The National Rifle Association has ceased production of broadcasting arm NRATV and has severed business ties with the advertising firm – Ackerman McQueen- that operated the TV channel. News of the shut-down was broken last night by The New York Times with the publication of a memo written by NRA chief executive Wayne…

Brainstorm Media has acquired North American rights to Alistair Banks Griffin's thriller The Wolf Hour, which has also sold around the world for HanWay Films. The Sundance debut stars Naomi Watts together with Jennifer Ehle, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Emory Cohen, Brennan Brown, and Jeremy Bobb. Watts also executive…

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn’s Amazon fashion competition series has gotten a title, timeline and first-look photos. Newly titled Making The Cut “will bring together 12 talented entrepreneurs and designers from around the globe who are competing to take their fledging brands to the next level in becoming the next big…

Lena Headley (Game of Thrones), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Sigourney Weaver, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) have joined the voice cast for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series to the Jim Henson Company's groundbreaking…

Two of Broadway’s more imposing figures are calling it quits: King Kong and The Cher Show have posted closing notices, the latest exits in the annual post-Tony culling. Each production will play its final performance on Sunday, Aug. 18. Though Cher star Stephanie J. Block and costume designer Bob Mackie won Tony…

The first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential primary will air Wednesday and Thursday nights across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Each night will feature 10 candidates and be broadcast live from 9-11 PM ET/6-8 PM PT, with Telemundo offering real-time…

Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams is set to lead cast in Sky Original comedy series Two Weeks To Live (W/T). Written by Gaby Hull (Cheat), the six-part UK series will be produced by The Tunnel and Humans outfit Kudos and revolve around Kim Noakes (Williams), a young misfit who lives a secluded country life. When an…

Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco will host the 2019 Video Music Awards, MTV has announced. The announcement is expected to be made tonight on NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Named Billboard’s 2018 Comedian of the Year, Maniscalco will host the VMA event live on Monday, August 26, from the…

Late-night hosts unloaded on President Trump once again Tuesday, this time for his poorly-worded denial of advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her 20 years ago in a New York department store. Trump told The Hill Carroll was “totally lying” about the alleged attack. “I’ll say it…

While the lion share of Euphoria’s viewership is coming from delayed/on-demand viewing, HBO’s provocative new series starring Zendaya also held up well in its linear ratings. The second episode of the teen drama averaged 574,000 viewers at 10 PM on Sunday, in line with the premiere’s 577,000. Meanwhile, Euphoria’s…