BBC To Police All Future ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Rehearsals Following Complaints

Concerns that have arisen have been fundamentally related to training and rehearsals. McDermotts partnerGraziano Di Primahas left the show after allegations of gross misconduct. He has apologized and said he deeply regrets the events that led to his exit. Strictly Come Dancing: Zara McDermott (middle right) with Graziano Di PrimaBBC/Guy Levy Pernice denies all reports of inappropriate behaviour, and the BBCs investigation is continuing. Strictly Come Dancingis one of the BBCs most popular TV shows, often topping its annual most-watched list....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Beth Duncan

Elizabeth Bay Productions Strikes FilmHedge & WestEnd Films Deals

LondonsElizabeth Bay Productions(EBP) has struck deals with Atlanta-based finance platformFilmHedgeand UK sales companyWestEnd Films. Laun will oversee the creative package and individual project financing plans. FilmHedge is that partner. Dennis Davidson and Grant HillCourtesy Watch on Deadline FilmHedge provides short-term debt financing to qualified film and TV productions. We are excited to announce this long-term partnership with Dennis Davidson and the whole EBP family. Dennis brings his decades of experience working with talent across the industry to assembling his slate....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 80 words · Carla Bell

European Championship & Copa América Finals Round Out Summer Of Record Soccer Viewership

Spain defeated England in what is now the most-watched non-World Cup soccer telecast inFoxhistory with 6.4M viewers tuning in. Its the largest audience ever for a Euro telecast on U.S. English-language TV. Later in the day, Argentina ousted Colombia in the Copa America final, scoring 6M viewers. Meanwhile, Copa America saw impressive 359% growth with an average of 1.4M viewers. They both now stand as the most-watched respective tournaments in English-language TV history....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 101 words · Sandra Vega

Halle Berry Exits Ryan Murphy’s Hulu Legal Drama Starring Kim Kardashian

Reps for Hulu and 20th Television, which produces the series, declined comment. Written/executive produced by Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken,Alls Fairis set at an all-female law firm. Kris Jenner, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun and Scott Robertson also EP. Halle Berry at Red Sea Film FestivalGetty Images Murphy is also set to direct. Up next, Berry will be seen opposite Mark Wahlberg in Netflixs action thrillerThe Uniondebuting August 16....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 78 words · Kimberly Campbell

Ingrid Andress’ Shaky MLB National Anthem Performance Goes Viral: “She United America”

LikeChristina AguileraandRoseanne Barrbefore her,Ingrid Andressis coming under fire for an ill-received performance of thenational anthem. TheBlack Eyed Peasalum previously faced criticism for her performance of the national anthem at 2018sNBAAll Star Weekend. This is how its done, they wrote. Ingrid Andress sings the national anthem prior to the 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on Monday, July 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 70 words · Omar Johnson

Jessie Dicovitsky Joins Higher Ground As Head Of Television

EXCLUSIVE:Higher Groundis stepping up its TV series efforts. This marks the first time Higher Ground has had a dedicated senior TV executive. She is reuniting with former Showtime Documentary chief Vinnie Malhotra who is now President of Higher Ground Productions. Jessie DicovitskyCourtesy As we further build out our television offerings, were thrilled to welcome Jessie to the Higher Ground team. I couldnt be more excited to lead their efforts in building a culture-moving slate to share with the world....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Jennifer Harris

Media Stocks Jump With Broader Market As Interest Rate Relief Seems Certain

Showbiz stock are gaining pretty much across the board. Disney and Paramount Global gained 2%, Warner Bros. Discovery is up nearly 7%. Getty Images Stocks from Comcast to Fox to TKO, AMC Networks and AMC Entertainment are trading higher. Broadcasters are upbeat with Nexstar, Sinclair, Tegna and Gray popping. That perhaps is unfairly hitting Netflix, off a hair. Meta, Alphabet, Spotify and Snap are in the red. It was up 3% year-on-year but thats the slowest annual gain in prices since March of 2021....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 100 words · Yvette Blankenship

Naomi Pomeroy Dies: ‘Top Chef Masters’ Contestant And James Beard Award Winner Was 49

Her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and one other person were also caught, but escaped to shore. Pomeroy and her sous chef Mika Paredes opened Beast on September 2007. Beast closed around the time of the pandemic. Naomi PomeroyFrederick M. Brown/Getty Images Her most-recent project was Expatriate, a bar she and Webster started. The bar was temporarily closed on Monday after her death.

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Michele Owens

Octavia Spencer True-Crime Series ‘Lost Women’ & ‘Feds’ Renewed At Investigation Discovery

Investigation Discoveryis doubling down on its true-crime efforts with the help ofOctavia Spencer. They are produced by Spencers Orit Entertainment and October Films. Both shows launched in November 2023. Octavia SpencerApple TV+ On February 22, 2024, Smith was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. These include crimes against Marlene Gabrielsen, Kaye Turner, Rachanda Pickle, Melissa Sanders and Sheila Swanson. Spencer also narratesLost Women.

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Ellen Reed

Republican National Convention: Amber Rose Talks Of What Led Her To Support Donald Trump

I know this because for a long time I believed those lies. So I am here to set the record straight. Rose was once highly critical of Trump. Amber Rose speaks to the Republican National Convention.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images She said that she initially believed the left wing propaganda that Donald Trump was a racist. But her father, a Trump supporter, denied that, and Rose then researched all things Donald Trump....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Daniel Martinez

Siena Agudong, Luke Eisner & Noah Lomax Join Coming-Of-Age Comedy ‘The Upside Of Unrequited’ From The Shakespeare Sisters

As previously announced, Ayvan Williams Jessica Belkin and Savannah Smith will also star. Production kicks off in Maryland this summer. Previously, Agudong has been seen in NetflixsResident Evilseries andF9: The Fast Saga, among other projects. Siena Agudong, Luke Eisner and Noah LomaxDaniel Zuchnik//Michael Buckner/Getty Images/Courtesy In addition to series likeGrown-ishandThe Goldbergs, Eisner has appeared in NetflixsTall Girlfilms. Luwis has been seen in Zack SnydersRebel Moonfilms, Warner BrosBarbie, and HulusThe Dropout.

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 70 words · Thomas Reed

Sophie Ellis-Bextor To Narrate Animated Series ‘PeaKeeBoo’ From Toikido & Cake

EXCLUSIVE:Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will narratePeaKeeBoo, an animated series from UK creative studioToikidoand kids entertainment firmCake. The series is based on upcoming YouTube shorts, with thePeaKeeBoouniverse expanding into five-minute episodes. Related Stories ‘Despicable Me 4’ Helps Franchise Make History And Is No. Sophie Ellis-BextorBandwagonpress.com It will not be involved in the longer-form show. Toikido is known forPinata Smashlingsbrand, which is also being developed as a animated kids series.

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Jeff Alvarez

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien Says Union Is “Not Beholden To Anyone Or Any Party” In Historic RNC Speech

OBrien made history as the first Teamster ever to speak at the convention. Remember, elites have no party. Elites have no nation, he said. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien Their loyalty is to the balance sheet and the stock price at the expense of the American worker. We want to know one thing: What are you doing to help American workers? The Teamsters represent one of the most powerful unions in the U....

July 16, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Kenneth Pittman