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George R.R. Martin spent his New Year’s Eve updating fans on his animated projects that will be set in the world of A Song of Ice & Fire. He also had one big change to share regarding Nine Voyages, the Game of Thrones spinoff about the great voyages at sea made by Corlys Velaryon aboard the

This year is shaping up to be yet another frenetic one in the international media landscape, with change incoming on numerous fronts. Here, our overseas team breaks down some of the issues we think will define the entertainment and news terrain in 2024. How Low Can The Market Go? After a year of industrial strife,

Christmas is history, but there’s still some holiday celebrating to be done. New Year’s Eve festivities are being broadcast across the country Sunday, December 31 from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles to the famous Times Square ball drop in New York City. The official Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will kick off at 6

Prominent Jewish TV executives in the UK have expressed their horror at a social media post by a former Channel 4 commissioner, who attacked a Stephen Fry rallying call against antisemitism. Tamara Abood, an ex-Channel 4 current affairs commissioner and producer of shows including What Happens In Kavos, sparked anger after posting on LinkedIn about

They were testing the New Year’s Eve ball today in Times Square ahead of Sunday’s celebrations, but the real spectacle was happening on the streets. In a self-declared “heightened threat environment” since Hamas’ murderous assault on Israeli communities near the border with Gaza and the butchering of thousands on October 7, and the punishing military

Jamie Dornan has revealed that he had an unsettling experience with a stalker. The Irish actor told The Independent that a Fifty Shades Of Grey fan turned up at his front door in an incident that took place before the pandemic. “I had a situation… a stalker-type situation before Covid. That was f***ing scary. Someone

We’re definitely not in Kansas anymore: American Idol decided to change things up with the way it markets the new season by having judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest take a trip down the proverbial Yellow Brick Road to kick off the 22nd season. Excuse us, we mean the Golden Ticket

The BBC‘s latest Agatha Christie adaptation concluded last night neck-and-neck in the ratings with ITV‘s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? from over the Easter Weekend. Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy, starring Industry’s David Jonsson as an amateur sleuth working with Rings of Power star Morfydd Clark, was watched by 2.7M viewers last night, losing 800,000

Chris Harrison is reflecting on his tumultuous exit from The Bachelor franchise with a bit of gratitude. More than two years ago, Harrison stepped away from the franchise following backlash for defending Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who had received her own share of criticism for attending an antebellum-themed party in college. Now, during an

Nicole Paggi has agreed to temporarily become Maxie Jones on General Hospital. She takes over the role from Kirsten Storms, who will be out for a few days. Soap Opera Digest first broke the news of the casting switch. Paggi — who played Kelly Ripa’s niece/Faith Ford’s daughter Sydney in the ABC comedy Hope & Faith — debuted

Buy low, sell high. Marl Cuban just proved himself a master of that tried-and-true investment mantra. The Shark Tank mainstay is not only swimming away from that show after 14 successful seasons, he has now received approval from the NBA Board of Governors to sell the majority stake in his beloved Dallas Mavericks. Cuban bought

Another year draws to a close, one in which we may have (almost) seen the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, a UK Prime Minister managed to stay in office for more than five minutes and audiences were dazzled by an array of TV shows and performances including a once-in-a-generation week that saw a royal Coronation

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire took over the Netflix throne in its debut week. After premiering on December 22, film managed 23.9M views in just a few days on the service. That made it No. 1 among English-language films from December 18 to 24. All eyes will be on

Luann de Lesseps is currently starring in Bravo and Peacock‘s The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy, where she reunited with her co-stars of The Real Housewives of New York City. Among the housewives she reunited with was Sonja Morgan, who she stars with on Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake. The show

Richard Franklin, who is best known for his roles in Doctor Who and Emmerdale, died on early Christmas morning at the age of 87. The news was confirmed by longtime friend Líam Rudden, who shared the news via social media on Monday on behalf of the family. “It is with great sadness, that the family

Angelenos hoping to open presents by a roaring fire on a chilly Christmas morning this year are out of luck. The weather’s cold enough, but local air quality officials on Christmas Eve put in place a no-burn order for the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, andall of Orange County. Luckily,

Angel Carter Conrad is mourning the loss of her older sister Bobbie Jean Carter following news of her death at the age of 41. Nick and Aaron Carter‘s sister, who was also featured on the reality series House of Carters, dedicated a heartfelt letter to Bobbie Jean. “To my older sister Bobbie. You had a

Olivia Bentley has been sharing her love life on Made in Chelsea since Season 11 and is weighing in on leaving the E4 series as the show heads into Season 27. Bentley is the most veteran star of the show currently and at the heart of the reality series, never shying away from the drama

As My So-Called Life nears its 30th anniversary, Executive Producer Ed Zwick took a walk down memory lane Saturday to remind folks about working on the before-its-time drama that starred Claire Danes. In a long X thread, Zwick shared an “origin story” about how he was first drawn to the work of Winnie Holzman before

John Stamos has shared “one of the last” pictures of him and his fellow Fuller House castmates with the late Bob Saget. In it, Saget and Stamos are seen smiling with costars Dave Coulier, Andrea Barber, Jodie Sweetin, and Candace Cameron Bure in front of the Tanner family home in San Francisco. “One of the

Starz on Wednesday canceled Shining Vale after two seasons and removed the horror comedy starring Courteney Cox from its digital platforms. In an interview published Thursday, Minx star Jake Johnson told Deadline that he did not expect a Season 3 renewal for the period erotic comedy, which had been rescued by Starz after its cancellation

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed the coveted pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a Japanese free agent and three-time winner of Japan’s version of the Cy Young Award, given to the outstanding pitcher. Yamamoto, just 25-years-old, was considered the prize pitcher of this winter’s free-agent market, with every big market team in pursuit. The Dodgers won with

EXCLUSIVE: Skye Townsend (Black Lady Sketch Show) has joined the cast of the CBS comedy The Neighborhood for Season 6 in a recurring role. The show returns with new episodes on February 12. Townsend’s character Courtney is loosely based on Sarah Francis Jones, girlfriend of The Neighborhood star Marcel Spears, and her real-life experience going

Herman Rush, a veteran television producer best known for licensing Till Death Us Do Part, the UK sitcom that Norman Lear turned into All in the Family, died Dec. 12 at 94 of natural causes in Los Angeles, according to several news reports. Rush began his career in 1951, working in sales for Official Film. He

NCIS will give a final farewell to the late David McCallum in a special tribute episode planned for February 19 on CBS. The episode will explain the absence of Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard in an episode co-written by Brian Dietzen, who plays Dr. Jimmy Palmer on the drama, TVLine reports. Executive Producer Scott Williams also

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Hotstar is going behind the curtains of Bollywood. The Indian streamer’s latest scripted series, Showtime, will delve behind the color, power struggles and ambition of Bollywood and those who work in the biz. The drama comes from screenwriter Sumit Roy and Karan Johar‘s Dharmatic Entertainment. Emraan Hashmi, Mahima Makwana, Mouni Roy and Naseeruddin

Audiences are still flocking to Netflix‘s new apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind. The film, directed by Sam Esmail, drummed up another 44.9M views in its second week on the streamer from December 11 to 17. It was once again top dog, easily notching another week as Netflix’s most-watched title. Add that to the 41.7M views

Ziwe premiered her interview with George Santos on her YouTube channel after the congressman was expelled from Congress. During the one-on-one interview, Ziwe asked Santos to weigh in on Bowen Yang‘s impression of him on Saturday Night Live. “I think he deserves an EGOT,” Santos said. Ziwe followed up by asking Santos if he would

EXCLUSIVE: Julie Plec‘s My So-Called Company and Universal Television have acquired the rights to Regina Black’s debut novel The Art of Scandal. The Art of Scandal tells the story of Rachel Abbott who, on the night of her husband Matt’s fortieth birthday, receives an explicit text from him that she quickly realizes was meant for another woman.

John Oliver decided to focus on Elon Musk on Last Week Tonight‘s last new episode of 2023. The comedian roasted the billionaire by recounting all the controversies he’s been involved in this past year and said he “could pull off any bad guy in a movie.” “There’s Lex Luthor posing for the cover of Metropolis