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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 →

Charles Krupa/AP Shares in DraftKings fell 6% Friday after it disclosed mixed second-quarter results and the IRS said it plans to impose an excise tax on daily fantasy betting. The firm reported a loss of 55 cents a share for the quarter ending June 30, which was wider than the loss of 15 cents in the year-ago quarter and … Continue reading DraftKings Shares Slump On News Of IRS Daily Fantasy Tax, Spotty Q2 Financials Continue Reading →

AP EXCLUSIVE: Niles Fitch, who plays teenage Randall Pearson on NBC’s SAG Award winning This Is Us, is set to star opposite Jenna Ortega in The Fallout, a film directed by Megan Park. The movie follows high schooler Vada (Ortega), who navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends … Continue reading ‘This Is Us’ Actor Niles Fitch Joins Jenna Ortega In ‘The Fallout’ 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 →

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 →

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 →