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‘Now You See Me’ Pulls $28 Mil-Plus Rabbit, Beating ‘After Earth’ With $27 Mil
The Universal blockbuster had little competition internationally as Sony bowed "After Earth" only in one day-and-date territory -- South Korea. It was a strategic move that certainly didn't help the...
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Film Review: ‘Stranded’
Another blandly competent, thoroughly forgettable low-budget sci-fier assembled from the stray parts of countless other, better movies.
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‘MasterChef’ Cooks Up Demo Victory Over ‘America’s Got Talent’
Fox continues to rule as Wednesday’s broadcast leader in key demos this summer, with the hot “MasterChef” pulling ahead of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in last night’s middle hour. CBS’ “Big Brother”...
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‘Arsenio Hall Show’ Posts Strong Ratings in Premiere Week
Arsenio Hall is off to a good ratings start with his new latenight program, which scored the highest-rated premiere week for any syndicated talkshow in key demos in seven years. Overall, according to...
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Keith Urban Narrowly Beats the Weeknd in Album Sales
In a squeaker, country vocalist Keith Urban edged out hip-hopper the Weeknd for the U.S. album sales crown last week. Urban’s Capitol Nashville set “Fuse” claimed No. 1 with first-week sales of 98,000,...
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Apple Seals $3 Billion Deal to Acquire Beats Music and Electronics
Apple has sealed a $3 billion deal to acquire the Beats Music streaming service and Beats Electronics audio gear business founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. The deal marks the largest acquisition in...
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Smart World Cup Promo: Beats Outplays Nike at Its Own Game
Well played, Beats. With every major sports event that comes along, Nike’s usually the one that comes out with an aspirational sports ad that’s meant to serve as a rousing anthem to bring the world...
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Apple Eliminating 200 Jobs at Beats Following $3 Billion Acquisition
Apple, which is acquiring headphone and streaming-music service provider Beats, is eliminating about 200 positions at the company, representing 29% of its 700-employee workforce, according to sources...
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Apple Completes $3 Billion Beats Deal
Beats Electronics and Beats Music is now officially part of Apple. In a “Welcome to the family” post on its website Friday, Apple said that the $3 billion has officially closed. “Today we are excited...
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Apple Music’s Missing Link: How Beats Electronics Fumbled Its Sonos Killer...
Pop stars, live music, superlatives: The launch of Apple’s music subscription service at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco earlier this week had it all. However, one thing...
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Holy Haul: Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre Stand to Rake In $700 Million When Apple...
Is Jimmy Iovine leaving Apple this summer? He hasn’t decided yet, multiple sources tell Variety, but the contract-less executive, who holds no official title at the tech giant, stands to make a small...
View ArticleApple Working on High-End Headphones to Compete With Own Beats Brand (Report)
Apple is getting ready to take on one of its own: The company is working on high-end noise-cancelling headphones that could be launched as early as this year, according to a Bloomberg report. This new...
View ArticleHow a Music Attorney’s Brush With Death Brought Renewed Purpose to Her Life
As a high-powered entertainment attorney representing superstar acts like Britney Spears, Steven Tyler and Fifth Harmony, and an outspoken advocate for equal pay for songwriters currently in the ring...
View ArticleRotterdam Film Review: ‘Beats’
A snappy, scrappy, straining-at-the-leash coming-of-ager from bleakest Scotland, Brian Welsh’s “Beats” takes place in 1994 — two years before the release of “Trainspotting,” though 23 years on, it...
View ArticleApple Music Chief Oliver Schusser to Take Top Post at Beats Headphones
Apple Music chief Oliver Schusser is taking the top post at Beats headphones, replacing longtime Beats president Luke Wood, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety. Schusser will also...
View ArticleNo More ‘Fake Diversity’ on Screen. It’s About Quality, as Well as Quantity
In an exclusive guest column for Variety, writer and academic Marcus Ryder, co-author of the book “Access All Areas – The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond,” reflects on a recent diversity test...
View ArticleBeats Studio 3 Wireless Headphones Are More Than Half Off on Amazon Right Now
Black Friday and Cyber Week are behind us but Amazon is still churning out unbeatable deals on their site ahead of the holidays. The best one we’ve scoped out today? The Beats Studio 3 Wireless...
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