2020: Last News

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterFormer AMC Networks chief Josh Sapan’s compensation for 2021, his final year as CEO of the company, rose 30% over the previous year to $15.3 million.According to a proxy statement filed with the SEC Friday, Sapan’s total pay from the company for 2021 was $15.3 million compared to the $11.8 million he received in 2020 and the $20.2 million he was paid in 2019.Click here to sign up for Variety‘s free Strictly Business newsletter covering earnings, financial and investment news, and more.Sapan’s successor, AMC Networks interim CEO Matthew Blank, was paid $6.97 million for the year. Blank joined AMC Networks in his new role in August just as Sapan stepped down.Blank’s base salary for 2021 was $630,136, while Sapan’s was $2 million.

Popular Manchester brewery, Beatnikz Republic, has announced that it has ceased trading. Owner Paul Greetham confirmed the news via a pained statement on the brewery’s website, citing a difficult recovery from successive lockdowns and increasing business costs.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilm producer Ma Aeint has been sentenced to three years of jail, with hard labor, by a court in Yangon, Myanmar.Ma Aeint is the producer of the film “Money Has Four Legs,” which was directed by Maung Sun and began screening at festivals in 2020 before Myanmar suffered a military coup in early 2021.The pair also co-wrote the script, which centers on a filmmaker coming to terms with the realities of making a debut film and facing down censorship authorities. The criminal case was not directly related to the film, though it may have made Ma Aeint a target for attention.She was found guilty on Friday of breaching Article 505A of Myanmar’s criminal code, which penalizes “causing fear, spreading fake news or agitating against government employees.” She was alleged to have given money to an illegal organization that opposes the Feb.

A domestic abuser who pushed his partner backwards onto a toilet -- causing a "possible" broken rib -- has been jailed.

Bolton Wanderers take on Fleetwood Town in their final game of the League One season.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentJosé Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a portrait of French film great Jean-Claude Carrière, captured breaking down the paintings and personality of painter Francisco de Goya, has been acquired for international sales by Reservoir Docs.In its earliest sales, the doc feature has closed the two biggest markets in Europe with reputed distributors, licensing France to Epicentre and Germany and Austria to Weltkino.  Launched in 2020 by Anais Clanet, Reservoir Docs will bring the documentary feature onto the market at next month’s Cannes Festival.“Reservoir Docs has always been a key sales agent for theatrical art & culture docs and Jose Luis’ work fits perfectly,” said Clanet.

The evil killers of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes could die behind bars in a bid to toughen up their current sentences. The six-year-old suffered systematic abuse at the hands of his stepmother Emma Tustin and dad Thomas Hughes before he was murdered in June 2020.

Olivia Wilde and ex Jason Sudeikis’ relationship was thrust back into the spotlight when the 38 year old actress was served custody papers onstage at CinemaCon this week. The director looks stunned after opening an envelope marked “Private and Confidential” as she promoted her new film, Don't Worry Darling. However, according to reports, the incident was never intended to happen as 46 year old Jason had no idea “when or where the papers would be delivered to Wilde”.

Julia Bradbury has said that she hopes she's "still alive" in ten years during heartbreaking cancer documentary, Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me, which aired on ITV on Thursday night.The 51 year old Countryfile presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer last year after finding a lump in 2020 that turned out to be a cluster of benign micro-cysts, and a scan showed her to have a "high grade" 6cm tumour. Julia bravely shared her journey in the new hour-long documentary, which showed her navigating her cancer, from undergoing a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, to how her children are dealing with it.

Ellen DeGeneres took to Instagram on Thursday to commemorate the final taping of her long-running talk show, The Ellen Show.'Today we taped the final episode of The Ellen Show which airs on May 26th,' DeGeneres, 64, captioned a shot of herself sitting on the set of the series.DeGeneres looked back on the massive changes in the world that have occurred in the time since the talk show hit the air 19 years ago. The latest:Ellen DeGeneres, 64, took to Instagram on Thursday to commemorate the final taping of her talk show, The Ellen Show. She said that 'whatever was happening, [her] goal was always for the show to be a place where we could all come together and laugh for an hour''When we started this show in 2003, the iPhone didn’t exist,' she said.

Lionsgate is returning to the dystopian world of Panem, issuing a release date for The Hunger Games prequel A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.The studios revealed during their Thursday CinemaCon presentation that the prequel will be released on November 17, 2023, via Deadline.Francis Lawrence, who directed the final three Hunger Games movies, will return to direct, though no cast members have been attached yet. Prequel:Lionsgate is returning to the dystopian world of Panem, issuing a release date for The Hunger Games prequel A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Prequel:The studios revealed during their Thursday CinemaCon presentation that the prequel will be released on November 17, 2023, via DeadlineThe movie will be adapted from the 2020 novel by The Hunger Games creator Suzanne Collins, set decades before the original novels and movies.The story follows an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, several years before he became the ruler of Panem, who was played by Donald Sutherland in the movie trilogy.

Kristin Cavallari opened up about her post-divorce experience during an episode of The Bellas Podcast that was released on Wednesday.During the interview, the 35-year-old reality television personality spoke about her changed love life and pointed out that she was ready to start a new chapter with her three children.The entrepreneur was previously married to former professional football quarterback Jay Cutler, whom she divorced in 2020. Speaking her mind:Kristin Cavallari opened up about her post-divorce experience during an episode of The Bellas Podcast that was released on WednesdayCavallari began by expressing that she had matured greatly following the formal dissolution of her marriage.'Through my divorce, I've done a lot of reflecting and I've really looked inward.

Ozzy Osbourne is going off the rails on a crazy Covid-19 train, and wife Sharon Osbourne is going to be his conductor as he battles the disease.

Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid are stepping out together!

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester had a surfing date this week and we have all the photos!

The first trailer to the long-awaited feature adaptation of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret drew great laughs from exhibitors today at CinemaCon.

Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday afternoon at a trial that pits former reality TV star Blac Chyna against Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. Chyna’s attorney Lynne Ciani rested the plaintiff’s case Thursday morning.

A woman has admitted killing a baby boy placed in her care who she and her husband hoped to adopt.

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will take the stand in the Fairfax County Courthouse next week as the first witness for her defense in the $50 million defamation trial instigated by Johnny Depp.

Not holding back. Ant Anstead is unhappy with his and Christina Haack’s custody agreement over their 2-year-old son Hudson.

Anna Franklin Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby will start shooting next week in Malta on Ridley Scott’s film “Kitbag,” about Napoleon’s rise to power. Polish cinematographer Dariusz Adam Wolski is lensing, according to Film New Europe. Phoenix, who plays the French emperor, and Kirby, who plays his wife Josephine, arrive in Malta this week, according to Times of Malta, quoting sources in the local film industry.