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Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsBBC Radio host DJ Sideman announced that he’s quitting the team following a reporter’s use of the n-word in a news segment.  The BBC Radio 1xtra host, whose real name is David Whitely, announced his departure from BBC in an Instagram post.“I just don’t feel comfortable being aligned with the organization,” Whitely, who is Black, said in the social media video posted Saturday. “I can’t make sense of it no matter how much I think about it.

Ted Johnson Joe Biden is expected to announce his choice of running mate any day now, which means that political journalists are scrambling for find any piece of insider information or, better yet, the scoop on his choice.But amid the frenzy of speculation as to who he will pick, and a dose of politicking among donors and delegates for their chosen favorite, are the inherent risks in breaking the story — as in, you better be pretty damn sure.And perhaps even more so than in previous cycles, Biden’s decision-making process is being held close to the vest to family members and a circle of longtime advisers.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWayne Fontana, whose hit Game Of Love was a chart and bar band staple in the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 74. A statement on behalf of his family said he died on Thursday at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport with his long-term partner at his side.Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders first broke into the UK top five in 1964 with Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um. They followed up the next year with Game of Love, which hit No.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: After earning some of the best reviews of his acting career for The Way Back, Ben Affleck is ready to make his return behind the camera, and he looks to have zeroed in on his next directing job. We are hearing that Affleck has signed on to direct The Big Goodbye for Paramount, an adaptation of the Sam Wasson book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood..Affleck also would write the script.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Looks like Paramount’s plan to next make the Star Trek movie that Noah Hawley wrote and plans to direct has been put on pause for a moment. New film chief Emma Watts, who managed many a franchise at Fox, is in the process of figuring out which way to go.The pause on the Hawley project, which had been in soft prep, prompted rumors this week that the filmmaker might exit, but that has not happened yet, sources said.

Peter White Television EditorThe Late Late Show with James Corden is returning to the studio on Monday after five months filming the show in the Brit host’s garage.The team are returning to the “new look” studio 56 at CBS Television City.The producers of the show have made a number of changes to the set to ensure that crew and staff will remain safe and they have instigated a number of health and safety protocols.The sofa has been replaced by one chair as the Gavin and Stacey co-creator will not be joined by guests in person for a while, instead being positioned in front of a screen, presumably for Zoom chats.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorSusan Rice, the former national security advisor who is considered a strong contender to be Joe Biden’s running mate in the presidential election, has sold shares in Netflix worth $305,323.Her exercising of options was completed on Wednesday, according to an SEC filing late Thursday. Rice has been on the Netflix board since May 2018.Biden is expected to name his vice presidential pick next week.“Ambassador Rice’s sale of a fraction of her Netflix stock has nothing to do with VP speculation,” her spokesperson, Erin Pelton, said in a statement.

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineFans of Starz’ time-traveling love story Outlander will be intrigued. According to the show’s EP, Maril Davis, “something fun and new” will happen to the characters of Brianna and Roger in the upcoming new Season 6.Speaking during a PaleyFest panel discussion, Davis did not elaborate further on the exact nature of this new storyline, but said of the new season: “Jamie and Claire, their love deepens, Roger and Brianna, they have their own journey… and Caitlin (O’Ryan) who plays Lizzie has a great story, and she’s such a great actress.”Davis’ fellow EP Matthew B.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFormer State Representative and founder of Fair Fight Stacy Abrams was the perfect moderator for the One Day At A Time panel. For one, she is an activist and advocate for many issues that the reimagining of the classic Norman Lear sitcom embrace, but also because she is a true fan of the show.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: ABC gameshow The $100,000 Pyramid is returning to the studio in the last week of August.The Michael Strahan-hosted series shoots in New York and it is thought that it is one of the first major non-scripted entertainment shows to return to the studio in New York, where Strahan films Good Morning America.It comes after The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon moved back into 30 Rock a couple of weeks ago with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert planning to return to the studio next week.The show, which is based on the Bob Stewart-created 1973 format, is a word-association game in which two celebrities and their partners face off in a race against the clock to make it to the winner’s circle and take home

Jake Kanter International TV EditorOzark showrunner Chris Mundy has dropped a small hint about what’s in store for the fourth and final season of the Netflix series when it returns to screens for a two-halve run.Speaking during a pre-recorded online session for PaleyFest LA, Mundy said the fourth season marks the final chapter in the Byrde family’s journey from suburban Chicago life to their criminal enterprise in the Ozarks.He told fans: “You’re going to learn what they want their end game to be, and they’re going to have to reckon with it a little bit.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorAMC has renewed Soulmates for a second season ahead of the series’ season one debut on October 5.The series is written by Will Bridges (Stranger Things and Black Mirror) and Brett Goldstein (Superbob).

Ted Johnson In the weeks since Kanye West announced that he was running for president, political reporters have approached his potential candidacy with a bit of caution — not just because he would be a long shot who already missed deadlines, but also over calls by his wife for “compassion” over his mental health.This week, a number of outlets have reported that GOP operatives have been assisting West in his efforts to get on the ballot in states like Wisconsin and Ohio, two states where polls show Donald Trump and Joe Biden are in a tight race.In an interview with Forbes, West did not deny that he was a “spoiler,” given that he does not have a shot at reaching 270 electoral votes.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNew York City’s recovery from the depths of COVID-19 has prompted a nagging question: How are people supposed to get around by subway and bus in the age of social distancing?Mayor Bill de Blasio fielded a couple of queries on that topic during his Thursday press briefing at City Hall. One reporter even asked if the mayor had a response to her potentially buying a car due to concerns about packed trains and buses spreading of the virus.“My advice to New Yorkers is: ‘Do not buy a car,'” he said.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorKeanu Reeves is back in the back-to-back sequels game with John Wick 4 and 5 aiming to film consecutively next year.On today’s Lionsgate earnings call, the studio’s CEO John Feltheimer said, “We’re also busy preparing scripts for the next two installments of our John Wick action franchise, with John Wick 4 slated to hit theatres Memorial Day weekend 2022.  We hope to shoot both John Wick 4 & 5 back to back when Keanu becomes available early next year.”The sequel, John Wick 4, is currently scheduled for May 27, Memorial Day weekend.John Wick has become such a big action franchise for Lionsgate, not just in its global franchise B.O.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAMC Entertainment saw revenue plunge to $18.9 billion for the second quarter ended from in June from $1.5 billion the year before as it swung to the red, no surprise for the nation’s – and world’s — largest theater chain, that saw most locations shuttered completely for the entire three months.The company posted a net loss of $561 million from a profit of $49 million the year before.“It should be no surprise to anyone that with our operations shut the world over, and almost no revenues coming in the door, this was the most challenging quarter in the 100-year history of AMC,” said CEO Adam Aron.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsKeke Palmer is set to host this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that the Strahan, Sara & Keke host and Hustlers star will emcee the VMAs, with Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande as top nominees.Thursday’s news is the latest update for the August awards ceremony. In July MTV revealed the complete list of nominees for its annual awards show.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorPBS leads the nominations for the 41st annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, as it usually does, scoring 48 noms to top its closest rival by even more than last year. But there’s a shakeup for the No.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe live season 22 all-star premiere of Big Brother ruled Wednesday night with a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.66 million viewers. Even though it dipped two-tenths in the demo and was down in viewership from the season 21 premiere, it still ruled the evening.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorPeacock will become the exclusive home of The Rich Eisen Show this fall as part of a planned push into sports talk by the NBCUniversal streaming service.The three-hour daily talker has already been in the NBCUniversal family. Returning from a summer break on August 17, it will air for a few weeks on NBCSN before moving fully to Peacock in October.Apart from his eponymous show and podcast, which launched in 2014, Eisen is known for his eight-year stint as an anchor on ESPN SportsCenter and then as the NFL Network’s first talent hire in 2003.

Matthew Carey Devin Concannon isn’t a basketball player, but he has likely studied more film of Michael Jordan than any MJ opponent ever did—just about every graceful jumper that “twished” the net and every propulsive drive through the lane. His purpose wasn’t to size up Jordan’s game for a possible contest of 1-on-1, but to capture the quintessence of the man many consider the greatest NBA player of all time for the 10-part documentary series The Last Dance.Concannon and fellow editors Chad Beck, Abhay Sofsky and Ben Sozanski not only scoured footage of Jordan on court, but key moments off of it to tell the definitive story of his run at a sixth NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls in his final season of 1997-98.