Lucian Grainge has survived Napster, piracy, Kanye, and a $64 billion hostile takeover bid, not to mention a friendly rivalry with his son. AI is just the next disruption to tame: “Seen it, done it, got the T-shirt.”
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‘The Contract of the Century’ is also among the 47 projects featured in the co-production and co-financing market of the Amsterdam documentary festival’s 34th edition.
The “Bridgerton” universe is diving into the past once again — this time focusing on matriarch Lady Violet’s origin story. Shonda Rhimes will write, executive produce and showrun the limited series with Nicholas Nardini, who also wrote on “Queen Charlotte” and “Scandal.” Betsy Beers is also set to executive produce the series for Shondaland with Tom Verica set to direct and executive produce. The still untitled spinoff series will chronicle the early life of a young Lady Violet and her budding romance with future husband Viscount Edmund Bridgerton. The prequel will be similar to the hit spinoff “Queen Charlotte: A…
A lot of attention has been paid to the future of the film industry in the wake of Skydance acquiring Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, but few are talking about the other big entertainment play of this new merger: TV. With the acquisition of WBD, Skydance now owns nearly 190 shows, more than 70 cable channels and two major streamers. It’s a massive portfolio that threatens to disrupt the current order of television. Over the past 12 months, networks and streaming assets owned by Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery combined averaged about 13.3% of all TV watched, according to Nielsen’s…
In a revelatory new MasterClass, the Duke of Sussex joins neuroscientist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor for a wide-ranging conversation on grief, what it does to the body and how to move forward.
The basketball legend was neighbors with Zeta-Jones in LA at the time, while Douglas was living across the country in NY.
Xbox is launching a film and television division called XP with Mojang Studios chief Kayleen Walters as president, the gaming company announced on Thursday. Following her promotion, she will be replaced by Maria Angelidou-Smith as CEO of Minecraft and Swedish game developer Mojang on Oct. 19. Both will report to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. “XP is a play on ‘Experience Points’ and formalizes four investment areas for us: Xbox Pictures for film and television adaptations; Xbox Products for licensing and merchandise; Xbox Partnerships for sponsors and brand partners; and Xbox Places for our marquee broadcast and in-person events, theme parks…
Tennessee’s attorney says IV lines from Christa Pike’s failed execution may have stayed attached when she went to the hospital, outside state custody.
Ben Affleck confronted his own mortality after losing his parents, reflecting on his three children and his fear of outliving them.
Kalem Peter Kazarian, who appeared on HGTV’s Go Big or Go Home, died at 52 while attempting to climb California’s Mount Whitney.