Satire site the Onion says that it has — after 17 months legal wrangling — successfully landed a deal allowing it take over Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy-fueled site run by Alex Jones. Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion, confirmed to Variety details of the company’s new plan to assume control of Infowars under a deal […]

Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic over a story alleging that he “has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.” Patel’s suit seeks $250 million in damages. In a statement Monday, the Atlantic said: “We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will […]

Catherine O’Hara didn’t just have notes for the writers of “Schitt’s Creek” — she would rewrite entire scenes “from top to tail,” according to Dan Levy. O’Hara died on Jan. 30 in her Los Angeles home after a brief illness. She was 71. On Monday’s episode of podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” Levy recalled […]

QVC Group — the company that owns and operates QVC and HSN, the shopping channels that have been mainstays of cable TV for decades — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection of its U.S. businesses in the face of a crushing mountain of of debt. The company filed paperwork for a restructuring support agreement […]

Netflix shares were down 10% in premarket trading Friday after the streaming giant reported a slight beat in first-quarter 2026 revenue but forecast lighter-than-expected Q2 sales and operating income. For Q2, Netflix forecast revenue growth of 13% and operating margin of 32.6% (compared with 34.1% in the year-ago quarter); it said operating income will be […]

Brian Williams, who’s been off the TV airwaves for the last five years, is going into business with Netflix. The former NBC News and MSNBC anchor will host “We’re Back! With Brian Williams,” a weekly interview show with pop-culture figures and other newsmakers. Netflix said it will debut later in 2026. “With scientists predicting that […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meant to invoke holy scripture in discussing the rescue mission of an American fighter pilot stranded in Iran — but he actually quoted Quentin Tarantino. In a prayer delivered by Hegseth during a Pentagon worship service on Wednesday, he read a fake Bible verse from Tarantino’s 1994 “Pulp Fiction.” It was […]

IMG announced several senior-level executive changes as the sports marketing agency looks to establish a more centralized leadership structure. Chris Guinness, IMG’s EVP, global head of commercial for rights, has decided to leave the company after more than 30 years in senior commercial roles. Guinness will step down from the role in July 2026, consulting […]

Mark Ruffalo warned of “devastating” effects on film, TV and the news media if Paramount Skydance completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Ruffalo, who is among the 2,000-plus Hollywood signatories of an open letter seeking to block the deal, spoke Wednesday via videoconference at a hearing called by Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), the […]

Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict lend their voices to “Saigon,” a new scripted drama podcast for iHeartMedia’s iHeartPodcasts billed as “an epic story of love, war and power set against the backdrop of 20th century Vietnam.” Based on the bestselling novel by Anthony Grey of the same name, “Saigon” is narrated by Tran (whose […]

Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, is holding a “spotlight hearing” Wednesday in Washington about Paramount Skydance’s proposed $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. David Ellison, Paramount’s chairman and CEO, will not be able to attend the hearing because of a death in the family, according to the company. “Regretfully, Mr. Ellison […]

Snap, parent company of Snapchat, is making a massive workforce reduction — eliminating 1,000 jobs, representing 16% of its current employees, in a move to accelerate net profitability. In addition, the company is closing 300 open roles. Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap, said in a memo to employees that the management team believes […]