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April 06 Daily Variety -- 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Illuminates the Box Office But Leaves Room for 'Project Hail Mary'
On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down the big worldwide opening for Universal and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” The moviegoing galaxy was big enough for Amazon MGM Studios’ “Project Hail Mary” to hold on strong in week 3.
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18 min
April 03 How Streamer BritBox Shapes U.K. TV Strategy Through Success With American Audiences
Robert Schildhouse, CEO of direct-to-consumer for BBC Studios, details the growing popularity of streamer BritBox and its loyal U.S. subscribers. "We have to earn our way into the living room like every streaming service does," Schildhouse says.
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36 min
March 30 Daily Variety – Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Holds on Tight to No. 1; Why ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ is Launching a Streaming App
On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down the numbers and a second-weekend sigh of relief at Amazon MGM Studios as “Project Hail Mary” hangs in at No. 1. And Michael Schneider speaks to daytime TV soap mogul Bradley Bell, the writer-producer who has launched a subscription app for diehard fans of CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
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22 min
March 27 'Love Story' Producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson on the Fateful Final Episode, Working With Ryan Murphy and FX and Why They Support Producers United
On today’s episode, “Strictly Business” speaks with “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” executive producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson about the Ryan Murphy-FX drama that examines how a fairy-tale romance collided with the fearsome power of fame. The partners in the Color Force film and TV banner also assess the health of the film and TV sales marketplace, and the pair are frank about why they support the Producers United campaign.
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29 min
March 26 Daily Variety – OpenAI Shuts Down Sora, Disney Dodges Video AI Bullet, For Now
On today’s episode, Variety’s Todd Spangler and Gene Maddaus examine why OpenAI abruptly pulled the plug on its generative AI video creation model, Sora, and why Disney insiders are relieved that the Mouse House's character licensing deal with Sora has gone away, as has Disney's plan to invest $1 billion in OpenAI. Maddaus and Spangler explain what just happened -- and why SAG-AFTRA deserves to take a victory lap.
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20 min
March 25 Daily Variety – Star Trek is Adrift: Why ‘Starfleet Academy’ is Folding After Two Seasons
On today’s episode, we’re talking “Star Trek” and its future with Variety’s Joe Otterson. He broke the news that Paramount+’s “Starfleet Academy” will end after just two seasons and showrunner Alex Kurtzman is likely to pass the baton as the creative steward of the franchise for TV. Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.
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16 min
March 24 Daily Variety – ‘The Comeback’: Lisa Kudrow Brings Valerie Cherish Back for a Final Adventure on HBO
On today’s episode, Variety’s Kate Aurthur details the 21-year, three-season journey that Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have been on with “The Comeback” as the offbeat comedy takes its final lap on HBO.
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19 min
March 23 Daily Variety – ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings the Business for Amazon MGM; Hong Kong Filmart Reflects China’s Muscle, AI’s Advance and Microdrama Fever
On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety's Brent Lang breaks down a big opening weekend for Amazon MGM Studios and its Ryan Gosling fantasy vehicle “Project Hail Mary.” And Naman Ramachandran reports on the mood at Hong Kong Filmart, where AI and China dominate the conversation among top Asian producers, distributors and talent.
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21 min
March 20 Google TV Embraces Microdrama Boom With Discovery and Navigation Tools as Producers Tackle Format: 'We Want to Be HBO Mashed Up With TikTok'
On today’s episode, Variety’s Kate Aurthur hosts a “Strictly Business Live” conversation from the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. Google TV hosted a Next Generation Podcast Brunch featuring a conversation with Google’s Juanjo Duran and VeYou founder and CEO Tommy Harper. The pair discuss the burgeoning business of microdramas and how Google TV is integrating the format into its content hubs.
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25 min
March 19 Daily Variety -- Cover Story: Happy at Last, Miley Cyrus Reclaims the Legacy of ‘Hannah Montana’
On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Ethan Shanfeld details his profile of Miley Cyrus as she embraces the legacy of “Hannah Montana," tackling stage fright and the buzz about her possibly playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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17 min