Upping The Ante On Showbiz's Ageism

Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon,” starring Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley, and Michel Franco’s “Dreams” with Jessica Chastain are slated to compete at the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival. This year’s jury will be presided over by “May December” filmmaker Todd Haynes. “Blue Moon,” which also stars Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott, is a […]

German media powerhouse RTL Group and the country’s Deutsche Telekom have signed a pact to renew their cooperation in streamer RTL+ until at least 2030, signalling their determination to continue to undermine Amazon and Netflix’s strong presence in the territory. Under the terms of their bundling agreement – which started in 2020 – RTL+ Premium […]

Viaplay Content Distribution has boarded the anticipated drama series “Vanguard,” a gripping portrayal of Swedish media mogul Jan Stenbeck played by Jakob Oftebro (“Black Crab,” “Agent Hamilton”). Produced by FLX for SVT in collaboration with New8 Alliance, the five-part series was directed by Goran Kapetanović (“Caliphate,” “The Congregation”). “Vanguard” was penned by Alex Haridi (“Quicksand’, […]

Jon Stewart took swipes at President Trump’s Monday Inauguration during the post-ceremony “Daily Show,” including torching Democratic lawmakers who followed decorum. While showing footage of Democrats arriving and making nice during traditional event, Stewart criticized the leaders — except for no-show Michelle Obama — for acting as if it was business as usual in Washington.

Picture Tree Intl. has picked up the international sales rights for “Old White Man,” a satirical dramedy by Simon Verhoeven, director of box office hit “Welcome to Germany.” “Old White Man” stars Jan Josef Liefers, Nadia Uhl and Elyas M’Barek, and is produced by Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann and Kirstin Winkler from Wiedemann & Berg […]

The highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game” has emerged as not only the most-watched international series in India for 2024 but also achieved the highest viewership of all time in the category, according to a comprehensive report by media consulting firm Ormax Media. The Netflix phenomenon had 19.6 million viewers in India, significantly outperforming […]