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Fox Corp. CFO Steven Tomsic said ESPN is “a great product” with strong potential in streaming, but the long-established brand is also just “a sliver of sports.” The exec was asked during an appearance at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference about ESPN’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer launch and the implications for Fox. “We did a
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Tonight on SNL, the writer-performer trio known as Please Don’t Destroy — consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy — saw their digital sketch disrupted by technical issues. “Disclaimer: Due to a hard drive malfunction, some of Emma Stone‘s footage from this week’s Please Don’t Destroy video was corrupted,” says the narrator. “But, using
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Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS) has announced winners for the 28th annual California on Location Awards (COLAs), presented Friday at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. More than 650 supporters of California-based productions attended this year’s awards ceremony, which recognizes exceptional location managers and teams, public employees, and production companies that help facilitate on-location filming
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Prime Video is not proceeding with a second season of drama series Riches. Series creator/executive producer Abby Ajayi on Friday shared the news of the show’s end on Instagram. “This time last year we launched,” she wrote, referring to the Riches Dec. 2, 2022 premiere on Prime Video. “Much love to this incredible ensemble of
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Mark Shelmerdine, the veteran producer who revived London Films as an indie powerhouse and played a pivotal role in the development of the international TV distribution market, has died aged 78. Among his achievements, he was among the first UK indie TV producers to retain rights to a broadcast production and was a founder of
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Kelly Clarkson continúa su racha ganadora en su divorcio contra Brandon Blackstock. En esta oportunidad, un comisionado de trabajo dictaminó que Brandon le cobró millones de más cuando representó a Kelly como su manager. De acuerdo con documentos legales obtenidos por TMZ, un comisionado de trabajo de California dictaminó que Brandon cruzó la línea como
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Writers and actors spent the summer searching for increased residuals for streaming shows and they were somewhat successful. Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA secured success-based bonuses for series at Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney+, Max, Peacock and Paramount+ as part of their shiny three-year agreements. But what does it mean in practice? What shows will really
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Peacock has more to tease from Ted, its event series planned for Jan. 11, 2024. The streamer has dropped an official trailer for the seven-episode series that serves as a prequel to the film franchise. The fresh cast of characters include Max Burkholder (Parenthood), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Scott Grimes (The Orville) and Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why) while MacFarlane will continue to voice Ted. In
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After being forced to push the Season 3 premiere date for its hit comedy Ghosts to February 15, 2024 amidst this summer’s dual strikes, CBS is readying for its return to production, star Danielle Pinnock has revealed. “We start shooting on Saturday. I fly down to Montreal. We’re going back, baby!” exclaimed Pinnock tonight, in
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner has determined one-time child star Evan Ellingson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. An autopsy was performed on Monday, November 6 for Ellingson, who was found dead at his Fontana home the day before. His cause of death is listed on the coroner’s website as “accident”. Ellingson was best known
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