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TV How Silvio Berlusconi Reshaped The Italian Media Landscape & What Comes Next

Whatever you thought of him, Silvio Berlusconi, who died yesterday aged 86, had a seismic impact on the European political sphere and the continent’s broadcasting landscape, in a way that many believe was completely intertwined. Deadline analyzes his monumental impact, numerous controversies and what comes next for the tycoon’s Succession-like media empire.

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Anita Baker Drops Babyface From ‘The Songstress Tour’ After “Silently Enduring Cyberbullying”

Anita Baker will continue The Songstress Tour alone after announcing she will no longer have Babyface as a guest on her upcoming shows. The announcement comes after Baker claimed to have been cyberbullied by Babyface’s fans. “After Silently, Enduring Cyber Bulling/Verbal Abuse & Threats of Violence…

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Whoopi Goldberg Says She Wants To Host ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ After Pat Sajak Announced His Retirement

Whoopi Goldberg wants to return to game shows as the host of Wheel of Fortune following Pat Sajak announcing he’s retiring from the job after 40 years. When Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings made an appearance on The View this morning, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked him for a reaction following Sajak…

‘Everwood’ Creator Greg Berlanti, Chris Pratt, Gregory Smith, More React To Treat Williams’ Death: ”A Wonderful Man And A Brilliant Actor” – Update

2ND UPDATE: In an Instagram post Tuesday evening, former Everwood co-star Chris Pratt mourned both Treat Williams, who died Monday, and fellow former cast member John Beasley, who died two weeks ago. “It's an incredibly sad season for the cast and crew of Everwood. We're still reeling from the loss…

‘Physical: 100’: Hit Korean Reality Series Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Physical: 100, which made history earlier this year by becoming the first unscripted show to top Netflix's weekly ranking for non-English TV programs, has been picked up for a second season. Like other Netflix sleeper hits, most notably Korean drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Physical: 100 got off…

‘The Adults’ Review: Dustin Guy Defa’s Indie Drama About Siblings Experiencing Grief And Reconnection – Tribeca Festival

Complicated sibling relationships are the basis of Dustin Guy Defa's The Adults. The film depicts the emotional journey of three siblings — played by Michael Cera, Hannah Gross and Sophia Lillis — reuniting after their mother's death, a scenario that, while…

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Fox News Chyron Labels Joe Biden A “Wannabe Dictator” As Network Airs Donald Trump’s Post-Arraignment Address; CNN & MSNBC Skip Live Carriage Of Speech

CNN and MSNBC decided to skip live carriage of former President Donald Trump’s post-arraignment speech Tuesday night, leaving Fox News as the only major cable news network to cover it live. Fox News not only carried the entire speech, but at one point the network went to a split screen of President…

CBS Boss George Cheeks Opens Up About @midnight Reboot: “12:30am Is Ripe For Reinvention”

When it emerged that CBS was eschewing a traditional talkshow at 12:30am following the departure of The Late Late Show host James Corden for a reboot of Comedy Central gameshow @midnight, many in the late-night community worried that it was another nail in the genre's coffin. However, CBS CEO George…

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The Actor’s Side: Evan Peters On ‘Dahmer’, ‘AHS’, Olson Twins & More

CBS Eyes Reality, Paramount+ Originals For Fall As George Cheeks Talks WGA Strike Impact & Figuring Out A Deal

On May 10, CBS unveiled a fall 2023 lineup that didn’t factor the potential impact from the ongoing writers strike (and a possible SAG-AFTRA work stoppage). Besides the unscripted Wednesday, comprised of supersized episodes of Survivor and The Amazing Race, and Sunday anchor 60 Minutes, the announced…

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Film Plan Is To Direct “Funky Little Musicals” And Leave The ‘Wicked’-Scale Projects To Others

Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to keep directing movies, but don’t look for him to mount any large-scale spectacles. “My responsibility as a filmmaker — and I really hope to make more movies — is to make the weird little musicals that no one else can get made,” he told Rosie Perez during an appearance…

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Margot Robbie Says ‘Barbie’ Sets Were A “Priority” & Asked Director Greta Gerwig To Include One Particular Detail

Margot Robbie is one of the executive producers of Barbie and worked closely with Greta Gerwig to bring the Mattel doll to life. The star recently opened up about the one favor she asked of the director/co-writer when talking about the project. Related Story ‘Barbie’ Star Ryan Gosling Res…

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Former DGA President Paris Barclay Says Guild’s New Contract “Almost Double What We Got Last Time”

The Directors Guild's tentative agreement for a new film and TV contract "is the biggest we've ever negotiated" and "is almost double what we got last time," former DGA President Paris Barclay says in a new video posted on the guild's website featuring members touting the deal. Barclay, currently the…

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James Gunn On ‘Superman: Legacy’ Casting: “We’re Narrowing It Down”

James Gunn is opening up about all those casting rumors around Superman: Legacy. The DC co-head made an appearance on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, where he gave an update on the process. “Now that we’ve kind of done a lot of auditions, we’re narrowing it down,” Gunn said. “We’re not done…