The newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery will host its first Upfront event on Wednesday, May 18 at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, showcasing its combined portfolio of content, brands, franchises and talent, ad sales chief Jon Steinlauf said Monday. The event is likely to be packed with clients, agency partners, investors, sell-side analysts […]
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti, Lauren Shuler Donner, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Ann Sarnoff have been added to the board of governors of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the 100-year-old charitable organization that supports working and retired members of the entertainment industry through a safety net of health and social services, including temporary financial assistance, […]
Warner Bros. Television will donate 150,000 meals to Feeding America as part of a weeklong “Think Outside The (Lunch) Box” social media campaign that coincides with the April 12 season one finale of ABC comedy Abbott Elementary. The “Think Outside the (Lunch) Box” campaign will run from April 11–15. WBTV will partner with influencer chefs […]
Francis C. La Maina, the former president and chief operating officer of Dick Clark Prods, died Friday in Burbank. He was 82. La Maina joined Dick Clark Prods. in 1966 as controller and head of accounting. He held several positions at the company, including executive vice president of business affairs overseeing Dick Clark TV specials, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sierra McCormick (American Horror Stories), Jade Pettyjohn (Big Sky), Brenna D’Amico (Descendants franchise), Gianni DeCenzo (Cobra Kai) and Bentley Green (61st Street) have signed on to star in Burnouts, a supernatural thriller from writer-director Tim Donner, which is heading into production in Atlanta this summer. The film sees a group of grieving teens, hot […]
EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Mathis and Norm Lewis and are set as series regulars opposite Matt Passmore and Floriana Lima in Blank Slate, NBC’s drama pilot from Dean Georgaris, John Fox, Davis Entertainment and Universal Television. Created by Georgaris and Fox, written by Georgaris and to be directed by Richard Shepard, Blank Slate draws some parallels to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jill Hennessy is set to star opposite Michael Chiklis in Fox’s straight-to-series crime anthology drama, Accused, executive-produced by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and David Shore. Accused, directed by Michael Cuesta and co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. It opens in a courtroom on the […]
CBS was the clear winner of Sunday primetime with its slate, consisting of 60 Minutes, The Equalizer, NCIS: Los Angeles and S.W.A.T. The network’s primetime programming started a tad later due to overrun coverage of the 2022 Masters golf tournament. Starting at 7:30 p.m. instead of 7, 60 Minutes was the highest-rated and most-watched program […]
Warner Bros. Discovery shares had a volatile debut, rising early in the session but heading lower as analysts dissected the newly combined entity following the deal’s close on Friday. Reports out today – and more will follow – range from a thumbs-up on WBD’s streaming, content and planned cost savings, to caution on its debt […]
Marvel’s highly-anticipated Ironheart series continues to gain momentum as the studio has set Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes to direct the series for Disney+. Ironheart will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man. Deadline recently broke that Anthony Ramos would also be […]
EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Brownstein is set to direct MRC Film’s upcoming comedy Witness Protection, starring Emmy winner Annie Murphy, who will also executive produce. The film reunites Murphy with writers Rupinder Gill and David West Read of the Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek, who will write and executive produce the film. Producers include Becky Sloviter and Elysa Dutton […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, one of the stars of Netflix’s Dear White People, is launching her own podcast series. The actor, who is currently recurring on NBC’s Grand Crew and starred in feature film Bad Hair alongside Lena Waithe and Vanessa Williams, has teamed with OWN Podcasts to launch Trials to Triumphs. The series, which […]
Roku has added CNN+ to its channel store, filling a significant distribution gap for the stand-alone streaming service two weeks after its launch. Beginning today, Roku users can download the updated version of the CNN app, which includes access to CNN+ as well as the existing TV Everywhere offering for pay-TV subscribers. CNN+ costs $6 […]
Kelsea Ballerini, the singer-songwriter tapped to co-host tonight’s CMT Music Awards, announced this morning that she’ll perform her duties from home after testing positive for Covid two days ago. CMT Awards also announced today that this year’s top nominee, Kane Brown, will join Ballerini and Anthony Mackie as co-host. Ballerini said in her Instagram video […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery podcast series, The Edge of Sleep, starring and produced by Mark Fischbach (aka Markiplier), will return for a second season. Coming later this year, The Edge Of Sleep season 2 will see Dave Torres living thousands of miles from home as a stranger in a strange land. In the heart of the jungle, he must learn to fight the […]
The Batman now has a solid premiere date on HBO Max. The Warner Brothers blockbuster will launch on the streaming service on Monday, April 18, and also will air on HBO on Satuday, April 23 at 8 PM ET. It was expected that the Matt Reeves-helmed pic, starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of […]
Chloë Grace Moretz (Mother/Android), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Eugene Lee Yang (Spring Bloom) will lead the animated film Nimona, based on ND Stevenson’s New York Times bestselling graphic novel, which is heading to Netflix in 2023. In the film from directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Spies in Disguise), Knight Ballister Boldheart (Ahmed) […]
The Broadway productions of Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, and the Pulitzer-winning A Strange Loop have canceled tonight’s performances as both shows recover from recent Covid cases. The two productions are expected to resume performances on Tuesday, April 12. Both shows had previously canceled last week’s performances due to Covid cases within their […]
Ben Stiller’s former production partner Nicholas Weinstock has struck a first-look deal with Fremantle. Weinstock’s Invention Studios, which he founded at the back end of 2021, will develop and produce TV, new media and podcasts under terms of the agreement. Lorenzo De Maio, whose De Maio Entertainment counts Fremantle as a backer, will be a […]
Fox Sports, which will broadcast the 2022 World Cup in the U.S., has set the schedule for the 64 matches it will carry between November 21 and December 18. The quadrennial tournament is being held at the end of the year because its customary mid-summer berth would create unworkably hot conditions in the host nation […]
Over the next six weeks, the trial of Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard that commences today could prove to be the biggest roles of the former couple’s careers. With the intention to pick a jury by end of day, and opening arguments to begin in front of Virginia Judge Penney Azcarate […]
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese streaming service Youku has acquired two seasons of Amazon Prime Video’s Canadian live-action series Dino Dana. The Sinking Ship Entertainment series is a follow up to popular Dino Dan and will be made available for the first time in China later this, five years after the launch of season one on Amazon and Canada’s […]
Banijay Germany Launches Tech JV Banijay Germany has launched a JV with Austrian tech start-up influence.vision as it pushes further into the tech and influencer space. Influence.vision was founded in 2017 and said it has connected more than 1000 brands and content creators on a common platform during the past five years. Working across social […]
A revival of Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret was the big winner at Sunday’s Olivier Awards in London. Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club scooped seven of the prestigious trophies, including Best Musical Revival and Best Actor and Actress in a Musical for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, respectively. Redmayne plays the Emcee while Buckley […]
Larry David is keen to do more Curb Your Enthusiasm. During a TV Academy event at the DGA tonight, David confirmed that the long-running HBO series will be back for a 12th season. When asked whether, he’ll do more, the creator and star of the show replied affirmatively. It comes after season 11 finished airing […]
