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USMNT Sets FIFA World Cup English-Language Telecast Record With 16M Viewers For Win Over Paraguay

Pulisic, Balogun & Co.’s heroics at SoFi made World Cup television history. The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team’s opening match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered 15.986 million viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi to become USMNT’s most watched English-language World Cup telecast ever. Helped by the game being held in the U.S. […]

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‘Bear Country’ Producers Explain Rationale Behind Shooting L.A.-Set Russell Crowe Thriller In Australia – Taormina

Derrick Borte’s Russell Crowe L.A.-set action-thriller Bear County sent a frisson through Hollywood last year when it was announced the production was shooting on Australia’s Gold Coast. Russell stars as an ageing L.A. night club owner whose plans for a comfortable retirement are put on hold when he robbed by a masked gunman. He is […]

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‘Disclosure Day’: Steven Spielberg’s Alien Pic Abducting $94M WW Opening – Global Box Office Update

Universal and Amblin’s Steven Spielberg alien sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, is posting a significantly better than expected global start of $93.9M. Originally, the movie, which is a throwback to 1970s movies like Parallex View, was eyeing a low $65M. Overseas is overindexing with $49.9M in addition to $44M from North America where the Emily Blunt, […]

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Wanda Sykes Reveals Why She Turned Down Kevin Hart’s Netflix Roast & What Bill Maher Had To Say About Her Golden Globes Joke

Prolific Emmy-winning comic Wanda Sykes, known for her tell-it-like-it-is style, recently revealed she ruffled some feathers in the scene — having turned down an appearance on Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart and getting unprompted feedback after a joke she told about Bill Maher at the 2026 Golden Globes. During a recent appearance on Vulture‘s […]

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The Partnership: How Vince Gilligan And Rhea Seehorn Rekindled Their ‘Better Call Saul’ Magic For ‘Pluribus’ & A Season 2 Update

Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn, the creator and star of Apple TV drama series Pluribus, have the kind of easy camaraderie that comes from logging over a decade of prestige television together. Their rapport first sparked back in 2015, with the follow-up to Gilligan’s Breaking Bad — the crime series Better Call Saul, which he […]

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New York Knicks’ Bid For First Title In 53 Years Boosts Signal Of WFAN, The Original Sports Talk Radio Station

For an NBA team thriving on the new (new coach, new mix of players, new horizons), the New York Knicks have been headlining a decidedly old medium: radio. WFAN, which pioneered sports talk when it launched in 1987, has been aflame with Knicks conversation since April as the team has pursued its first championship since […]

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Upriver Into Moral Morass: ‘Amazomania’ Takes Critical Look At Documenting Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes – DC/DOX

In the documentary Amazomania, which just screened at the DC/DOX festival in the nation’s capital, vintage footage shows a Swedish filmmaker and journalist in what appears to be a jungle setting, tying on his worn boots. A machete is suspended within easy reach, its long blade thwacked into a wooden post. Erling Söderström, the filmmaker-journalist, […]

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Russell Crowe Says ‘Gladiator II’ “Failed” Because It “Lacked A Moral Core” – Taormina

Russell Crowe has suggested Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II failed to ignite audiences in the same way as the original film because it lacked a “moral core”. He recalled how he had pushed back against studio moves to give his Gladiator character Maximus sex scenes back in 2000, in his belief that it would not chime […]

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan On ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 3: “It Was So Different From Anything We’ve Done Before” — Monte-Carlo TV Festival

After a glitzy Monte-Carlo premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan broke down the evolution of the relationship between their characters, Negan and Maggie, and promised the upcoming season of the show breaks new ground. “I think we played as much hate as we could over the […]

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Kristin Scott Thomas Talks ‘Slow Horses’ And Teases Her Second Movie As Writer & Director — Monte-Carlo TV Festival

EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Scott Thomas collected her Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival’s opening ceremony on Friday night. At a press conference the following morning, the star slipped between English and French and talked about her career to date. She then sat down with Deadline and gave us the lowdown on playing an icy […]

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As Deadline Passes, Kennedy Center Asks For More Time To Remove Trump’s Name From Facade

The Kennedy Center said that it will remove Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the arts complex — but that may not happen until early Saturday morning. As a court-ordered deadline passed midnight, Justice Department attorneys asked a judge for a 12-hour extension of time, saying that thunderstorms earlier in the evening delayed the […]

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Ariana Grande Launches Brighter Days Ahead Foundation For Arts Education, Youth Mental Health & More

Ariana Grande has launched the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to support youth mental health, arts education and community causes. On Friday, the 3x Grammy winner announced the nonprofit, which is designed to uplift and directly fund small organizations doing meaningful work through partnerships that will create longterm impact. “I am beyond excited to finally announce […]

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‘Summer House’s Ciara Miller & Tefi Pessoa Make First ‘Love Island USA’ Appearance Ahead Of ‘Aftersun’ Premiere

Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa made their first appearance on Love Island USA ahead of the premiere of their weekly talk show Love Island USA Aftersun. The Summer House star and the podcaster entered the villa to host a game with the Islanders. The duo had their slo-mo entrance, making them officially part of the […]

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The Moment Of Truth For 555 Programs As Emmy Nomination Voting Hits Fever Pitch This Weekend – Notes On The Season

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. It is finally time to stop watching and start voting, people. Emmy ballots are in hand (or laptop) and if you think this has been a long season, it has actually been longer than that. I cannot remember a year in the four decades or […]

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Longtime ABC7 New York Anchor Bill Ritter Steps Down, Reveals Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Bill Ritter, an anchor for WABC-TV New York’s ABC7 Eyewitness News since 1999, announced Friday during his staple 6 p.m. newscast that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and is stepping down from the role. Ritter, a San Diego native whose journalism career started in Los Angeles first with the Los Angeles Times and later […]

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DGA Board Approves 4-Year AMPTP Deal That Addresses Unemployment Issues With Health Plan Increases, New AI Protections, Multi-Hyphenate Guardrails & More

The Directors Guild of America is one step closer to sealing the deal on a new four-year contract with the major film and television studios after union’s National Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend ratification to the membership this week. The contract now goes to the full membership for approval. That vote is expected […]

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Gene Shalit Dies: Longtime ‘Today’ Show Movie Critic Was 100

Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for Today show, known for his quirky puns and signature walrus mustache, has died. He was 100. His family tells NBC News in a statement, Shalit passed away peacefully today (Friday) after 100 years of an amazing life.” More to come…

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‘What The Dead Know’ Lives On: Star Taylor Schilling Option Extended, NBC Pilot To Be Redeveloped With New Writer

EXCLUSIVE: While NBC drama pilot What the Dead Know did not make the cut for a series order, the network has remained high on the general premise and the project’s star, Taylor Schilling. The crime procedural, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, will be redeveloped with the same lead and a new writer. Universal Television, […]

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RuPaul In ‘Stop! That! Train!’, BTS, Maria Bakalova & ‘Amores Perros’ 4K Restoration – Specialty Preview

RuPaul is back on the big screen with a handful of limited indie openings from Cannes-premiering Promised Sky to award winning documentary The Gas Station Attendant and O Horizon starring Maria Bakalova. The weekend is sprinkled with limited release restorations including Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores Perros from Mubi and The Third Man from Rialto Pictures. […]

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Jack Innanen On Turning Down ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Role: “It Didn’t Work Out”

After Jack Innanen campaigned for a role on Season 2 of The Heated Rivalry, he was reportedly benched from the homoerotic hockey drama. The Canadian actor responded to reports that he was offered a starring role in the Jacob Tierney-created Crave/HBO Max series but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts, noting he […]

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Roku Stock Hits 4-Year High After Reports It Has Held Sale Talks

Roku shares rocketed to a 4-year high on Friday after word emerged that the streaming company is in talks to sell itself to an unnamed media company. The stock surged 20% to close at $143.66, rising another fraction in after-hours trading, after Bloomberg reported that a media company had held acquisition talks with Roku. Reuters […]

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Justice Department Explains Why It Cleared Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal: “Not Likely To Result In Harm To Competition Or American Consumers”

The Justice Department said that it concluded that Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery was “not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers,” citing their review of the streaming, linear television and theatrical release marketplaces. In a statement, the DOJ noted the multiple transaction in which Warner Bros. has been an […]

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Kent Moran Feature Thriller ‘The One’ Sets Four

EXCLUSIVE: Kent Moran’s psychological thriller The One, which he’s writing, directing and starring in has set Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead, Masters of Sex), Hayley McFarland (The Conjuring, Lie to Me), Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries, Friday Night Lights), and Catherine Curtin (Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black). The Wishing Well Pictures’ production follows […]

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Jesse Eisenberg Turned Down ‘The Social Reckoning’, Aaron Sorkin Says He Was Tired Of Being “Conflated” With Mark Zuckerberg

While Aaron Sorkin is revisiting the godfather of Facebook, Jesse Eisenberg has moved on from playing Mark Zuckerberg after more than 15 years. Following their collaboration on The Social Network (2010), which recounted Zuckerberg’s creation of the social platform, Sorkin admitted he tried for three days to get Eisenberg to reprise his Oscar-nominated performance in […]

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‘Blair Witch Project’s Heather Donahue Clarifies She’s “Not Participating” In Reboot: “Preserving My Autonomy Mattered More”

After more than 25 years of reluctantly being the face of the franchise, the actress formerly known as Heather Donahue is prioritizing her image over a Blair Witch return. With a reimagining in the works at Lionsgate and Blumhouse, Donahue (who currently goes by Rei Hance) explained why she is “not participating” in the Dylan […]

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DOJ Gives Thumbs Up To Paramount’s $111B WBD Acquisition; States Ponder Next Move

The Department of Justice has approved Paramount’s $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros Discovery. A very early birthday present to CEO David Ellison, the anticipated sign-off by the Para-friendly Trump administration has been confirmed to Deadline by multiple sources. The big hurdle crossing towards ParaBros comes as state Attorney Generals in California, New York and […]

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Adam Keen Launches Agenda Collective Full-Service PR Firm In L.A., N.Y.C.

Amazon MGM Studios alum Adam Keen has launched Agenda Collective, a full-service entertainment public relations firm, with offices in Los Angeles and New York City. With a roster of studios including studios, filmmakers, showrunners, writers, producers, authors, sales companies and production entities, Agenda’s focus is aimed at delivering “immediate, high-impact support across film, television, corporate […]

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‘Love Story’s Grace Gummer Reveals How She Built Devastating Grief To Play Caroline Kennedy & If She’ll Return To ‘American Horror Story’

In FX’s anthology series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Grace Gummer takes on the role of Caroline Kennedy, sister to JFK Jr. In the show, Gummer has some zinger scenes, from a particularly arresting mother-daughter tête-à-tête with Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy, to a devastating set piece opposite Constance Zimmer as […]

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Mexico’s Victory Over South Africa To Open 2026 World Cup Scores Record Audience For Fox

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is off to a record-breaking start. The tournament began Thursday with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa, with the former’s 2-0 victory clutching 6.3 million viewers across Fox, Fox One and Tubi, per a combination of early Nielsen ratings and internal data. That makes it the most-watched English-language […]

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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire Amid SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk saw his net worth surge as SpaceX hit the public market Friday. The biggest public offering ever was priced at $135 a share. The shares opened at $150 and jumped some more when they started trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol SPCX. The stock is up 18% nearing the close at about […]

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USMNT Sets FIFA World Cup English-Language Telecast Record With 16M Viewers For Win Over Paraguay

‘Bear Country’ Producers Explain Rationale Behind Shooting L.A.-Set Russell Crowe Thriller In Australia – Taormina

‘Disclosure Day’: Steven Spielberg’s Alien Pic Abducting $94M WW Opening – Global Box Office Update

Wanda Sykes Reveals Why She Turned Down Kevin Hart’s Netflix Roast & What Bill Maher Had To Say About Her Golden Globes Joke

The Partnership: How Vince Gilligan And Rhea Seehorn Rekindled Their ‘Better Call Saul’ Magic For ‘Pluribus’ & A Season 2 Update

New York Knicks’ Bid For First Title In 53 Years Boosts Signal Of WFAN, The Original Sports Talk Radio Station

Upriver Into Moral Morass: ‘Amazomania’ Takes Critical Look At Documenting Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes – DC/DOX

Russell Crowe Says ‘Gladiator II’ “Failed” Because It “Lacked A Moral Core” – Taormina

Jeffrey Dean Morgan On ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 3: “It Was So Different From Anything We’ve Done Before” — Monte-Carlo TV Festival

Kristin Scott Thomas Talks ‘Slow Horses’ And Teases Her Second Movie As Writer & Director — Monte-Carlo TV Festival

As Deadline Passes, Kennedy Center Asks For More Time To Remove Trump’s Name From Facade

Ariana Grande Launches Brighter Days Ahead Foundation For Arts Education, Youth Mental Health & More

‘Summer House’s Ciara Miller & Tefi Pessoa Make First ‘Love Island USA’ Appearance Ahead Of ‘Aftersun’ Premiere

The Moment Of Truth For 555 Programs As Emmy Nomination Voting Hits Fever Pitch This Weekend – Notes On The Season

Longtime ABC7 New York Anchor Bill Ritter Steps Down, Reveals Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

DGA Board Approves 4-Year AMPTP Deal That Addresses Unemployment Issues With Health Plan Increases, New AI Protections, Multi-Hyphenate Guardrails & More

Gene Shalit Dies: Longtime ‘Today’ Show Movie Critic Was 100

‘What The Dead Know’ Lives On: Star Taylor Schilling Option Extended, NBC Pilot To Be Redeveloped With New Writer

RuPaul In ‘Stop! That! Train!’, BTS, Maria Bakalova & ‘Amores Perros’ 4K Restoration – Specialty Preview

Jack Innanen On Turning Down ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Role: “It Didn’t Work Out”

Roku Stock Hits 4-Year High After Reports It Has Held Sale Talks

Justice Department Explains Why It Cleared Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal: “Not Likely To Result In Harm To Competition Or American Consumers”

Kent Moran Feature Thriller ‘The One’ Sets Four

Jesse Eisenberg Turned Down ‘The Social Reckoning’, Aaron Sorkin Says He Was Tired Of Being “Conflated” With Mark Zuckerberg

‘Blair Witch Project’s Heather Donahue Clarifies She’s “Not Participating” In Reboot: “Preserving My Autonomy Mattered More”

DOJ Gives Thumbs Up To Paramount’s $111B WBD Acquisition; States Ponder Next Move

Adam Keen Launches Agenda Collective Full-Service PR Firm In L.A., N.Y.C.

‘Love Story’s Grace Gummer Reveals How She Built Devastating Grief To Play Caroline Kennedy & If She’ll Return To ‘American Horror Story’

Mexico’s Victory Over South Africa To Open 2026 World Cup Scores Record Audience For Fox

Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire Amid SpaceX IPO

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