[ U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has got a lot of problems with you Congress people. And today, you’re gonna hear about them. Paul has posted his ninth annual online salute to government waste as part of today’s Festivus celebration. His “Festivus Report” airs his grievances about an alleged “whopping $9 billion of waste” in … Read more
[ It’s been an eventful 2023 for international TV and film. As the strikes shut down Hollywood and streamers retrenched from the mega-spends of the Covid era, shows and movies from far and wide came were already in demand like never before, as viewers look to new countries for inspiration. Call it the Squid Game … Read more
[ UPDATED with new ruling: A federal appeals court today revived a previously-dismissed lawsuit for alleged child sexual exploitation brought by the Los Angeles man pictured as a naked infant over 30 years ago on the cover of the landmark Nirvana album Nevermind. Spencer Elden sought personal injury damages from the now-defunct group’s company, various … Read more
[ Warner Bros International Television Production Changes Spain MD Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has appointed Stefano Torrisi as its MD in Spain and Portugal. In January, the veteran exec will replace Sebastian Moguilevsky, who is stepping down at the end of the year. WBITVP’s Iberian division produces the local version of First Dates … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Hotstar is going behind the curtains of Bollywood. The Indian streamer’s latest scripted series, Showtime, will delve behind the color, power struggles and ambition of Bollywood and those who work in the biz. The drama comes from screenwriter Sumit Roy and Karan Johar‘s Dharmatic Entertainment. Emraan Hashmi, Mahima Makwana, Mouni Roy and … Read more
[ UPDATE, 5:43 PM: Ari Emanuel has received an early Christmas present courtesy of a LA Superior Court judge. Peeved at Wall Street, the Endeavor CEO may be evaluating “strategic alternatives” for the currently publicly traded entity but at least he won’t have to go to mattresses over “theft of …intellectual property” allegations out of … Read more
[ Breakout Australia comedy Colin From Accounts is back in production. An official green light of Season 2 of the hit Binge sitcom came in August, after writers and stars Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer chose to down their pens in solidarity with WGA strike in the U.S. over the summer. Exec producer Alison Hurbert-Burns … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: Pródigo Filmes, the Brazilian production company behind Paramount+’s Anderson Silva drama series Spider, is developing a film based on Stênio Gardel’s award-winning novel The Words That Remain. Pródigo, which produced Netflix’s 2021 drama series Invisible City, is working with the Brazilian arm of international content and advertising production group Iconoclast to co-produce the … Read more
[ UPDATED, 5:30 PM: After a three-year legal battle, a California jury today found that Google violated antitrust laws when it removed Fortnite maker Epic Games and other publishers from its app store. The jurors in San Francisco found in favor of Epic on all of the 11 claims. “Victory over Google!” Epic Games founder … Read more
[ Media-wise, the 2024 Presidential election crosses the official starting line with debate season, and this cycle the contenders on the Republican side, including a multiple-indicted former POTUS, are looking to beat Democrat Joe Biden and take over the White House. But first they have to take on each other. For the candidates, debates are … Read more
