The uncertainties swirling around baseball, from the Houston Astros’ widening cheating scandal to significant potential changes to the playoff format, are likely to affect the sport’s TV value in the months ahead as two significant rights deals are set to be negotiated before they expire in 2021.
EXCLUSIVE: Real estate mogul and indie film distributor Charles S. Cohen, who bought the Landmark Theatre chain 14 months ago, made more waves in the exhibition space late last year when he acquired flagship UK arthouse exhibitor and distributor Curzon.
In his first interview since the acquisition, we spoke with Cohen…
Rifkin's Festival, the latest movie from Woody Allen, is headed to the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin with producer Mediapro handling rights.
The movie shot in San Sebastián last summer and stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wally Shawn and Christoph Waltz.
It tells the story of a…
EXCLUSIVE: London-based Film Constellation has boarded world sales on doc He Dreams Of Giants, the behind-the-scenes look at Terry Gilliam’s passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, starring Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce.
The film heralds from directors Keith Fulton and Lou Pepe and BAFTA-nominated producer…
EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal is coming to EFM with shark attack thriller Something In The Water, which is being produced with Noel Clarke (Bulletproof) and Jason Maza’s (Bulletproof) production company Unstoppable.
The UK project will follow five female friends who come together to celebrate a wedding in a beautiful, remote…
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria-U.S. co-production Eyimofe (This is My Desire) has picked up sales representation in advance of its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
New York-based Aspect Ratio Sales has taken rights, excluding Africa and Asia where producer GDN Studios retains.
The project comes from filmmakers…
EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to action-thriller Honest Thief, starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos and Robert Patrick.
Directed by Mark Williams, co-creator and producer of Netflix series Ozark and producer of Warner Bros’ The Accountant…
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren has said that it is time for the BBC to consider other ways of funding itself as a debate rages in the UK about the future of the licence fee.
In quotes widely reported in the British press, Mirren told an audience at the Kiln Theatre in London that the licence fee, a…
Block 2 Distribution, the sales outfit founded by Wong Kar Wai, has boarded international rights on Giuseppe Tornatore's feature documentary Ennio: The Maestro ahead of this week’s EFM.
The project is the 13th collaboration between Morricone, 91, and Tornatore, a relationship that includes their work on the 1988 Oscar…
Ozzy Osbourne has called off the North American leg of his “No More Tours 2” amid a series of health problems.
In a statement shared on social media this evening, the Prince of Darkness said instead of touring, he will undergo medical treatments.
“I’m so thankful that everyone has been patient because I’ve had a shit…
Race car driver Ryan Newman was rushed to a hospital Monday, following a fiery crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Newman, 42, was leading the signature NASCAR race in the final turn, when his No. 6 Ford Mustang crashed into a wall, flipped over, landed upside down, and burst into flames. The vehicle then…
Apple, which sounded an alarm bell on China in late January, acknowledged Monday the situation had precipitated more quickly than anticipated and it wouldn’t meet revenue forecasts it made then as the coronavirus decimates production and demand for its products in the key nation.
“Our quarterly guidance issued on…
