Fox Pulls In $800M In Super Bowl Ad Revenue

In Sundays game, the Philadelphia Eaglesrolledover the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22. (NBCUniversals Telemundo also shared Spanish-language rights via a licensing deal.) Congratulations to our teams at Fox Sports and Tubi for a record-breaking and historicSuper Bowl LIX. Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles is interviewed by Fox Sports reporter, Erin Andrews, after Philadelphia won Super Bowl LIXJamie Squire/Getty Images Its game-day lineup featured a separate pregame show and other unique programming....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Valerie Evans

Francesca Orsi Talks “Incredible” ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 & Surprising Continent Show May Be Headed Next As She Previews HBO ’25 Drama Slate

But she did not hesitate listing Season 3 as the anthologys best yet. It is an incredible season of television, a piece of cinema. Hes outdone himself exponentially, Im really blown away by what hes accomplished with this. ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘The Last of Us,’ and ' The Gilded Age' (inset) Francesca OrsiHBO Its a tall order for the future. But fans who come for the shows trademark rich-people-behaving-badly high jinks are in for a lot more this time....

February 12, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Kara Davis

Harry King TV Debuts Unscripted Arm With Collectibles Format ‘Curiosity’ Set For MIP London

EXCLUSIVE:Harry King TVis headed toMIP Londonwith an antiques and collectibles-themed format after launching an unscripted division. Harry King Unscripted will be the new wing of veteran scripted producer Nicholas Sercombes UK and U.S. production operation. Debuting through the unit later this month will beCuriosity, fronted byAntiques Roadshowexpert Raj Bisram and comedian Henning Wehn. Raj Bisram and Henning WehnCourtesy The companys founder, Sercombe, has worked in both the UK and Hollywood....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Dillon Williams

HBO Drama Chief Touts Big ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Battle, Talks ‘Knight Of The 7 Kingdoms’ 3-Season Plan, Teases New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spinoff

I was just on set and saw all the elements and what was behind it. Its just so massive, we needed the time to build it, Orsi continued. A Knight In Shining Armor WhileGame of Thronesauthor andHouse of the Dragonco-creatorGeorge R.R. Matt Smith in ‘House Of The Dragon’HBO The six-episode first season is based on the first book,The Hedge Knight. He loves it, Orsi said of the feedback they have been getting internally from the series creator....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Steven Erickson

IATSE’s Michael Miller Calls On Studios To Bring Production Back To L.A. As City Rebuilds After Wildfires: “Workers Want To Stay Here” — Guest Column

Read Millers plea to the studios below. Productions leaving California, unfortunately, is not news. Now, the cash donations pledged by the studios to help our communities rebuild are great. Michael F. Miller Jr., IATSEGetty Images; IATSE But if you want to help Los Angeles recover, its about jobs. Dont pledge a dollar amount. Pledge a percentage of your content will be produced here in Hollywood for the next five years....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Daniel Bonilla

Inside Amazon Prime Video’s Sports-Heavy Upfront Ad Pitch: Top Sales Exec Danielle Carney Says NBA Debut Highlights “Pivotal Year”

The tech giant hosted its first upfront presentation for advertisers, a splashy affair in New York last spring. (It doesnt break out full-year video ad totals.) In May and June, the platform will also carry five straight NASCAR Cup races. A Prime Video camera captures the Thursday Night Football actionRobin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images It also has rights to several dozen New York Yankees baseball games. On Thursday nights, the streamer hosts a show from whatever stadium is hosting the game....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Angela Vaughn

Jeremy Strong To Star In Peter Morgan Series Revamp Of 1978 Nazi Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Boys From Brazil’

It will be the first series for Strong sinceSuccession, and the first for Morgan sinceThe Crown. Gregory Peck played Mengele in the film, which was nominated for five Oscars. Strong is repped by WME and Sugar23. The 1978 movie ‘The Boys From Brazil’ starring Gregory Peck and (inset) Jeremy Strong and Peter MorganJeff Spicer / John Phillips / Getty Images / 20th Century Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Morgan is repped by Independent Talent Group and UTA....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Kristy Hoffman

Joel Kim Booster Hopes To Bring Levity To WGA Awards’ West Coast Ceremony After Years Of Strife For Writers

Most importantly, hes looking forward to the opportunity to celebrate his own union membership. The night will also feature appearances by Gillian Anderson, Bryan Cranston, Bill Pullman and Naomi Watts. DEADLINE:Theres a lot of attention on award show hosts as of late. Joel Kim BoosterPhoto by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival What made you want to step into that arena? JOEL KIM BOOSTER:I am a classically trained gay guy, so I love award shows....

February 12, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Barbara Tran

John Lithgow Nears Deal To Play Dumbledore In HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series

EXCLUSIVE: A beloved actor is poised to play a belovedHarry Pottercharacter. HBO declined to comment. As we make our way through pre-production, we will only confirm details as we finalize deals. John Lithgow and Michael Gambon as DumbledoreJessica Howes / Murray Close/ Warner Bros./ Courtesy Everett Collection Jude Law played a younger version of the character in theFantastic Beastsprequel films. While all of them are British or Irish and Lithgow is American, he has played British characters....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 174 words · Andrew Smith

Julia Sweeney Addresses Criticism Of “Pat”, Says ‘SNL’ Character Was Not Trans Or Nonbinary

Pat is a man or a woman, but you just dont know which Pat is. The laughs all came from that. I actually feel very positive about it, she said. Julia Sweeney as Pat (with Roseanne Barr) 1991Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Theres a documentary that got made, and its gonna come out this next year. And theres a lot of trans comedy writers in LA that were inspired by Pat, that loved Pat....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Wendy Murray

Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin And Guy Pearce Join Jacob Elordi In Ridley Scott’s Next Film ‘The Dog Stars’

Smith also scripted the Universal blockbusterTwisters, with Glen Powell and Daily Edgar-Jones starring. We discover that society has changed profoundly. Whoever has survived strives to exist within these tragic circumstances. (L-R) Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce, Ridley Scott and Jacob ElordiSteve Granitz / FilmMagic / Phillip Faraone / Joe Maher / Eamonn M. McCormack / Monica Schipper / Getty Images They are obliged to tolerate each other in sharing and navigating this dangerous and uncompromising new world....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Kara Hubbard

Media Billionaire John Malone’s Memoir To Be Published By Simon & Schuster

He is known for masterminding complex financial transactions aimed at minimizing tax and debt burdens for investors. Discovery, and the global concert firm Live Nation Entertainment, which combined with Ticketmaster. Over a lifetime of business deals, the most valuable currency has been relationships, Malone said. John Malone, CEO of TCI, at a 1998 press conference announcing the company’s $48 billion merger with AT&T.Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Mr. Charles Glover

Mediawan Names Max Wiedemann As Head Of AI

MediawanGroup has namedMax Wiedemannas its first Head ofArtificial Intelligence. Wiedemann will remain Chief Production and Chief Business Development Officer For Mediawan-ownedLeonine Studios. His new post will focus on integrating cutting-edge AI tech across the groups activities. Max WiedemannSabina Radtke Wiedemann was a co-founder of Germanys Leonine, which wasacquired by Mediawanin April last year. Generative AI has been the key flashpoint. Lisa McGee, the writer of comedyDerry Girlswasamong those criticizing the jobas incredibly depressing....

February 12, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Matthew Clark