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The UK’s DCMS has launched the recruitment process for a new Chair of the BFI. Having served on the BFI Board since 2011, current Chair, Josh Berger, who is also Warner Bros UK President, will have completed the ten year term permissible as a Governor and Chair (since 2016) under the BFI Royal Charter and will step…
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Disney+ Rapidly Becomes The Third Biggest Streamer In The UK Amid Huge Rise In Viewing During Lockdown
Disney+ has enjoyed “rapid take-up” since launching in the UK on March 24, becoming the country’s third-biggest streaming service in the four months of lockdown, according to a detailed study.
The Media Nations 2020 report by media regulator Ofcom examined audience behavior in the UK during the height of the…
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‘American Ninja Warrior’ Champion Drew Drechsel Arrested For Child Sex Crimes
American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Drechsel was arrested Tuesday following accusations of having an inappropriate relationship with an underage girl.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey, Drechsel, who won the last season of NBC’s athletic competition show, was arrested in his Florida…
Knott’s Berry Farm Cancels Its Annual Halloween Haunt For 2020 Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
Just over a week after Universal Studios canceled its popular Halloween Horror Nights at its Florida and California parks, Knott’s Berry Farm
followed suit.
The Southern California park has canceled its hugely popular Halloween Haunt event this year due to the coronavirus, park officials said
today.
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After a five-month break, CBS’ drama S.W.A.T. today started production on its upcoming fourth season.
Like with everything else right now amid spiking COVID-19 infections, the situation remained fluid until the last minute but all preliminary testing was completed and shooting began this morning as scheduled. I hear…
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UPDATED: Former Ellen resident DJ Tony Okungbowa, who worked on the show from 2003-2006 and from 2007-2013, on Tuesday supported accounts by other former staffers alleging a toxic work environment on the daytime talk show.
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‘Midnight Rider’ Director Randall Miller Receives New Hearing Date For Possible Parole Violations
After seemingly falling afoul of law enforcement by directing a movie overseas last year, and then seeing potential recriminations delayed repeatedly, Randall Miller might be finally facing justice again in Georgia.
Judge Anthony L. Harrison has ordered the Midnight Rider filmmaker to appear before the court on Aug…
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The WGA West board of directors sent a letter to its members today that updates writers on the union’s latest efforts in the wake of its new film and TV contract. Read it in full below.
The missive comes less than a week after WGA members voted overwhelmingly to ratify with the new film and TV deal worked out with the…
L.A. County Says Coronavirus Cases Undercounted Amid Glitch, Confirms It Won’t Grant Waivers For Schools To Reopen
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that the region comprising the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena and Long Beach has 1,901 confirmed new cases of coronavirus and 57 new deaths over the past 24 hours. Those numbers will likely rise however, the agency warned today, after confirming that…
‘Mulan’ Madness: With A Potential Disney+ Windfall, Will Studio Still Need Movie Theaters?
Universal and AMC are looking like saints in the exhibition business right now after taking a kicking in the teeth by rival circuits for their controversial deal last week to crunch the theatrical window to 17 days with an option for PVOD thereafter.
Disney’s announcement Tuesday after the market closed that it is brin…
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The CW will team with Women In Film Los Angeles to televise the organization’s star-filled Make It Work! variety show on August 26.
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