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Pam Abdy is being named to a top production post at the reconstituted MGM, sources said. The hire was made by Michael De Luca, who in early January was named chairman of MGM Motion Picture Group.
Abdy is a veteran producer and studio exec who most recently helped Brad Weston start the production/finance company…
Theatrical movies are making a comeback on broadcast television. With the networks’ original series’ production halted and people looking for comfort food entertainment while sheltering at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, popular movies are becoming a viable programming option.
CBS will launch a Sunday movie night…
WarnerMedia parent AT&T is offering a year free of HBO to sign ups of newly nationally launched AT&T TV if they agree to a two-year commitment to the service, according to a deal ad splashed on the company’s website.
“Get AT&T TV and enjoy a year of HBO on us,” the site said. It’s offering the premium network as part…
Running out of bingeable material during the coronavirus quarantine? Syfy is offering full-series marathons of Battlestar Galactica and Xena: Warrior Princess during the month of April, with Tricia Helfer and Lucy Lawless as hosts.
Hosted by Lawless, all six seasons (134 episodes) of Xena will air on Syfy every…
EXCLUSIVE:Grace and Frankie may have suspended production on its seventh and final season because of the coronavirus crisis, but the Emmy nominated Netflix comedy is back this week with a special live treat for fans and a spotlight on seniors in need during these troubled times.
The Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin-led…
The American Theatre Wing has announced the first phase of its National COVID-19 Response Effort, including rapid funding mechanisms to support Off and Off Off Broadway as well as the nation’s regional theater community.
"When the arts get lost or diminished in the conversation about federal relief, we rely on the…
TBS has set Thursday, May 14, for the Season 2 premiere of its comedy game show The Misery Index. We’re also getting a look at the official trailer.
Hosted by Jameela Jamil with comedy group the Tenderloins as panelists, The Misery Index debuted in 2019 with strong ratings, reaching more than 38 million viewers across…
EXCLUSIVE: Former The Passage star Emmanuelle Chriqui is set as a series regular opposite Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch in Superman & Lois, the CW's straight-to-series drama about the iconic DC couple. Chriqui will play the popular DC character Lana Lang in the series from The Flash executive producer Todd…
EXCLUSIVE: As theaters continue to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic, more and more companies and distributors are finding ways to exhibit via streaming platforms. ScreenPlus is the latest to give virtual cinema as they are partnering with cinema software company Vista Group to help cinema exhibitors…
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
The second season of NBC’s Manifest ended on a good note Monday, earning a one-tenth boost in the adults 18-49 demographic with a 0.8 rating and 4.58 million viewers. The Voice(1.5, 9.49M) led into the sci-fi drama, taking a two-tenths hit in the demo but still topping all primetime shows with its two-hour episode…
