Peacock is digging into the well-mined world of former radio host and TV talk show star Wendy Williams, greenlighting the three-part documentary “Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show” (which is a working title) to air in 2027. Williams is not involved in the new docuseries, but her former producer is spearheading the project.
India’s Panorama Studios, the producer behind the Bollywood “Drishyam” franchise, has invested in Indian original stories vertical platform Rocket Reels, fueling the platform’s next phase of growth and global expansion. Panorama Studios is chaired by veteran film producer Kumar Mangat Pathak and led by filmmaker and managing director Abhishek Pathak. The studio has built a
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) has selected Japan as the 2026 Focus Country for its Producer Hub, a co-production networking platform tied to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF(. Japan will send 10 producers to Busan in October for project pitching, speed meetings and case-study sessions. Now in its third year, Producer Hub
Veteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. Tung, who was formerly a vice president of unscripted at Paramount, developed and
At the time she began working with Orbit, Madonna said she was beginning a new chapter, and Orbit stayed by her side with his “genius way of hearing music”. “The studio was often church-like and I would sit in silence, waiting for your ideas to explode out of your keyboard or your guitar and then
William Orbit, the Grammy-winning musician and producer best known for his work with Madonna, All Saints and Blur, died on July 23. He was 69. Orbit’s family confirmed his death in a statement posted to his Instagram account on Friday. “It is with profound sadness that the family and friends of William Orbit announce that