19 stories by "Andrew Wallenstein"
The process of deciding who will be included in the annual Variety500 list is a year-round undertaking at Variety, one we are continually fine-tuning in hopes that no essential individual go…
As much as we already know about Disney+, there's a lot we still don't know. That's about to change at an investor presentation on April 11, when Disney will give a demonstration of its yet-…
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will be exiting the board of directors at Walt Disney Co., the company revealed in a regulatory filing Friday. When a new board is vo…
Now that the megadeal is done and the smoke has cleared, there’s a price tag that can be put on each asset moving from Fox to Disney. Analyst estimates vary; the numbers below are deri…
Just because his company may be on the verge of a mega-merger doesn’t mean Peter Rice doesn’t have plenty to say about media M&A. The 21st Century Fox president and chairman/…
The industry divide between UltraViolet and Disney Movies Anywhere could be ending. But instead of merging cloud-based storage platforms, UltraViolet backers 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. a…
The prospect of TV channels going dark due to a standoff between a media conglomerate and an MVPD has become so commonplace in recent years that it barely registers anymore. And with less th…
Months after announcing that its Maker Studios division would no longer operate independently, Walt Disney Co. is putting those assets to good use inside its newly blended digital network. A…
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the long-running hit Nickelodeon series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has revealed that he has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Th…
Disney has moved Maker Studios to its consumer products and interactive media division, and its top executive is shifting to a new role within the company, Variety has learned. Courtney Holt…
Barbra Streisand kicked off her first concert in three years Tuesday singing many of her greatest hits — and taking more than a few hits at Donald Trump. The 74-year-old chanteuse ripp…
Funny Or Die has slashed 30% of its work force and shut down its office in San Mateo, Calif., the company announced Tuesday. Thirty-seven employees across various divisions of the comedy bra…
Apple is in negotiations to acquire Tidal, the struggling streaming service owned by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, reported Wall Street Journal on Thursday. While talks may not result in a deal, inte…
Committed to helping the entertainment industry understand how consumers are engaging with U.S. content, Variety will begin publishing a new measurement of TV/film-related fan activity a…
By Disney standards, acquiring Maker Studios for less than $1 billion is chump change considering the eye-popping purchases the conglomerate has made over the years. But even when you consid…
Walt Disney Studios is finally launching its long-awaited digital movie service, ending nearly three years of speculation as to whether Disney would join the six other major studios in suppo…
Pity us parents during the winter flu season. As if the usual viruses perpetually afflicting our children this time of year weren't bad enough, Walt Disney Co. has decided to inflict a whole…
One week after launching its new digital strategy, Endemol is putting the people in place to make it happen. Will Keenan has been hired as president of Endemol Beyond USA, the division charg…
Just when James Franco couldn’t seem to get any busier, he goes and tops himself. The prolific actor/writer/director/teacher and all-around polymath will star and executive produce an …
