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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Some of AMC’s Biggest Spectacles, Like A Vampire Lestat Concert, Won’t Take Place on TV Screens by Brian Steinberg

Some of the most interesting moments from AMC Global Media in months to come won’t be available on traditional screens The company that owns AMC, IFC, HiDive and other properties is accele…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:30PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Keegan Michael-Key Is Fast Becoming TV's Most Popular Pitchman by Brian Steinberg

Any viewer watching a few hours of TV or streaming video every day is likely to come across a dizzying array of commercials, loaded up with different characters, special effects, crazy antic…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 13, 2026

Kate Hudson's New Netflix Co-Star: Jake From State Farm by Brian Steinberg

Kate Hudson has worked with actors including Hugh Jackman, Billy Crudup and Matthew McConaughey, but says the cast of her scripted Netflix series "Running Point" really took to the appearanc…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Disney Wraps Oscars Ad Sales; Event Will Feature Burger King Shout-Outs and Mazda-Backed Movie Makers by Brian Steinberg

And the Oscar goes to….Madison Avenue. Disney has sold out all its available commercial inventory tied to its March 15 Oscars telecast, according to John Campbell, senior vice president of…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Have I Got News for You: CNN Keeps Digging Deeper Into Comedy by Brian Steinberg

Roy Wood Jr. doesn't sound like Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper or Erin Burnett. And yet, his importance to CNN could start approaching that of those popular anchors. Wood isn't at CNN to deliv…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:20AM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Ben Affleck's Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial Taps Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, Ted Danson for 1990s Sitcom by Brian Steinberg

Ben Affleck's latest Super Bowl commercial for Dunkin' serves up a lot more than coffee and doughnuts. Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Jason Alexander. Ted Danson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Jaleel Wh…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Wells Fargo Taps 'SNL's' Marcello Hernandez to Reach Super Bowl Viewers in Very Specific Places by Brian Steinberg

Marcello Hernandez is taking some of the energy he displays regularly on "Saturday Night Live" and lending it to Wells Fargo. In a new campaign from the financial-services company that will …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:15AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Christy Tanner Named CEO of New York Public Radio by Brian Steinberg

New York Public Radio has named Christy Tanner president and CEO, giving her oversight of WNYC, WQXR, WNYC Studios, Gothamist, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, and New Jersey Public R…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:15AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Hellmann's New Super Bowl Commercial Mixes Andy Samberg, Elle Fanning With a Song About Sandwiches by Brian Steinberg

Hellmann's is hoping a healthy does of silliness will help its Super Bowl recipe. The Unilever-backed mayo is a Super Bowl regular, and in the past has tapped themes such as sustainability a…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:15AM[SHARE]
Friday, January 16, 2026

Disney Sees Brisk Ad Sales for Oscars While Spotlighting Live Shows (EXCLUSIVE) by Brian Steinberg

The Oscars haven't sold out yet, but Disney is moving closer to that milestone. "We are definitely pacing ahead of where we were last year," says Rita Ferro, president of global advertising …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:20AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Cirque du Soleil Aims to Expand to Screens While Boosting Live Events by Brian Steinberg

Cirque du Soleil is known for its shows featuring acrobats, athletes and clowns " all doing spectacular feats. Now the company is attempting to execute an even more complex maneuver.  Aft…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:23PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 17, 2025

Walmart Serves Walton Goggins as The Grinch To Warm Up Black Friday by Brian Steinberg

Walton Goggins has played complex characters in series including "The Shield" and "Justified." Now he's hoping his latest nuanced performance will help an unexpected beneficiary: Walmart. Go…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:01AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 3, 2025

Jon Stewart Renews at 'Daily Show' for Another Year by Brian Steinberg

Paramount didn't want to keep Stephen Colbert at CBS, but the company has signed Jon Stewart for another year of hosting "The Daily Show" once per week on Comedy Central. Stewart will contin…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:21PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Joe Torre Documentary Directed by John Turturro in Production by Brian Steinberg

Joe Torre, the longstanding Major League Baseball player, manager and executive, gets center spotlight in a new documentary directed by John Turturro and produced by Motto Pictures. "Joe Tor…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 12, 2025

SNL 'Veteran' Ken Aymong Returns to Producer Role After Retiring in 2021 by Brian Steinberg

Ken Aymong, one of a handful of key lieutenants to executive producer Lorne Michaels at NBC's "Saturday Night Live," made surprise cameos on the program's latest two episodes " in the credit…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:13PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Erin Doyle Joins 'SNL's' Top Circle of Producers by Brian Steinberg

NBC has the past several weeks detailed many changes at "Saturday Night Live," particularly among the show's cast. But one of the most important shifts at the program has gone undisclosed " …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:51PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 15, 2025

NBC Bets Jimmy Fallon's Advertising Antics Will Help Ward Off TV's Late-Night Woes by Brian Steinberg

One of the most important guests in the history of NBC's "Tonight Show" isn't a movie or TV star and probably won't play any games on set with the host. Ford Motor Co. will have a hard-to-mi…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:15PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 5, 2025

Fallon Revs Up 'Tonight Show' for Detroit by Brian Steinberg

Jimmy Fallon will take NBC's "Tonight Show" to Detroit for a special episode, one of a handful of non-traditional broadcasts of the program he is undertaking in the fall. The late-night host…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 31, 2025

'SNL' Bloodbath? Hardly. Lorne Michaels' Annual Cast Exits Occur as Regularly as 'Weekend Update' by Brian Steinberg

At "Saturday Night Live," there's drama before you get to the comedy. Every year at about this time, credulous observers of the venerable late-night NBC showcase get flustered by a series of…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:39PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Emil Wakim Exits 'SNL' in Season 51 Shake Up by Brian Steinberg

Emil Wakim, who held a featured player role at NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for a single season, is leaving the late-night showcase, he disclosed in a statement on social media Wednesday. "I …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:59AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

SAG-AFTRA, Nielsen Renew Measurement Pact by Brian Steinberg

 SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors, hosts, broadcasters and more, said it had renewed its deal with measurement giant Nielsen that will have the company stand as its primary arb…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Media Veteran Peter Rice to Oversee 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Ceremonies by Brian Steinberg

Peter Rice, a media-industry veteran who held senior operating roles at both the former 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney Co., is walking on to a new field " sports. Rice has been named head …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 12, 2025

'SNL's' Mikey Day Has Knack for Getting Crazy Characters to Go Viral, But Says 'I'm Not Really Sure Where This Stuff Comes From' by Brian Steinberg

"SNL" fans know Mikey Day as the guy who turns up in a bunch of sketches every week, maybe as the father who gets into traffic arguments that require lots of hand gestures and signs or in a …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:14AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Why Taylor Tomlinson and Other Young Late-Night Hosts Choose Creator Economy Over TV by Brian Steinberg

One of the most coveted jobs in television is quickly becoming one of the hardest to keep filled. Taylor Tomlinson is the latest participant in a lengthening parade of comics and talk-show h…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:19PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 28, 2025

Disney Sees Sell-Out for Oscars Ads " And Not Just on TV by Brian Steinberg

The Oscars is not just a TV event for the company working to sell the commercials that support it. With the annual awards show slated to stream live on Hulu for the first time, alongside its…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:44PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Bob Iger Explains Why Venu was Scrapped, Why Disney Bought Fubo and Why New Skinny Bundles Help ESPN by Brian Steinberg

Disney thinks an emerging suite of so-called "skinny bundles" serves as a better way to make ESPN available to cord-cutters than Venu, a now-scuttled streaming sports joint venture with Warn…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:26PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Comcast's Q4 Profit Boosted by 'Wicked,' Peacock by Brian Steinberg

Comcast said fourth quarter profit surged as the company saw good results at its mobile business, at the box office and at its Peacock streaming hub. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia cable-and-en…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:29AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 23, 2025

CAA Signs Digital Sports Influencer Katie Feeney by Brian Steinberg

Katie Feeney, a social-media influencer who works with many sports leagues and media companies, has signed with CAA for representation. Feeney, who worked as the first official social media …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:53AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Stephen Colbert and 'The Late Show' Make 'Very Emotional' Return to Ed Sullivan Theater by Brian Steinberg

Stephen Colbert has, nearly every weeknight for the past 15 months, led the nation's most-watched late-night show without many of the trappings viewers have come to expect. He's had no live …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:22AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 14, 2021

Disney Puts Focus on Streaming Ad Sales in Brisk TV Upfront (EXCLUSIVE) by Brian Steinberg

Madison Avenue's interest in digital ads, sports and new concepts tied to bolstering messages of diversity helped Disney close a fast-paced upfront that saw more than 40% of total dollars co…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:21PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 3, 2021

Disney, NBCU, Fox Start to Sell in TV's Accelerating Upfront Market (EXCLUSIVE) by Brian Steinberg

At least three of the nation's big media companies are writing deals in an upfront ad-sales market that is moving more rapidly than in years past. Disney, NBCUniversal and Fox have all begun…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:59PM[SHARE]

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off