Author: Michael

The Emmy Awards are stepping into their streaming era. Hollywood’s televised celebration of the best in television and streaming is setting up on Amazon’s Prime Video in an exclusive deal through 2033, bringing the telecast to more than 240 countries around the world — for free. The award show’s new long-term streaming home marks the end to a 31-year rotation between the American broadcast networks, NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox. Now, like the Oscars moving to YouTube in 2029, the Emmys will leave broadcast television for the first time in an effort to reach more audiences. Having the telecast as…

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Lucy Hale will star in and executive produce a Sherlock Holmes-inspired romance series at Roku, titled “Scarlett Holmes.” The limited series, which is slated for a 2027 debut on the Roku Channel, will follow a Hale’s Scarlett, a modern descendant of Sherlock Holmes who uses her family’s power of observation to take on mysteries related to love, dating and relationships. Joined by her sidekick, Jane Watson, the duo helps clients navigate romantic woes, with each episode taking inspiration from a beloved romantic comedy.   “But while Scarlett may be an expert at solving everyone else’s romantic problems, her own love life…

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