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Kathie Lee Gifford still remembers a casting agent’s insult from earlier in her career. Speaking with Peopleabout her new book, I Want to Matter: Your Life Is Too Short and Too Precious to Waste, Gifford recalled being abruptly told she wasn’t pretty enough to star in ABC’s Charlie’s Angels television series. The former Today TV

EXCLUSIVE: Man Alive Entertainment is set to become the latest UK producer to close its doors amid the content slowdown. Founded by former Channel 4 entertainment chief Justin Gorman, Man Alive has filed for voluntary liquidation after nine years of trading. Insolvency firm Wilson Field is overseeing the closure. Man Alive launched with investment from

Geno Auriemma, a Basketball Hall of Famer and veteran coach of the University of Connecticut women’s team, said he thinks Indiana Fever player and No. 1 draft choice Caitlin Clark has been “targeted” with physical play. “Is she facing the rookie challenge, the rookie hardships that are inherent with being a rookie? Yes,” Auriemma told

Dexter: Original Sin has cast four new series regulars to join previously announced Patrick Gibson, who is taking over the titular serial killer role (in his younger years) made famous by Michael C. Hall in Showtime’s Dexter. As production kicks off today in Miami with Clyde Phillips at the helm, James Martinez (Love, Victor), Christina

Baby Reindeer captured the Breakthrough Limited Series award and Colin From Accounts was the only two-time winner at Tuesday’s inaugural Gotham TV Awards. While the dress was black tie, the event moved at a remarkable clip, with barely an hour and 20 minutes required for the seven competitive awards and three career honors. Previously, the

Nickelodeon has revealed a star-studded list of nominees for its annual Kids’ Choice Awards. Leading the pack with six noms is Taylor Swift, followed by Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé, with four noms each. First-time nominees include Halle Bailey, Austin Butler, Sabrina Carpenter, Kai Cenat, Timothée Chalamet, Luke Combs, Ariana DeBose, Ayo Edebiri, Ryan

Jonathan Tucker, who played MMA fighter Alvey Kulina on DirecTV’s Kingdom, found himself in a real-life extreme situation this past Sunday when he observed a man roaming his Hancock Park neighborhood banging on doors and muttering to himself. After calling police, Tucker went outside and, seeing his neighbor’s front door wide open went in to

Spotify is raising prices for the second time in two years, upping the monthly rate for its ad-free premium plan by $1 starting in July. When the new price of $11.99 takes effect, it will be 20% higher than it was in 2022. In a blog post, the Sweden-based streaming audio company said it is

Jac Venza, who was a key to helping American television in the 1960s and ’70s transform into a bastion of top-notch cultural programming, including Great Performances and Live From Lincoln Center, died May 28 at his home in Lyme, Connecticut. He was 97. His death was confirmed by his spouse, Daniel D. Routhier. Venza was

Tensions have been frequently leaked from the production of The Real Housewives of New Jersey on the eve of its fourteenth season debut, and now People Magazine reports an exclusive from an insider claiming the traditional reunion show for the cast has been canned. People, which has long had close connections to the show, quoted

UPDATE: Indiana Fever GM Lin Wood has weighed in on Saturday’s incident involving her player Caitlin Clark and how Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter fouled the popular phenom. “There’s a difference between tough defense and unnecessary— targeting actions! It needs to stop!” Wood wrote on X. “The league needs to “cleanup” the crap! That’s NOT

3 Body Problem creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Alexander Woo on Friday cleared the confusion over the Netflix sci-fi drama’s recent renewal, confirming that it will produce two more seasons. At the streamer’s upfront presentation last month, the streamer announced that 3 Body Problem has been picked up for “all-new episodes”, with Benioff, Weiss

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power actress Nazanin Boniadi won’t be returning as her human healer character Bronwyn for season 2 of the Prime Video series. Deadline has also confirmed that Boniadi’s role has not been recast. Bronwyn is the mother of Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin) and the lover of elf warrior Arondir (Ismael Cruz

The £750M ($950M) UK film studio backed by James Cameron and other big names has been denied planning permission. Buckinghamshire Council backed a recommendation from its planning officers that Marlow Film Studios‘ plans be refused. Campaign groups had previously argued that the plans for the Marlow quarry area were inappropriate and the development has proved

Survivor just wrapped its 46th season but it still has the capacity to whip up viewers — too much, apparently. On Thursday, the show posted a rare behave! message to its 583,000-plus followers on Instagram, asking them to remember that these are “real people” playing the game, not paid actors. “One of the best things

EXCLUSIVE: The life story of video gaming’s original rock star is coming to the screen. John Romero is known as the godfather of first-person shooter and for his pioneering work on titles including Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake. The book telling his life story is now being worked up as both a doc and a

Netflix is bolstering its entertainment formats unit with a big new music competition series. The streamer has ordered Building The Band (w/t) as it shifts its focus away from cable-esque fare to competing with the major broadcast networks for the next The Voice or American Idol. Check back tomorrow for an interview with new Netflix

Netflix is putting toxic masculinity under the comedy microscope. The streamer has ordered Maschi Veri, an eight-part comedy series from Italy in which four alpha male friends in their forties find themselves facing their own prejudices and the paradigms of toxic masculinity in a world that is moving towards social and gender equality. Without losing

For Australian Vietnamese actor Hoa Xuande, the Vietnam War was a compilation of incredibly sad yet impactful stories shared by family members that up until recently, he didn’t fully understand. But since joining the cast of the HBO miniseries The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, Xuande wishes

EXCLUSIVE: is developing a TV adaptation of Stephen Lloyd Jones’ The String Diaries with Geek Girl producer RubyRock Pictures and Sony Studios. RubyRock boss Zoë Rocha revealed the early-stage project to Deadline alongside an adaptation of Justin Somper’s Vampirates book series, while lifting the lid on Netflix‘s upcoming Geek Girl adaptation. Lightfoot, who show-ran Apple TV+’s

Jimmy Kimmel shared on social media that his son underwent a third open heart surgery over the Memorial Day Weekend. The late-night talk show host dedicated a message to his son, family, and everyone involved in Billy’s surgery. “This weekend, our boy Billy had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery,” Kimmel shared

Ted Sarandos opens up about a comment he made in the early days of Netflix and reveals why he’s not interested in the breaking news business. In a new interview, the Netflix CEO said he would take back a 2012 quote in which he compared his platform to HBO. “I said we’re going to become

Johnny Wactor, a General Hospital actor, has died. He was 37. A law enforcement source says three suspects were trying to steal the catalytic converter from Wactor’s vehicle. When he confronted them, the suspects shot him and fled the scene. Wactor was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. The

Seinfeld actor Michael Richards has revealed that a former co-star nearly quit the hit show after failing to appear in an episode in Season 3. Richards, who played Kramer in the NBC comedy, has written a memoir, in which he recounts that neither he nor Jason Alexander (who played George Costanza) were required for an

Popular UK anchor Eamonn Holmes will reportedly use his live TV show on Monday morning to address his marital split from wife and longtime co-presenter Ruth Langsford. The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported yesterday that it had the exclusive statement from the popular pair, confirming they were to separate after 14 years’ marriage. The statement

Scott D. Pierce, who wrote about television for more than 30 years as a critic for The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, died today at 64. His death was confirmed. by his partner Rob Sonoda, but no cause was given. Pierce started his as a TV critic on March 31, 1990 at the

Caleb Carr, whose bestselling 1994 novel The Alienist made the author a household name and was adapted into a 10-episode limited series on TNT, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Cherry Plains, New York. He was 68. His death was announced by his brother Ethan Carr to The New York Times. Carr was

Kids only seemed to want to watch one show on Netflix in the latter half of 2023. The streamer’s latest data dump – read more here – reveals that episodes of Moonbug Entertainment‘s CoComelon were watched more than 200 million times from July to December, with all eight seasons appearing in the top 100. The

Remember when HBO licensed those originals to Netflix last year? Well, it’s finally time to see if the move paid off for Netflix, as the streamer just released another round of data that encapsulates all viewing on the platform from July to December 2023. That includes shows like Insecure, Band of Brothers, The Pacific and