ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”
Carolyn McCall, naturally, got deals-related questions during an earnings conference call.
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Vladimir Review: Rachel Weisz’s Unerotic Thriller Fakes Its Own Climax H2s: Vladimir’s Lack Of Steaminess Doesn’t Live Up To Its Provocative Poster The Academic Sex Scandal Is Vladimir’s Most Interesting Storyline, But It’s A Missed Opportunity Rachel Weisz’s Unreliable Narrator Is Too Much Tell, Not Enough Show
Netflix’s new campus drama, Vladimir, has much potential but ultimately gets a failing grade. An eight-episode limited series, Vladimir‘s starry cast, which includes Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, and John Slattery, is enough to attract anyone’s attention, but it’s the show’s…
Megan Moroney Brings a Taste of Her Own ‘Medicine’ to ‘Tonight Show’: Watch
With her new album debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, for her first leader, Megan Moroney is very much still on cloud 9. The country singer and songwriter brought those good vibes to late-night television on Wednesday night…
Netflix’s Steamy Campus Sex Comedy ‘Vladimir’ Has Chemistry Between Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall, But Never Reaches a Climax: TV Review
When attached to a story about sexually indiscreet academics of fine literature, the name “Vladimir” automatically invokes the author Nabokov. (Problematic age gaps in teacher-student relationships recall “Lolita,” though a closer analog might be the campus satire “Pnin.”) But when…
‘Vladimir’ Review: Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall Heat Up Netflix’s Boldly Prickly, Fascinatingly Slippery Deconstruction of Desire
Julia May Jonas adapts her own acclaimed novel about a married English professor who develops an all-consuming crush on a younger colleague.
‘Vladimir’ review: Rachel Weisz is mad about the boy in this steamy midlife crisis comedy
This rollicking comedy drama about sex, obsession and the generation gap never plays it safe. There are frequent fantasy sequences – many of them steamy – and the fourth wall is obliterated from the start. Rachel Weisz’s unnamed protagonist doesn’t…
Canal+ Shutters Loss-Making South African Streamer Showmax
Canal+ has made a big early decision as the new owner of MultiChoice by axing loss-making streamer Showmax. The decision follows a “comprehensive” review into Showmax, which has carved out a reputation for high-end original series such as Spinners, Catch…
Canal+’s African Pay-TV Giant MultiChoice Pulls Plug on Streamer Showmax Amid “Unsustainable” Losses
The decision reflects a focus on “financial discipline and investment optimization in an increasingly competitive and capital-intensive global streaming environment.”
Both Worlds, Freeli Films Launch First U.S.-Africa Co-Production Partnership for Microdramas, With Taye Diggs Set to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
International Emmy-nominated South African production company Both Worlds and Atlanta-based outfit Freeli Films have launched a co-production partnership to develop and produce premium microdrama series and feature films, the companies announced at the Joburg Film Festival on Thursday. The productions…
ITV Reports $4.6 Billion Revenue for 2025 as Sky Sale Talks Continue
U.K. media giant ITV has reported full-year 2025 results that the company said came in ahead of current market expectations, driven by a strong performance from its studios arm and accelerating growth at streaming platform ITVX, even as linear advertising…