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“Reef Builders” Documentary Gets Exclusive First Look at SXSW
Variety has announced an exclusive first look of a new documentary “Reef Builders,” presented by the SHEBA brand, followed by a panel discussion with Auli’i Cravalho on March 9 during SXSW in…
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Andrew Scott on SXSW Short Film Award, Hot Priest and Irish Actors
“Short films are something that can be sort of overlooked,” Andrew Scott tells me over the phone in his lilting Irish accent. It’s a little over two weeks before the actor, who was just in Berlin…
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Unrivaled Basketball Adopts Commercial-Free Quarters Big Leagues Can’t
When it comes to keeping fans from having to watch the usual heavy load of sports ads, Unrivaled has been undaunted.
The start-up three-on-three women’s basketball league, with clubs such as…
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Washington Post Opinion Editor Quits After Bezos Change in Focus
Jeff Bezos is shaking up the Washington Post again. The billionaire owner of the newspaper said he will change the focus of the opinion section to focus on “support and defense of two pillars:…
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Ken Loach, Riz Ahmed Sign Letter in Support of Pulled BBC Gaza Doc
In a strongly worded open letter to BBC leadership, a group of U.K.-based film and television professionals have condemned the broadcaster’s decision to remove the documentary “Gaza: How to…
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Ecommerce Startup Diddo Gets Boost From Comcast NBCU Program
Diddo, a Santa Monica-based ecommerce startup, has been selected for the Comcast NBCUniversal Sports Tech Program, allowing the company to experiment with major sports properties owned by NBCU,…
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Channing Tatum’s Lost Gambit Movie Was a ‘Screwball Romantic Comedy’
Channing Tatum‘s axed Gambit movie was a “screwball romantic comedy,” Lizzy Caplan recently revealed to Business Insider. Variety reported in November 2017 that Caplan had boarded Tatum’s…
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FCC Probes iHeartMedia Amid Accusations of Payola Violations
The Federal Communications Commission has warned radio station owners that it is cracking down on what it describes as “payola” practices.
In a letter sent Monday to iHeartMedia CEO Robert…
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Roberto Orci, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Transformers’ Writer-Producer, Dies at 51
Roberto Orci, the writer-producer behind the late 2000s reboots of “Star Trek” and “Transformers” and creator of “Fringe,” died Tuesday in his Los Angeles home from kidney disease, Variety has…
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Blake Lively Warns Against ‘Online Content’ That ‘Parrot’ Baldoni Line
The battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni revolves around questions of harassment, consent, celebrity, and the rules of warfare over one’s public image. Little…
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