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UPDATED with latest: Sorry, ESPN. After the network rejiggered its schedule to accommodate the debut of the Los Angeles Lakers new superstar Luka Dončić, the news broke today that Dončić’s return from a calf strain would be pushed back to at least Monday. That means the Los Angeles Lakers-Indiana Pacers game that ESPN moved onto

Spend on UK film and high-end TV beat pre-Covid levels for the first time last year, the BFI‘s annual figures have revealed. Investment in these projects shot up from 2023 by a hefty 31% to hit £5.6B ($7B), which for the first time since the pandemic ravaged the industry was ahead of the boom era

UTA Vice Chairman Jay Sures, who is also a UC Regent and outspoken supporter of Israel, saw his Brentwood home vandalized by protesters who massed in front of his house early this morning. Among other indignities, the protesters left bloody handprints on the door of his garage, and had to be dispersed by police. Per

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the 80th anniversary World War II‘s end in Europe, a two-part doc with UK and U.S. partners is being readied. WWII – The End is a co-production between Channel 5 and its digital network 5 Select, the UK’s 3DD Productions and Greg Rubidge’s producer-distributor Syndicado, which has North American digital distribution rights.

UPDATED with latest: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, beginning with two Pasadena Unified School District campuses that were destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The announcement marked a key milestone in the wildfire recovery effort, which began with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wireless data use at NFL stadiums has continued to surge, according to a new report from Verizon. During the 2024 season, average mobile consumption increased 37% over 2023, hitting about 960 terabytes. Video accounted for one-quarter of all data use, while call time inched up 8% to 4.3 million minutes. Monday night games averaged 4

Timothée Chalamet recently pulled double duties on Saturday Night Live as guest host and musical guest and Chloe Fineman is giving insight into what it was like working with the actor. Fineman recently revealed that many of her suggestions for sketches she had for Chalamet did not come to fruition, particularly one channeling a Babygirl

Bectu Launches Biggest Ever Survey British broadcasting union Bectu is launching what it is calling its largest ever survey of those working behind the scenes in TV and film. The union is asking workers across the UK’s creative industries about their experiences and views on key issues facing the sector, including pay, employment practices, mental

The Recording Academy is handing out its 67th Grammy Awards today in Los Angeles, having just wrapped up its annual Premiere Ceremony where the bulk of the 94 awards were bestowed. Read more about the preshow below. Winners in the final eight categories will be revealed during the primetime ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah, and

Although Patti LuPone is officially part of the MCU, and there’s nothing they can do to take that away from us, don’t expect a Thanos snap to bring her back anytime soon. The 3x Tony-winning actress explained why her Disney+ series Agatha All Along will not proceed with a second season, noting that she is

Though Issa Rae‘s seminal HBO dramedy Insecure has long since wrapped, with a final episode airing in late 2021, the multi-hyphenate is very aware that some fans are displeased with the ending — even to the point of asking for reshoots. In a new interview with People, the Barbie star admitted she knows that “people

The BBC didn’t need to sack Jeremy Clarkson from its hit car show Top Gear, says his former co-presenter James May. Clarkson and May, together with Richard Hammond, were the stars of the show in its most popular era when the series drew millions of viewers in the UK and overseas, audiences drawn as much

More than 15 years, one of Beyoncé‘s catchiest songs — and the Saturday Night Live sketch it inspired — still have a hold on the hive. Justin Timberlake recently revealed how he convinced the 32x Grammy winner to parody her 2008 music video for ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ on the NBC sketch

Charter Communications, which offers TV, internet and wireless services under the Spectrum brand, reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Earnings per share of $10.10 soared above the Street’s consensus outlook for $9.22. Revenue of $13.9 billion was close to the estimate of $13.88 billion. The company shed 177,000 internet customers during the period

For anyone who’s tuned into The Pitt on Max, it doesn’t take long to realize that Noah Wyle‘s Dr. Michael Robinavitch is having a very bad day. In a press conference with reporters Thursday, Wyle joined fellow executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill, as well as most of the cast, to talk about

Pinewood Unveils Revised Studios Expansion Proposal Pinewood Group has revised its plans to expand its Buckinghamshire site and launched a new public consultation to discuss development options. While noting that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently called the site “the spiritual home of the British film industry,” Pinewood said proposals include additional stages and production

EXCLUSIVE: Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay is hoping to make a television series about Los Angeles’ first Black mayor, Tom Bradley. DuVernay would like to adapt an upcoming book by The Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell on the city’s longest serving mayor, who was in charge of the city between 1973 and 1993. DuVernay revealed her

Irish Film & TV Academy Names Rising Star Nominees The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) and Screen Ireland (Fís Éireann) have unveiled the four Rising Star nominees ahead of the IFTA Awards Ceremony on February 14 in Dublin. They are Say Nothing and Masters of the Air actor Anthony Boyle, writer/director Aislinn Clarke (Fréwaka,

Disney+ is set to premiere its new Marvel animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on January 29, and the show’s star recently expressed his biggest fear about the show. Hudson Thames voices Peter Parker in the animated series and, in a new interview, said he was worried the show would “be annoying and woke.” “I

BFI chair Jay Hunt has warned the British film and TV industry to avoid becoming “complacent” as she cites concerns over “very protectionist language around Hollywood” from the new Donald Trump administration. Delivering an impassioned plea for continued investment in the sector, Hunt said her “biggest concern” is that the £4.2B ($5.2B) local industry begins

Lionsgate today filed an amended registration statement incorporating the latest comments fomr the Security and Exchange Commission, moving it a step closer to the planned separation of Lionsgate Studios and Starz. The joint proxy is expected to be declared effective by the SEC soon, at which point the company led by CEO John Feltheimer will

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has committed to airing tonight’s Wynne Evans series despite the Strictly Come Dancing star being forced to apologize over the weekend due to an inappropriate remark made while on the Strictly live tour. Evans, who is best known in the UK as the opera singer from the Go Compare adverts, is hosting

Now in its eight season, S.W.A.T. is the second longest-running scripted series currently on CBS. The network has not announced it as a final season. “It’s been called the final season the last three or four seasons, hasn’t it?,” S.W.A.T. executive producer Ryan quipped during a Deadline interview about the second season of his hit

Timothée Chalamet followed in Ryan Gosling’s footsteps by struggling not to laugh through sketches during his third time hosting Saturday Night Live. The writers of the NBC late-night program didn’t do him any favors with characters and situations that were pretty out there. There was no Beavis & Butt-Head-magnitude breakdown but there were a lot

Dark Horse Comics has dropped Neil Gaiman, cancelling his Anansi Boys comic series, in the wake of sexual assault allegations brought against the author. The publisher posted to X Friday night writing, “Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works. Confirming that the ‘Anansi Boys’ comic

Mid-Century Modern co-creator Max Mutchnick has revealed how the late Linda Lavin’s character Sybil Schneiderman will be written off the upcoming Hulu comedy series. The news comes almost a month following the death of the veteran stage and TV actress last December. Her PR representative told Deadline that she died unexpectedly of complications from recently

EXCLUSIVE: Ulrich Thomsen (Counterpart, The Blacklist) has been tapped to recur in the HBO, WBTV and DC Studios series Lanterns as DC supervillain Sinestro. The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix‘s Africa content team has reshuffled with ex-Amazon exec Kaye-Ann Williams brought in to oversee TV and movies as Tendeka Matatu exits. Williams takes on the newly-created Director of Scripted Content role and will focus on local productions, overseeing a team that develops and creates African original films and series. She joins after a

SZA will join Kendrick Lamar for his performance at Apple Music‘s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The artists will take over the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9 to perform during halftime of the NFL championship. “Everything is smooth. I’m on the field right now,” Lamar says while on a call in the

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s natural history chief is swapping commissioning for program-making by taking up a newly-created role at the fabled BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU). Sreya Biswas, whose credits include Planet Earth III, Asia and Kingdom, will become NHU Director of Programmes over the summer. She will continue to deliver BBC projects for the