From Bruce Springsteen to Karl Rove, from Twitter to traditional media, showbiz played a key role in the 2012 election. A look at the industry’s winners and losers — and a few players who fall into both categories. Americans don’t vote in a vacuum. A roundup of reactions (from traditional and new media) shows that Israel, the Mideast, China, France and other world powers all have distinct concerns and hopes. The world’s spin page 13
The licensing biz is showing no fear in rallying around Godzilla. Fifteen years after Sony stumbled with its big-budget "Godzilla," leaving many partners left with unsold merchandise tied to the…
Talk about shows that appeal to niche audiences! Daniel Pearle's new play, “A Kid Like Jake,” should captivate yuppie parents from upscale urban neighborhoods who are obsessed with getting their…
Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb has sent a second letter to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, raising its stake in the…
LONDON — Amazon's VOD service LoveFilm has inked a deal with Disney to stream a host of the studio's…
Fox and Ridley Scott are getting closer to returning to space as Jack Palgen (“Transcendence”) is in…
Summer tourism and the PR boost of the Tony Awards combined to land 11 Broadway shows in the millionaires' club last week, with the four trophies scored by "Pippin" helping that revival to break the…
CRIX ON PIX: Variety reviewers sift through the wreckage of Zack Snyder's Superman reboot and other post-9/11 blockbusters.
ICM Partners has upped Steven Brown, JR Ringer and Matt Smith to talent agents. Brown, Ringer and Smith…
With Disney and Fox already laying claim to primo release dates far in advance, Sony has decided to join…
Airing opposite the NBA Finals this year, viewership for the season premiere of HBO's “True Blood”…
