Dakota Fanning is set to star in The Alienist, a psychological thriller based on the best-selling novel by Caleb Carr. Set in the Gilded Age of New York City in 1896, series is slated to premiere in late 2017 on TNT.
By all accounts, Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is headed for an IPO, perhaps as early as March. But according to a new Wall Street Journal report, company co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy (Snap’s, CEO and CTO, respectively) are out to retain more control of the company than is usual. According to the Journal’s sources, […]
Let this be a lesson: A couple of Wall Street analysts can move markets. Last week, Deutsche Banks’s Bryan Kraft upgraded his rating of Netflix from “Sell” to “Hold.” And like Kraft, Cowen & Co.’s John Blackledge upped his estimates for the streaming giant’s 2017 subscriber growth, both overseas and in the U.S. The company’s […]
Viacom’s Bellator MMA is looking to start the year off with a bang in a move to continue the promotion’s recent surges in ratings, attendance, and international expansion in 2016. The promotion will be hitting the Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday with Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen, offered on SPIKE at 9p, with over […]
Sunday’s pair of NFL playoff games delivered record-breaking performance, with the Packers’ win over the Cowboys drew a 28.2 overnight household rating in Nielsen numbers. FOX Sports reports that the game drew 48.522 million viewers in Fast National numbers, marking the most-watched NDL Divisional Playoff Game ever on any network.
FX Productions signed Atlanta creator Donald Glover to an exclusive overall television production deal. Glover will develop television series for FX Networks and other networks and streaming services, in addition to continuing to executive produce, write, direct and star in Atlanta. FX also announced that Atlanta will not return for a second season until 2018 […]
Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) has teamed with comic book publisher IDW Entertainment to develop The Devil, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Based on the novel The Devil: Britain’s Most Feared Underworld Taxman, by Graham Johnson, the drama is being eyed as a limited series, although no network has been attached.
How can a music service better compete with Spotify? Apple’s proposed solution, according to a new Wall Street Journal report: Add a dash of Netflix. The Journal reports that Apple is planning to bring original scripted series and movies to the $10-per-month Apple Music service. The tech giant has already reportedly spoken with Hollywood […]
Amazon-owned live-streaming platform Twitch just landed a new exec. Matt McCloskey will serve as Twitch’s VP of Commerce. He’ll be tasked with growing economic activity across Twitch’s platform, supporting the site’s streamers. Twitch is the most popular game-streaming site in the world, and appropriately enough, McCloskey is a gaming veteran. He previously served as Chief […]
The San Diego Chargers are officially moving north, announcing plans to join the Rams in Los Angeles beginning with the 2017 season. The team will now be known as the Los Angeles Chargers and temporarily play in the StubHub Center in Carson while the new stadium is built. In addition, the team launched www.FightforLA.com, a […]
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