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Titan unscripted producer Mike Darnell has struck an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Netflix. This move comes three years after his exit from Warner Bros. as president of unscripted television. As part of his overall deal, the “American Idol” producer will also “provide strategic creative guidance across the entire unscripted slate,” according to the streamer. Darnell has extensive experience in the unscripted world. The producer worked for 20 years on the network side at Fox, helping create hits including “American Idol,” “MasterChef” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” He also led the team at Warner Bros. Television for 10…

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‘Tony’ star Dominic Sessa exclusively shared with E! News what he was most surprised to learn about Anthony Bourdain as he prepared for his role as the late chef in the upcoming biopic. “I didn’t realize that, early on, his focus was writing and he really had a passion for that,” Sessa exclusively shared alongside costar Stavros Halkias and director Matt Johnson. “That was the thing that he saw himself doing and believed was his destiny.” “Ultimately [it] was,” he added, “but it wasn’t possible unless he had the experience he had in the kitchen and those years of his…

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SiriusXM is expanding its subscription lineup with a lower-cost offering aimed at sports fans as media companies increasingly look to attract audiences with more targeted products. The audio company on Wednesday unveiled SiriusXM Sports Pass, a new subscription tier launching Sept. 1 that will provide access to every live sporting event carried by the platform, along with sports talk, analysis and podcasts, for $5 per month or $49 annually. The launch is timed just ahead of the NFL and college football seasons, when demand for live sports programming typically peaks. The announcement came a day before SiriusXM reported second quarter…

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