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Alex Ritman Endemol Shine Australia (ESA), part of French TV giant Banijay Entertainment, has formed a global partnership with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), the Japanese broadcaster and producer behind international hit formats such as “Ninja Warrior” and “Takeshi’s Castle.” The co-development deal will give ESA access to TBS’s library of new and existing formats which it can look to innovate and adapt for both Australian and global audiences. As part of the agreement, Banijay Entertainment has a first-look arrangement to produce the co-developed titles locally across its label footprint.

Jordan Moreau Not many people can say they’ve been kicked out of a locker room at the Olympics or have made NBA superstar Kevin Durant cry, but director Jake Rogal got an all-access pass to the Paris Summer Olympic Games for Netflix‘s basketball documentary “Court of Gold.” Rogal, who produced the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance,” returned to the basketball court but took a much more international lens for the Olympics action. He traded Jordan for current basketball superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Durant, plus foreign talents including Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama.

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content The history of any important film festival is the history of the films and filmmakers they’ve showcased and championed: what’s their tally of breakthrough filmmakers and esteemed auteurs who have defined the past century of cinema? This is why Berlin, Cannes and Venice, after nearly a century of annual unspoolings (as Variety likes to call them) retain their reputations and the vitality of their programming and festival operations. There is a parallel history as well, one that charts the important fests’ cultural and economic impacts upon the communities and countries where they’re held.

Lady Gaga has revealed the 14-song tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio album ‘MAYHEM’ – check it out below.The popstar announced the highly anticipated record at the end of January and it is set to be released on March 7. You can pre-order/pre-save your copy of the album here.Now, in a post on Instagram on Tuesday (February 18), Gaga has confirmed the album’s full list of tracks, which includes the previously released singles ‘Die With A Smile’ with Bruno Mars, ‘Disease’ and ‘Abracadabra’.“Get ready for MAYHEM,” Gaga wrote, alongside an animated graphic of the tracklist set to a mystery, percussive loop of instrumental music.A post shared by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)One revelation from the tracklist announcement is that the album includes a guest feature on the track ‘Killah’ from French electronic producer and DJ Gesaffelstein, known for his work with Kanye West, The Weeknd and Pharrell Williams.Earlier this week, Gaga appeared to tease lyrics from the album when she changed the front page of her official website to show a series of floating black letters against an orange backdrop.

Camila Cabello is hitting the road.

Alex Ritman The Blair Partnership, the literary agency that has repped J.K. Rowling since it was first set up in 2011 by Neil Blair, has expanded with two key hires in two newly-created roles. Simon Johnson will join as chief commercial officer from Universal Music UK, where he has spent nearly four years as managing director of strategy, growth and ecommerce.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French actor Ludivine Sagnier, best known for “Swimming Pool” and “8 Women,” welcomed the European Shooting Stars – 10 up-and-coming European actors – on stage at the Berlinale Palast Monday. Sagnier was one of the jury members that selected the Shooting Stars, alongside Romanian director Radu Muntean, Swiss producer Amel Soudani, Swedish casting director Pauline Hansson and journalist Vuk Perović from Montenegro.

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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Galvanized by pre-sales to France, Germany and Spain on awaited Icelandic crime series “Reykjavik Fusion,” Erik Barmack’s ahead of the game L.A-based Wild Sheep Content has boarded “Good Bones,” a New Zealand murder mystery series. Wild Sheep by Barmack, a former Netflix head of international originals with oversight over “The Witcher,” “Casa de Papel,” “Kingdom” and “Sacred Games,” will co-produce “Good Bones,” with Luminous Beast.

Emiliano De Pablos France TV Distribution, the commercial arm of the French public broadcaster France Télévisions, one of the most powerful TV companies in Europe, is kicking off international distribution on thriller series “La Vallée en Danger” (“Danger in the Valley”), co-written by bestselling French author Michel Bussi. Produced by Paris-based Cinétévé in co-production with France TV and Belgium’s Be-Films, “Danger in the Valley” will be launched at the upcoming edition of MIP London, which runs Feb.

his obituary. A noted philanthropist, Rose died from complications with Parkinson’s disease following “many years of extraordinary strength and resilience,” the obituary added, describing Rose as a man who “consistently modeled a life worth emulating.”“His effortless gravitas paired with his quick humor and genuine respect for all individuals made him a gifted and compelling leader,” the eulogy continued.“A dedicated father and grandfather, Marshall had high expectations for those around him.

Lady Gaga appears to be teasing lyrics from her forthcoming new album ‘Mayhem’The pop star has changed the front page of her official website to show a series of floating black letters against an orange backdrop.When users click and drag their cursor across the screen, random clusters of letters appear, followed by sentences that flash briefly before disappearing.One reads: “Choke on the fame and hope it gets your high.” Another says: “I’m the perfect celebrity.” A third declares: “I’ll burn a hole right through your eyes,” and another states: “Tap on my vein suck on my blood diamond.” All seemingly suggest they are lyrics from her new record.Her seventh studio album is set to drop on March 7 and is available for pre-order here.She has already shared three singles from the forthcoming record: ‘Die With A Smile’ with Bruno Mars, ‘Disease’ and ‘Abracadabra’.It follows on from 2020’s ‘Chromatica’ and last year’s ‘Harlequin’ companion record.Gaga recently described the LP as “utter chaos” – revealing that its influences spanned “’90s alternative, electro-grunge, Prince and Bowie melodies, guitar and attitude, funky bass lines, French electronic dance, and analogue synths”.Meanwhile, she also revealed that she once considered “walking away” from music, saying she was “tested” in the past.Last Friday (February 14) Gaga teamed up with Andy Samberg for a surprise medley of Lonely Island hits on Saturday Night Live‘s SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert.Having been previously announced as a performer alongside the likes of the Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, Jack White and Miley Cyrus, many fans expected Gaga to perform recent hit ‘Abracadabra‘.Instead, she kicked things off alongside Brooklyn 99 star Samberg,

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Dimitri Rassam’s Paris-based company Chapter 2 and Pathé, who last teamed on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” have unveiled the teaser clip and poster for “13 Days, 13 Nights,” Martin Bourboulon’s ambitious thriller set in the backdrop of the fall of Kabul and the takeover by the Taliban. The movie marks Bourboulon’s follow up his two-part adventure saga “The Three Musketeers” which were also produced by Chapter 2 and Pathé and became box office hits in France, as well as sold to many territories.

A mum claims she was "massacred" and “left to die” after having to have all four limbs amputated after she developed septic shock from an abortion.

EXCLUSIVE: With one of Europe’s three flagship film festivals approaching half way stage, minds are already beginning to focus on the shape of the next two: Cannes and Venice. The former will be upon us before we know it.

Camila Cabello has announced a UK and European tour in the summer – check out full details below.The ‘Yours, C Tour’ comes in support of the singer’s 2024 album ‘C,XOXO’ and kicks off in Spain On June 21 before making its way to the UK and Ireland with a show at London’s Eventim Apollo on July 8 and Dublin’s 3Arena on July 9.Her dates in Spain include headline appearances at Starlite Occident Festival in Marbella, and Alma Occident Festival in Barcelona and Madrid, between June 21 and 25, while in France, she will also headline Les Deferlantes Sud de France on June 28.Tickets for her performances in London, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam and Hamburg go on general sale at 9am local time on Friday (February 21) and be purchased here and here. Fans who sign up to her mailing list here by tomorrow (February 18) at 6pm local time can also purchase pre-sale tickets at 9am local time on Wednesday (February 19).Tickets for all other shows are on sale now and can be purchased here.

William Earl Sales activity at the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market revved up on Saturday as Sony Pictures Classics struck a deal for North American rights to Rebecca Zlotowski’s murder mystery “Vie Privée,” starring Jodie Foster. Variety‘s Elsa Keslassy had the scoop on SPC’s deal for the film, which also covers key territories in Latin America.

Callum McLennan Paris, May 1968, becomes more than a backdrop in “The Safe House” (“La cache”), Swiss filmmaker Lionel Baier‘s latest. It’s an adaptation of Christophe Boltanski’s Prix Femina winning novel, “La cache,” produced by Bande à Part Films and co-produced with Red Lion, Les Films du Poisson, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse and SRG SSR, making it a French, Swiss and Luxembourgish co-production. The comedy-drama, which debuts in competition at Berlinale, sees Baier observe an eccentric family.

Shiori Itō’s directorial debut, Black Box Diaries, has won acclaim around the world since its debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, recently earning an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature. But there’s one place it hasn’t been seen: in the director’s native Japan.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights for Rebecca Zlotowski’s French-language murder mystery movie Vie Privée, starring Jodie Foster as a renowned psychiatrist who investigates the suspicious death of one of her patients.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In one of the first major deals unveiled at the European Film Market, Sony Pictures Classics (“I’m Still Here”) has bought “Vie Privée,” a highly anticipated, humor-laced murder mystery movie starring Jodie Foster and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski (“Other People’s Children”), for North America and Latin America territories. The Oscar winner stars in the film as renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner who mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.