Max Launches ‘Nuestras Voces’ Collection to Celebrate Latino Heritage Month (EXCLUSIVE)

Ben Croll Clad in his familiar accessories of dark suspenders and tortoise-shell glasses, Canal+ Group CEO Maxime Saada cuts a decorous and professorial figure, though the two framed posters of “Scarface” and “The Godfather” that decorate his office walls offer a slightly better insight into the chairman’s inner passions. “[I follow] a logic of intensity,” Saada tells Variety. “As a payTV player, our main objective is not to broadcast content to the widest possible audience in order to lure to advertizers, nor to aim for consensus. We want to inspire passion and fervor, because reactions of ‘not bad’ do not encourage subscriptions.” Saada is being honored at Mipcom with the Variety Vanguard Award.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor AMC Networks has joined the ranks of ad-supported streaming. The company said Thursday that it has begun rolling out an ad-supported version of its AMC+ service for broadband users, and will charge $4.99 per month for it, as opposed to the $8.99 per month it seeks for an ad-free tier.

Thania Garcia Today’s online music landscape can be the perfect platform for budding independent artists looking to make an impact. Gone are the days of regional barriers, and when it comes to finding undiscovered talent, there are countless algorithms or playlists to source from. This is especially true in the Spanish-language market, where revenue growth has seen consistent expansion for consecutive years.

Naked Attraction, a British reality series that features a form of full frontal nudity, has been making headlines after it was added to streaming service Max.

HBO recently sold a slew of shows including Ballers and Insecure to Netflix, as first revealed by Deadline.

Anamaria Sayre, an inspiration for young Latinas to follow their instinct to find passionate workFor Hispanic Heritage month, learn about Latino Superheroes, Spanish Dracula & more"In a year where it feels like so many eyes and ears are finally giving Latin music the recognition it has long awaited we felt needed to curate a heritage month takeover that both honored the music that's been taking us to new places and represented the heart of who we are,” said Anamaria Sayre one of the co-hosts of NPR Alt.Latino. “No matter where we are or who we're being acknowledged by — only we know the joys and pain that mingle under the glow of fiesta lights and the multiplicitous beauty of that truth is what we always strive to celebrate." This year’s lineup includes performance from Becky G, DannyLux, Alex Cuba, Villano Antillano, and Ivy Queen.

Megan Thee Stallion has launched a new mental health resources website called Seize The Awkward.The rap star teased the announcement of the new initiative on social media earlier this week, sharing that she was about to drop “something that can help all of us”.Yesterday (September 26), the official website for Seize The Awkward was launched. “I’ve always been told I gotta be strong. Thick skinned.

Libraries across Greater Manchester will be participating in Black History Month by hosting events celebrating black female pioneers who made history.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief China’s remarkable box office recovery this year took a pause on a weekend with no new releases and the quietest attendance levels since January. Next week’s crop of blockbuster holiday releases will show if the latest weekend was aberration attributable to timing. Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway showed nationwide box office worth just $25 million – from a population of 1.3 billion people and some 100,000 commercial cinema screens. The figure was the second lowest of 2023 and only fractionally higher than the second week of January, which was a time when China’s post-COVID recovery was only just gearing up and major film releases were targeting the late-January Chinese New Year festivities. Since that time, China’s box office has mostly been on a roll.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European pay TV platform Sky has released the trailer for Sky Original film “Dance First,” ahead of its world premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 30. The film is directed by BAFTA and Academy Award winner James Marsh (“The Theory of Everything”) and written by BAFTA winner Neil Forsyth (“Guilt”).

K.J. Yossman BBC Studios has merged three areas of its formats business to create a new global entertainment division led by Matt Forde.

Maisie Smith has shared a video with her one million Instagram as she enjoyed her seventh sun-soaked holiday of 2023. The 22 year old made a compilation of various clips from summer this year, including one where she can be seen with her boyfriend, The Wanted singer Max George, on a sports car-shaped pedalo. In the split-second clip, a topless Maisie can be seen sharing a steamy kiss with the 35 year old as the sun beats down on them.

Isabel Allende and Gabby Rivera.

Hispanic Heritage Month presents a great opportunity to discover new Hispanic talent, whether that’s in front or behind the screen. Here are 10 movies and shows you can watch this month.

So many stars mingled in fashionable bliss at the launch of Max Mara‘s pop-up boutique in Soho on Tuesday (September 12).

Max George had just a three-word response to his girlfriend Maisie Smith's latest social media post as she left him mesmerised. The couple appeared to have jetted off on another trip as they continued to nurture their romance.

“Our Flag Means Death” was a sleeper hit for Max on its series premiere last year. That makes Season 2 of the pirate comedy one of the most anticipated releases on TV this Fall.

Disney Entertainment Television is celebrating Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month through a partnership with Ghetto Film School.

EastEnders star Max Bowden has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his late best friend Maxwell Thompson, who passed away two years ago. The actor, 28, who plays Ben Mitchell on the BBC soap, shared the tribute to his late friend of fifteen years, on Instagram, where he shared a photo of the pair of them. Captioning this, he wrote: "There are good ship, there are wood ships, there are ships that sail the sea.

Naman Ramachandran Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to action comedy “Bride Hard,” starring Rebel Wilson (The Pitch Perfect franchise). In the film, badass secret agent Sam is tasked with one of her hardest missions to date – being maid of honor for her childhood best friend.