FAST channel provider wedotv has closed its first distribution deal in India, bringing four channels to Samsung TV Plus and reaching millions of Samsung Smart TV users across the country. The deal adds wedotv Big Stories, wedotv Cars, wedotv Movies and wedotv Sports to the platform. wedotv Big Stories is produced in collaboration with Big
On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart gave his post-match opinion on Sunday’s World Cup final, in which Spain beat Argentina 1-0. “Of course, the World Cup ended yesterday, finitely, with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 on the field, in football,” Stewart said at the end of the show. “The Spain-Argentina final was
“Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels was a little busy when Chloe Fineman called to say she was leaving the show. “In classic form, I was watching England against Argentina,” Fineman said. Variety at Monday night’s premiere of Apple TV’s “The Dink” in Los Angeles. “He said, ‘I’ll call you later. I’m part of the
Currently preparing “Number 10”, one of the most anticipated British television series, “Sherlock” creator and “Doctor Who” showrunner, Steven Moffat, will attend the Serializados-Barcelona Series Festival as its main international guest. He will be joined by producer Sue Vertue, producer of “Mr. Bean”, “Sherlock” and “Number 10” and chief executive of Hartswood Films, the UK’s
In today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, VarietyRebecca Rubin breaks down the spectacular $264 million world premiere of Universal Pictures’ “The Odyssey.” It couldn’t have come at a better time for Imax, the large-format exhibitor that delivered more than 50% of opening weekend revenue. Anticipation for Nolan’s follow-up to
Sharon Stone has stopped smoking marijuana. His journey to cutting ties with cannabis began when he was prescribed several medications after suffering a near-fatal stroke in 2001. “I stopped taking one of the medications I was taking for my stroke last September and was told I couldn’t stop,” Stone tells me. “They said, ‘You can’t
