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Two decades of compound growth in the Indian Premier League’s cricket media rights are coming to an end, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia. MPA published ‘IPL: Teams, Rights and Ratings’ on March 24, predicting that the 2028-32 rights cycle will remain flat at a total of $5.4 billion. This would match the current 2023-27 period, but would represent a 13% decrease from $13.2 million to $11.5 million per game. The company attributes the per-game decline to the expanded 94-game format, which increases volume without a corresponding increase in value. The current cycle itself marked a dramatic…
Germany’s leading independent company Leonine Studios has acquired distribution rights to Miramax’s sequel “The Beekeeper 2,” starring Jason Statham, in German-speaking Europe, excluding Prime Video’s paid slots. Leonin will release the action thriller in German theaters on January 14, 2027. The first installment, which was theatrically distributed in Germany by Leonine in January 2024, topped the box office charts, debuted at number one, had more than 800,000 local admissions, and generated more than 1 million digital transactions as the country’s most successful TVOD title of the year. “The Beekeeper” grossed $162.6 million worldwide and received a 92% “Verified Hot” rating…
Hannah Montana returned to Hollywood on Monday night. Miley Cyrus celebrated the successful “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” with a red carpet premiere at the El Capitan Theater. Before the screening, the former Disney Channel star admitted in an interview with Variety that he planted the seeds for what would become a “Hannah Montana” revival. “You started it all,” Silas told me shortly after arriving. “You started the drama. Last time I saw you, you were talking about bangs and blonde hair, and then this happened.” In an interview on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival…
Good Morning America weather forecaster Sam Champion has been hospitalized for emergency heart surgery. The 64-year-old revealed he underwent surgery on Sunday, sharing a photo on Instagram of himself sitting in a hospital bed hooked up to a machine. Champion began his post by thanking the doctors and “amazing team of nurses” at Mount Sinai Faster Heart Hospital in New York City. “GMA” weather forecaster Sam Champion underwent emergency heart surgery. Sam Champion/Instagram The 64-year-old man said he underwent the procedure following the results of a nuclear stress test. Sam Champion/Instagram “Many of you know that I underwent a nuclear…
He is a big hater to her. Joe Jonas and girlfriend Tatiana Gabriela were spotted passionately kissing at a Miami airport on Saturday. According to photos obtained by Page Six, the Jonas Brothers singer spent the morning having coffee with friends before heading out to play padel. Joe Jonas and girlfriend Tatiana Gabriela shared a passionate kiss at the Miami airport. Miami PIXX/VAEM / Backgrid Page Six obtained photos of the couple packing on the PDA on Saturday. Miami PIXX/VAEM / Backgrid Jonas (pictured above) had coffee with a friend that morning. Miami PIXX/VAEM / Backgrid Jonas, 36, then stopped…
Although they were absent from the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special premiere in Hollywood on Monday night, Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso took to social media to reminisce about their time on the iconic Disney Channel series. Osment was unable to attend the premiere due to scheduling conflicts with her show, “Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding,” but she shared a video to Instagram on Monday while on set of the CBS sitcom. In her post, she thanked all the “Hannah Montana” fans over the past 20 years. “We’re on the set of Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding, so we couldn’t…
Kelly Osbourne has reportedly split from fiancé Sid Wilson amidst a dramatic weight loss. According to the Daily Mail, Osbourne, 41, and the Slipknot member, 49, are said to have quietly called off their engagement this month. The last time they were photographed together was at the Grammy Awards in February. “Kelly and Sid have decided to end their engagement,” a source claimed to the magazine on Monday. Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson, who were pictured together at the Grammy Awards in February, have reportedly broken up. Recording Academy Getty Images The couple, pictured in the January photo, are said…
On today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast, Box Office Corner, Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down the big opening weekend of Amazon MGM Studios and Ryan Gosling’s fantasy vehicle “Project Hail Mary.” And Variety’s Naman Ramachandran reports on the atmosphere at Hong Kong Filmart, where AI and China dominated the conversation among Asia’s top producers, distributors and talent. “The Bezos family is very happy because this is a movie that Amazon MGM really needed to deliver, and they needed to deliver it in a big way, and I think it exceeded their expectations,” Lang said. “With $80.6 million, it’s the…
Jesse Metcalf candidly said he has nothing but love for the Desperate Housewives cast after recently revealing that he was fired from his role as the popular gardener. “I still talk to Eva[Longoria]sometimes,” the actor, who played John Roland, a teenager who had an affair with Longoria’s character, Gabriel Solis, told Page Six on March 20’s Clarence Night of Extra. Also, “I really love Marcia Cross,” he gushed. “(I) saw her in a Broadway production in New York City a few years ago.” Jesse Metcalfe (seen here on Friday) exclusively told Page Six that he’s still in talks with the…
On this week’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart teased that ABC pulled the latest season of The Bachelorette from its schedule amid an explosive feud between potential star Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen. Stewart peppered the joke by outlining how “Trump’s America” has become “a fast-paced, chaotic carnival ride.” “It’s crazy out there,” Stewart said. “TSA lines are longer than your trip, threats in the Middle East increase, planes ram trucks. The only thing that gives me joy is looking forward to this season of ‘The Bachelorette.'” So they got a strong Mormon woman. she…