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David Leavy To Depart As COO Of CNN, Will Return To Parent Warner Bros. Discovery
David Leavy is departing his position as chief operating officer of CNN Worldwide and will return to parent Warner Bros. Discovery. Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, wrote...
Amazon MGM Unveils Premiere Date, First-Look Stills For Action Comedy ‘The Pickup’ Starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson & Keke Palmer
Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled a streaming premiere date and a series of first-look stills for The Pickup, its new action comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, and Keke...
Dekanalog Acquires Huang Xi’s ‘Daughter’s Daughter’ & Johnny Ma’s ‘The Mother And The Bear’
EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distributor Dekanalog has acquired Huang Xi’s Daughter’s Daughter and Johnny Ma’s The Mother And The Bear, both of which debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Festival,...
Canadian Sitcom ‘0-60 Driving Academy’ Lands Second Season At Bell Network
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian sitcom 0-60 Driving School has been renewed for a second test drive. Bell Fibe’s TV1, the Bell-owned community network, quickly shifted gears to order Season 2 after...
Hoda Kotb, In Return ‘Today’ Visit, Denies Rumors She Will Succeed Kelly Clarkson With Daytime Talk Show
In her first visit to Today since stepping down as co-host, Hoda Kotb denied that she was looking for a return to daily television via a new daytime talk...
‘Survivor 50’ Cast Revealed: Mike White, Cirie Fields, Aubrey Bracco & Colby Donaldson Among Returning Players
CBS began the official countdown to Survivor 50 Wednesday by revealing most of the returning players who will participate — one of whom may be a target as early...
Todd Steinman Upped At Kartoon Studios To Take On Kartoon Channel Worldwide After Paul Robinson Exit
EXCLUSIVE: Todd Steinman has taken on Kartoon Channel Worldwide at Kartoon Studios, we’ve learned. He has been promoted from his U.S.-focused role as President of Toon Media Networks to...
‘Strangelove’ Creator Jorge Xolalpa Signs With Posh Talent Agency
EXCLUSIVE: Strangelove creator Jorge Xolalpa has signed with Posh Talent Agency for commercial and theatrical representation. The Mexican-American filmmaker is known as the creator of Prime Video queer Latino...
U.S.-Based Shadowbox To Oversee Jordan’s Olivewood Studios Under New Partnership
EXCLUSIVE: Shadowbox has partnered with Jordan’s Olivewood Studios and will manage the film studio’s operations. Shadowbox Studios owns the Shadowbox Atlanta site and the sizeable Shinfield Studios facility in...
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Dies: Algerian Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Was 91
Algerian director Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, whose 1975 drama Chronicles of the Years of Fire remains Africa’s only Cannes Palme d’Or to this day, has died at the age of 91....
Breaking Baz: As ‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns To Broadway, Sabrina Carpenter Eyed For Third Movie & TV Version Might Be Coming, Producer Judy Craymer Reveals
EXCLUSIVE: Judy Craymer is the (dancing) queen, ruler of all things related to the Mamma Mia! stage musical and its movie iterations. Her default position is to remain tight-lipped about a...
Netflix Behind Jimmy Carr Comedy Podcast; Champion’s League Soccer Breaks Records On Amazon; Prime Video ‘Stolen’ Trailer – Global Briefs
Netflix Behind Jimmy Carr Comedy Podcast About Obscure Genres Netflix is tapping into its thousands and thousands of niche sub-genres with a podcast in which comedians pitch movie ideas...