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Entertainment Industry Shakeup

Updated 2026-09-22 16:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Paramount and Warner Bros. are preparing for mass layoffs following a settlement with state attorneys general, while Urban Sales Boards Ricardo Alves Jr.’s ‘The French Teacher’ is set to premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

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Variety
Paris-based sales agent Urban Sales has boarded Ricardo Alves Jr.’s “The French Teacher” ahead of its world premiere at the Horizontes Latinos section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The deal is part of a co-representation partnership with Les Valseurs Distribution, with the two co
2026-09-22 16:23 UTC
Variety
The general mood on both sides of the Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance aisles on Monday was shock and surprise over the sudden turn of events. And now that Paramount-WB merger has the all-clear signal, staffers are gearing up for what are expected to be multiple rounds of layoffs in the
2026-09-22 16:35 UTC
Variety
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the Episode 3 of “Imperfect Women,” now streaming on Apple TV. Kerry Washington’s Eleanor really is an imperfect woman. One of the three leads of Apple TV’s thriller series, “Imperfect Women,” Eleanor has made no shortage of mist
2026-03-25 21:00 UTC
Variety
Specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment announced Wednesday that CEO Ray Nutt plans to step down from the company and retire later this year. Nutt, an exhibition vet who has served as chief executive officer for the past nine years, will play an active role in helping the board of directors find
2026-03-25 21:09 UTC
Variety
The producer of “House of Cards” has lost an insurance trial over $29 million in production costs incurred due to the firing of Kevin Spacey in 2017. The producer, Media Rights Capital, argued that its losses should have been covered under Spacey’s cast insurance policy, which woul
2026-03-25 21:09 UTC
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