Author: Madiha Ahmed

Peyton Manning, left, a former NFL quarterback and DirecTV pitchman, with ESPN and ABC broadcaster Joe Tessitore, at last February’s Super Bowl.Peter Barreras/AP Images for DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket, for more than 25 years a major driver of subscriptions to DirecTV, is being offered by AT&T for streaming by non-subscribers. The availability is not technically new but has been phased in … Continue reading AT&T Is Letting Non-Subscribers Stream NFL Sunday Ticket Continue Reading →

HBO Len Amato, President of HBO Films, Miniseries and Cinemax, is leaving the premium cable network after thirteen years. His exit comes amid a wave of layoffs across HBO parent WarnerMedia, which has impacted a number of veteran, high-level executives. It also continues a consolidation on the longform side at HBO over the past 18 months as … Continue reading Len Amato Exits As President Of HBO Films, Miniseries & Cinemax Continue Reading →

Courtesy of BOOM! Studios EXCLUSIVE: Comic book and graphic novel publisher BOOM! Studios has tapped former Marvel Television executive Mark Ambrose as SVP, Head of Television, to spearhead the company’s efforts under its first-look TV deal with Netflix. Ambrose will oversee all aspects of live-action and animated TV production and development for the comic book IP leader. He will also … Continue reading Former Marvel TV Exec Mark Ambrose Joins BOOM! Studios As Head Of Television Continue Reading →

Sara HainesABC/Sara Haines via Instagram Sara Haines, a former co-host of ABC’s The View, soon could be former no more. Sources say that Haines is in talks to return to the daytime talk show, where she’d take the seat left vacant by Abby Huntsman. Haines was a View co-host from for two seasons from 2016-18 but left to join a third hour of … Continue reading Sara Haines In Talks For A Return To ‘The View’ As Co-Host Continue Reading →

Netflix For more than a year and a half the documentary American Factory has been on the kind of awards run that dreams are made of. It’s now in contention for three Emmys, earning nominations late last month for directing, cinematography and editing. At the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where American Factory premiered, it won the documentary directing award … Continue reading Emmy-Nominated Directors Steven Bognar And Julia Reichert On ‘American Factory’ And Their Oscars ‘Manifesto’ Moment Continue Reading →

WB Former top Turner and HBO Max PR executive Marie Moore is back in the WarnerMedia fold. She has been named SVP, Communications of Warner Bros. new Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division led by Tom Ascheim. Reporting jointly to Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, and Johanna Fuentes, Warner Bros.’ EVP of Corporate … Continue reading Marie Moore Returns To WarnerMedia As Head Of Communications For Warner Bros.’ Global Kids, Young Adults & Classics Division Continue Reading →

Focus Features EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features President Robert Walak will be stepping down from his position and moving into an advisory consulting role with the Universal specialty studio. Walak will continue to work with Focus on projects he helped shepherd into development while there, and there are no plans to replace him in the role of President. The respected and well-liked Brit, who … Continue reading Focus Features President Robert Walak Stepping Down, Will Move To Advisory Role With Specialty Studio Continue Reading →

Courtesy of Image Group LA EXCLUSIVE: Miramax TV has optioned the rights to Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel The Henna Artist for series development. Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto will headline and produce the project, executive produced by Michael Edelstein under his first-look deal with Miramax.   Published by HarperCollins/MIRA in March, the novel was Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick of the Month in … Continue reading Freida Pinto To Star In & Produce ‘The Henna Artist’ TV Series In Works From Miramax TV & Michael Edelstein Continue Reading →

Kelly Clarkson performing at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.Rob Latour/Shutterstock The 2020 Billboard Music Awards, postponed in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, has set a new date. It’s now set to air live at 8 pm ET Wednesday, October 14 on NBC. The format is still to be determined. The awards ceremony was initially scheduled to … Continue reading Billboard Music Awards Sets New Fall Date Continue Reading →

  EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Emma Lovewell, the fitness pro, dancer and popular senior instructor at Peloton. The agency will rep her in all areas including digital content, endorsements, publishing and podcasting. Lovewell has been at Peloton for the past three years, and currently is a Senior Instructor teaching cycling, dance and strength classes to the live and on-demand … Continue reading UTA Signs Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell To Spin Publishing, Podcasting, Endorsement Deals Continue Reading →