NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Says Studio’s Deal With AMC “Can Tap Into Very Large Audience” Who Doesn’t Frequent Movie Theaters

Grid, has described the upcoming K-drama as a tale about protecting the Earth.During an online press conference held yesterday (February 16), Lee shared his vision for the series and what his intentions were for it regarding the show’s overarching message. The director also touched on why he signed up for the series, despite being unsure when initially approached.“It wasn’t easy to make up my mind to lead this series,” he said, per The Korea Times. “What struck me was the series’ theme, which is ‘we should protect our planet Earth.’ Until now, I have actually been questioning why there are no series or films in Korea that talk about saving Earth.

BtoB have dropped the first teaser for the music video for their upcoming single, ‘The Song’.The new visual, which dropped earlier today (February 17), opens on a stack of opened letters, as it shifts over to Hyunsik folding and placing a piece of paper into an envelope. We then see the various whereabouts of the BtoB members, who are all connected once again when one of them receives a letter, presumably from Hyunsik.The boyband reunite as they walk towards a mailbox in the middle of empty land, before the teaser comes to a close.

K.J. Yossman Georgia Flood and Thierry Frémont have joined Disney Plus original U.K.

KATE Garraway has revealed her husband Derek's brain connectivity has been "terribly affected" by coronavirus. The broadcaster, 54, has filmed a second documentary, Caring for Derek, about her husband's continued recovery from the illness.

LOVE Island's Lillie Haynes emerged from her nose surgery with a bandaged and bruised face yesterday. The 23-year-old smiled and waved as she climbed into the passenger seat of a car to continue her recovery at home.

In this special collector's edition of OK! available at all good newsagents - We delve into all the secrets and speculation around Harry and Meghan's union as well as a look into their life now away from Royal duties and service. A desire to be Royal in a different way is something that defined Diana, and that very much lives on through Harry as he's marriage to Meghan is a true story of love and controversy! With the help of royal experts, the special collector's edition celebrates the most iconic moments of both Harry and Meghan's lives in the spotlight, and reveal what more surprises could be in store for the couple...

Kate Garraway has opened up on her husband Derek Draper's mental health as he continues to suffer from the long-term impacts of Covid-19. Derek, 54, returned home in April 2021 after spending a year in hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus in 2020, which has since left him battling a number of ongoing health issues.

Liam Gallagher will be picking up this year’s Music Moment Of The Year Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 – in honour of the free concert he played for NHS workers at London’s O2 Arena.The wildest night in music will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here.Joining the talent in the room on the night, former Oasis frontman and previous Godlike Genius recipient Liam Gallagher will be honoured with Music Moment Of The Year for his stellar gig at London’s O2 on August 17, 2021 – where he and Primal Scream welcomed the return of live music and thanked NHS staff for their hard work through the pandemic by performing a free show for healthcare workers.Responding to the win, Gallagher told NME: “I’d like to thank NME for the Music Moment Of The Year award and would like to dedicate it to all the NHS and care workers and all the people that give a shit in general.

Griff will be the recipient of this year’s Radar Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 – where she’ll also be joined live on stage by Sigrid to perform their huge joint single ‘Head On Fire’.The wildest night in music will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here.Following in the footsteps of the likes of Beabadoobee, Pale Waves, Fat White Family and many more, Griff will be honoured with this year’s Radar Award – which recognises emerging acts who are destined to become legends for the next generation of musician.As one of the UK’s youngest and brightest pop stars, Griff was aged just 11 when she taught herself to record and produce her own songs.

Neneh Cherry has been announced as the recipient of this year’s Icon Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The wildest night in music will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here.Following in the footsteps of previous recipients including Garbage’s Shirley Manson and Hole’s Courtney Love, Neneh Cherry will be honoured with this year’s Icon Award in celebration of her continual ability to redefine music, fashion and culture over the past three decades.Since the release of her debut single in 1989, the worldwide hit ‘Buffalo Stance’, Neneh Cherry has continued to push the boundaries in culture, style and music.

A knife has been seized after police spotted two men 'acting suspiciously' in Bolton.

Julian Alvarez scored his first goals as a Manchester City player as he netted an impressive hat-trick for River Plate on Wednesday.

Maura Higgins was risking a wardrobe malfunction as she headed to support her best pal Molly-Mae Hague.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal and AMC are looking like saints in the exhibition business right now after taking a kicking in the teeth by rival circuits for their controversial deal last week to crunch the theatrical window to 17 days with an option for PVOD thereafter.Disney’s announcement Tuesday after the market closed that it is bringing to its 60.5 million Disney+ subscribers for a rental of $29.99 (and in theaters in those places of the world that don’t have the streaming service) over Labor Day weekend is indeed seismic, unprecedented, and stoking fears in exhibitors about their future livelihoods. Of those exhibitors we spoke with this afternoon, many were blindsided by Disney’s decision.

Steve Burke, the chairman and former CEO of NBCUniversal, is extending his tenure with parent company Comcast. Burke, who had been set to retire from the company this month, will now stay on as chairman of NBCUniversal through the end of 2020.

The Wall Street Journal, the cuts, which will affect sports and cable networks, broadcast, the movie studio and theme parks businesses, will affect less than 10% of the overall staff.NBCUniversal did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Also Read: NBC Entertainment Chief Paul Telegdy Under Investigation for Workplace MisconductNBCU is poised to closer align its television and streaming operations, both of which are under Lazarus. During Comcast’s second quarter earnings call last week, CEO Jeff Shell hinted that more changes were coming.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNew Republic Pictures has signed Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s Nine Stories to a first look feature film production deal.It’s the second first look that New Republic has made in recent weeks, the prior one being with two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and her Dirty Films company.Gyllenhaal and New Republic founder Brian Oliver previously worked together on Universal’s Everest while New Republic President Bradley Fischer collaborated with the Oscar-nominated actor on Paramount’s Zodiac.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNBCUniversal is beginning layoffs as it carries out a planned restructuring designed to emphasize its streaming operations.CEO Jeff Shell confirmed the overhaul was coming last week during Comcast’s second-quarter earnings call, but he didn’t mention any specifics or timeline. A person close to the company confirmed to Deadline that the cuts were under way.Reports have swirled in about the reshaping of NBCU in recent weeks, with another variable being an internal probe of NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy’s alleged conduct.The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said the cutbacks would likely be held to less than 10% of the company’s 35,000 employees.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorCinemark CEO Mark Zoradi weighed in this morning on all the noise that Universal and AMC stirred up last week with their plan to crunch the theatrical window to 17 days.“Consistent with our past practices, Cinemark does not comment on the actions of our competitors. That said we believe an exclusive theatrical window is critically important.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe Warner Bros. Burbank, CA lot has been a ghost town for the last four-and-half-months, with employees working from home in quarantine.But somebody left Annabelle behind, and the below video shows what happens when the evil doll is left to her own devices, all alone, in the New Line offices.Back in late July, during a “work equipment pick-up day,” three New Line employees decided to have some fun with this femme movie prop and made this short, Annabelle in Quarantine, about the evil doll’s shenanigans while everyone has been away.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIFC’s Dave Franco-directed horror movie The Rental continued to hold its lease atop the box office for a second weekend in a row, grossing $317,823 from 242 locations. Pic’s 10-day gross stands at $916,333.The Rental reps the first No.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked filmmaker Gavin Rothery, who recently made his feature directorial debut with the sci-fi movie Archive which he also wrote.Before SXSW’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the Theo James-Stacy Martin movie was set for a premiere at the Austin, TX fest.Archive is set in 2038 and follows George Almore, who is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready, and this sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he looks to reunite with his dead wife.Originally a comic artist, Rothery worked in the games industry since 1996.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Courteney Cox is returning for the next Scream as her famed dogged news reporter character Gale Weathers, we can tell you first.The Friends alum joins previously announced Scream castmember David Arquette who is also coming back as Dewey Riley. Cameras will roll on the Spyglass Media Group-Paramount Production in Wilmington, North Carolina.The next Scream is being directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock).

Comcast-owned NBCUniversal's recently launched TV and Streaming unit, which combined those businesses under Mark Lazarus, is working on a restructuring set to be unveiled soon, NBCU CEO Jeff Shell said Thursday.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell on Thursday addressed Universal Pictures' historic agreement with cinema giant AMC Theatres, which will will allow the studio's movies to be made available on premium video-on-demand after just 17 days of play in cinemas, including three weekends. The deal, which initially covers AMC's U.S.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione EXCLUSIVE: Those in town assuming that one of the other big exhibition circuits will fall in line with AMC, and seek their own 17-day theatrical window-PVOD deal with Universal, will soon realize that it will be a cold day in hell.Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, who oversees the world’s second largest chain, exclusively tells Deadline “We do not see any business sense in this model” when it comes to Universal and AMC’s agreement for a 17-day theatrical window for movies, with an option to go on PVOD thereafter.“While we don’t know the full details and we are always analyzing any move in the industry, we will analyze it.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAfter AMC CEO Adam Aron publicly threatened that he would never play Universal movies as along as the studio had a plan for simultaneous theatrical-PVOD releases like Trolls World Tour, the world’s No. 1 exhibitor and the Hollywood studio have broken bread with the following multi-year agreement:Universal and Focus Features releases will play at AMC theaters for a 17-day exclusive theatrical window.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe release date change landslide continues today following AMC’s announcement that they’re reopening in mid to late August with Paramount’s A Quiet Place 2 leaving Labor Day weekend for April 23, 2021 and now their Skydance co-production Top Gun: Maverick vacating Dec. 25 for July 2, 2021.So what’s going no here? I hear Mulan is waiting to see what happens with Tenet before resurfacing on the schedule from sources.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDisney is no longer releasing Mulan on Aug. 21 and is unsetting the movie for the time being.  Oy, just when AMC was looking to turn the lights back on with a big movie in pockets of the country.However, they’re keeping movies on the schedule I hear, i.e. 20th Century Studios’ New Mutants on Aug.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorJust because Warner Bros. took Christopher Nolan’s Tenet temporarily off the release schedule doesn’t mean that the No.