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MS NOW has named Ali Velshi its chief data reporter, giving the veteran anchor and correspondent an expanded role at the news brand. The new role will see Velshi manning MS NOW’s interactive data board on election nights, providing polling updates and real-time election results. “I’ve had the privilege of learning from Ali for the…
He spent early 2025 dominating the Oscars like no one in history. This yearAnoradirector Sean Baker has another mission on his mind: counteracting Gen AI in filmmaking. Baker will be one of several speakers at Justine Bateman‘s No-AI Credo 23 Film Festival, which will kick off March 27at the American Legion, Post 43 in Hollywood….
Warner Bros. Discovery says that it is officially reviewing a sweetened bid for the company from David Ellison’s Paramount. The details of Paramount’s revised bid were not immediately known. The company had offered $30 per share, with a “ticker” that would raise the price for every quarter the deal had not closed past the end…
As Bari Weiss seeks to reimagine CBS News, staffers are preparing for the network’s flagship program 60 Minutes, arguably the most influential news program in all of TV, to be “revolutionized” along with it. When Weiss first joined CBS News last year, 60 Minutes was hardly seen as a focal point. The network’s evening newscast…
The story of Jesus Christ has inspired countless adaptations for stages, pages, sermons and screens big and small. But since this is the year 2026, there’s a new version being readied for podcast audiences just in time for the Easter holiday. Faith Podcast Network will debut a four-part series, The Christ, billed as “an audio…
Spanish-language media giantTelevisaUnivisionreported a 2 percent U.S. revenue fall to $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 as an 11 percent U.S. advertising revenue drop to $423.2 million came alongside a 2 percent subscription and licensing revenue fall to $341 million. Total U.S. revenue fell 7 percent to $777.2 million in the three months…
J.K. Simmons, The Bear actor Abby Elliott and John Reynolds are toplining Purgatory, Lindsay Lanzillotta’s coming-of-age comedy/drama and feature directorial debut. The indie, which has just wrapped production in St. John’s, Newfoundland, also stars newcomersRuby McGurrin, Lauren MacRae, Mary Walsh, Jack Innanen, Julianne Arrieta, Marcus NgoandGemma Rosaria Rae. A synopsis from the producers reads: “Set…
The BAFTA controversy has entered its third day. Filmmaker and independent producer Jonte Richardson said on social media that he is stepping down as a BAFTA jury member over the British Academy’s handling of the racial slur shouted as Sinners duo Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for best visual effects. Tourette’s…
Sports took center stage, or should that be: center field, at MIP London on Tuesday in a panel discussion entitled “Sport & Creators: Strategic Priorities Shaping Streaming Platforms.” David Salmon, managing director, international at Fox Corp.’s Tubi, Olivier Jollet executive vp and international general manager at Paramount‘s Pluto TV, Paramount Skydance, and Walker Jacobs, global…
When the advocate Jess Thom heard about a person with Tourette’s “ticcing” the BAFTAs, she had a familiar feeling: dread. Thom has Tourette Syndrome. And the incident involving John Davidson brought to the surface many of the misunderstandings and confused reactions she has spent her life trying to fight. “There are a lot of myths…
