Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain is returning for a second season of Audible's "The Space Within," an audio thriller set in a world of alien mysteries, government conspiracies and alte…
Ambassador Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center, said the organization will seek $1 million in damages from noted jazz musician Chuck Redd after Redd abruptly…
Last week, President Donald Trump's name was emblazoned across the Kennedy Center's building façade, website and social media accounts. The organization's new name, after what the White H…
On Tuesday night, after CBS aired the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony " hosted by President Donald Trump " Trump was focused not on his historic turn as emcee of the event, which took place e…
The Kennedy Center, which first opened its doors more than 50 years ago, on Friday got a new addition: Donald Trump's name, which is being added above the name of John F. Kennedy on the buil…
The Kennedy Center is being renamed the "Trump-Kennedy Center," after President Donald Trump ousted the previous Democratic board members and management team and installed himself as chairma…
Comedy group Smosh is scrubbed in for its next live digital special: "Smosh Hospital," a spoof of TV medical dramas like "The Pitt," "Grey's Anatomy" and "E.R." "Smosh Hospital" is billed as…
The Writers Guild of America said Disney's huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to "sanction" the AI company's "theft of our work." "Disney's announcement with OpenAI appears to sanction …
The Writers Guild of America has joined other industry guilds in coming out against Netflix's proposed blockbuster deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and streaming business. Th…
Actors who many years ago lent their voices to an audiobook about the life of Jesus Christ were caught off guard when they found out this week that it has been picked up by Fox News, convert…
YouTube once developed and acquired exclusive original content. But the massive video platform has since largely exited that business " and now firmly puts its shoulder into promoting top Yo…
What's it like to face the daunting task of playing the three most famous characters and friends from the "Harry Potter" Wizarding World? Variety recently spoke with young British actors Fra…
Ari Emanuel, through his MARI events and experiences roll-up company, has snapped up two other businesses previously owned by Endeavor, which he formerly headed as CEO. MARI announced the ac…
After exiting "Saturday Night Live," Ego Nwodim is keeping plenty busy " including with the second season of her award-winning interview podcast "Thanks Dad," set to premiere next week. "Tha…
The full cast for Audible's adaptation of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books is set, with veteran British thespian Bill Nighy among the last group to be announced for the audiobooks' cast o…
MARI, Ari Emanuel's global events and experiences company, has acquired TodayTix Group, which operates an online platform selling tickets to Broadway shows and other live events. Emanuel, th…
Will AI unleash an entirely new wave of entertainment " starring you? That's the premise of CenterStage Technologies, formed by David Boies and Zack Schiller as an offshoot of their film fin…
Shari Redstone, ex-chair of Paramount Global who exited her family's ownership of the media conglom this summer in a sale to Skydance Media, defended CBS's cancellation of "The Late Show Wit…
Call Jimmy Kimmel naive. In an interview this summer with Variety for a story examining Donald Trump's attacks on media companies and journalists, Kimmel was asked if he was worried that …
StubHub had a disappointing stock-market debut: The company, which operates the leading secondary-ticketing marketplace for live events, saw its shares close 6.4% below the IPO price Wednesd…
Charlie Kirk was not a fan of Coldplay " once saying he found its music "very hard to listen to" " but the band's frontman, Chris Martin, has urged fans to spread love throughout the world i…
More big stars are lending their voices to Audible's seven-part audiobook adaptation of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books. Audible and Rowling's Pottermore Publishing announced additional …
Kerry Washington is back to (hopefully) save the world in Season 2 of "The Prophecy." The second installment of Bible-inspired Audible original drama "The Prophecy" " set against a backdrop …
More than six months after devastating wildfires swept across the Los Angeles region in January, the recovery efforts continue. In a new pledge, YouTube said it is allocating $3 million to a…
A chorus of more than 200 voices, ranging from young newcomers to Hollywood stars, will bring new life to all seven of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" book series in a new production for Audib…