CBS Brings Back Sunday Night Movies To Fill Gap Until Scripted Dramas Return, Moves ‘Big Brother To Monday

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter netted 6 million new daily active users in the fourth quarter of 2021, a bit lighter than analyst forecasts, and beat Wall Street estimates on the bottom line. Revenue was in line with expectations, as the social network reported only “modest” impact from Apple’s iOS privacy changes.Twitter shares were up 3% in premarket trading, as the company also reaffirmed aggressive user and revenue growth targets for 2023 and announced a $4 billion stock buyback program.Q4 revenue was $1.57 billion, up 22% year over year, driven by “ongoing revenue product improvements, solid sales execution, and a broad, continued increase in advertiser demand,” the company said.

Naman Ramachandran Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second time he has tested positive, after a bout with the virus in 2020.“This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,” tweeted the official handle of the Prince of Wales and his wife The Duchess of Cornwall.

cryptocurrency, which was allegedly stolen after a hacker broke into the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in August 2016 and initiated over 2,000 unauthorised transactions.Those transactions were valued at $71million (£52.3m) in bitcoin at the time of the alleged theft, but are now valued at over $4.5billion (£3.3billion). US Department of Justice officials said in a statement that they have since seized over $3.6billion in cryptocurrency (94,000 bitcoin) linked to that hack.The department’s legal complaint alleges that Lichtenstein and Morgan “employed numerous sophisticated laundering techniques” for the bitcoin, and the couple now face charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering – which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison – and conspiracy to defraud the US, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.As The Guardian reports, Anirudh Bansal, a defence attorney for the couple, described the charges as “thin” and added: “I don’t think you’ll find that billions of dollars have been laundered.”Morgan’s past as a rapper under the moniker Razzlekhan has subsequently come to light in the days following the couple’s arrest.My fucking theme song!#endometriosis #endoawarenesshttps://t.co/mktaNJ0Oco— Heather R Morgan (rzk.eth) (@HeatherReyhan) February 6, 2022On her website, Razzlekhan is described as “like Genghis Khan, but with more pizzazz” and “the infamous Crocodile of Wall Street”.“Because Razz has synaesthesia, her art often resembles something in between an acid trip and a delightful nightmare,” a description on Razzlekhan’s website reads.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTrinity Cine Asia has acquired rights to mainland Chinese blockbuster “The Battle at Lake Changjin II” for release in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal was struck with sales agency Distribution Workshop.

André 3000-narrated advert for Squarespace that will air in full at this year’s Super Bowl.The Euphoria star and musician poses as seashell-seller Sally who is struggling to make her business heard until she creates a new webstore that helps market her products. André 3000 uses parts of the famous seashell tongue-twister to detail her growth.A preview of the commercial shared yesterday (February 9) concludes with Sally’s seashells becoming so successful that “she sailed into the setting sun as a seashell celebrity”.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: BET has handed a 10-episode series order to legal thriller Sacrifice, headlined by Paula Patton.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe project, from Footage Films, originated as a movie written, executive produced and directed by Chris Stokes, which served as a back-door pilot. It debuted in December 2019 on BET+ as the streaming service’s first original film.Sacrifice takes place in Los Angeles and follows Daniella Hernandez (Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Filming has just resumed in New Zealand on Amazon’s sprawling The Lord Of The Rings TV series, an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, I have learned.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: 9-1-1: Lone Star is staging a West Wing reunion. Lisa Edelstein has joined the Fox firefighter drama series for a recurring role opposite Rob Lowe in the upcoming second season.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersAdditionally, Edelstein is set to return to The Kominsky Method for the Netflix series’ upcoming third and final season.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMore Warner Bros. TV-produced series are getting back in production with COVID safety protocols amid the pandemic.The studio’s CBS drama All Rise started filming Season 2 on the Warner Bros.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVGood news for This Is Us fans — the hit family drama will be back sooner than expected. The fifth season of the NBC show will launch with a two-hour premiere on Oct. 27, the Tuesday before the Presidential election.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has picked up freshman CBS series Evil and Unicorn.In an unusual deal, CBS TV Studios, which produces both series, has licensed their first seasons to Netflix in advance of the shows’ upcoming second seasons on CBS. Evil and Unicorn will make their Netflix debut on October 1.The agreement is for one year and not exclusive, with the first seasons of drama Evil and comedy The Unicorn continuing to stream on CBS All Access.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: When 9-1-1: Lone Star returns for its second season on Fox, it will be without its original female lead. Liv Tyler will not be returning to the breakout show, on which she starred opposite Rob Lowe, due to circumstances related to family and travel during the pandemic.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe traditional HBO Emmy party at the Pacific Design Center may have been canceled this year because of the pandemic, but the premium cable network had a lot to celebrate this year.No Game Of Thrones, no problem. A year after the fantasy series wrapped its dominant Emmy run with one final hurrah and a fourth Drama Series win last September, HBO’s Succession picked up where Game of Thrones left off.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Los Angeles area was shaken by an earthquake late Friday night. The tremor struck at 11:38 PM and lasted about 20-30 seconds.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has rounded out its fall schedule with changes and premiere dates involving its drama series.Five ABC dramas — returning Grey’s Anatomy, Station 18, The Good Doctor and A Million Little Things as well as straight-to-series newcomer Big Sky — which were featured on the fall 2020 schedule unveiled by the network in June, have been assigned November premiere dates and to roll out between Nob. 2 (The Good Doctor) and Nov.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Following the success of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon mission, which marked the return of the U.S.’ capability for manned flights and the first private company to get people into orbit, a reality series wants to send a civilian into space.Space Hero Inc., a U.S.-based production company founded by Thomas Reemer and Deborah Sass and led by former News Corp Europe chief Marty Pompadur, has secured a seat on a 2023 mission to the International Space Station. It will go to a contestant chosen through an unscripted show titled Space Hero.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC has will not be proceeding with a second season of United We Fall, its family comedy starring Will Sasso and Christina Vidal-Mitchell. The news is not surprising — the sitcom, a leftover from the 2019-20 season, got a summer burn-off run.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOn the heels of the historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the two Middle Eastern countries are also set to make TV history. The long-running Israeli docu-reality series Goalstar will film its upcoming season in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first Israeli television production to be shot in the UAE.The news comes on the day of the signing ceremony at the White House for the agreement brokered by the U.S., in which Israel established formal ties with two Arab states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.Goalstar, from ADD Content, has been airing since 2012 on Israel’s leading cable network Hot.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVTV’s longest-running primetime live-action series, Law & Order: SVU, today started production on its 22nd season in New York. Star/EP Mariska Hargitay posted two behind-the-scene photos on Instagram to commemorate the occasion.On Saturday, Hargitay shared images from the cast’s virtual table read for the season opener, which is tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVToday marks the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The tragic event in American history is being commemorated with somber ceremonies remembering and honoring the men, women and children killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard Flight 93.The coronavirus pandemic changed the way the commemoration event was put together this year while keeping its scope — and spirit — intact.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmazon Prime Video has taken in for development a scripted series starring Nicolas Cage as the infamous Joe Exotic, made a household name by the hugely popular Netflix docuseries Tiger King. The project, which had been in the works at CBS TV Studios, hails from Brian Grazer, American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, and Paul Young.The yet untitled series was taken out to buyers in May, with Amazon quickly emerging as its likely destination.