TV Insider will be on the stands in the US in March 2023.   To launch a new print magazine seems an anachronism nowadays. Still, the team behind TV Guide Magazine decided to sail against the current. It launched a new magazine focused on TV streaming platforms. The monthly magazine, called TV Insider, will be on stands in March 2023. The first issue features Kiefer Sutherland (star of Paramount+’s new series “Rabbit Hole,” which premieres March 26) on the cover. [...]

No, but the business is adjusting itself.   Is the Podcast golden age over? Layoffs, budget cuts, and scuttled deals challenge what appeared to be a long-booming industry. Journalist Reggie Ugwu on The New York Times analyses the matter starting from the story of celebrity-backed media company Religion of Sports — founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra that, in 2020, created a podcast division that hired more than a dozen audio producers and developed a broad slate [...]

National Security Risks at stake.   While in Europe, the European Commission forbids its employers the use of TikTok app; for the same security reason, in the U.S., The Committee on Foreign Investment is facing escalating bipartisan pressure to separate the popular Chinese-owned video app from its parent company. Two senators urged The Committee to "swiftly conclude its investigation and impose strict structural restrictions between TikTok's American operations and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, including potentially separating the companies." The [...]

Some analysts blame the deal for the recent 7000 jobs cut.   In 2019, Disney bought Rupert Murdoch's TV and movie studio, Fox, for 71.3-billion dollars. The deal brought to Disney valuable properties such as Avatar and The Simpsons but significantly increased the Burbank company's debt load. After almost four years, it is time to evaluate if the operation was worth it. Los Angeles Times does it in an article by Mag James: "The hangover from the Fox deal has [...]

Image © Ufficio stampa - Sharon Stone, "Milano" "Milano — The Inside Story of Italian Fashion," directed by John Maggio, is on sale at Berlin's European Film Market, Submarine Entertainment announces on Variety. "Billed as the definitive story of the explosion of Italian fashion in the 1970s and 80s, the star-studded doc extensively features Giorgio Armani and delves into his life story but also reveals unknown details about the Gucci and Versace fashion houses. Milano also features appearances and commentary [...]

And 2023 doesn't look any better.   2022 was not a good year for the entertainment industry: from Disney to Netflix to Warner Bros. Discovery, media and tech stocks were battered as faith in streaming waned, and subscribers' growth stalled. Variety Intelligence Platform analyzes the matter: Netflix reduced its expenses in 2022 by about 5 percent, from $17.70 billion in 2021 to $16.84 billion last year. Warner Bros. Discovery has yet to publicize its full-year report, but it is expected [...]