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Stephen Garrett’s U. K. production company Chapter 7 has appointed Anna Higgs as its new managing director. The prod-co, known for shows including Tom Hiddleton-starrer “The Night Manager” and “The Undoing” featuring Nicole Kidman, has also promoted Carly Conway to creative director. Higgs previously led global entertainment partnerships at Meta and was creative director at video […]

After Korea, Philippines media giant ABS-CBN is positioning itself as the next potential purveyor of hit Asian entertainment, building on the international box office success of “Hello, Love, Again.” “What we want to export or highlight to the rest of the world is what makes the Filipinos great as a people,” says Kriz Gazmen, head […]

“Kneecap” — the Irish-language music biopic that became one of the buzziest indie films of 2024 and is now tipped for both Oscar and BAFTA recognition — has, perhaps unsurprisingly, emerged far ahead of the pack of nominees for the 2025 Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA) awards. Rich Peppiatt’s raucous comedy, about (and starring) the Belfast […]

Hours after donating $2.5 million to fire relief efforts through her BeyGOOD foundation, Beyoncé made another big announcement regarding her Jan. 14 mystery reveal. “The Jan. 14 announcement will be postponed to a later date due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles,” Beyoncé wrote on Instagram Monday night.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to the air on Monday, after missing a handful of episodes late last week due to the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area. Earlier in the day, Kimmel and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” team turned the parking lot behind the show’s studio — where normally live outdoor music performances are […]

On the Jan. 13 episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart tackled the devastating L. A. forest fires and the Republican lawmakers who want “strings attached” to incoming relief funds. Stewart opened the show on a positive note, celebrating the “incredible moments of human compassion and kindness” that have arisen from the L.