By Ted Johnson
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer declined to say whether he will be taking a new role in the Trump administration, even as speculation mounts that a shakeup is coming in the communications…
By Dave McNary
Paramount has acquired movie rights to Steve Silberman’s science book “Neurotribes” and set up the project with Lorne Michaels at his Broadway Video production company. Silberman’s book…
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By Jacob Bryant
Twitch and Blizzard Entertainment have announced a two-year worldwide collaboration. The streaming giant and acclaimed game developer’s deal includes third-party streaming rights to select Blizzard…
By Variety Staff
Toni Cornell — the 12-year-old daughter of Soundgarden frontman Chris, who died in an apparent suicide last month — posted a moving open letter to him that was posted on his Facebook page late…
By Andrew Wallenstein
Weeks after the series finale of “The Leftovers,” HBO has taken the unusual step of making that episode available on YouTube for just one week. It’s a wonderfully strange marketing move for a…
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By Dave McNary
“The Twilight Zone” is gaining momentum at Warner Bros., which has tapped Christine Lavaf to pen the screenplay for the sci-fi tentpole. Warner has been developing the project since 2009. The last…
By Variety Staff
Tony Bennett will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today. The Prize honors a living musician's “lifetime achievement in…
By Daniel Holloway
The CW is taking another swing at a “Supernatural” spinoff. Kim Rhodes is set to star in “Wayward Sisters,” a possible new drama series from Warner Bros. Television that could spinoff from a planned…
By Jem Aswad and Andrew Barker
Prodigy, MC of long-running New York rap duo Mobb Deep, died in Las Vegas. At press time the cause of death was unclear. The group's publicist sent the following statement to XXL: "It is with extreme…