Month: January 2022

Christopher Chatham has made the leap from boutique firm to legal powerhouse. The attorney, who represents television personality Phil McGraw and his show “Dr. Phil” alongside a variety of other TV properties, has moved from his Los Angeles-based Chatham Law Group to partner at the Entertainment Group in the L.A. office of Manatt, Phelps and

Alison Roman, the outspoken food author and influencer, is set to try a new video recipe at CNN Plus. Roman, the author of cookbooks such as “Nothing Fancy” and “Lemons,” will launch a cooking program for the CNN-backed video hub, which is set to launch in the first quarter of 2022.  Episodes will show her

The BBC has appointed ITN chief executive Deborah Turness as its CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs. Turness, who effectively takes on one of the most high-profile news roles in the U.K., takes over from Fran Unsworth following what the BBC has described as a “competitive” recruitment process. The latter 40-year BBC veteran revealed

“Hype House,” a new reality soap series on Netflix, opens with a very fair question. “My whole goal with this house in the first place,” states Thomas Petrou, “was, why can’t people who hit millions of other people be as famous as A-list celebrities?” The house in question is one shared by TikTok stars, whose

Argonon Group, the parent company behind “The Masked Singer U.K.” has unveiled a company re-brand and new strategy for growth. With offices in London, LA, New York, Glasgow and Liverpool, Argonon owns Scottish indie production company Bandicoot, which makes the U.K. version of “The Masked Singer” as well as “The Masked Dancer.” The company celebrated

Derren Lawford, the former creative director of British indie producer Woodcut Media, has launched a new film and TV outfit focused on premium content with diversity at its core. Headquartered in London, DARE Pictures will span documentaries, drama, film and podcasts, with plans to enlist an award-winning international network of directors, authors and producers who

Nexstar Media Group is in negotations with ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia to acquire a sizable stake in the CW Network, the broadcast network born in 2006 out of the union of the WB and UPN. A representative for Nexstar declined to comment. CBS and WarnerMedia could not immediately be reached for comment late Wednesday. News of

Production on NBC’s marquee drama series “Chicago Fire” has been suspended after several cast and crew members tested positive for COVID-19. A source close to the production confirmed to Variety that operations have ceased for the moment “out of an abundance of caution.” “Chicago Fire” recently returned to filming after a holiday break. Members of

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first episode of HBO Max’s “And Just Like That.” Chris Noth has been removed from the upcoming finale of HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That,” Variety has confirmed. The series will stream its final episode of the season on Feb. 3.

Amazon Prime Video announced that “Phat Tuesdays” will debut on Feb. 4. The three-episode docuseries tells of the Comedy Store’s Phat Tuesdays. Comedian Guy Torry founded and hosted the event after the 1992 L.A. riots in order to spotlight Black performers, and ended up launching the careers of several prominent comics. Celebrities including Nick Cannon,

Michael Imperioli is set to star in Season 2 of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” Variety has confirmed. Imperioli, best known for starring as Christopher Moltisanti in “The Sopranos,” will play Dominic Di Grasso, who travels to the White Lotus resort with his eldery father and son, a recent college graduate, in tow. Imperioli is the first cast

Apple has ordered the limited series “Manhunt,” which tells the story of the hunt for U.S President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. The series hails from Monica Beletsky and is based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James Swanson. Tobias Menzies will star as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s War Secretary

AMC Networks has acquired Cool Japan Fund’s anime content distributor Sentai and its assets, including niche subscription streaming service HIDIVE. Sentai’s anime-centric direct-to-consumer platform will join AMC Networks’ lineup of targeted streaming services, which includes AMC Plus, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and ALLBLK. Those digital offerings are in addition to the company’s linear channels

Andy Cohen dominated New Year’s Eve television headlines with his drunken hosting stint on CNN’s “Live From Times Square” special alongside Anderson Cooper. Cohen went viral for dissing outgoing New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, saying, “The only thing that the Democrats and the Republicans can agree on is what a horrible mayor he

Chip and Joanna Gaines have made television work on their terms ever since the dynamic design duo first arrived on HGTV with their Magnolia home design and lifestyle brand in 2013. Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, the pair reach an Oprah Winfrey-level summit with the launch of their Magnolia-branded linear cable channel with Discovery. Magnolia