'South Park' Creators Elaborate on Paramount+ Movies Plan
►"We’re trying to make what’s on Paramount+ different from anywhere else." THR's
Ryan Parker spoke to
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone about the details of their head-spinning $900 million ViacomCBS deal revealed over the summer that will lead to 14 franchise projects specifically for the Paramount+ streaming service, two of which drop this year.
The story. —
Olympian boost to revenue. NBCUniversal’s Q3 earnings jumped 48.2 percent as its theme parks unit swung to a profit after a pandemic-induced loss a year ago and the media unit revenue rose as the Tokyo Olympics boosted ad sales. Parent company Comcast also reported $230 million in revenue and a $520 million loss related to streaming service Peacock in the latest period.
The results. —
Thank you, Tom Hardy. Sony Pictures saw its fiscal Q2 profit dip slightly to $278 million, a decline of 3.7 percent from the same period a year ago when its profit amounted to $299 million according to exchange rates at the time. Buoyed by hits like
Venom 2, revenue was up significantly in the film unit, however, climbing 35 percent to $612 million.
The results. —
More good news. Buoyed by large format screenings of
Black Widow,
Jungle Cruise,
The Suicide Squad,
Shang-Chi and
No Time to Die, Imax delivered its best results since the onset of the pandemic, with Q3 revenue hitting $56.6 million, up 52 percent from a year earlier, and its quarterly losses narrowing to $8.4 million, further moving the company closer to profitability.
The results. In other news... —Film review: Julie Cohen and Betsy West's
Julia —Theater review: Michael Longhurst's
Caroline, or Change —
Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s read of the Oscar race heading into November
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TV ratings: World Series opens higher for Fox
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SiriusXM adds 616,000 paid subscribers in Q3
—Mercedes-Benz gears up to offer
Dolby Atmos in select car models —
Squid Game creator responds to
LeBron James’ criticism of ending —
Gene Walsh, longtime NBC media relations executive, dies at 87
—Chris Evans soars to new heroic heights in Pixar's
Lightyear trailer —
Cipriani is coming to Beverly Hills, planning restaurant on Camden Drive
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Fox Corp. expands NFT business with WWE deal
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The Binge,
Plan B banner
American High taps Will Phelps as president —Billie Eilish, Drake help
Universal Music earnings rise in first report since spinoff What else we're reading... —"Billionaires Reid Hoffman, George Soros Back New Media Firm To Combat Disinformation" [
Axios]
—"From Cult to Common: Edgar Wright’s Journey to the Mainstream" [
The Ringer]
—"What Happens When Your Favorite Thing Goes Viral?" [
Vox]
—"Why Apple’s Privacy Changes Hurt Snap and Facebook but Benefited Google" [
Wall Street Journal]
—"After 40 Years, Abba Takes a Chance With Its Legacy" [
New York Times]
Today... ...in 1994, MGM unveiled sci-fi actioner
Stargate in theaters, where it would go on to gross $196 million globally and later launch a TV franchise.
The original review. Today's birthdays:
Joaquin Phoenix (47), Julia Roberts (54), Matt Smith (39), Gwendoline Christie (43), Kevin Macdonald (54), Finn Wittrock (37), Lauren Holly (58), Jason Watkins (55), Joan Plowright (92), Dennis Franz (77), Andy Richter (55), May Calamawy (35), Jermaine Crawford (29), Jake Kasdan (47), Annie Potts (69)
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