Disneyland’s popular Fantasmic! show will return next spring after a one-year closure prompted by a fire that engulfed the show’s giant prop dragon.
11.07.2023 - 16:09 / variety.com
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Last June, Paramount Global pulled out all the stops at London’s spacey Outernet venue for its streaming launch in the U.K. The studio flew in 21 stars including Michelle Pfeiffer and Sylvester Stallone to pitch their Paramount+ originals to a wide-eyed audience. No expense, it seemed, was spared for the service’s splashy kick-off. One year later, as Paramount Global sheds assets Stateside and offloads original programs in a bid to save money, that investment in international seems to be paying off. The company’s most robust signs of growth appear to be from its international streaming division, which has penetrated more than 45 markets to date, spanning Western Europe, Australia, South America and Canada. Currently, 85 local originals have been earmarked for the platform (some are already on the service, while others are in production or recently greenlit) — and those commissions aren’t going anywhere, according to top brass.
“We’ve always been very cost conscious in the way that we’ve developed those projects and how many we develop, where we develop them and which phase we do them, and so we continue at the same pace that we had before,” Marco Nobili, executive VP and international general manager of Paramount+, tells Variety. “We have produced the right amount of shows at the right cadence, and we have given them the marketing support to make them successful,” Nobili adds. “We don’t see any show that is below the parameter of what’s really needed to be written off at this stage.” Paramount+ reached 60 million global subscribers at the end of Q1, while Europe “has had double- or triple-digit growth depending on the country,” Nobili highlights. Much of this comes
Disneyland’s popular Fantasmic! show will return next spring after a one-year closure prompted by a fire that engulfed the show’s giant prop dragon.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International In August 1971, more than 100,000 football fans packed Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium for a historic tournament. Teams from England, France, Denmark, Argentina and Italy flew in for 21 days of matches alongside Mexico’s national team, while eager sponsors lined up for a piece of the action.
Tyler Baltierra‘s time at the gym has clearly been paying off!
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Apple TV+ documentary series “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” reconstructs the rise and fall of former Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn, whose incarceration in Japan on financial misconduct charges was followed by an extraordinary escape. Inspired by the book “Boundless” by The Wall Street Journal reporters Nick Kostov and Sean McLain, the series is directed by Emmy-winning British filmmaker James Jones (“Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes”).
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Scream” star Neve Campbell has boarded the Toronto Film Festival-bound documentary “Swan Song,” about the National Ballet of Canada, as an executive producer. Campbell, who is Canadian, is expected to attend Toronto in support of the film, which follows the ballet company as it mounts a new production of “Swan Lake” directed by ballet icon Karen Kain on the eve of her retirement. The documentary will screen as part of the festival’s Special Presentations program.
Twitter is officially being rebranded as X and the logo has now changed on the website.
Jo Koy is reflecting on the “beautiful” time he spent with Chelsea Handler, one year after their breakup.
Jo Koy has nothing but love for his ex, Chelsea Handler. spoke to Koy at the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim musical, , where he gushed over the comedienne. «She's a beautiful person, and, you know, we're still friends,» Koy, who serves as one of the producers on the Broadway production told the outlet Thursday. «It was a beautiful time,» he added of their nearly year-long relationship, «And she's doing beautiful things right now. She's crushing it right now, so I have nothing but the best love for her.»Handler and Koy — who worked together years ago on the comedian's late-night show, -- made their relationship Instagram official in September 2021 and dated until June 2022, splitting just ahead of their one-year anniversary.Handler opened up about the end of their relationship in December, during an appearance on Brooke Shields's podcast.«Towards the end of the relationship, it just became clear that this was not my person,» she told the model actress.As far as what exactly happened to end the relationship, Handler kept things fairly vague, but admitted, «walking away from him was one of the most difficult things that I ever had to do.»«There were just some behaviors that we couldn't agree on, and it felt to me like I would have to abandon myself -- which maybe I would have been OK to do if I were 20 or 25 -- but I wasn't willing to do that,» she recalled.
Reality TV star Kate Ferdinand thanked the universe for her newborn baby girl, a year after she suffered a miscarriage.The 32-year-old and her retired footballer husband Rio Ferdinand, 44, announced their pregnancy news in January this year, after sharing that she had a miscarriage in July last year. Now the mum-of-two, and step mum to Rio's three children, 16-year-old Lorenz, 14-year-old Tate and Tia, 11, has shared a message of "hope" a year after she received the devastating news. Posting to her 1,400,000 Instagram followers, Kate said: "22.7.22, This day last year we went for our 12 week scan and realised I’d had a miscarriage.The pain was numbing I honestly didn’t know how I’d cope.
Good afternoon Insiders, it’s been quite the week as the ripples of the SAG strike continue to be felt around the world. Max Goldbart here with the roundup. And you can sign up here.
TikTok star Christine Tran Ferguson has announced the death of her young son following a two-week health battle. The blogger behind the popular Tour de Lust page took to Instagram on Thursday to share the news that her 15 month old son Asher has died.Though she did not share further details about the infant's death, Christine, 37, wrote a lengthy caption detailing the pain of losing her only child, who she shares with husband Ryan Ferguson. Christine wrote in her post: "You’re 15 months today my little angel.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Executives at Paramount-owned, Tel Aviv-based Ananey Studios were stunned when they realized that they couldn’t find a single transgender actor to audition for “The Malevolent Bride,” a series they produced with A+E Studios. Within a year, this sudden awareness pushed Ananey’s creative director Elad Sonego (pictured) and Paramount to set up Israel’s first transgender acting school in partnership with Nissan Nativ Acting Studio and Jason Danino Holt, a director and playwright. Since launching in 2022, the school has graduated six actors, including Malki who plays the leading role in “The Malevolent Bride” which was ordered by Kan 11, the public broadcaster. Set in present-day Jerusalem, the series unfolds in a Hasidic community that’s haunted by vengeful spirit and examines the complexities of traditional gender roles in orthodox communities.
with a little something for everybody, it seems. A year after in Las Vegas, with a teaser snippet from her new song, “Midnight Trip to Vegas,” which is from her yet-to-be-released album This Is Me… Now. In the selfie video posted to the newsletter, Lopez lip-syncs along as the song plays in the background. “Then you whispered in my ear / Said let’s get out of here / We can disappear tonight,” she sings on the track.
Stacey Solomon jokingly told her fans that she and her husband Joe Swash may not make it to their first wedding anniversary later this month as they were seen bickering at home following their reunion after days apart.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck officially became husband and wife. The love birds marked the occasion by taking us down memory lane as the singer and actress stepped out in Los Angeles donning a dazzling, bridal white minidress.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International A new documentary about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams, has sold into major markets. “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which had its U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, has been sold into Sky (U.K. and Italy), Canal+ (France), MNET (South Africa), Paramount+ (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). The film paints a complex portrait of the life, career and impact of Williams — the family patriarch and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams, who was also portrayed by Will Smith in the 2022 movie “King Richard.”
Kyle Richards is enjoying the sober life.
Kyle Richards has “never felt better” in her life!
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke popped the question to her other half Jennifer Spinner during a romantic picnic on their one year anniversary.The 45-year-old got down on one knee and asked for her 39-year-old girlfriend's hand in marriage after recreating their first date in New York City. The proposal comes just a week after the mum of seven and Jennifer got matching tattoos and declared they would stay together for a "lifetime" on Instagram.
Braunwyn Windham-Burke is engaged!