From Phyllis Schlafly to Gloria Steinem to Shirley Chisholm and Betty Friedan, the women depicted in FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America” are prolific leaders with quite a large footprint in history and the media. Although each episode of the nine-part limited series about the Equal Rights Amendment and those who fought for and against it
Month: April 2020
The U.K. economy could shrink by a record 35% by June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the country’s official independent fiscal watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR said a three-month lockdown followed by three months of partial restrictions would cause an economic decline of 35.1% in the quarter
When “Tooning Out the News” was prepping to make its originally scheduled March 16 debut on CBS All Access, the creative team was already striving to make a show that was nearly impossible. But then coronavirus hit, pushing pause on production and shifting post processes into artisans’ homes, and things got even more complicated. “Tooning
Now might not sound like the most auspicious time to start a new company, but don’t tell that to Jared Gutstadt, the production music pioneer who recently left Jingle Punks, the company he founded in 2008 (which was bought by Ole in 2015) to launch Audio Up. Home to “Bear and a Banjo,” the podcast
Outsider Pictures, with Strand Releasing, has acquired all North American rights on “Aviva,” a resolute return to independent filmmaking by the director who lit a fire with his Sundance Grand Prix winning debut, “Fresh,” but is best known by many for the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced feel-good race relations drama “Remember the Titans.” Scheduled to world premiere
Lionsgate has renewed its longstanding partnership with Grindstone Entertainment Group and entered new multiyear agreements with Grindstone President and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb. The deal, announced Tuesday by Lionsgate Worldwide Home Entertainment President Ron Schwartz, extends a 12-year relationship between Lionsgate and Grindstone, which has been delivering feature films for the multiplatform
Dish Network’s Sling TV is unlocking more free television for Americans stuck at home during the coronavirus crisis. Starting Tuesday, Sling TV is launching “Happy Hour Across America,” offering free TV every night from 5 p.m. to midnight local time. The deal is available to new Sling TV users who sign up by entering an
The Latest “Bachelor” spinoff “Listen to Your Heart” got off to a relatively slow start on Monday night, up against stiff competition like “The Voice” on NBC and “9-1-1” and a “Tiger King” special on Fox. “Listen to Your Heart” debuted to a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 and just under 3 million total viewers.
Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Joe Biden, as the Democratic Party unites around the presumptive nominee and looks toward the general election. Obama’s endorsement, via video, comes a day after Biden’s last remaining rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, gave his endorsement in a livestream chat. “Choosing Joe to be my Vice President was one of
Global Citizen has announced a second round of artists for its “One World: Together At Home” global broadcast Saturday night, with Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Sam Smith, Usher and Pharrell Williams among the musicians newly set to join the telecast. Other personalities coming on board include Oprah
Even in a pandemic, Hipgnosis Songs — the fast-rising music publishing company that’s been buying up catalogs by hitmakers ranging from Timbaland and the Chainsmokers to Jack Antonoff and Jeff Bhasker — is raising hundreds of millions of dollars. The company, founded by Merck Mercuriadis and Chic cofounder Nile Rodgers (pictured above), has secured a
Billie Eilish has collaborated with artists ranging from Vince Staples and Khalid to Justin Bieber, but two of the most tantalizing collaborations she’s done — rising Spanish singer Rosalia and Canadian-Colombian artist Jessie Reyez — have yet to see the light of day. While the Reyez collaboration Eilish detailed to Variety last fall did not
Shares of Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, climbed over 4% to a new all-time high for the stock — giving the colossal company a market value of more than $1.1 trillion. Amazon’s stock was up 4.2% in Tuesday morning trading to over $2,260 per share, topping its previous all-time high on Feb. 19 when it
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and managing director of Viacom 18, is stepping down after eight years in the role. Viacom 18 is a joint venture of Network 18, the media group controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and U.S. media conglomerate Viacom. Rahul Joshi, managing director of the Network 18 group, will take charge. Under Vats’
“Killing Eve” kicked off season 3 in typically deadly fashion, with a suitably tragic character death. Ratings-wise, the episode was watched by 1.1 million total viewers across both AMC and BBC America, which is down only a fraction on the season 2 premiere’s tally of 1.2 million, still the series high to date. However, that
BBC Studios has appointed former Awesomeness co-head Rebecca Glashow to lead the company’s activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Based in New York, Glashow will begin her new role as president of BBC Studios Americas on June 1, reporting directly into Paul Dempsey, president of global distribution at BBC Studios. She replaces former
Hannah Haines has been named head of publicity for 10K Projects, it was announced today by the label’s marketing chief Theo Battaglia. In this newly created position, Hannah will steer corporate communications and oversee publicity campaigns for the label’s artists, who include Trippie Redd, Surfaces, Iann Dior and Quin NFN, as well as artists from the Internet Money creative collective, Homemade
Verizon Media is giving away $10 million in digital ad inventory to groups responding to the COVID-19 crisis, with a focus on mental health. The donation is earmarked for five mental health partners that aim to support high-risk populations affected by the outbreak, including LGBTQ youth, hourly wage workers and families struggling with mental health
U.K. broadcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary exploring how Queen Elizabeth II’s experiences during World War II shaped her monarchy. Produced by the BBC Studios Documentary Unit, the one-hour documentary, entitled “Our Queen At War,” tells the story of how the war transformed a teenage princess into the country’s longest-reigning monarch. The Queen recently remarked
Some of New Jersey’s finest will appear in a one-night broadcast to raise funds to fight the medical, social and economic impact of the coronavirus on local communities, among them Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Halsey, Chelsea Handler, Tony Bennett, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Charlie Puth, Kelly Ripa, Jon Stewart, SZA and Saquon Barkley. All
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” earned the top prize in the Media Play News’ 10th annual Home Media Awards, honoring the best home video releases of 2019. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, won the Home Media Awards for title of the year and theatrical home
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has extended the country’s lockdown until May. The nationwide coronavirus lockdown, which first went into effect on March 24 for 21 days, will now last until May 3. The extension comes as India records 339 deaths and grapples with close to 10,000 cases of COVID-19; however, it is believed the
HBO Asia has unveiled details of its light-hearted Chinese-language drama series “Workers.” The show is the latest in a growing roster of local productions in Asia, by pay-TV groups and digital platforms. Based on a novel of the same title, the show follows a group of construction workers who daydream about being wealthy. They resort to
HBO Europe has asked five Spanish directors to reflect on coronavirus-induced confinement in a specially commissioned, fast-turnaround short film anthology series entitled “At Home.” The five individual episodes will be filmed in the homes of the directors, who will collaborate with those they are isolating with. They have been provided with some basic equipment to
Organizers behind Germany’s Munich Film Festival, set to take place June 25 to July 4, decided to call off the annual event completely rather than postpone or go digital — a choice that came down to concerns around rights, piracy and accessibility. The idea to postpone was discounted because of an already congested fall film
Global streaming giant Netflix has expanded its line-up of South Korean TV content with an agreement to produce zombie horror series ” All of Us Are Dead.” The move comes shortly after its planned release of Korean thriller film “Time to Hunt” was held up by a court injunction. Adapted from a well-known web cartoon
Film and TV production company See-Saw Films, whose slate includes Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Apple TV Plus’s series “Slow Horses,” has announced the appointment of producer Joanna Laurie to the company’s U.K. office. Based in London and effective immediately, Laurie will act as producer or executive producer on select film and
Just days after he shared an appreciation of his recently departed friend Hal Willner, Elvis Costello has taken to social media to write an even longer tribute to another contemporary who has fallen victim to Covid-19, John Prine. It’s one of the most richly detailed and thoughtful paeans yet to the much mourned singer-songwriter, who
South Korean video streaming platform Wavve is to supply Korean content to NBC Universal, under a deal announced Sunday. Content Wavve is a consortium established last year involving the country’s three terrestrial broadcasters, KBS, MBC and SBS, and local telecoms firm SK Telecom. The supply deal has an initial life span of three years and
Country singer Miranda Lambert and Joe Exotic from Netflix’s “Tiger King” seem to have crossed paths a few years ago. Lambert posted a photo of herself with Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage as “a little Monday memory” on Twitter. Maldonado-Passage, the subject of the hit Netflix docu-series, was convicted to 22 years in prison over animal
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