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Netflix CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos presented the streamer’s most popular TV series and films, based on two separate metrics, during his appearance at Vox Media’s Code Conference, per Variety. The first metric takes into account the number of accounts that viewed a certain title in the first 28 days of its release for, at least, two […]
CBS’ heavily-criticized reality tv series The Activist will now become a documentary special, Deadline reports. Additionally, the show will no longer premiere on Friday, October 22, as was previously planned. The former competition reality TV show, which was set to be hosted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Julianne Hough, announced the format switch on Wednesday after experiencing a wave of […]
Former Nickelodeon and Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide star Lindsey Shaw stepped away from social media after she experienced backlash from a TikTok that saw her mocking Black creators. Shaw took to Instagram teary-eyed after receiving major hate in her inbox for the above TikTok of her mimicking a popular new TikTok trend. “I just have to say right now […]
The popular film and television studio A24, which is responsible for movies like Uncut Gems, Moonlight, and most recently Zola, reportedly tested the sales waters and marked its worth at roughly $3 billion. According to Variety, A24 had been engaging with several different buyers for a year and a half toting its large price point. Sources told Variety that those conversations have not […]
Though it’s one of the most well-received sitcoms in TV history, NBC’s Friends has been longed criticized for its lack of diversity—a strikingly unrealistic detail for a show that is set in one of the biggest melting pots in the world: New York City. That criticism was reignited last month following the premiere of the much-anticipated […]
Last night, the annual BAFTA TV Awards was held at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. Running every year since 1954, the ceremony saw many well-deserved winners across the British television industry. Actor Richard Ayoade hosted the awards, and despite COVID-19 and social distancing, many attended in-person, while others accepted and attended remotely. Channel 4 had a good […]
Years before she had a main role on Ted Lasso, actress Hannah Waddingham was cashing a paycheck to play religious fanatic Septa Unella on Game of Thrones. She recalled a particularly shitty experience of her days on the latter, bringing up the filming of a torture sequence in which she claims she was “waterboarded” for 10 hours as […]
Tiffany Haddish has reportedly emerged as the favorite to take up the daytime TV mantle long occupied by Ellen DeGeneres. “Tiffany is a favorite, she has humor and empathy in spades,” a senior NBCUniversal source told Page Six. “She’s top of the list to get a daytime show – she’s a fresh voice.” If Haddish does take up the […]
Board members for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group behind the Golden Globes, have vowed to make significant changes which will address the critical issues that have come to the forefront in recent months, Variety has learned. The HFPA plans on admitting 20 new members this year, with a goal of increasing membership by 50 percent […]
