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Paramount to Boost 2026 Content Budget by $1.5 Billion

Paramount Skydance posted a third quarter loss due to shortfalls in its core TV operations in the first financial period under its new owners.

By Brian Steinberg

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Former BBC Director General Tim Davie arrives at Broadcasting House on November 11, 2025 in London, England. US President Donald Trump has threatened a $1b law suit against the British broadcaster, alleging a BBC Panorama episode made "false, defamatory, disparaging, misleading, and inflammatory statements about President Trump." Trump's accusations followed the Telegraph's publication of a memo by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser on editorial standards at the BBC, which raised concerns over the selective edit of a January 6, 2021 speech made by Trump to supporters that aired in a BBC Panorama episode ahead of the 2024 US election. A letter from Trump's lawyers outlines demands to the BBC to retract the documentary, issue an apology, and compensate Trump for "the harm cased" by November 15, or else face legal action. On Sunday, BBC Director General Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, resigned over Prescott's accusations of "systemic" bias in the outlet's news coverage on Trump, the Israel-Gaza conflict, and transgender issues. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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BBC Resigning Director General: ‘We’ve Got to Fight for Our Journalism’

Tim Davie acknowledged during a town hall that "we did make a mistake" in "Panorama's" editing of Trump's speech and gave three reasons for his departure.

By Ellise Shafer

Jimmy Olsen ‘DC Crime’ Series in the Works at HBO Max From ‘American Vandal’ Duo, First Season Focused on Gorilla Grodd

DC Studios and HBO Max are developing a fictional true crime series set in the DC Universe. Titled “DC Crime,” the show would be presented as a true crime…

By Joe Otterson

LONDON - MARCH 05: Michael Jackson announces plans for Summer residency at the O2 Arena at a press conference held at the O2 Arena on March 5, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)

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Michael Jackson Becomes First Artist With Top 10 Hits in Six Decades as ‘Thriller’ Re-Enters Hot 100

Michael Jackson is back in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as “Thriller” lifts to No. 10 following the 2025 Halloween season. The posthumous milestone cements…

By Thania Garcia

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‘A Different World’ Sequel Picked Up to Series at Netflix

The “A Different World” sequel series has officially been greenlit at Netflix, Variety has learned. The show was first reported to be in development at the…

By Joe Otterson

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‘V for Vendetta’ Series in the Works

EXCLUSIVE | A "V for Vendetta" TV series is in development at HBO with James Gunn and Peter Safran of DC Studios as executive producers.

By Joe Otterson

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