Beyoncé just earned herself another sash. As numbers go, she is easily the queen of the rodeo that is the 2025 Grammy nominations, racking up 11 nominations for her “Cowboy Carter” album and its attendant singles. That’s a personal high for her, besting the 10 nods she got back in 2009.

AMC Networks has acquired full control of BBC America, its joint venture with BBC Studios. The U. S. media company has owned a 49.9% stake in the channel since 2014, which it purchased for $200 million in a deal with BBC Worldwide. With this new transaction, which closed Nov. 1, AMC Networks gains the remaining 50.1% […]

“Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” has been acquired by Prime Video for the U. K and Ireland. The show, which features pairs of bakers whipping up magical Potter-inspired creations in a competition format, is set to air in the U. S. on Food Network and Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform Max from Nov.

AMC Networks saw U. S. ad sales drop 10% to $133 million in Q3, but a slight increase in streaming subscribers from 11.6 million to 11.8 million. The media company revealed the results in its third-quarter 2024 earnings report Thursday. AMC Networks’ streaming platforms include AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE.