The business and art of content — music, film, TV, live events, and digital media. Tinsel covers the productions, launches, creative decisions, and industry shifts redefining how entertainment gets made and consumed.
Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic is tracking for a $55M-$60M opening, poised to break the musical biopic box office record — even as the subject's contested legacy looms over the release.
BritBox's U.S.-first commissioning strategy turned 'Lynley' into a transatlantic hit—and revealed how streaming platforms owned by legacy broadcasters are quietly rewriting the economics of British television production.
“There are a lot of reasons for people not to leave their homes and go to the theater,” Will Packer, the veteran producer behind an extensive collection of beloved crossover hits like Think Like a Man, Ride Along, Girls Trip, and Night School, explains from his home office in Atlanta. “Gas prices ar
Don Worley built one of the largest mass-tort law firms in the country, then walked away. Now he runs Second Chance Pictures with six films in production at once — and he doesn't need Hollywood's permission.
Amazon and Mattel are launching a Masters of the Universe game the same day the theatrical release hits theaters — franchise owners now treat gaming as synchronized storytelling, not post-release merchandising.
Nexstar and Tegna told a federal court they can't fully comply with an order halting their $6.2 billion merger—revealing how local TV consolidation now moves faster than the legal system designed to regulate it.
Plan B Europe hired Maria Fleischer from Sony and Charlie Silver from House Productions—Hollywood studios are finally building permanent European infrastructure instead of just chasing tax credits.
Warner Music's acquisition of Revelator isn't a pivot toward serving independent artists—it's a concession that the majors can't compete without the tools indies already built.
Mubi's pre-Cannes acquisition of Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur signals how arthouse streaming platforms are becoming the first—and often only—distribution path for prestige foreign cinema.
Focus Features is releasing Six the Musical Live theatrically on August 14—a test of whether filmed Broadway can become a sustainable genre or if Hamilton's success was just a pandemic anomaly.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is tracking for a $350M+ global opening weekend. For Hollywood, that's not just a franchise win—it's proof that gaming IP has become the safest bet in an industry that no longer knows how to build new ones.
The “Heated Rivalry” phenomenon is headed to the stage. “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” will run Off-Broadway this spring following eight sold-out concert performances earlier this month. Inspired by the hit show about hockey and gay romance, “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Music
Shaun White's Snow League is taking over Park City's January slot after Sundance left town—action sports are positioning themselves as cultural events with festival infrastructure.
Hulu canceled its Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival before production, and the fan reaction reveals how creator baggage and audience skepticism now define streaming's nostalgia strategy.
Holly Halstrom's allegations against Bob Barker arrive in docuseries form—decades after reality TV faced its workplace abuse reckoning. Game shows avoided the accountability that reshaped their reality TV counterparts, and the gap shows.
Prime Video India's 54-title slate in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu reveals the streaming strategy that works in markets where Netflix arrived first but never built production infrastructure.