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EXCLUSIVE: At a time when every segment of our industry is struggling with layoffs and furloughs because of the coronavirus pandemic, the $9.3 billion owed to many that is just sitting there in a California state Unclaimed Property fund might well come in handy.
The state of California owes the Motion Picture…
CNN and MSNBC each turned away from President Donald Trump’s coronavirus briefing after it started with an announcement — about a new advanced counter-narcotics operation.
The networks found it off-topic, particularly as Trump began to talk about progress of the construction of a wall along the southern border, a…
Adam Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee who also fronted the pop band Fountains of Wayne, has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 52. His death was confirmed by his attorney, who spoke to Deadline’s sister publication, Rolling Stone.
The pop savant earned a Best Original Song Oscar and…
Writer-director Prentice Penny pops open a modest but enormously engaging story about a young African-American employee in a wine store who wants nothing more out of life than to become a master sommelier. Since there are only 230 of them in the entire world that is quite an uphill climb, but the imposing numbers…
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already 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…
Fox has dropped its first teaser trailer for physical competition format Ultimate Tag and has set its premiere launch for May 20.
The show, which launches at 9pm, was also designed for a summer run, and with all episodes in the can, it is one of the few non-scripted shows that hasn't been interrupted by the…
Dave Burd (stage name Lil Dicky) has successfully parlayed his strong online following into television success — most of which comes from digital viewing. The rapper-comedian’s new FX comedy series Dave has been a breakout hit, averaging 4.8 million viewers per episode for its five episodes to date across linear…
“Plaintiff JBF Interlude 2009 Ltd. – Israel seeks a preliminary injunction enjoining Defendant Quibi Holdings LLC from misappropriating Eko's proprietary technology for mobile device optimized ‘Real Time Switching’,” says a filing made Wednesday in federal court on behalf of Eko, the tech company trying to hit the…
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…
Netflix film has dropped the first trailer for Love Wedding Repeat, the Dean Craig-helmed comedy fueled by old flames and half-baked schemes. Starring Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, and Freida Pinto, the rom-com, which is based on the 2012 French film Plan de Table, explores alternate versions of the same wedding.
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UPDATED, 1:15 PM: Los Angeles County saw 11 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, more than any other single day during the outbreak. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Public Health director. said during her daily update that 65 county residents now have died from the disease.
She added that there were…
UPDATED with latest: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday morning that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has grown to 186,101, a jump of more than 22,500 for a second consecutive day and the most of any country in the world. The death toll nationally is now 3,603.
The World Health…
