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Paramount Board Might Oust CEO Bob Bakish Amid M&A Talks: Report
Bob Bakish may be out at Paramount Global even before any sale or merger deal for the media company is completed. The board of directors of Paramount Global, including controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, have discussed a plan to oust Bakish as CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. Instead, the company would form …
2-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Array Releasing Acquires Dèbora Souza Silva’s New Documentary ‘For Our Children’
ARRAY Releasing, the distribution arm of Ava DuVernay’s Peabody Award-winning narrative change collective, announced the acquisition of Débora Souza Silva’s documentary For Our Children. ARRAY Releasing acquired rights to the film in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. It will make its national Netflix premiere on Friday, May 10, 2024. For Our Children unites …
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Illinoise’ Review: A Thrilling, Genre-Defying Broadway Musical Brings the Sufjan Stevens Album to Lyrical Life
Sufjan Stevens’s indie folk concept album “Illinois” (2005) is whimsical, earnest, and sorrowful; it weaves together events and figures from Illinois history (including UFO sightings, Pullman cars, the World’s Fair of 1893, and the Lincoln/Douglas debates) with Biblical allusions and feelings of shame and loss. This multifaceted mix, often stirring and fascinating to listen to, …
8-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Producers United Is Launched By 86 Top Film & TV “Career Producers” To Change Fee Structure, Get Health Benefits & Stop Gradual Ecosystem Erosion
EXCLUSIVE: As signatories prepare to negotiate new deals with IATSE and Teamsters, it might seem like the last thing the town wants to chew on is another group claiming it has gotten the short end of the stick. The 86 members of Producers United – a grassroots collection of the most prolific “Career Producers” who …
22-min read - EntertainmentThe Wrap
Melissa Benoist Says Women’s Rights Are ‘Not Safe’ in America
UnWrapped podcast: “We have to just keep telling those stories, to hopefully be a part of it changing.” The post Melissa Benoist Says Women’s Rights Are ‘Not Safe’ in America appeared first on TheWrap.
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Warner Bros. and HBO Aquire Rights to Documentary on Real Life Höss Family from ‘The Zone Of Interest’ – Film News in Brief
Warner Bros. and HBO have acquired rights to “The Commandant’s Shadow,” a documentary based on the real life Höss family from “The Zone of Interest.” The film comes to theaters May 9 through a partnership with Fathom Events. According to an official logline, “The Commandant’s Shadow”, “follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, …
11-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Judge Judy’ Extends Daytime Reign as CBS Media Ventures Renews Repeat Package and ‘Hot Bench’ Through 2026
“Judge Judy” has extended her reign in daytime as CBS Media Ventures has renewed its package of vintage “Judge Judy” episodes and the first-run court show “Hot Bench.” Both daytime strips have been renewed through the end of the 2025-26 season on TV stations covering 95% of U.S. TV households. “Judge Judy” has been a …
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