“Lanterns,” the upcoming Green Lantern TV show from DC Studios and HBO, dropped a first look at Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler as the main heroes, John Stewart and Hal Jordan. They may not be dressed up in their Green Lantern uniforms, but if you look closely you can see a green ring on Chandler’s
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“Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends” has been renewed for a fifth season by Disney Branded Television. The news comes as Season 3 airs on Disney Jr. and ahead of Season 4’s summer debut. Per Nielsen, in the last quarter of 2024, “Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends” was the second-most-watched streaming show among kids
Sarah Michelle Gellar is paying tribute to her “Buffy” sister, Michelle Trachtenberg, who died on Feb. 26 at 39 years old. Trachtenberg, who had been acting since age three, was found unresponsive in her New York City apartment, according to police. At the time of publication, her cause of death has not been confirmed. “Michelle,
Pete Distad has a new gig after the shutdown of sports-streaming joint venture Venu Sports. Fox Corp. has hired Distad as CEO of the company’s recently announced direct-to-consumer streaming division. Distad most recently headed Venu Sports, which Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery shuttered in January. Before Venu, he served as an executive at Apple
Bill Burr recently spoke to The New York Times and shrugged off Ben Shapiro‘s criticism of him. The conservative political commentator and Daily Wire co-founder called out Burr in December for “going woke” after the comedian lashed out at “selfish” and “greedy” CEOs in the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson.
ITV Invests in Diversity ITV has announced an additional £80 million ($101.4 million) ring-fenced for diverse commissioning over the next three years, alongside doubling its Diversity Development Fund to £1 million ($1.3 million). This follows the success of the inaugural Diversity Commissioning Fund, launched in 2022, which originally committed £80 million ($101 million) over three
Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s Wells Street Films has signed a two-year first-look deal with Francesca Moody Productions (FMP), the Olivier Award-winning company behind stage versions of “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer.” The agreement gives Wells Street Films first opportunity to develop FMP’s theatrical productions for television. Wells Street, established by Waller-Bridge and Jenny Robins in 2019, currently has
Finland’s leading commercial broadcaster MTV, commissioner of TV hits “Conflict” (sold by Keshet Intl.) and “Helsinki Crimes” (distributed by Oble Ent.), is betting on fewer but bigger dramas and ramping up its international co-productions within the Nordics and beyond Its revamped strategy should not be affected by its upcoming change of ownership – from Telia to
Peak TV may technically be in the past, but its specter still lingers. How else do you get two flashy, star-studded TV shows about the Los Angeles Lakers in the span of three years? The first, HBO’s “Winning Time,” dramatized the basketball team’s years of triumph in the 1980s; the latest, Netflix’s “Running Point,” is
Following the success of “Amar Singh Chamkila,” Netflix and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali are reuniting for a new exploration of contemporary human emotions with “O Saathi Re.” Produced by Window Seat Films and Reliance Entertainment, the series continues Netflix’s collaboration with Imtiaz and features Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary and Arjun Rampal in the cast. Production
Harman Baweja‘s Baweja Studios has partnered with Sidharth Jain‘s House of Talkies in a three-project deal announced at Mip London. The collaboration brings together two Indian production entities known for their content-driven approaches. Baweja Studios, which recently produced ZEE5 original film “Mrs,” starring Sanya Malhotra – a reimagining of acclaimed Malayalam-language film “The Great Indian
Blake Lively took to her Instagram Stories Wednesday evening to share a tribute to her “Gossip Girl” costar Michelle Trachtenberg, who died Wednesday at the age of 39. “This is the first day I met Michelle,” Lively wrote, sharing a photo of her and Trachtenberg on the set of “Gossip Girl.” “She was electricity. You
Elon Musk could soon be sitting opposite Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” After Stewart lambasted Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency during Monday night’s “Daily Show” broadcast, Musk supporters took to X calling for the Tesla founder to go toe-to-toe with the late-night pundit on air. Musk replied to one user Tuesday saying, “I will
TKO is forecasting a strong year ahead for WWE and UFC as the company disclosed fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings that reflect a rising tide for both sports franchises but also the cost of the $375 million legal settlement reached last fall with former UFC fighters. For the quarter, TKO delivered total revenue of
Paramount Global said it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter, as a surge in costs tied to content and restructuring offset robust performance by the media conglomerate’s film and streaming operations. The owner of CBS, Comedy Central and the Paramount film studio said fees tied to restructuring and its looming acquisition by Skydance
Guy Ritchie‘s organized crime series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren has finally been given title — “MobLand” — and a March 30 premiere date on Paramount+. In the series, Brosnan plays Conrad, the head of an organized crime family who is fighting for power within a global crime syndicate. As Variety previously
On the page, the character of Harriet Welsch, the inquisitive and sharply judgmental preteen at the center of Louise Fitzhugh’s novel “Harriet the Spy,” is a little tough to take; her habit of writing down mean observations about her classmates is, rightly, seen by her peers as rather harsh. It works — Harriet learns valuable
Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins have joined the fifth and final season of “The Boys” as guest stars, reuniting with their fellow “Supernatural” alum, Jensen Ackles. Details on their roles are being kept under wraps. “The Boys” creator Eric Kripke has long expressed a desire to cast Padalecki on the satirical superhero drama, telling Variety
Four WWE superstars are stepping outside the squared circle and into the dome. Dropout has released the first trailer for “Dimension 20: Titan Takedown,” a long-rumored crossover season featuring professional wrestlers from the WWE. Bayley, Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston will enter the dome for a five-part side quest
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor best known for film and television roles including “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. She was 39. She was found unconscious and unresponsive Wednesday in her Manhattan apartment, according to the New York City police department. According to the New York Post, which first reported the news, she
The next potential leader of CBS News has built up a lot of experience running newsrooms for ABC. Tom Cibrowski, a former senior ABC News executive who played a big role in moving “Good Morning America” past NBC’s “Today” in the ratings last decade, has emerged as a possible candidate to take a senior role
When it comes to keeping fans from having to watch the usual heavy load of sports ads, Unrivaled has been undaunted. The start-up three-on-three women’s basketball league, with clubs such as the Phantoms and the Lunar Owls, launched in part to provide an alternative for players who often travel abroad to play during the WNBA
The battle to become the de factor measuring stick for the media industry continues. VideoAmp, one of several rivals to Nielsen that have emerged in recent years, unveiled VXP, a new media-planning tool that will incorporate first-party streaming data from Disney, Fox and Paramount Global to help advertisers understand how audiences are consuming content across
Warner Bros. Discovery reversed plans announced in September of 2023 to launch a premium tier for sports programming on Max, and said it also would keep sports and news available for subscribers to its standard and premium service levels “Over the last year plus, we had the opportunity to assess how users engage with sports
It’s time to hop back in the Tardis — Season 2 of Ncuti Gatwa’s “Doctor Who” is right around the corner, and Alan Cumming is coming along for the ride. Disney and the BBC revealed on Wednesday that a new adventure through time and space will premiere on April 12 at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m.
“The Drew Barrymore Show” has just hit series highs in viewership, averaging 1.52 million viewers during the week of February 10. According to CBS Media Ventures, that’s the best-ever performance by the daytime talker, which is currently in its fifth season. The distributor said this also marked the first time the show won the week
ITV Studios has announced a series of international sales for the hit detective comedy “Ludwig,” which will air in 85 markets worldwide. Produced by Big Talk Studios and co-produced with That Mitchell and Webb Company, the series was the BBC’s biggest new scripted show of 2024, attracting over 9.5 million viewers. The show has been
Diddo, a Santa Monica-based ecommerce startup, has been selected for the Comcast NBCUniversal Sports Tech Program, allowing the company to experiment with major sports properties owned by NBCU, Comcast and key partners. The goal is to help boost the fortunes of promising young tech concerns and to help NBCU and Comcast properties innovate on the
Underscoring the breadth of its unscripted slate, Banijay Entertainment has unveiled two new formats, “Football Island,” which blends sports, survival and competition reality, as well as “Date on Stage,” weaving romance and comedy. Both formats are being presented by Banijay Entertainment at the London TV Screenings. A Dutch format, “Football Island” marks the first co-production
Keshet International (KI) has secured two additional pre-sales for the upcoming “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” a three-part premium history docuseries co-developed with SandStone Global. Ahead of its debut at the London TV Screenings, the series has been pre-sold in Australia to publuc broadcaster SBS and in France to TF1’s Histoire TV channel, following