https://readsignalfire.com/ The inside track on the business of Hollywood — spec sales, greenlights, executive moves, box office and production, relayed from the people who cover it. en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:19:52 GMT https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/caitlin-clark-nike-caitlin-1-basketball-shoes-release-buy-1236718005/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/caitlin-clark-nike-caitlin-1-basketball-shoes-release-buy-1236718005/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Erin Lassner News On Oct. 1, the duo's multi-year partnership finally delivers Clark's first signature silhouette. https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/julianne-moore-award-jesse-eisenberg-rome-film-festival-1236894605/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/julianne-moore-award-jesse-eisenberg-rome-film-festival-1236894605/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:52:02 GMT Nvivarelli News Julianne Moore will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival. The Oscar-winning actress will attend the Italian premiere of her new film “The Debut,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, who will also hand her the prize. The Rome Film Festival honor for Moore was announced in a https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/julianne-moore-rome-film-fest-lifetime-award-the-debut-1236718112/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/julianne-moore-rome-film-fest-lifetime-award-the-debut-1236718112/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:43:03 GMT Scott Roxborough News Jesse Eisenberg, who directs Moore in 'The Debut' will present the Oscar-winning actress with her career-spanning honor. https://deadline.com/2026/10/woody-allen-cast-confirmed-next-film-madrid-filming-1237144252/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/woody-allen-cast-confirmed-next-film-madrid-filming-1237144252/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:27 GMT Andreas Wiseman Production WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on Woody Allen’s new feature, which is set to begin shooting in Madrid on October 5. Written and directed by Allen, the contemporary comedy will star Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings, The Equalizer), Jemima Kirke (Girls, Sex Education), Jakob Oftebro (Hamilt https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woody-allen-new-movie-cast-marton-csokas-jemima-kirke-1236894614/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woody-allen-new-movie-cast-marton-csokas-jemima-kirke-1236894614/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:02 GMT Leo Barraclough Production Marton Csokas (“The Lord of the Rings,” “The Equalizer”) and Jemima Kirke (“Girls,” “Sex Education”) have joined the cast of Woody Allen’s new feature, which is set to begin shooting in Madrid on Oct. 5. WestEnd Films has boarded world sales. Written and directed by Allen, the contemporary comedy wi https://deadline.com/2026/10/disney-plus-vidio-indonesia-streaming-bundle-1237144236/ deadline-business:https://deadline.com/2026/10/disney-plus-vidio-indonesia-streaming-bundle-1237144236/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:18:47 GMT Jesse Whittock Streaming Disney+’s international strategy of teaming with local streamers just reached Indonesia. The global streamer and Indonesian market leader Vidio have joined forces to launch a subscription bundle, marking a first such collab in Indonesia for Disney. Audiences will be offered the ‘Vidio Ultimate Disne https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-october-2026-new-releases-movies-tv-1236718064/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-october-2026-new-releases-movies-tv-1236718064/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Abid Rahman Streaming Take a look at the movies and TV shows that are hitting the streaming service this month. https://deadline.com/2026/10/dark-sky-films-us-rights-emirati-horror-vile-1237144216/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/dark-sky-films-us-rights-emirati-horror-vile-1237144216/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Melanie Goodfellow Dealmaking EXCLUSIVE: Dark Sky Films, the genre label of Watermelon Pictures co-founders Badie and Hamza Ali, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Vile, the award-winning Arabic-language psychological horror thriller from Emirati filmmaker Majid Al Ansari. Produced by Spooky Pictures and Image Nation S https://deadline.com/2026/10/itv-deal-warner-bros-tlc-quest-mock-the-week-pimple-popper-1237144227/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/itv-deal-warner-bros-tlc-quest-mock-the-week-pimple-popper-1237144227/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:48:09 GMT Max Goldbart Dealmaking Now that the $110B mega-merger is complete, thoughts will soon turn to what happens to Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) various international outposts. For now, WBD UK & Ireland has revealed a first-of-its-kind content partnership with UK net ITV. From today, 2,000 hours of content from https://deadline.com/2026/10/bafta-i-swear-john-davidson-scotland-awards-n-word-scandal-1237144224/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/bafta-i-swear-john-davidson-scotland-awards-n-word-scandal-1237144224/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:38:51 GMT Jake Kanter News BAFTA has made special arrangements to ensure I Swear executive producer John Davidson can attend the Scotland Awards after an N-word scandal at the film ceremony in February. After consulting with Davidson and other experts, the Tourette syndrome activist will watch the event in a separate room wit https://deadline.com/2026/10/shaka-ilembe-first-look-season-3-mipcom-launch-1237144218/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/shaka-ilembe-first-look-season-3-mipcom-launch-1237144218/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:38:24 GMT Jesse Whittock News Here are the first images from the final season of African series Shaka iLembe, with the drama set to launch internationally in Cannes. Studiocanal just dropped pics of the isiZulu-language drama ahead of the show’s international debut at MIPCOM Cannes later this month, titled Shaka iLembe: Zulu Kin https://www.c21media.net/news/banijay-entertainment-confirms-post-merger-sales-team-under-cathy-payne/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/banijay-entertainment-confirms-post-merger-sales-team-under-cathy-payne/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:22:59 GMT Clive Whittingham Dealmaking Banijay Entertainment has confirmed the executive line-up for its combined distribution business, Banijay Rights, following its merger with All3Media International. It was already known that the sales ... https://www.hopeforfilm.com/p/remake-i-hope-that-it-providesmaybe ent-tedhope:https://www.hopeforfilm.com/p/remake-i-hope-that-it-providesmaybe Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:21:44 GMT Vanessa Hope Production a vHopeful Conversation with legendary documentary film director Ross McElwee about Remake and Sherman’s March https://variety.com/2026/film/global/john-davidson-attend-bafta-scotland-ceremony-separate-area-1236894584/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/global/john-davidson-attend-bafta-scotland-ceremony-separate-area-1236894584/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:13:22 GMT Alex Ritman News Just over than seven months after the British Academy faced one of its biggest controversies in years after the N-word was shouted out during the BAFTA Film awards ceremony, BAFTA has had to revisit the moment as it contends with the upcoming BAFTA Scotland awards. The incident — which came to signi https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/you-can-see-everything-a24-release-date-showtimes-1236718070/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/you-can-see-everything-a24-release-date-showtimes-1236718070/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:40:00 GMT Steven Zeitchik News 'You Can See Everything' shows the elephant — sort of. https://www.c21media.net/news/itv-steers-amc-drama-parish-to-streaming/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/itv-steers-amc-drama-parish-to-streaming/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:36:04 GMT C21 Reporters Streaming NEWS BRIEF: UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired AMC original crime drama Parish for its streaming service ITVX, where it will premiere on November 1. The six-episode series centres on Giancarlo ... https://www.c21media.net/news/hbo-max-developing-spanish-crime-mystery-drama-from-suma-content/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/hbo-max-developing-spanish-crime-mystery-drama-from-suma-content/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:35:11 GMT Nico Franks Streaming HBO Max is developing a drama series in Spain inspired by the story of Tor, a remote mountain community where tragic events took place that remain unsolved to this day. Filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javi... https://www.tvrev.com/news/local-tvs-future-depends-on-whos-left-in-the-newsroom ent-tvrev:https://www.tvrev.com/news/local-tvs-future-depends-on-whos-left-in-the-newsroom Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:26:17 GMT Tim Hanlon Streaming If local news expansion depends on employees continually absorbing more duties, the apparent productivity gain may ultimately come at the expense of the newsroom’s capacity to report. https://www.c21media.net/news/beta-kids-and-ya-catches-the-girl-who-fell-through-time-to-shop-at-mipjunior/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/beta-kids-and-ya-catches-the-girl-who-fell-through-time-to-shop-at-mipjunior/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:24:01 GMT Karolina Kaminska Dealmaking Beta Kids and Young Adults (YA), the youth label of Germany's Beta Film, has acquired the sales rights to forthcoming Irish-Portuguese drama The Girl Who Fell Through Time, which it will present to buy... https://variety.com/lists/international-oscar-submissions-2027/ variety:https://variety.com/lists/international-oscar-submissions-2027/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:02:27 GMT Pat Saperstein News The campaigns for the Oscar for international feature film are gaining momentum, with final submissions due by Oct. 1. The Oscars shortlists will be revealed on Dec. 15, with 15 international films selected to be voted on by Academy members in all branches who commit to watch all 15 films. Oscar nom https://www.c21media.net/department/how-to-make-a-hit-tv-show/taskmaster-how-british-silliness-became-a-global-hit-2/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/department/how-to-make-a-hit-tv-show/taskmaster-how-british-silliness-became-a-global-hit-2/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:44 GMT Mark Rowland Dealmaking Alex Horne on why he still devises every task himself – and the unique way every episode is shot and edited. The people behind today’s biggest shows – in conversation with C21’s Mark Ro... https://www.cynopsis.com/streamlined-10-01-2026-what-brands-are-getting-wrong-about-youtube-says-gms-former-cmo/ cynopsis:https://www.cynopsis.com/streamlined-10-01-2026-what-brands-are-getting-wrong-about-youtube-says-gms-former-cmo/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:03 GMT Alyssa Boyle Streaming Most brands have a YouTube presence. Far fewer have a YouTube strategy. Nobody’s looking at the whole picture, says Norm de Greve, former CMO of General Motors. The post Streamlined 10/01/2026: What Brands Are Getting Wrong About YouTube, Says GM’s Former CMO appeared first on Cynopsis . https://www.c21media.net/news/senna-doc-takes-pole-position-at-sbs-wbd-bell-media/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/senna-doc-takes-pole-position-at-sbs-wbd-bell-media/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:55:05 GMT C21 Reporters Dealmaking NEWS BRIEF: Australia's SBS, Warner Bros Discovery in Latin America and Canada's Bell Media have all pre-bought limited factual series Senna: The Last Race. Coproduced by Canadian prodcos C3 Media and ... https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-final-interviews-next-news-chief-1237143606/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-final-interviews-next-news-chief-1237143606/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:50:29 GMT Jake Kanter Executives EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s search for its next head of news has entered the home stretch. Deadline understands that the BBC is conducting a final round of interviews for the role this week. Four candidates are said to be in the frame to replace Deborah Turness, who dramatically resigned last November amid https://deadline.com/2026/10/cottonwood-media-management-buyout-federation-studios-1237144184/ deadline-business:https://deadline.com/2026/10/cottonwood-media-management-buyout-federation-studios-1237144184/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:42:35 GMT Jesse Whittock Business Kids TV veteran David Michel is buying back control of Find Me in Paris maker Cottonwood Media from Federation Studios. The company is now back to full independence after 11 years in the Federation fold, with Michel and partners Cécile Laurenson and Zoé Carrera Allaix leading the operation. Michel, https://www.c21media.net/news/off-the-fence-takes-worldwide-sales-rights-to-orange-county-choppers-original/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/off-the-fence-takes-worldwide-sales-rights-to-orange-county-choppers-original/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:32:13 GMT Karolina Kaminska Dealmaking Amsterdam-based factual distributor Off the Fence (OTF) has acquired the worldwide sales rights, excluding the US, to Orange County Choppers Original, the reboot of the American Chopper franchise. The ... https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/tiler-peck-west-end-debut-little-dancer-musical-1236893451/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/tiler-peck-west-end-debut-little-dancer-musical-1236893451/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT Naman Ramachandran News New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck will make her West End debut in “Little Dancer,” the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical about the girl who posed for Edgar Degas’ famous sculpture. It opens at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket on Feb. 15, 2027. Susan Stroman directs and choreogr https://www.c21media.net/news/wildbear-entertainment-promotes-coo-harriet-pike-to-lead-strategy-and-growth/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/wildbear-entertainment-promotes-coo-harriet-pike-to-lead-strategy-and-growth/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:27:51 GMT Neil Batey Executives Australian executive Harriet Pike has been elevated to chief strategy and growth officer at Canberra-based factual producer WildBear Entertainment (Stuff the British Stole). Promoted from her previous ... https://www.c21media.net/news/matisse-co-founder-nick-curwin-to-retire-at-end-of-2026/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/matisse-co-founder-nick-curwin-to-retire-at-end-of-2026/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:27:13 GMT Nico Franks Dealmaking Matisse co-founder and chair Nick Curwin, who sold his indies Firefly and The Garden to Shine and ITV Studios respectively, is set to retire at the end of the year. After co-founding and selling the pr... https://www.c21media.net/news/a-fabrica-to-adapt-brazilian-thriller-novel-uma-mulher-no-escuro-for-globoplay/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/a-fabrica-to-adapt-brazilian-thriller-novel-uma-mulher-no-escuro-for-globoplay/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:16:44 GMT Karolina Kaminska Production Brazil's Globoplay has greenlit a series adaptation of local author Raphael Montes' novel Uma Mulher no Escuro. Banijay's Brazilian scripted label A Fábrica will produce the psychological thriller ser... https://deadline.com/2026/10/banijay-new-sales-team-cathy-payne-structure-rachel-job-1237144175/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/banijay-new-sales-team-cathy-payne-structure-rachel-job-1237144175/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:16:43 GMT Max Goldbart Executives With its new catalogue of more than 250,000 hours of content since the All3Media merger, Banijay Entertainment has set out the shape of its sales team under chief Cathy Payne. Payne’s five Banijay Rights lieutenants will be Matt Creasey, Senior Executive Vice President, World excluding EMEA, Stephen https://www.c21media.net/news/terry-crews-100-cooks-come-to-cannes-as-part-of-warner-bros-slate/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/terry-crews-100-cooks-come-to-cannes-as-part-of-warner-bros-slate/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:14:31 GMT Neil Batey Dealmaking US culinary competition 100 Cooks leads Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP)’s slate of formats to be shopped to buyers at Mipcom. Produced by Lando Entertainment for Food Net... https://www.c21media.net/news/canal-expands-nathalie-follorouxs-role-to-include-unscripted-oversight-in-france/ c21media:https://www.c21media.net/news/canal-expands-nathalie-follorouxs-role-to-include-unscripted-oversight-in-france/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:03:54 GMT Neil Batey Executives French pay TV operator Canal+ has widened the remit of Nathalie Folloroux, currently senior VP of Canal+ Channel Africa, to include unscripted content in France. As head of unscripted content, she will... https://deadline.com/2026/10/nick-curwin-retiring-matisse-dragonfly-the-garden-1237144167/ deadline:https://deadline.com/2026/10/nick-curwin-retiring-matisse-dragonfly-the-garden-1237144167/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:48 GMT Max Goldbart News Nick Curwin, who founded two storied British production houses and went on to run indie incubator Matisse, is retiring. Matisse, which has backed indies including Dan Grabiner’s Orchard Studios and SNL UK lead producer James Longman’s Jolly Octupus, will be run by co-founder Scarlett Ewens and creat https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mediapro-studio-globomedia-cimarron-cine-el-terrat-1236893936/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/global/mediapro-studio-globomedia-cimarron-cine-el-terrat-1236893936/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:46:02 GMT Anna Marie de la Fuente News Spain’s independent production scene is leaning into a familiar playbook — strong creators, distinctive local stories and plenty of hustle — while looking for new ways to make those stories travel. At the 6th Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid, executives from Imagina (Imagina becomes t https://variety.com/2026/film/global/banijay-scripted-secret-groenlandia-pokeepsie-a-fabrica-1236894116/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/global/banijay-scripted-secret-groenlandia-pokeepsie-a-fabrica-1236894116/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:37:26 GMT Anna Marie de la Fuente Executives With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment has plenty of scale. But at Iberseries & Platino Industria, Steve Matthews, head of scripted, creative, made clear that the company’s global strategy doesn’t begin with scale, platforms or market trends. It begins with writers. “Good write https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mercedes-ron-fault-prime-felt-impossible-banijay-producer-1236718009/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mercedes-ron-fault-prime-felt-impossible-banijay-producer-1236718009/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMT Georg Szalai News Pokeepsie Films' Carolina Bang and fellow Banijay creatives also told Iberseries 2026 in Madrid why and how they keep stories authentic, universal – and even "obscure." https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/golden-lion-winner-sister-brother-manhole-cover-tokyo-1236893474/ variety:https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/golden-lion-winner-sister-brother-manhole-cover-tokyo-1236893474/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:02:00 GMT Naman Ramachandran News “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” the new feature from Venice Golden Lion winner Milcho Manchevski, will world premiere in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition. Variety is debuting the trailer. Francesca Breccia’s Coccinelle Film Sales is handling the film and will start selling it https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/east-of-eden-review-florence-pugh-netflix-series-1235218904/ indiewire:https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/east-of-eden-review-florence-pugh-netflix-series-1235218904/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:01:00 GMT Ben Travers Streaming A smart, gorgeous, and richly provocative adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel follows an American family across generations, with extra attention paid to the brutal and remarkable woman who sends them reeling: Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/east-of-eden-review-florence-pugh-netflix-mike-faist-1236717464/ thr:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/east-of-eden-review-florence-pugh-netflix-mike-faist-1236717464/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:01:00 GMT Daniel Fienberg Streaming Co-starring Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott, the seven-episode miniseries is truer to the source material than the 1955 feature from Zoe Kazan's grandfather, Elia Kazan.