Peacock Continues Strategic Shift, Dropping Access To Free Tier For New Subscribers

Instead, theregistration pagefor the service offers only plans costing $5 and $10 a month. As of now, the basic tier is still in operation for existing, registered users. (There were also $5 and $10 options at launch.) A promotion for the Peacock streaming service outside NBCUniversal headquarters in New YorkTodd Williamson/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Losses, though, are expected to increase to $3 billion in 2023, reaching peak levels.

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 70 words · Jennifer Luna

Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter & Gabriel Byrne Join Polly Steele’s ‘Four Letters Of Love’; Cornerstone To Launch At EFM

Cornerstone, which is handling worldwide sales and distribution, will launch the film at theBerlinalesEuropean Film Marketnext month. The Reset Collective will handle the release in Australia and New Zealand. The feature is a Genesius Pictures, AX1 Films and Port Pictures production. Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter & Gabriel ByrneGetty Images Brosnan is the young mans father. Byrne and Bonham Carter play the young womans parents. Bonham Carter is represented by Conway van Gelder Grant and Byrne by The Agency and Paradigm Talent Agency....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Jason White

Showtime’s Erin Calhoun Named Head Of Communications For Paramount Streaming; Susan Lundgren To Exit

As part of the communications department change, SVP Susan Lundgren is leaving after a decade. She came through CBS Interactive and later became SVP Communications for ViacomCBS Streaming. She also will collaborate closely with Chris McCarthy and his team in his role overseeing Showtime. Erin CalhounShowtime In her cross-company publicity capacity, Calhoun will report to Justin Dini, EVP, Head of Corporate Communications. Prior to joining NBC, Calhoun worked for six years at Discovery Communications as VP Communications....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 91 words · Kenneth Collins

South Africa’s Showmax Launches Open Call For Live-Action Films From First-Time African Filmmakers

Watch on Deadline Submissions will open on February 1 on Showmaxswebsite. Entries close on April 1. The selected projects will be announced in the second half of 2023 and screened on Showmax in 2024. Showmax. Making your first film is a key turning point in any directors career. Were looking for authentic stories that will resonate with our local audiences. Popular genres like romcoms, family dramas, and thrillers are always welcome....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · Michael Torres

‘Batgirl’ “Was Not Releasable” Says DC Co-Chief Peter Safran, But Studio Would Like To Be Back In Business With Pic’s Directors

After the film was cancelled the footage the filmmakers shot went completely missing from their servers. The filmmakers were in Morocco for El Arbis wedding when they learned that Warners axedBatgirl. Media likes to talk about media, I guess, he said back in September. Courtesy DC Films I felt so blessed to have him as my sparring partner, Grace said of her scenes with Fraser. She added, I wouldve loved people to see those moments, but you know what?...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 79 words · Ashley Brown

‘Holy Spider’ Actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi Leads Call To Action On Iran At Göteborg Film Festival

Ending the demonstration, Ebrahimi read all 173 names aloud. HaghighisSubtraction,the evenings film, is a doppelganger thriller, starring Taraneh Alidoosti in the leading role. Alidoosti was released by Iranian authorities earlier this month after posting bail. Zar Amir Ebrahimi.Göteborg Film Festival. you could read the full statement below. We recognise that the recent terror is not an isolated event. Those acts must be recognised as crimes against humanity; their perpetrators must face the international courts of law....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 76 words · James Carroll

‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Ordered By Hulu; Mike Judge, Greg Daniels And Original Cast Set To Return

will join the production as executive producer and showrunner. 3 Arts Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein, and Bandera Entertainments Dustin Davis will serve as executive producers. Yeah, man I tell you whot man, that dang Ol Greg, talking about O.G. Hulu I dont know you! The Emmy-winning series ran for 13 seasons on Fox from 1997-2010 and is a top animated performer on Hulu. In the words of our beloved Peggy Hill,Ho yeah!...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 93 words · Javier Walker

‘La Brea’ Renewed For Season 3 At NBC

NBChas renewed its disaster dramaLa Breafor Season 3. The news comes ahead of Season 2s midseason return to the online grid on Tuesday night. The series has been a strong performer for NBC. ‘La Brea’NBC Season 1, which debuted in September 2021, was the No. 1 new show of the fall season in the ad-friendly 18-49 demographic. It was also the top drama of the entire 2021-22 TV season. The Season 2 premiere brought in a 0....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 99 words · Julie Johnson

‘Long Division’ Series Adaptation In The Works From Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions

EXCLUSIVE:Trevor NoahsDay Zero Productionsis developing a series based on Kiese Laymons coming-of-age novelLong Division. Laymon is represented by PJ Mark at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and UTA, which brokered the deal. Noah is represented by CAA, Mainstay Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman. Simon & Schuster / Paramount

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 48 words · Charles Wheeler

‘Reboot’ Canceled By Hulu; Creator Steve Levitan And 20th TV Plan To Shop The Comedy

Too inside baseball for you,Huluviewers? At TCA last year, Reiser told reporters that its really fun representing the old school. My character is walking into this cold … From left: Rachel Bloom, Judy Greer, Paul Reiser, Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Krista Marie Yu and Calum WorthyHulu The generational thing is so clear. Here are young people and here is the old guard. These are struggles everybody has. I cant say that?...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 96 words · Heidi White

‘Superman & Lois’ Will Likely End After “One Or Two More Seasons”, Say DC Studios Chiefs

Superman & Loislikely will continue for one or two more seasons, according to DC Studios bossesJames GunnandPeter Safran. Gunn and Safran spoke about the Greg Berlanti-produced CW series during a press event Monday. They also said that BerlantisGreen Lanternseries is not moving forward at the streamer. (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois LaneColin Bentley/The CW Anthony DAlessandro contributed to this report.

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · Crystal Fleming

‘The Last Of Us’ Audience Grows For Third Consecutive Week, Becoming HBO’s Fourth Current Series Averaging 15M+ Viewers Per Episode

The Last of Usdoesnt look like itll be losing steam any time soon. Sundays audience is also up 37% from the series premiere, which was watched same-day by 4.7M people. It was an expected movie, considering the first episode scored thesecond-largest premiereafterHouse of the DragonsinceBoardwalk Empireslaunch in 2010. The Last of UsHBO Watch on Deadline The first two episodes ofThe Last of Usare averaging 21.3M viewers.

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · David Wells

‘Westworld’ Gets New Home As Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Roku & Tubi FAST Channel Deals

Warner Bros. Discoverys plan to distributeWestworldand other key shows via FAST channels has materialized. That came amid a financial review of the HBO portfolio. Tubi notedThe Neversis included in its agreement. Westworld is one show pulled from HBO Max amid a financial review. It will be distributed via FAST ChannelsHBO Both agreements are for the same sets of content and are being described by sources as co-exclusive. WBD and Roku called their deal groundbreaking....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · John Coffey