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Business Producers United Backed By Top Film & TV Names: Here’s What They Are Seeking

The grassroots collection of 86 of the most prolific “Career Producers” who make about 90% of Hollywood’s biggest films believe they’ve got legitimate concerns to take to the studios — in broad strokes, they want to change fee structures, get health benefits and stop the gradual ecosystem erosion in their business. They make their case to Deadline.

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Deadline Gets Real As Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted Kicks Off 20-Panel Showcase Today

This year's Emmy race features some of the most explosive nonfiction content in recent years: docuseries on the fate of a beloved talk show host, a vulnerable young woman victimized in a case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, the scandal involving Nickelodeon kids shows, and a revealing look inside one of…

NFL Draft 2024 Round 1 Viewership Highest Since 2021

Round 1 coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit was seen by an average audience of 12.1 million viewers (TV+Digital) across ESPN, NFL Network, ABC, ESPN Deportes, and digital channels. The ratings were up +6% versus Round 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft (11.4 million) and the highest Round 1 viewership since…

Zendaya & Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Looks To Win Weekend Box Office Match With $15M+ Opening – Saturday AM Update

UPDATED SATURDAY AM: Luca Guadaganino’s Zendaya movie, Challengers, is still eyeing a $15.2M opening. Friday/previews stayed the course at $6.2M, and Amazon MGM Studios believes that Saturday will only ease -17% from that with $5.1M. The movie gets a B+ CinemaScore, which isn’t shabby for this…

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‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ Star Vanessa Lachey “Gutted”, “Blindsided” By Series Cancellation; Cast & Creators React – Update

UPDATED: NCIS: Hawai’i cast members and co-creators are still digesting the news that the series will not return for a fourth season following its cancellation by CBS Friday afternoon. Vanessa Lachey made history as the first female lead — who is also a woman of color — in the NCIS franchise as…

Taylor Swift Breaks Yet Another Record In The UK, After A Historical Week On Spotify

Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her latest album The Tortured Poets Department. Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK's music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years. The BBC reports that the 31-track double album (including a second volume…

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Real-Life ‘Baby Reindeer’ Woman Complains “I’m The Victim. He’s Stalking Me”

Baby Reindeer has taken the world by storm. The Netflix drama about a stalker and her victim has been viewed more than 13 million times since its launch a fortnight ago, sitting at number one on the streamer's chart in more than 30 countries including the UK and US. This has inevitably prompted much…

MeToo Founder Tarana Burke Speaks Defiantly After Weinstein Verdict Overturned: “Not A Blow, A Clarion Call”

MeToo founder Tarana Burke has spoken out defiantly in response to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, the BBC reports. Burke, who first coined the phrase MeToo to describe women victims of sexual abuse as early as 2006, and saw it gain worldwide recognition in 2017 in the…

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ITV News Anchor Receiving Medical Care After Becoming Unwell Live On Air

UK news presenter Rageh Omar is receiving medical care after becoming unwell live on air, ITV News has said. Viewers took to social media Friday evening to express their concern after Omar was seen struggling to read the autocue towards the end of News at Ten bulletin. He managed to sign off with a…

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Bill Maher Warns About Bad Choices And The People Who Make Them In ‘Real Time’

When did Columbia become Kanye State? Bill Maher asked that question at the top of Friday’s Real Time on HBO, setting the tone for a show that focused on the national campus unrest and what’s behind it. Maher attempted to answer that himself in his “New Rules” editorial, saying in a message to…

Sonja Christopher Dies: Season 1 Contestant On ‘Survivor’ Was 87

Sonja Christopher, who was the first person in Survivor Season 1 to be voted off the show, has died at 87, according to a current contestant. No cause was revealed. Liz Wilcox, who stars in the current season 46 of Survivor, posted the news on X. She met Christopher over Christmas and shared a photo…

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Melanie Lynskey Praises Husband Jason Ritter For His Devotion

Melanie Lynskey apparently never has to nag Jason Ritter to take out the garbage. Lynskey had recent starring roles in Candy, The Last of Us and Yellowjackets. She credits Ritter with taking care of her and their 5-year-old daughter while she focuses on work. "He’s the most supportive person in…

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Anne Hathaway Hints At Third ‘Princess Diaries’ Film, But Details Are Scant

Speaking to V Magazine, Anne Hathaway has dropped a hint that more Princess Diaries may be coming. "We're in a good place," is all she will divulge. "That's all I can say. There's nothing to announce yet. But we're in a good place," she said. Hathaway played Mia Thermopolis in the first Princes…