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• ‘Spartacus: The House of Ashur’ Trailer: Gladiator Gore, Roman Romance and a Sexy Caesar

  Starz releases sexy and bloody NSFW red band trailer for 'Spartacus: House of Ashur'

• ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’-Magic: The Gathering Collaboration Set Unveils Seven New Cards: Zuko, Iroh and More (EXCLUSIVE)

  Seven new cards revealed from Magic: The Gathering card set inspired by the beloved animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

• Floyd Roger Myers Jr., Who Played Young Will Smith on ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ Dies at 42

  Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who played a younger version of Will Smith on 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' died after a heart attack. He was 42.

• Ben Winston to Produce 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies (EXCLUSIVE)

  Ben Winston will serve as executive producer and creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

• New Paramount TV Studios Chief Matt Thunell Sets Leadership Team Amid Sweeping Layoffs

  Paramount TV Studios is reorganizing its leadership team amid the mass layoffs at Paramount following its merger with Skydance.

• Watch ‘The Simpsons’ Guest Star Matthew Modine, Channeling His ‘Stranger Things’ Character, Diagnose Bart as a ‘Psycho’ in Sunday’s Episode (EXCLUSIVE)

  In Sunday's "The Simpsons" episode “Bad Boys... For Life,” Matthew Modine guest stars as a therapist who diagnoses Bart as a psycho, sending him away.

• ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Creator Shinichiro Watanabe, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Producer Justin Leach to Headline Japan Society’s Foreign Exchange Series (EXCLUSIVE)

  Shinichiro Watanabe and Justin Leach join LeSean Thomas for Foreign Exchange 2025 anime series, featuring 'Lazarus' and 'Cowboy Bebop' screenings.

• Ashley Flowers’ ‘Crime Junkie’ Podcast Company Inks Multiyear Pact With Fox Corp.’s Tubi in Exit From SiriusXM

  Fox Corp.'s Tubi struck a multiyear deal with Audiochuck, founded by Ashley Flowers, for exclusive distribution and ad sales rights to its top shows including "Crime Junkie."

• Sydney Sweeney, Kate Hudson, Sharon Stone, Nicole Scherzinger and More Celeb Red Carpet Pics From Variety’s Power of Women 2025

  Sydney Sweeney, Sharon Stone and Kate Hudson were among the Hollywood heavyweights who walked the Variety Power of Women red carpet.

• Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Saints’ Season 2 Sets Fox Nation Premiere Date; Francesca Scorsese to Direct Episode

  Martin Scorsese's docudrama 'The Saints' will premiere its second season on Nov. 16. His daughter Francesca Scorsese will direct one episode.

• Comcast Co-CEO Says ‘The Bar Is Very High’ for M&A Deals but ‘Expect Us to Look at Things’

  Comcast leaders hedged their words carefully when pressed by analysts about the company's appetite for M&A activity such as Warner Bros. Discovery.

• ‘Stranger Things 5’ Trailer: The Upside Down Strikes Back as Vecna Invades the Real World

  Netflix's new 'Stranger Things 5' trailer shows new and familiar faces in Hawkins, the Upside-Down and beyond

• From ‘Scream’ to ‘M3GAN 2.0,’ Nielsen Reveals the Most-Watched Horror Films Over the Last Five Octobers

  In time for Halloween, Nielsen broke down trends in horror movie viewership over the last five Octobers.

• Fox Sees Q1 Revenue Grow, But Higher Expenses Cut Profit

  Fox Corp. said first quarter profit fell on higher expenses, even as revenue grew during the period

• Nexstar Extends CEO Perry Sook’s Contract Through 2029

  Nexstar Media Group's board extended the employment agreement of chairman and CEO Perry Sook through March 31, 2029.

• Comcast Sees Q3 Profit Drop, Facing Comparisons With 2024 Olympics, Cord Cutting

  Comcast said 3Q profit fell due to cord cutting and comparisons with year-earlier quarter that generated $1.9B in revenue from the Paris Olympics

• Sporticast 496: Blue Jays, Bench Chairs and Baseball Babies

  The Blue Jays' business is more than just baseball. The World Series team is part of Rogers Communications, which is buying up all of MLSE.

• ‘When Women Thrive, the Community Thrives’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women Event Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Sydney Sweeney, Kate Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger and Wanda Sykes

  Kate Hudson, Sydney Sweeney, Wanda Sykes, Nicole Scherzinger and Jamie Lee Curtis were at the center of the star-studded Variety Power of Women LA.

• Wanda Sykes Loves Hiring Women Over Men: ‘And If She’s a Black Woman, You Got the Job’

  Wanda Sykes got candid about her preference for hiring women over men while being honored at Variety's Power of Women LA event.

• Sharon Stone Defends Sydney Sweeney After Jeans Ad Controversy: ‘It’s Okay to Use What Your Mama Gave You’

  Sharon Stone offered her support for her 'Euphoria' Season 3 co-star Sydney Sweeney after her "great jeans" ad controversy: "It's hard to be hot."

• Sydney Sweeney Says Wrapping ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Will Be ‘Bittersweet’ and ‘Emotional’: ‘It’s Been My Entire Twenties’

  Sydney Sweeney said wrapping 'Euphoria' Season 3 will be 'bittersweet' and 'emotional.'

• Disney and YouTube Settle Lawsuit Over Poaching of Exec Justin Connolly

  Disney and YouTube have settled their litigation over the departure of high-level executive Justin Connolly.

• Dodgers Organist Dieter Ruehle on His Witty, Spontaneous Song Picks, and Keeping Up With the Series’ Epic Game 3: ‘The Game Isn’t Scripted — What’s Better Than Live Accompaniment?’

  Dodgers organist Dieter Ruehle talks about his amusing choices of song snippets for the World Series, especially that nearly 'All Night Long' Game 3.

• Paramount TV Layoffs Hit CBS Entertainment, Paramount+, MTV, and More

  Paramount has initiated a major round of layoffs following the company's merger with Skydance.

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