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
Paramount Pictures A Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in development at Peacock. The project, which hails from writers Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey (Will & Grace) and CBS TV Studios, has been in development since last October, but no network or streaming service was attached. The series centers around the Dionne character played by Stacey … Continue reading ‘Clueless’ Series Reboot Lands At Peacock 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
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
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
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
Make that two seasons completed successfully at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta amid the coronavirus pandemic. I hear filming is wrapping this afternoon on Season 2 of Perry’s BET series, The Oval, two days ahead of schedule. Shooting on the White House soap started on Aug. 4. The show stayed in continuous production since, with a scheduled one-day break midway … Continue reading Tyler Perry’s ‘The Oval’ Season 2 Wraps Production In Atlanta Ahead Of Schedule Continue Reading
Briarcliff Entertainment Sobini Films, the production company behind soon-to-released Shields Green biopic Emperor, said it will donate $1 for every digital transaction during the first month of film’s release to the NAACP. Set for a digital release on August 18, via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, the film is based on the inspiring journey of Green, an American … Continue reading Sobini Films, NAACP Team For Shields Green Biopic ‘Emperor’ Release; Freestyle Digital Acquires ‘The Real Exorcist’; Straight Up Films Tackling Youth Mental Health Crisis – Film Briefs Continue Reading
CBS EXCLUSIVE: The Talk executive producer and showrunner John Redmann, one of the CBS’ daytime talker’s original auspices, is leaving after 10 seasons. There is no immediate replacement. The Talk is currently on summer hiatus and plans to return to production for Season 11 in September. “2020 has been a year of reflection for all of us,” Redmann said. “While I … Continue reading ‘The Talk’ Showrunner John Redmann Departs CBS Daytime Talk Show After 10 Years Continue Reading
A Late Show with Stephen Colbert will go live next week during the Democratic National Convention. The show is doing virtual interviews with guests, although Colbert returned to his studio offices this week. On Monday, Susan Rice, who Joe Biden considered as a running mate, will be the guest. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will be featured on Tuesday, followed … Continue reading Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Among Guests As ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Goes Live For Democratic Convention Continue Reading