Breaking News Scott Van Pelt — one of the best sportscasters on the planet — has been diagnosed with COVID … and his wildly entertaining ESPN show is now on pause indefinitely because of it. The 54-year-old made the announcement Thursday … saying he can’t smell or taste anything. Fortunately, SVP said he has no
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Exclusive Phew! That’s the operative word after “Shameless” had to deal with a massive COVID-19 outbreak scare following tons of false-positive results on set … TMZ has learned. Production sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ … the set went into full panic mode after recent COVID tests revealed 18 positive results. We’re
Exclusive Just over a month after “Impeachment: American Crime Story” started filming … TMZ’s learned it’s been shut down due to COVID-19. Production sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … ‘Impeachment’ halted its production this week because members of the cast and crew tested positive for the virus. The exact number of cases is unclear
Connie Chung just went scorched earth on some huge names in news … saying working with Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer was “not unlike what Tonya Harding did to Nancy Kerrigan.” Chung was on “The Originals” podcast for L.A. Magazine and dished about her time as an anchor at ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. She
Exclusive Dionne Warwick is getting her wish … Teyana Taylor wants to play the iconic singer on the small screen in a potential series!!! Here’s the deal … Dionne’s latest Twitter fun involved pitching Netflix on a series about her life and career, and she made clear she would only want to see Teyana cast
EXCLUSIVE: The CW is set to premiere All American Stories, a new docuseries inspired by athletes who have defied the odds to achieve their goals. Co-hosted by Pac-12 Network’s Yogi Roth, who also executive produces, and former NFL player Spencer Paysinger, whose life story inspired The CW’s hit series All American, All American Stories will
Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s Native American comedy Reservation Dogs has been handed a series order at FX. This comes after the half-hour project, which follows four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime … and fighting it, shot a pilot in Okmulgee, OK. The pilot was written by Barking Water
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is returning to NBC for its second season on January 5. The musical dramedy ended its first season [SPOILER] with the death of Mitch, the father of Jane Levy’s Zoey Clarke. As such, the sophomore season will lean into this grief, while also doubling down on the big musical numbers that the
EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s flagship streaming service, Disney+, and its established sibling Hulu lead the list of streamers in total TV advertising impressions in 2020, according to ad tracking firm iSpot. The rankings (see them in full below) define an impression as a verified playing of an ad on a TV screen for at least three seconds.
Discovery has upped its stake in OWN to 95% with the network’s founder and namesake Oprah Winfrey receiving $35 million worth of Discovery stock in exchange, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. Discovery and Winfrey launched OWN in 2008 and the David Zaslav-led media company has periodically raised its stake in the joint venture. It
Ever since Jimmy McGill’s better half, attorney Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) got a in car accident in season 3, episode 9 of Better Call Saul, we haven’t been able to shake off that a gloomy fate is in store for her, even though she’s usually the moral compass on the Breaking Bad spinoff. At a recent virtual screening
Shares in digital conglomerate Interactive Corp. are up 14% today after the company announced that its video subsidiary Vimeo will be spun off into its own company in 2021. In the quarter ending in September, Vimeo had 1.46 million subscribers, a gain of 21% from the same period a year ago, with revenue of $75.1
Despite the fiery, plague-ridden, nightmare-scape of 2020, actor, voice over, model, and helicopter pilot Steve Hamm, remains a constant and calm beacon of light. Posting majestic sunsets, inspirational dawns and calming landscapes alongside encouraging quotes on Twitter each day makes a quiet statement that leaves one feeling comforted. Steve shared his thoughts as the year
Professional athlete Santia Deck is a featured guest on The Simonetta Lein Show on SLTV. Santia Deck is no ordinary athlete. The 28-year-old former track star is the up-and-coming face of professional women’s tackle football. After overcoming scoliosis early in her career, she went on to get a full track and field scholarship to Texas
Singer/Songwriter and founder of the anti-bullying/ suicide prevention organization #IAMNOJOKE Andrew Cole will be a featured guest on “If These Walls Could Talk” with hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 at 3:00 PM ET live from the infamous Pangea Restaurant. Wendy Stuart is an author, celebrity interviewer, model, filmmaker and
Former member of The Pussycat Dolls and Grammy Award Winning singer Kaya Jones has just launched her new show “Messages With Kaya” on the Life Network For Women. The Life Network For Women is a lifestyle video network advancing women’s empowerment and inspiring each woman’s unique expression of modern biblical femininity, presented by Paula White
Kevin Feige today announced at Disney Investor Day that Tim Roth is reprising his Hulk character of The Abomination while Avengers thespian Mark Ruffalo will reprise the character of The Hulk in the upcoming She Hulk Disney+/Marvel series. Tatiana Maslany stars as the title character whose alias is Jennifer Walters. The series is from Kat Coiro and Anu Valia. Roth first
Kevin Feige today announced at Disney Investor Day that Tim Roth is reprising his Hulk character of The Abomination while Avengers thespian Mark Ruffalo will reprise the character of The Hulk in the upcoming She Hulk Disney+/Marvel series. Tatiana Maslany stars as the title character whose alias is Jennifer Walters. The series is from Kat Coiro and Anu Valia. Roth first
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and while there might be an endless amount of holiday content to stream this Christmas, we know how comforting the classics can be. And what could be more classic than a trip to Whoville for Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas? The 1966 CBS animated special is
Trioscope Studios and Polish VFX firm Juice, two of the companies behind Netflix’s The Liberator, have launched a European animation venture. The pair have launched Trioscope Europe to build on the success of their animated war drama, which premiered on the streamer last month. Michał Misiński, director and partner at Juice, will serve as CEO of Trioscope Europe.
How did the ladies feel about COVID-19? The pandemic caught up to Orange County on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 15 Episode 9. Bravo thought the best idea as opposed to canceling production was to send self-filming kits to the women. As a result, the series switched to a documentary format and followed
After months of trying to communicate the devastating impact of Covid-19 to pandemic-weary Angelenos, County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer’s moment of televised emotion might have emphasized the urgency of the crisis more powerfully than the all the numbers, charts and data visualizations put together. Ferrer — who has delivered straight-forward updates on the virus
With Covid-19 decimating theme parks, sports, production and other pillars of its business, the Walt Disney Co. should be limping toward the end of 2020. Instead, investors have bought into the media giant’s resilience in a big way, sending the company’s stock up more than 25% in the past month. Shares finished today at $154.40,
Breaking News Pro Bowl QB, one of the NFL’s best broadcasters … and now, an insane impressionist?! Yup, Tony Romo really can do it all … ’cause the former Dallas Cowboys superstar showed off his imitations of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre this week — and they were all AWESOME!!! TR joined Jimmy
Fox News Media plans to launch an ad-supported streaming weather service in the third quarter of 2021, to be led by Sharri Berg. Fox Weather will feature local, regional and national updates as well as live programming. It will make its debut as an app. Berg, who is the chief operating officer of news and
Most of Hollywood shut down at least temporarily in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but by the fall many TV series and films had developed protocols allowing them back in production. The Challenge, MTV’s current longest running reality show, is one of those series. The new season, Double Agents, was shot entirely during the
Google has unveiled the top trending searches of 2020, continuing its annual reflection on some of the year’s most searchable moments – from Kobe Bryant’s death, to Parasite’s Oscar wins and the coronavirus pandemic. An indicator of what were some of the burning topics in users’ minds, the annual Google roundup shows the top trending
The battle to save One Day at a Time is over, and the outcome is not good. The beloved series was canceled after four seasons by Pop TV, its first on the ViacomCBS-owned cabler, last month. Producers Sony Pictures stepped in to try to find a third home for the series, which originated as a
Sure, they have the launch of The Surgeon’s Cut tomorrow, but some weeks it kind of bites to be Netflix. Already fighting an uphill appeal battle against Fox (AKA Disney ) for poaching two of their executives a few years aback, on December 4, the Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos-led streamer were sued by Activision
Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan has signed a two-year overall deal with CBS Studios, the studio behind the animated comedy series. Under the pact, the Studio has the exclusive rights to produce all television content created and developed by the Emmy-winning television writer/producer. McMahan is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of half-hour