Month: July 2020

Amazon Fire TV users will still be able to access to the HBO Now content library going forward, but the app itself will get a big change starting on August 1, according to a new report. The change will come amid the relatively recent launch of HBO Max and its slow expansion across platforms, underscoring … Continue reading Amazon Fire TV will get a big HBO streaming app change this weekend Continue Reading →

(L-R) Rebecca Hall, Emily Mortimer, Sanaa Lathan and Chris CooperMaven Screen Media EXCLUSIVE: Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola, Emily Mortimer, Rosie Perez and Debra Winger are among the all-star cast of innovative feature With/In, a made-at-home anthology film revolving around themes of confinement and isolation. Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s newly … Continue reading ‘With/In’: Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper & More Star In Anthology Movie Inspired By Lockdown; CAA & UTA Rep Sales Continue Reading →

STX Entertainment; Eros International Eros International and STX Corp. have formally closed their merger and said the combined firm plans a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in September. The combined entity, which blends the film and TV operations of large-scale indie STX with the production and streaming assets of India-based Eros, will trade under the symbol ESXI. Eros … Continue reading Eros And STX Close Merger, Plan New York Stock Exchange Debut In September, Eye $1B In Revenue By 2022 Continue Reading →

photo: Steven Meisel EXCLUSIVE: Dania Ramirez (Tell Me a Story, Devious Maids) is set to co-star in Sweet Tooth, Netflix’s new drama series based on the DC Vertigo comic, which hails from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz and Warner Bros. TV. Ramirez is part of the series’ core series regular cast, which includes Christian … Continue reading Dania Ramirez Joins ‘Sweet Tooth’ As Netflix Series Eyes Production Start In New Zealand Continue Reading →

Photo: Peter Langone EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe- and two-time SAG Award-nominated actor Dennis Haysbert has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency. Haysbert is best known for his role as President David Palmer on Fox’s hit Emmy-winning series 24, for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination, and two Screen Actors Guild award nominations, as well as his role as Raymond Deagan … Continue reading ‘24’ Alum Dennis Haysbert Signs With Paradigm Continue Reading →

NBCU EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is developing a teen comedy drama about Black teenagers in L.A. from Real Husbands of Hollywood creator Chris Spencer and Grown-ish writer Chad Sanders. How To Survive Inglewood is created and written by by the pair, who will exec produce alongside Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary of Revelations Entertainment. Matt Milkovich is producing for Revelations Entertainment UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is … Continue reading Peacock Developing Teen Dramedy ‘How To Survive Inglewood’ From Chris Spencer, Chad Sanders, Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary Continue Reading →

EXCLUSIVE: Game Show Network has set Leah Remini to host People Puzzler, a new game show that takes inspiration from the celebrity magazine’s crossword puzzles. It will premiere in early 2021, reps told Deadline. The half-hour episodes will see three contestants test their pop culture savvy to complete the magazine’s crossword puzzles. The first to finish the puzzle will move on … Continue reading Leah Remini To Host Crossword Puzzle Show ‘People Puzzler’ For Game Show Network Continue Reading →

Associated Press The market fell Thursday on a plunge in second-quarter economic growth, a glum outlook from the Federal Reserve and the second week of rising unemployment claims since the summer COVID surge – with California again clocking the most newly jobless. Congress and the White House meanwhile were struggling to hash out the next … Continue reading Imax, Cinemark Lead Showbiz Shares In Volatile Market Rattled By GDP, Jobless Claims & Stimulus Standoff Continue Reading →

Sony distributes Alex Rider.Sony EXCLUSIVE: More unhappy reading for Mipcom: Sony Pictures Television has become the latest major studio to pull out of the physical Cannes market as coronavirus continues to give exhibitors jitters. Deadline hears that Sony has informed organizer Reed Midem about its plans to tap out, but remains in talks with the company about joining … Continue reading Sony Pictures Television Becomes Latest Mipcom Dropout Continue Reading →