The heated on-air dispute between MSNBC’s Ari Melber and Donald Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski didn’t end with Wednesday’s segment: Today, Lewandowski tweeted video that suggests he was, in fact, correct in his accusation, vociferously denied by Melber, that the MSNBC host had used the word…

Four years later, our friends from across the pond are back with the return of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts‘ TV Tea Party to Los Angeles. On Thursday, BAFTA announced the standalone event will return from a four-year hiatus on Sept. 14 at The Maybourne Beverly Hills, followed by…

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Goldworm’s Aperture Entertainment has signed Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer, a Missouri filmmaking duo whose acclaimed horror thriller Dead Mail will soon have its Canadian premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival. A mainstay on the genre festival circuit…

UPDATE: The U.S. Army released a statement this morning defending an Arlington National Cemetery employee who got into an altercation with one or more Trump campaign staffers over the use of a photographer at a site where recent fallen soldiers are buried. The employee, who was unidentified, reported…

Fmovies, a Hanoi-based streaming operation, has been shut down, with an industry group calling the site the source of the world’s largest piracy ring. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, a global anti-piracy coalition, said that Hanoi police shut down the streaming operation as well as…

Pat McAfee, who joined ESPN in a blockbuster 2023 deal, bridled at the question of whether “journalistic standards” should apply to his show. Appearing on a panel with other on-air talent during a media day hosted Wednesday by the Disney division at its Bristol, CT campus, McAfee took exception to…

Veteran unscripted agent Paul Barrutia has joined Arise Artists Agency. Barrutia will represent Unscripted on-camera, award-winning talent, including television and digital hosts, content creators, experts, and more, in addition to covering the creative and business interests of production companies…

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Mendelovitz has stepped down as Head of Mattel Television Studios after nine months on the job. A rep for the toy maker confirmed Mendelovitz’s departure, declining further comment. According to sources, the role will be backfilled. Mendelovitz joined Mattel in late 2023 on the…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Arlette Amuli and Bolia Matundu, the Phoenix-based married couple best known for creating and producing the viral online dating show Pop the Balloon or Find Love. The couple will now work with CAA to expand their intellectual property across television, podcasts, and brand…

ESPN has signed a 12-year extension with the U.S. Tennis Association and will continue its coverage of the U.S. Open through 2037. The Disney-owned outlet said the new agreement begins in 2026. Along with the U.S., it includes Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Canada on TSN and RDS. ESPN…

ESPN has come up with an answer to sports fans’ age-old question: Who is showing the game? The Disney-owned sports division has launched a new feature called “Where to Watch” on its main app and website. The service guides users to any sports event on ESPN platforms and elsewhere, including…

SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland was the highest paid among the Hollywood union leaders and the ninth highest-paid labor official in the country last year. The National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, who helped lead the actors union through a historic 118-day strike last year, earned a…