Norman Lear, at TCA to talk about his upcoming profile on PBS’s American Masters, due in fall 2016, also updated reporters on the status of a Latino reboot of comedy One Day at a Time. “Not in Spanish, but English. That could happen,” said Lear, adding that unlike the 1975-1984 original, focused on a single […]
Amazon has teamed with The Weinstein Co., which has U.S. and Canadian rights to Justin Kurtzel-directed Macbeth, to bring the Shakespeare adaptation to its subscribers after its December theatrical release. Earlier this year, Amazon’s head of Original Films Ted Hope said the tech giant plans to produce its own movies and gain early SVOD rights […]
Integral Ad Science raised $27 million in its latest round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures. Cross Creek Advisors, as well as existing Integral investors August Capital, Pelion Venture Partners and Atlas Venture, also contributed to the round. Additionally, Integral received a debt facility of $40 million from Silicon Valley Bank. “In today’s digital age, […]
With Ronda Rousey continuing to blow up social media, the UFC is preparing its own assault on the digital world as it looks to beef up UFC Fight Pass. The company announced last week that it was bringing in Yahoo Sports streaming guru Eric Winter as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the OTT […]
The IOC voted to hand Beijing another Olympics, selecting the city to serve as host for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Despite not being a traditional city for winter sports, along with protests from human rights organizations, the IOC said that “Beijing’s vision for the Games seeks to incorporate winter sports into people’s lives, with […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in our daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, and sports television. Enjoy! Showtime is pulling the plug on Happyish after one season. Picked up to series in January […]
Halloween weekend just got spookier. In a U.S. television first, Destination America is set to air the first live exorcism. Exorcism: Live! visits the St. Louis house, inspiration for 1973’s The Exorcist, where the ritual was performed on Roland Doe in 1949. The cast of Ghost Asylum and world-renowned psychic medium Chip Coffey are part […]
Investigation Discovery sheds new light on infamous and controversial cases in Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals, launching Monday, November 2 at 10p. Featured stories include Jean Harris, Mark David Chapman and Erik and Lyle Menendez. “There is still enormous interest in these sensational scandals,” said Walters. Series premieres Monday, November 2 at 10p.
The former hosts of BBC’s Top Gear will get back behind the wheel for Amazon Prime. Richard Hammond, James May and controversial former host Jeremy Clarkson join Top Gear showrunner Andy Willman for a car-themed series expected to hit the service in 2016. “@AmazonVideoUK now saying I can’t be their chief drone pilot,” tweeted Clarkson. […]
Director Cary Fukunaga drama Beasts of No Nation will hit theatres and Netflix on Oct. 16. The film opens in Landmark Theatres as part of the new distribution deal Netflix announced yesterday with Landmark and Andrew Karpen’s Bleeker Street. Drama starring Idris Elba follows a guerilla army commander in a West African country who takes […]
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