Former Lifetime and Hallmark Channel exec Barbara Fisher has joined indie producer Reel One Entertainment. She joins the company as EVP, scripted content to oversee its development and production slate.
Prior to joining Reel One, she was Senior Vice President, Original Programming for cable network, UP TV and held…
An all-star, live-streamed staged reading of the Mueller Report just might knock down the last excuse standing between you and the 448 doorstop.
Beginning tonight at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT), stars including Zachary Quinto, Annette Bening, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Jason Alexander, among many others and with additional…
The Rome Film Festival (Oct 17 – 27) has revealed a sneak peak of its 2019 edition, which will include a lifetime achievement award for Bill Murray, presented by director Wes Anderson.
Murray will take part in an ‘in conversation’ session hosted by his regular collaborator Anderson. Also giving talks at the Italian…
UPDATED with the official announcement.Viacom has made it official, announcing the fall launch of a new streaming service from BET and Tyler Perry, BET+.
Two weeks ago, Deadline reported that the venture was in the offing. The formal press release offered a couple of new details, notably the first original series…
The Venice Film Festival (August 28 – September 7) has appointed The Headless Woman and Zama director Lucrecia Martel as president of the international jury for its 76th edition.
Martel and her jury will assign the Golden Lion for best film, as well as other awards. The choice was approved by board of directors of the…
China's leading film festival crowned Iranian drama Castle Of Dreams with three prizes on Sunday evening.
The Shanghai International Film Festival handed Reza Mirkami’s film the Golden Goblet for best film, best director and a joint best actor award for Hamed Saberi Behdad. The familial drama charts the aftermath of a…
Bodyguard'sKeeley Hawes is to star in a British crime drama written by The Girl and Vanity Fair writer Gwyneth Hughes for ITV. Honour is to be produced by Hera Pictures and exec produced by Peter Kosminsky.
The two-parter will see Hawes star as the real-life detective who brought five killers to justice in the true…
Narcos producer Gaumont has hired El Chapo exec producer Christian Gabela as part of a push to bolster international co-productions in Latin America.
This comes as its first Latin American co-production, El Presidente, is currently in production for Amazon Prime.
The company has hired Gabela as VP, International TV…
Going for the proverbial biting the hand that feeds you, John Oliver took aim at AT&T on the latest edition of his HBO program The Last Week Tonight. He skewered HBO’s new corporate parent, telecommunications giant AT&T (aka “Business Daddy”) over its “terrible” phone service during the main segment of tonight’s…
The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell will debut Monday, July 15 from New York, the network announced Sunday. It will air daily on CBS at 6:30 PM ET and on CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service, at 10 PM ET.
When O’Donnell was officially unveiled as ratings-challenged CBS Evening News’s new anchor in May…
The 19th Annual BET Awards took place today at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Regina Hall took the stage and showed off her hosting (and dancing) skills as the show celebrated Black excellence in music, movies and sports. Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman took the award for Best Movie while Regina King and…
The 2019 BET Awards paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle by honoring the late rapper with its Humanitarian Award and a star-studded musical tribute. Heading into the ceremony, the stars walked a blue carpet in his memory.
Near the end of Sunday night’s nearly four-hour show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, rapper…
