- newBBC Tells Producers About Plans To Slash TV Development Spend By 15% Annually
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has spent Wednesday informing staff about chastening content cuts across its TV, radio, and news services. Now, the corporation’s content chief has written to independent producers to shed more light on how they will be impacted…
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- newAndy Serkis, Thomas Tull & ING Group’s Gautam Saxena Talk Freedom & Fears Of AI – APOS
Developments in streaming, microdrama and AI dominated the first day of sessions at the APOS conference in Bali, Indonesia. On the AI front, speakers on several panels discussed the creative, financial and societal aspects of the new technology, incl…
- 40 mins ago17 Jun 26, 4:17pm -
- newYouTuber Adam Mockler Launches Political Debate Show
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mockler, the Gen-Z political commentator who flustered CNN contributor Scott Jennings in a moment that went wildly viral, is getting further into the political debate arena. The creator, who has over 2M subscribers on YouTube, is laun…
- 53 mins ago17 Jun 26, 4:04pm -
- newGrace Gummer Joins Dakota Fanning In Apple’s Thriller Series From Alex Cary
EXCLUSIVE: Grace Gummer (Love Story) has inked a deal to join Dakota Fanning in Apple TV’s new thriller series from Alex Cary (A Spy Among Friends, Homeland) and Sony Pictures Television. In the untitled series, Fanning stars as an undercover Tre…
- 57 mins ago17 Jun 26, 4:00pm -
- new‘Rock City’ Comedy From Janelle James & David Caspe In Works At Hulu
Hulu is developing Rock City, a comedy from Abbott Elementary‘s Janelle James, Happy Endings creator David Caspe and Universal Television. Written and executive produced by James and Caspe, in Rock City, a woman returns to her hometown in the Virg…
- 57 mins ago17 Jun 26, 4:00pm -
- newCAA Signs Playwright & Screenwriter Chiara Atik
EXCLUSIVE: Chiara Atik has inked with CAA. A playwright and screenwriter, Atik’s most recent script The Helga Pictures, based on the true story of painter Andrew Wyeth and a scandal that rocked the art world, will be produced by George Clooney an…
- 1 hour ago17 Jun 26, 3:48pm -
- newJohn Mulaney Becomes First Comedian To Sell Out Wrigley Field
EXCLUSIVE: Last fall, John Mulaney called his shot: He’d become the first comedian to headline Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. And now, he’s become the first to sell out the 40,000+ seat ballpark. Mulaney, a proud Chicago native, joins…
- 1 hour ago17 Jun 26, 3:30pm -
- newLatin Immigrants’ Representation On TV Continues To Face Sharp Decline, New Study Reveals
Latin immigrant representation on television continues on a downward spiral, a new study revealed. Define America, in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Norman Lear Center, just posted its fourth comprehensive study tracking i…
- 2 hours ago17 Jun 26, 3:00pm -
- newGeena Davis Game For Making Sequel To ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’ With Samuel L. Jackson: “It’s My Favorite” — Bentonville Film Festival
Samuel L. Jackson has long said his favorite movie he’s starred in is the 1996 action-thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight. Turns out his co-star Geena Davis feels likewise. “It’s my favorite too,” Davis tells Deadline. “I’m supposed to say T…
- 2 hours ago17 Jun 26, 3:00pm -
- newComedian Des Bishop Sets Hulu Release For New Special ‘Bridge & Tunnel’
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Des Bishop is set to release his latest special, Bridge & Tunnel, on Hulu on Friday, June 26. In the new hour, filmed at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, Bishop embraces his inner “bridge and tunnel,” diving into the joys…
- 2 hours ago17 Jun 26, 2:30pm -
- newSusan Sarandon Drama ‘Exit Right’ Wraps With Kim Coates, Roberta Colindrez, Amy Sedaris, Ethan Slater & Christopher Jackson Among Joining Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped in New Jersey on U.S. indie feature Exit Right, starring Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy and Marcia Cross. Also joining them in the cast of writer-director Thomas A. Morgan’s debut are Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), …
- 3 hours ago17 Jun 26, 2:21pm -
- newWalter Parazaider Dies: Sax Player & Founding Member Of Rock Band Chicago Was 81
UPDATE, with band statement: Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago whose saxophone provided the punch of “Just You ‘n’ Me” while his flute solo on “Colour My World” lent that song its romantic poignance, died…
- 3 hours ago17 Jun 26, 2:08pm -