Author: Madiha Ahmed

Trae Patton/NBC Simon Cowell is to take full control of Got Talent and The X Factor producer Syco Entertainment after agreeing to buy out Sony Music Entertainment’s stake in the joint venture. Cowell is personally buying out the stake and the move will give him sole ownership of the entertainment company. It is the result of a buyback option maintained by Cowell through their … Continue reading Simon Cowell To Take Full Control Of ‘Got Talent’ Producer Syco Entertainment, Buys Out Sony Music’s Stake Continue Reading →

NBCU Linda Yaccarino, a Long Island native who rose through the cutthroat advertising ranks to become a top executive at Turner and, for the past nine years, at NBCUniversal, doesn’t shrink from a challenge. When Nielsen was struggling a few years ago to roll out measurement that would capture total viewing across screens, she wrote … Continue reading NBCUniversal Sales Chief Linda Yaccarino On How Peacock’s “Pristine” Ad Environment Will Help It Crash The Streaming Party Continue Reading →

Guy Ritchie, left, and Matthew-VaughnShutterstock The debate continues around how the film biz can address its diversity crisis, but it’s clear that the appetite right now is for action rather than words. Hopefully some good news here then that two prominent, established filmmakers, Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn, are teaming with not-for-profit UK enterprise Creative Access to ensure … Continue reading Guy Ritchie & Matthew Vaughn Commit To Hiring Paid BAME Interns On Next Films Continue Reading →

Photo by Jordan Strauss/January Images/Shutterstock EXCLUSIVE: Samara Weaving (Hollywood) is set as a lead opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content.   Co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha … Continue reading Samara Weaving Joins ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Hulu Limited Series Continue Reading →

WB EXCLUSIVE: As the international box office slowly limps back to life, the tendency for audiences to lean into fresh and local titles continues. France, for example, saw a 23% increase in ticket sales across the Top 10 over the most recent weekend, led by Gaumont’s new local comedy Tout Simplement Noir and followed by Warner Bros’ Scoob!, also a new … Continue reading ‘Scoob!’ Is Weekend Top Dog With $1.8M From 5 Overseas Markets; ‘Peninsula’ To Thrill Korea – International Box Office Continue Reading →

Trae Patton/NBC Although NBC’s newest episode of America’s Got Talent ticked down from last week, it still easily was Tuesday’s top-rated and most-watched show in primetime, delivering a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.57 million viewers. A fresh episode of World of Dance (0.7, 3.96M) also took the stage for the network, and also ticked down … Continue reading https://deadline.com/2020/07/americas-got-talent-tv-ratings-world-of-dance-tuesday-1202986311/ Continue Reading →

The Telluride Film Festival in Colorado was canceled this week.Ed Andrieski/AP Photo To rework an exchange William Wyler and Billy Wilder had at Ernst Lubitsch’s funeral 73 years ago: “’No more Telluride. ‘Worse than that, no more Telluride films.’” That’s the way I, and I know many others, feel with the announcement that the best-curated … Continue reading Todd McCarthy: Telluride, And Movies, In Absentia Continue Reading →

Zoom, whose fortunes have boomed during the work-from-home shift accelerated by COVID-19, has introduced its first piece of hardware meant to capitalize on the trend. Zoom for Home is an entirely new business line for the company, encompassing both software and compatible hardware. Its first device, priced at $599, is the Zoom for Home – … Continue reading Zoom For Home Videoconferencing Tablet Targets Booming Remote-Work Market Continue Reading →

CBS CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King has signed on to host a weekly call-in show with SiriusXM. Gayle King In the House will air Thursdays at 5 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars channel 109 starting tomorrow following a successful limited run earlier this spring. King, who also serves as Editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine, will engage listeners on daily … Continue reading Gayle King, Co-Host Of ‘CBS This Morning,’ Launches SiriusXM Weekly Call-In Show Continue Reading →

(L-R) Josh Berman, David Renaud and Seth GordonShutterstock; Josh Telles EXCLUSIVE: ABC has put in development a medical drama from The Good Doctor writer-producer David Renaud, the series’ executive producer Seth Gordon  Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman, and Sony Pictures TV where Berman’s Osprey Prods and Gordon’s Exhibit A Film are both under deals. Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders   Written … Continue reading Medical Drama From Josh Berman And ‘The Good Doctor’s David Renaud & Seth Gordon In Works At ABC Continue Reading →