Disney Starts to Sell Earlier Than Expected in Upfront Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Get ready: Beyonce is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming new project Renaissance with its lead single, Break My Soul, dropping tomorrow. 

here and above.“For the record, Michigan’s current secretary of state Jocelyn Benson is not evil, evil, evil. In fact, just go to her Wikipedia page and look for the section entitled ‘Horrible Acts of Evil.’ It is just not there.

arrested in Italy over the weekend on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury, according to local reports. An unidentified woman claims Haggis, 70, raped her over multiple days in the town of Ostuni, where he was scheduled to hold a series of master classes at Allora Fest this week, according to Corriere della Serra.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson wasn't short of love as she was flooded with gushing tributes on her birthday. The actress, who has played Kelly Neelan on the cobbles since 2019, celebrated turning 18 over the weekend.

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has been a busy bre as not only has he recently returned to filming on the cobbles, but he's also just wrapped on another project. Fans best known the youngster for playing Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap.

Smoke billowed over Manchester city centre after a fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant. The blaze started in the kitchen of Lameizi, a Chinese restaurant in Chester Street, shortly before midday today (Monday).

In a setback to Japan’s LGBTQI community, a court in Osaka ruled that the country’s ban on same sex marriages was not “unconstitutional”. Japan is the only G7 country to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. The court dismissed the case filed by two gay couples and one lesbian couple and rejected their demand for 1 million yen in damages for each couple for “unjust discrimination”, reported Reuters.Last year, another court in Sapporo had ruled that the country’s failure to recognise same-sex marriages was unconstitutional.

Manchester United are interested in signing out-of-contract Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen in this summer's transfer window.

A teenager has been seriously injured following an explosion at a house in Lancashire. Emergency services were called to the property in Burnley just after noon today (Monday) following reports of a house collapse, LancsLive reports.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSusan Sarandon and Fat Joe are set to lead the voice cast of the animated comedy series “The Movers” in development at Fox, Variety has learned exclusively.The series is based on an original idea by Sarandon, her son Jack Henry Robbins, and Danielle Uhlarik. All three are credited as co-creators and executive producers, with Robbins and Uhlarik writing the script.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen CNN presents an exclusive interview Sunday evening between Jake Tapper and Trevor Reed, recently released from Russia after nearly three years of imprisonment, the network has the potential to spur a new strain of activism around U.S. citizens incarcerated abroad.Reed, who spoke with Tapper for several hours Thursday in Florida, was released “because the Biden administration engaged in a prison swap with Russia, and in the past, that has been seen as controversial,” says Tapper during a recent interview. “The family wants those days to disappear.”During the hour-long special, Reed talks about his experiences overseas, some of which, Tapper says sound like something out of a “horror movie franchise.” He also speaks about his interest in helping other American families who have relatives detained unlawfully overseas.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorChad is leaving Studio 8H.Pete Davidson, who joined “Saturday Night Live” as a relative unknown and has become a superstar whose presence graces gossip pages daily, is expected to leave “Saturday Night Live” after the broadcast of this weekend’s season finale, according to a person familiar with the matter. He is one of a handful of long-serving cast members including Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon whose tenure on the show has come up for scrutiny at the conclusion of recent seasons.

EXCLUSIVE: I Gotta Ask My Wife, a multi-cam comedy starring Saturday Night Live alum Finesse Mitchell is in the works at Fox, Deadline has learned exclusively. The series hails from Mitchell who also executive produces and writes alongside Emmy-nominated scribe Warren Hutcherson (The Bernie Mac Show).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBlue Fox Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to “Unexpected,” an offbeat comedy starring Anna Camp, Joseph Mazzello, Neil Flynn and Ryann Shane. The movie is currently in post-production.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Apocalypse Clown,” an ensemble comedy directed by BAFTA-nominated George Kane (“Timewasters”) has been boarded by Charades for international rights excluding the U.K. which is handled by Vertigo Releasing.The movie was penned by Shane O’Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox from the comedy outfit Dead Cat Bounce.

K.J. Yossman Horror movie “Two Witches” has been acquired by Arrow Films for distribution in U.S., Canada, U.K.

Soleil Moon Frye is giving out her best parenting advice.  The "Punky Brewster" actress spoke with Fox News Digital at the "Ask2BSure" Meningitis B panel about how she’s focusing on listening and communicating with her teenage children.  Frye shares four children with her ex-husband, Jason Goldberg: daughters Poet, 16,and Jagger, 14, and sons Lyric, 8, and Story, 6. Actress Soleil Moon Frye talks all things parenting, including some advice she has and what she's focusing on as her children get older.

Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess are gearing up for the arrival of their new baby, and the couple couldn't be more thrilled.«Brian and Sharna are doing amazing ahead of Sharna giving birth. Brian is so continually supportive of Sharna and dotes on her left and right,» a source tells ET. «He is at her beck and call and is very gentle, supportive and understanding.

Judge Robin Thicke thinks he’s solved another mystery in the season finale of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.”In this exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday night’s episode, the show’s season finale, Thicke adds up all the clues and comes up with a definitive answer on who he thinks The Prince is (the one in the frog costume). Check out the clip below to watch Thicke layout the evidence.Heading into the season finale, Firefly, Ringmaster and The Prince are still in the game.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be much more than a Sunday night analyst for Fox Sports but a partner after inking a deal said to be worth $375 million over ten years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhere do you take advertisers if you want them to make a big purchase? To a department store, of course.Paramount Global will take clients who attend its upfront Wednesday afternoon to an after-party in the structure on New York’s Madison Avenue that once housed the big Barney’s department store, one way to emphasize the shopping aspect of the event, in which big U.S. TV companies hope to sell the bulk of their commercial inventory for their next programming cycle.As part of the affair, Paramount has dressed up four windows of the former shopping plaza.

Niecy Nash's plate might be full but she has her wife's support to help her juggle it all! ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Nash about her and Jessica Betts' relationship and her new hosting gig on FOX's .«I try to eat the elephant one bite at a time,» Nash said of the multiple hats she wears on and off set. «The thing that really restores me is having that connective tissue with my spouse.»She continued, «Even with, I remember I was really tired, and I had worked all day and my energy was low, and I remember she pulled me to the side and said, 'I'm gonna need you to pull up.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJimmy Kimmel had zingers aplenty for companies across the TV spectrum at Disney’s upfront presentation on Tuesday, even though a positive COVID test kept the late-night host from appearing in person.As always, Kimmel didn’t hold back at his bosses in his 10-minute standup bit that was beamed in live to the event held in a giant tent at Manhattan’s Pier 36. He noted that he’s been doing his much-anticipated comedy bits for 19 years.

Big broadcaster Tegna is in the home strength of a long and sometimes contentious change of ownership, announcing that its shareholders have approved a sale led by investment firm Standard General.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSofia Vergara will lend a hand as Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision moves deeper into the world of streaming.The popular actor, recognized for her turns in ABC’s “Modern Family” and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” will create an animated series for the company’s new ViX streaming services, which has an ad-supported tier as well as a premium subscription level. Vergara will create and lend her voice to “Koati, The Series,” an original animated program based on the recent movie centered on a family of exotic animals who live in the rainforests of Latin America.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMalika Andrews is capping off a quick journey that has taken her from the sidelines of NBA games to a central seat at many of its big events.The sportscaster is taking over the host duties of ESPN’s NBA Draft, succeeding Rece Davis, who led the broadcast for more than a decade. In doing so, Andrews cements her status as one of ESPN’s mainstay journalists, having been awarded hosting duties on “NBA Today” in 2021.The June 23 Draft broadcast, emanating from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, will top off Andrews’ busy schedule in weeks ahead. She will also host the NBA Draft Lottery telecast this evening at 8 p.m.

FOX Entertainment is taking on 2022 with TV shows on everything from country music to crime and cooking. Charlie Collier, the CEO of FOX Entertainment, detailed what's to come on the network, including the previously announced "Monarch," which will star Trace Adkins and Susan Sarandon.  The show is about "three generations of a country music family juggling life's rawest emotions — love and lust, hate and heartache, living in the shadow of your parents and coming-of-age," Collier described before previewing a clip of "Monarch." "MasterChef" Gordon Ramsay is set to debut his new competition show, "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars," and will also have his series "Next Level Chef" premiere after the Super Bowl next February.  In "Food Stars," Ramsay will front $250,000 of his own cash to find the "next big culinary entrepreneur." "MasterChef" Gordon Ramsay is set to debut his new competition show, "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars," and will also have his series "Next Level Chef" premiere after the Super Bowl next February.  (Jason Mendez/WireImage) On the crime front, Jamie Foxx and "The Blacklist" showrunner John Eisendrath, are teaming up for the police procedural, "Alert." The missing persons' drama "tells the story of a high-tech police unit whose job is to find the missing, the abducted or kidnapped and help them reunite with their loved ones before it's too late," Foxx said during the presentation.  FOX is also bringing a crime anthology series titled "Accused." The show hails from the creative minds behind "Homeland" and "24" as well as the creator of "House." Marlee Matlin and Billy Porter will direct the first two episodes.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorFox Corp. surprised the industry on Monday by hosting an upfront programming presentation that was entirely pre-recorded.About 800 attendees gathered at the Skylight venue in Lower Manhattan for the presentation that unfolded in immersive fashion across giant screens.Attendees sat nightclub-style in the round at small tables.

It’s an upfronts miracle — Fox and 20th Television have closed Season 6 renewals of 9-1-1 and The Resident for the 2022-23 season. I hear the negotiations were completed shortly before the Fox upfront presentation’s 4 PM EDT start so the two venerable dramas could be included in the network’s pitch to advertisers. (The two shows, both in their fifth seasons, were featured briefly in the presentation’s opening montage but the previously renewed 9-1-1: Lone Star was mentioned in the opening remarks by Fox head of sales Marianne Gambelli.)

Fox will continue to build its Bento Box Entertainment portfolio with three animated movies exclusive to Tubi, its ad-supported streaming service.