Andrew Wallenstein

Exploring the changing face of sports rights amid cord-cutting and a battle that pits legacy broadcasters against streaming services

The prospect of a recession is sure to spook an entertainment industry that has weathered macroeconomic storms before but faces fresh challenges

Insights on how the tragic fires ravaging the heart of the entertainment industry alters the outlook for Hollywood long-form content output. 

Interview with Natasha Hritzuk on her research showing YouTube, TikTok, Instagram video is misunderstood as diverting audiences away from TV, film

Exclusive data from Warner Bros. Discovery shows social platforms can be a powerful discovery tool for TV, movies instead of solely being competition

The potential TikTok ban in the U.S. may be the best thing that could happen to Snap’s Snapchat, which needs to rev. up its stalled U.S. user growth

The media sector forgets that January always brings speculation about M&A frenzies, but there is plenty of reason for skepticism about consolidation.

A clear-eyed look at entertainment in the broader context of the attention economy — and the growth of new options for mindshare

Looking back at the Sony hack 10 years later and why Variety decided to publish the contents of the leak.

A new Altman Solon survey shows the paradox between soaring fees for televised sports and younger viewers opting for highlight clips online

Riot Games' Hollywood ambitions were stymied by inexperience after the success of Netflix's 'Arcane,' which cost $250M over 18 episodes.

The Young Turks CEO Cenk Uygur talks political news strategy.

To see the future of immersive media today, get to know the business of Cosm with its CEO, Jeb Terry.

The first-ever scripted dramatization of the Oct. 7 tragedy got a U.S. preview screening at the second annual Scripted Israel event in Los Angeles.

"The Challenge" and "Below Deck" aren't mere TV shows; they're practically the unscripted-TV version of cinematic universes, spanning multiple series that run for many years.

Hollywood's film business is countering its gloomy future prospects with confidence-building ticket sales

Snapchat's Jim Shepherd joins Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast to talk influencer-first strategy at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

As if it wasn’t ubiquitous enough as digital video shorts or games, “Skibidi Toilet” may be headed for a future as long-form content, too. The controversial animated internet sensation is being developed for TV and film treatment by director Michael Bay and former Paramount Pictures president Adam Goodman, who sat last week for an exclusive […]

VIP+ Analysis: How the explosion of short-form video on social media competes for viewer attention on SVOD and linear TV.

VIP+ Analysis: A panel on the rejuvenated box office at UCLA’s Entertainment Symposium was beyond optimistic — to a fault.