Sky News and other international broadcasters suffered outages on Friday morning amid a global tech meltdown linked to Microsoft systems. The Comcast-owned news channel was off air for around an hour, restoring a service just before 9am local time but with a stripped-back studio, a lack of chyrons…

Studiocanal is moving into the Big Apple. The Paris-based production-distribution house will launch an office New York City, with Anne Chérel promoted to Chief Commercial Officer to oversee the base. Studiocanal, which is in throws of making Paddington in Peru, already has an office in LA and a…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has found the actor set to play President Garfield’s daughter in upcoming biographical series Death By Lightning produced by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. British up-and-comer Laura Marcus (The Serpent Queen) will portray Mollie Garfield opposite Michael…

In honor of the late Bob Newhart, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has shared a look back at his 1995 SNL opening monologue and two memorable sketches. Newhart hosted Season 5, Episode 18 (May 10, 1980 – with musical guest The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn) and Season 20, Episode 12 (February 11, 1995…

Tucker Carlson made a primetime return to Fox News tonight with his speech at the Republican National Convention, but the ex-host was nowhere to be seen on his old homes of CNN and MSNBC. Taking the stage at the GOP shindig to the introduction of "Journalist, author and American citizen," Carlson…

Abner Haynes, a star running back in the early days of the American Football League who still holds some Kansas City Chiefs records, died Thursday in Dallas at 86. No cause was given. Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt sent his condolences to the Haynes family, calling the star a "man of courage and…

Netflix today all but scoffed at the possibility of joining a streaming bundle and poked smaller rivals for investing heavily in content that generates "relatively small viewing." But when YouTube came up on a post-earnings video call, there was plenty of respect. Recent Nielsen data showed YouTube…

Chuck Lorre has paid tribute to Bob Newhart, his friend who also happened to play Arthur Jeffries aka Professor Proton, on The Big Bang Theory. In a statement released this afternoon, the uber-producer who co-created The Big Bang Theory with Bill Prady recalled what it took to get Newhart to star on…

Bucket Listers, creators of The Golden Girls Kitchen and The Malibu Barbie Cafe, have teamed with the Bravo entertainment brand for an upcoming immersive fan experience. The Diamonds and Rosé Experience by Bravo opens in New York August 2 and Los Angeles August 9. Ticketed guests will view a gallery…

Shelley Lewis, a former senior executive at Wasserman and real estate and hospitality firm Caruso, has joined UTA as VP of Communications. In announcing the hiring, UTA called Lewis “a trusted adviser to the C-suite,” noting her experience working with execs as well as media, employees, investors…

Netflix is three years into its games initiative and said it will release about a game a month starting in July – so now – in its Netflix Stories series based on the giant streamer's IP. Netflix Stories was launched in September of 2023 with Love is Blind and has a growing catalog of interactive…

UPDATE, 3:40 PM: Tom Sandoval isn’t suing Ariana Madix after all in the fallout of Rachel Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit against her ex-Vanderpump Rules co-stars. In a shift that would be both stupid and surprising in any situation not connected to the sordid Scandoval, the so-called “most hated man…