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A new drama series about elite golfers on an exclusive island is coming to Netflix. Titled “Jupiter Island,” the show hails from Connor Hines, the creator of FX’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,” and A24. The project, a straight-to-series order, is the first in a new overall deal between Hines and […]
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It’s a done deal. RedBird IMI and Banijay have completed their $8 billion merger, led by Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti, respectively. With the Euro regulatory process wrapped, together they will run the production-distribution behemoth, which is headquartered in London and publicly traded. The merger brings together Banijay’s stable of hit shows and formats, including “Peaky Blinders” and “Big […]
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iHeartMedia, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S., agreed to enter into a consent decree with FCC to settle a probe the agency launched last year into iHeartMedia’s compliance with federal rules prohibiting a specific form of payola dubbed “showola” — which involves radio stations pressuring artists to perform at station-hosted music shows […]
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On July 9, “The Boys” writer and “Archive 81” creator Rebecca Sonnenshine fulfills a dream she’s had since she was 10 years old, with the debut of her “Little House on the Prairie” adaptation on Netflix. A lifelong Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, Sonnenshine — who recently had success with the word-of-mouth blockbuster “The Housemaid” — pitched […]
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Warner Bros. is developing a reimaging of the ’90s family adventure “Free Willy,” produced by Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO. The team has tapped Mary-Margaret Kunze & Jade Halley Bartlett to write a screenplay for the new movie. Released in 1993, “Free Willy,” about an orphaned boy who befriends a killer whale, became a global […]
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Disney+ is developing a series version of Stuart Gibbs’ “Spy School” novels, Variety has learned. There are 14 books in the series, beginning with “Spy School” in 2012 and with the 14th book — “Spy School Goes East” — set to be published in October 2026. The logline for the series states: “Ben Ripley may […]
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The LA28 Olympics is moving its International Broadcast Center from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to the Warner Bros. Ranch lot across town in Burbank. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee announced last year that the broadcast center would be housed at Hollywood Park Studios, a new, five-stage production center to be built adjacent to SoFi, which […]
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Shaquille O’Neal and TNT Sports have announced the premiere date for “Dunkman,” the first professional league tied to dunking, as well as the roster of contenders. The first night of live competition will take place on Tuesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. ET. The world championships will air Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. ET […]
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Google India and Sony Pictures Networks India are teaming up to bring Google Gemini into the new season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati?” turning the AI chatbot into an interactive knowledge companion for the long-running quiz show. The collaboration integrates Gemini across Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV, weaving the AI tool into the “KBC” experience […]
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San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival has always held a special place in Colman Domingo’s life. “It’s embedded in my heart,” he said. Having lived in San Francisco from 1991-2001, the actor spent many summers at the festival, reveling in its film programming, particularly the short films. As Pride Month came to a close, Domingo returned […]
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There’s an uncharitable saying that politics is show business for ugly people. No doubt Count Binface, the rising star of British statecraft, might have some strong words about that. The wannabe-politician, who last month stood in a by-election against Andy Burnham (widely considered the U.K.’s Prime Minister-in-waiting) is set to run against right-wing MP Nigel […]
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“Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash,” a three-hour Fourth of July special hosted by Ryan Seacrest, hit an average of 5.4 million viewers on Saturday, becoming the most-watched primetime program of the holiday and achieving a 0.83 rating among adults age 18-49. The This is the first time any network has beat NBC’s primetime programming on Independence Day […]
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