The Viacom office is seen in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reuters) – Viacom Inc’s Paramount Pictures Chief Executive Officer Jim Gianopulos said on Friday it has signed a multi-picture film deal with Netflix Inc. “Our priority is to expand our role as a major global content supplier. As such, we’re

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is shown outside the company’s 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has inked a multi-year deal with A24, the studio behind Oscar-winning projects “Moonlight” and “Amy”, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters, as

FILE PHOTO: Beyonce performs at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. singer Beyoncé has bought the Ivy Park fitness clothing brand launched two years ago with British retail tycoon Philip Green, who has faced allegations of sexual harassment. “After discussions

(Reuters) – Chris Stapleton was the big winner but Carrie Underwood and her unborn baby stole the limelight at the Country Music Association (CMA) awards on Wednesday. 52nd Country Music Association Awards – Show – Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., 14/11/2018 – Female Vocalist of The Year winner – Carrie Underwood. REUTERS/Harrison Mcclary A heavily pregnant Underwood,

MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian comic embroiled in allegations of sexual misconduct will no longer be the showrunner for an original series on Amazon.com Inc’s video streaming service, a top Amazon executive said on Wednesday. Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video India, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mumbai, India, November

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three months after her death and 46 years after she first recorded it, Aretha Franklin’s live gospel concert is coming to the big screen. FILE PHOTO: BET honoree singer Aretha Franklin performs onstage at BET Honors 2014 at Warner Theatre in Washington on February 8, 2014. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana/File Photo “Amazing

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singers Miley Cyrus and Neil Young were among hundreds of people who lost their homes in wildfires that destroyed parts of the California seaside town of Malibu, where flames burned for a fourth day on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala

BERLIN (Reuters) – A 59-year-old man was charged in Germany on Monday on suspicion of trying to sell stolen diaries and other items that had belonged to the late Beatle John Lennon. The suspect, identified by the Berlin prosecutors’ office only as Erhan G., in 2014 commissioned an auction house in Berlin to sell the

FILE PHOTO – Actor Stephen Merchant, director Fede Alvarez and cast members Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason and Lakeith Stanfield attend a photocall for the shooting of the new Millennium series film “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” in Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 2018. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “The Grinch”

A black synthetic-blend jacket Michael Jackson wore on his 1989 Bad World Tour is pictured in this photo provided by Julien’s Auctions, October 25, 2018. Julien’s Auctions/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s iconic black “Bad” jacket, which he wore on his first solo tour, sold for $298,000 late Saturday, about three times its original

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Netflix (NFLX.O) chief executive Reed Hastings said that the streaming video company had no plans for cheaper prices in the hotly competitive India market and that an executive’s comments suggesting otherwise had been “misunderstood.” FILE PHOTO: Netflix’s Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings delivers his keynote speech during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,

FILE PHOTO: 71st Cannes Film Festival – Screening of the film “Ash Is Purest White” (Jiang hu er nv) in competition – Red Carpet Arrivals – Cannes, France, May 11, 2018. Fan Bingbing poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese broadcasters and online entertainment sites should avoid celebrity hype and crack down on fake audience

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga were among thousands fleeing their homes on Friday as a fast-moving wildfire engulfed Malibu and nearby celebrity neighborhoods. FILE PHOTO: Kim Kardashian attends the CFDA Fashion awards in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Kardashian, who on Thursday evacuated the home she

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have settled a copyright lawsuit claiming that their song “The Rest of Our Life” was a “blatant” rip-off of a song by two Australian songwriters, titled “When I Found You.” FILE PHOTO: Ed Sheeran poses during a photocall to promote the movie Songwriter at

Actors Zoe Kravitz, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne and writer J.K. Rowling pose during the photocall for the world premiere of the film “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” in Paris, France, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – Harry Potter fans got their first look at the second “Fantastic Beasts” movie on Thursday at