Новости за 25.04.2024

Citing safety concerns following escalating protests, USC announced today it has canceled the “main stage” commencement ceremony that had been planned for May 10 and will require tickets for people to attend any other commencement activities. The university will continue to hold “dozens” of smaller commencement events, including the individual school ceremonies — such as […]

EXCLUSIVE: Brad Holcman, who has exec produced series including 60 Days In and Intervention, is leaving A&E. Deadline understands that Holcman is exiting the company after joining in 2012 as Senior Director of Non-Fiction and Alternative Programming. In addition to overseeing series such as Booked: First Day In and Accused: Guilty or Innocent?, he has run […]

Mike Pinder, who co-founded the Moody Blues and played keyboards and mellotron and sang on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s first nine albums, died Wednesday at his home in Northern California. He was 82 and was the last surviving founding member of the legendary British band. His longtime bandmate John Lodge announced […]

Shares of Snapchat parent Snap popped 26% in late trading after the social media network said revenue jumped more than expected last quarter to $1.95 billion, up 21% from 2023. The number, and the outlook for the current quarter were nicely above Wall Street forecasts, as were daily active users, which hit 422 million. Snap […]

Universal Pictures will release DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie for Sept. 26, 2025. The studio already had the release date on hold for an untitled DWA movie. Late September is a prime time to launch family animated pics, going back to Open Season and Cloudy With a Chance for Meatballs, among others including DreamWorks […]

Roku posted solid first-quarter financials, with positive results in several key metrics illustrating the benefits of ongoing price inflation in the streaming sector. Net losses totaled 35 cents a share, far better that Wall Street analysts’ consensus estimate of 62 cents and much narrower than the $1.38 recorded in the year-ago quarter. Revenue of $754.9 […]

Google and YouTube parent Alphabet blew away Wall Street estimates with revenue up 15% to $80.5 billion driven by strong ad growth. The company also announced a major milestone, its first ever dividend of 20 cents a share in June. The stock is up more than 12% after market close. During a call, CEO Sundar […]

It’s been a very busy April on Broadway, and it’ll wrap with the 77th Tony Awards nominations announcement next week. And word came today that Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will reveal the list at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday, April 30, with a livestream running the Tonys’ YouTube page. That will be after […]

EXCLUSIVE: Clear Talent Group has promoted agent Justin Busch to Director of NY Film & TV and agent Adam Liebross to Director of LA Film & TV. Busch joined CTG’s New York branch in 2012 after having been an agent at Phoenix Artists for five years. Notable NY film & TV clients include Marquise Vilson […]

GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning producer and distributor announced a multi-territory acquisition of The Colors Within (Japanese title: Kiminoiro) which is directed by Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice), with production from studio Science SARU (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off).  The film will have its world premiere in competition at the 2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. GKIDS […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jackson White (Tell Me Lies) has been tapped to star opposite Lily James in the upcoming film inspired by the story of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, from 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment. While it’s not entirely clear who White will be playing, we’re told he’s set for the part of Herd’s love […]

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix just boarded a buzzy one. The streamer has joined The Thursday Murder Club, the Chris Columbus-directed feature adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel. Just days after casting on the flick was confirmed with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley in lead roles, we can reveal that Netflix is now also attached. The film has been on […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired Jill Ratner as their EVP and General Counsel, overseeing all of the studio’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, SPE music affairs, government/external matters, and corporate social responsibility teams.  The news comes following the January announcement of Sony Pictures Entertainment SEVP and General Counsel Leah Weil’s departure from the studio […]

There’s even more programming in store for this year’s ATX TV Festival. The lineup expanded Thursday to include a closing night tribute to Normal Lear featuring Katey Sagal, Dulé Hill, Phil Rosenthal and Brent Miller.  Season 13 of ATX TV Festival will also host the U.S. premiere of AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes, featuring appearances from Anna Fishko and John Fawcett. Other […]

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is staying in business with Kevin Garnett. The company has extended its first-look deal with Garnett’s Content Cartel. The move will see it join the partnership between Content Cartel and Bill Maher’s podcast network Club Random Studios to develop films and series from its podcast content. Village Roadshow struck its first-look […]

Leanne Morgan’s current tour is called Just Getting Started, and the 58-year-old comedian is living up to that with a comedy series and two more specials at Netflix. The streamer has given a 16-episode order to an untitled multi-cam sitcom, headlined by Morgan in her TV acting debut and executive produced by top comedy showrunner […]

EXCLUSIVE: After finding its new host in the returning Jon Stewart, The Daily Show is staffing up. The Comedy Central series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team: Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt. They are the first new correspondents to join the show in seven years, since the arrival of Dulcé […]

After collaborating with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Scott Sanders Productions on Warner Bros’ The Color Purple, in which she portrayed the character of Squeak, actress and musician H.E.R. is getting back into the business with the companies on a Majorettes-inspired project for 20th Century Studios that she’ll develop, produce and topline. An untitled dance […]

“It may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not, today’s legal ruling is a great day for America because it instills in us the faith that there is a justice system,” proclaimed Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala today after New York’s Appeals Court threw out his client’s 2020 conviction and ordered a new trial. “If […]

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 2024 edition, running from June 9 to 15. (scroll down for full list of titles and events) Highlights announced on Thursday include Terry Gilliam as guest of honor to receive an Honorary Cristal and give a masterclass. He joins previously announced honorary guest Wes […]

Netflix has expanded the Season 2 cast for To All The Boys spinoff series XO, Kitty, as production gets underway in Seoul. (You can watch a start of production clip below). Audrey Huynh (ANZBBGRL, Wyrm) has joined as a new series regular, and Sasha Bhasin (Brave the Dark) and Joshua Lee (Gangnam Project) are set to […]

EXCLUSIVE: Now that we know the competition slates, it’s time to bring out the star packages that will line the Cannes Market. Here’s one inspirational movie package that ought to register strongly with the buying crowd. Way of The Warrior Kid is slated to begin production this summer, with Chris Pratt starring and McG directing […]

EXCLUSIVE: Blackfin, the Lionsgate-backed production company behind series including Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, has a new Head of Documentaries. Igal Svet, who was previously head of documentaries at Discovery+ has joined in the role as well as EVP. Reporting to Chief Creative Officer Geno McDermott, Svet joins after nearly three years as […]

UPDATE: Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism of Donald Trump’s argument that presidents enjoy broad immunity, but they wrestled with which certain official acts could be shielded from prosecution and which would not. There were some suggestions of sending the case base to lower courts to decide, on an individual basis, which of the charges against […]

In early May, sandwiched between the NewFronts and the traditional broadcast (and now streaming) upfronts, a new showcase for pitches to major advertisers will make its debut. Billed as The Way Upfronts, the series of virtual presentations slated for May 7 and 8 is a hybrid of the annual springtime spectacles of ad-supported television and […]