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Alison Herman TV Critic Peak TV may technically be in the past, but its specter still lingers. How else do you get two flashy, star-studded TV shows about the Los Angeles Lakers in the span of three years? The first, HBO’s “Winning Time,” dramatized the basketball team’s years of triumph in the 1980s; the latest, Netflix’s “Running Point,” is both more contemporary and more fictional, though it has closer ties to the actual Lakers organization through owner Jeanie Buss and front office fixture Linda Rambis, both executive producers.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have boarded a plane from Romania to America after the Trump administration made clear its backing for the MAGA-supporting social media influencers.

In Hulu‘s Paradise, Julianne Nicholson plays the mastermind behind the mysterious underground city that saw its president [James Marsden] assassinated in the first episode. By episode 7 that aired on Feb. 25, viewers learned just how far Nicholson’s Sinatra was willing to go to protect her little paradise by holding a figurative gun to the head of Xavier Collins [Sterling K. Brown].

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Paramount Global — as it seeks FCC approval for its deal with Skydance Media and amid a pending lawsuit filed by President Trump against CBS News — told employees that it will change some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs to comply with the Trump administration’s directives. In a memo to employees Wednesday, Paramount co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins, cited the Trump administration’s mandates as requiring “changes in the way the company approaches inclusion moving forward.

William Earl Variety has announced an exclusive first look of a new documentary “Reef Builders,” presented by the SHEBAbrand, followed by a panel discussion with Auli’i Cravalho on March 9 during SXSW in Austin, Texas. “Reef Builders” spotlights the inspiring stories of the people behind the Sheba Hope Grows program, one of the world’s largest coral reef restoration programs led by Mars Sustainable Solutions, and the vital role of ocean communities in the move to restore the planet’s coral reefs.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were once one of Hollywood’s hottest couples. However, a dramatic split and Pitt’s relationship with Angelina Jolie seemingly led the pair into a rift. Despite their divorce, Jen and Brad rekindled their friendship following the actor’s divorce filing with Angelina.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Say farewell to new streaming concepts like “B/R Sports” and “CNN Max.” They will vanish before we ever really got to know them. Warner Bros. Discovery reversed plans announced in September of 2023 to launch a premium tier for sports programming on Max, and said it also would end an experiment called “CNN Max” that attempted to create a new CNN tier for subscribers to the streaming service.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The battle to become the de factor measuring stick for the media industry continues. VideoAmp, one of several rivals to Nielsen that have emerged in recent years, unveiled VXP, a new media-planning tool that will incorporate first-party streaming data from Disney, Fox and Paramount Global to help advertisers understand how audiences are consuming content across various media platforms.

ITV Studios has added another French scripted label to its ranks.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Fumi Kitahara, a respected publicity executive who guided award-winning campaigns for studios including DreamWorks, Aardman, Laika, Netflix and Disney, died Monday of complications related to a rare blood cancer. She was 56.

The Writers Guild of America East has denounced a series of “mass layoffs” at MSNBC, where it says 99 of its members are set to be cut amid an ongoing shakeup at the network.

St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson has claimed another scalp as Philippe Clement became the NINTH boss to be sacked after slipping up against one of the Northern Irishman’s teams.

Selome Hailu Alexander Westwood, a 24-year-old British actor who worked on Netflix’s “Sex Education” in the background cast, has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail for 26 offenses including rape and sexual assault, according to the BBC.Westwood denied each offense when he was found guilty in December. For 11 of the offenses, his sentence was reduced by half because he was a minor when those crimes were committed.The judge presiding over the case said during the sentencing that Westwood “used his minor celebrity status to prey on impressionable, innocent, young girls,” the BBC reports.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Amid a broad reshuffle of its programming lineup, MSNBC is initiating “mass layoffs” of 99 employees who are members of the WGA East, the union said Tuesday. Over the past two days, according to WGA East, “we learned that MSNBC is starting mass layoffs of 99 of our union colleagues from at least nine different shows.

Jon Stewart cut his hand open on Monday night’s (February 24) episode of The Daily Show during a passionate speech about the high price of prescription drugs – watch the moment below.He injured himself while delivering a monologue about the price of medication, which began with a clip of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris standing in front of a crowd announcing they’d come to an agreement to lower the price of 10 drugs.Stewart said: “You know what’s so horrible about our system now? And the corruption that lays within it? We’re so fucking numb to it, we actually tout tiny cracks in that exploitation as victory.”He went on, sarcastically: “Ooh, can it be? The companies we subsidize with billions of dollars are allowing us the privilege of negotiating the price of 10 of their drugs. And 10 is all of them, right? It would be embarrassing if it was a small drop in the bucket and that the American people didn’t expect that we should negotiate for all their fucking drugs! Because we’ve already paid for ’em with our subsidies!”It was then that he slammed his coffee mug down, before inspecting his hand and saying he’d be “going to the hospital soon.” Watch the moment below, just before 17:00.He continued on with his report, holding his injured hand below the desk.

Love Is Blind discourse, and “what are we wearing?” queries. I’ve always considered myself to be enough, but the thought of undergoing another bureaucratic task on top of filing my taxes seemed unnecessarily tedious.However, when my more proactive friends pressed her for the TL;DR, Mariya explained why now is the time to act: If there’s “more-lax oversight” as a result of President Trump’s dismantling of multiple government agencies, “we’re at a higher risk for fraud/leaks of personal data and information,” she wrote.Freezing your credit, she added, “just means that no one can open an account or use your identity to do so under your name since they’d have unfreeze your credit.”Everything you need to know about the confusing new trade policies—for the girls.She’s right, of course.

The Gersh Agency has completed a leadership restructuring, revealing Tuesday that Leslie Siebert has been promoted to sole president, becoming the first woman to lead a major talent agency. Alex Yarosh, Nick Collins, Rhonda Price, Bill Gersh and Steve Gersh have been named managing partners, with 12 agents elevated to senior partner status.

Katcy Stephan As part of a leadership restructure at Gersh, Leslie Siebert has been named sole president and will oversee day-to-day operations at the agency. Alex Yarosh, Nick Collins, Rhonda Price, Bill Gersh and Steve Gersh have been named managing partners and will work closely with Siebert to ensure Gersh’s client-first ethos remains central to its approach as the agency continues to grow.

Paradise‘s first season on Hulu is wrapping up on March 4, and we have some information to share!

Ethan Shanfeld “Descendants” is going “deeper down the rabbit hole” with a fifth movie, Disney Branded Television announced Tuesday. Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker will reprise their roles as Princess Red and Princess Chloe, the daughters of the Queen of Hearts and Cinderella, respectively. The film, which will launch on Disney Channel and Disney+, is set to enter production soon.

Kathleen Kennedy, the longtime president of Lucasfilm, is expected to step down at the end of 2025. She intends to retire after her current contract ends, according to a source with knowledge of her plans. A source close to Kennedy dismissed the initial report by Puck as “pure speculation” and said nothing has been decided.