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Shannon Ryan, who most recently served as chief marketing officer for Fox Television Group, is joining Disney as president of Marketing for ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios. The move, which had been in the works for months, reunites Ryan with her boss at Fox, Dana Walden, chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. In her new […]

The 18th annual Tribeca Film Festival opened with Roger Ross Williams’ documentary “The Apollo” at the iconic uptown venue which performers and Harlem community members call “home.” “You can feel the history, the echo of the entertainers,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro said in a speech before the film. “In this administration, during these disturbing times of promoting racism, […]

Selena Gomez is currently taking a break from the spotlight and has even taken to limiting her time on social media, only updating her Instagram when she has a new project in the works or a fire selfie to drop while Justin Bieber talks about how he still has love for her. But Selena just went on Coach’s […]

Joe Ianniello, who has been running CBS Corp. on an interim basis since Leslie Moonves exited under allegations of sexual misconduct, has been extended as acting CEO for an additional six months, the entertainment conglomerate said Tuesday. Perhaps more significantly, CBS also said that it has suspended its search for a permanent replacement for Moonves, a move that […]

The tradition of hearing Kate Smith perform “God Bless America” won’t end in one popular New Jersey beach town, despite moves by the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Yankees to distance themselves from the late singer over racist lyrics. That’s according to Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, who said the customary 11 a.m. daily broadcast on […]

Nearly two months after he died, Luke Perry‘s final episode of “Riverdale” is set to air on Wednesday. Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has revealed that this week’s episode of the hit CW show was the last episode Perry filmed before his death. “This week’s #Riverdale is the last episode Luke filmed,” he tweeted on Sunday. “As always, Fred’s […]

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has nabbed the U.S. rights to the legal drama All Rise, which stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. as a straight-arrow Harlem youth arrested for his peripheral involvement in a deadly crime. The first feature from music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler bowed in competition at Sundance as Monster. Harrison Jr. plays Steve Harmon, a […]

When actress Felicity Huffman announced she would plead guilty to charges related to the college admissions scandal, she expressed unwavering remorse for her actions. “I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem […]

Clare Bronfman, the 40-year-old billionaire heiress to the Seagram Company fortune, pleaded guilty to enabling a sex ring for Keith Raniere, the self-anointed leader of NXIVM, a cult-like group based in upstate New York. In a federal court in Brooklyn on Friday, Bronfman said she harbored someone who was living in U.S. illegally for unpaid “labor […]

Mike Myers is set to star in and executive produce a new comedy series at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. The half-hour series, which has received a six-episode order, will feature Myers portraying multiple characters. “I love creating characters, and Netflix has given me a fantastic playground to play in,” Myers said. Myers first broke out as a cast member on “Saturday […]

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have mutually decided to branch out separately and refocus their creative efforts. This will wind down one of the longest creative partner relationships in town. The duo met when they were hired the same day on Saturday Night Live in 1995, and 13 years ago they formed with Chris Henchy the multi-platform comedy generating production […]

On Friday, NBC’s Today poured one out for Kathie Lee Gifford, who departed the network’s flagship morning show after 11 years as co-host of the 10 am hour. Her farewell included multiple celebrity cameos (Barry Manilow! Flo Rida! Dean Cain!), as well as a touching tribute from her former Live! partner Regis Philbin. “Kathie Lee, you want to know the best […]

Britney Spears has been admitted to a mental health facility. The pop star is receiving treatment amid her struggle to cope with her dad’s declining health, TMZ reports. Spears has been in the facility for about a week and is slated to stay for 30 days. She seemingly acknowledged her mental health in an Instagram post on Wednesday, writing, […]

“The Queen” just served Netflix a royal burn. Dame Helen Mirren, who won a Best Actress Oscar for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film, used decidedly unladylike language to wade into the Hollywood debate about whether original movies from streaming services should be eligible for Academy Awards. “I love Netflix, but f— Netflix,” […]

Fresh off her Oscar nomination for “The Favourite,” Rachel Weisz has set her sights on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as she is in early talks join Scarlett Johansson in Marvel’s “Black Widow” standalone movie. Though a deal has not yet been completed, sources tell Variety that talks are headed in that direction, with strong interest from both sides of negotiations. “Stranger […]

Graham Norton has been named the host of this year’s BAFTA Television Awards. The comedian and talk show host will return to present the awards at the ceremony May 12 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. “It has been almost 15 years since I first hosted the Television Awards and what a pleasure it is […]

Will Smith, Childish Gambino, and Chance the Rapper are among the nominees for the 23rd annual Webby Awards, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday morning. All nominees are eligible to win two awards: The Webby Award, selected by the Academy, and The Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted on by […]

Quibi, Jeffery Katzenberg’s billion-dollar streaming upstart, has hired Pandora co-creator Tom Conrad as its first chief product officer, the company announced Monday. Conrad will lead product design, product management, user research, and customer support teams for the company and report directly to Quibi CEO Meg Whitman. In December, he also joined the Quibi advisory board. […]

American Idol finally has its top 20 contestants after judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie narrowed down the search during Sunday’s episode of the ABC reality singing competition. After a grueling week choosing the top 40 in Hollywood, the show traveled to Hawaii for the showcase round performances from Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa, where the said top 40 […]

 Discovery and BBC Studios have inked a nearly $400 million programming deal that will see high-end natural history programming from the latter play on a new Discovery global streaming service set for launch by 2020. Under a decade-long deal, Discovery has acquired a raft of BBC content for its new SVOD service and will work with BBC Studios, the U.K. pubcaster’s production and […]

Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger is set to have a stent placed in his heart following the band’s tour postponement, Page Six has learned. “You can be back at work within weeks” following the procedure, a source tells us. “But it could be because the health checks are all set into the insurance for the tour, […]

Was actor Nicholas Cage’s getting married to makeup artist Erika Koike a case of an MUI? Marrying under the influence? In this case, the influence would not be love. Well, that seems to be what Cage is claiming in his annulment filing four days after obtaining a marriage license on March 23, according to Erin Crabtree writing for Us […]

WGA members have voted overwhelmingly – 95.3% to 4.7% – to approve the unilateral imposition of a new Agency Code of Conduct, just six days before the guild’s existing franchise agreement with the Association of Talent Agents is set to expire. The final vote by the combined members of the WGA East and West was […]

Disney’s “Dumbo” is off to a lukewarm start at the box office with a $45 million opening weekend from 4,259 screens. While some independent trackers projected a lower opening, Tim Burton’s remake is launching below the $50 million-plus start that Disney had hoped for. “Dumbo” opened day-and-date worldwide, adding $71 million from overseas markets for […]

Black-ish and Black Panther won big during the 50th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. Also during the show, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter was honored with the President’s Award, which is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service. The award came two days after the music mogul and wife Beyoncé accepted the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media […]