‘Room to Grow’: European Heavyweights Debate Size, Global Streamers at Series Mania

Former EastEnders star Maisie Smith's mum Julia is following in her famous daughter's footsteps as she was spotted filming scenes for the BBC soap. Julia was seen reading a script for the show, which made her talented 20 year old daughter shoot to fame thanks to the iconic role as Tiffany Butcher, which she played from 2008 until earlier this year.

Gemma Collins has won legions of fans since starring in hit ITVBe show, The Only Way is Essex, and they were out in their droves on Tuesday night for the launch of her one-woman show, The GC's Big Night Out, in Manchester.The star looked fabulous in a neon green satin suit as she left the show and accessorised with glamorous rhinestone sunglasses, hot pink strappy heels and a Louis Vuitton clutch bag. Her blonde hair was still in the same loose waves from the show, and she wore a slick of fuchsia pink lipstick and her trademark deep tan.

Kourtney Kardashian took to her Instagram on Wednesday to confirm that she and fiancé Travis Barker tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Las Vegas. After wowing on the red carpet of the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the pair then travelled to the One Love Wedding Chapel where they were joined in a service which is not legally binding.

After two years of virtual operations due to Covid, AMC Networks is convening an in-person upfront presentation tonight in New York, where it will highlight a number of digital ad initiatives.

Showtime and BET Networks executive Michael Crotty has been promoted to COO & CFO, Paramount Global Premium Group, which includes Showtime Networks, BET Networks, Paramount Television Studios and Bellator.

A24 has assembled an impressive package for The Governesses—the sophomore feature from Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), in which Lily-Rose Depp (The Idol) will star, alongside recent breakouts Hoyeon (Squid Game) and Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World).

Peacock’s limited drama series A Friend Of The Family continues to build its cast, adding Austin Stowell (The Hating Game), Patrick Fischler (American Crime Story: Impeachment), Bree Elrod (Red Rocket) and Philip Ettinger (First Reformed). They will join previously announced stars Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace and Hendrix Yancey. A Friend Of The Family comes from Nick Antosca, who serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer.

Scott Disick was living it up in Los Angeles on Tuesday night April 6. The 38-year-old reality star was spotted holding hands with Rebecca Donaldson, 27, as they left a club together. The couple were both dressed in all black as they were seen outside the venue together. Rebecca looked beautiful in a sexy, black mini-dress and heels. Scott rocked a black hoodie and baggy pants, as well as a backwards baseball cap for the evening.

Jade Goody's son Bobby Brazier admits that he "doesn't miss" his late mum as he doesn't think he was with her "long enough" to develop a close bond.

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Quality time. Pete Davidson’s relationship with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids is clearly getting closer, now that the comedian was spotted driving around Los Angeles with girlfriend Kim’s daughter, North, on April 5, 2022, according to a video obtained by TMZ.

Tick…Tick…Boom! star Andrew Garfield, do it quickly because the Brit likely won't stay single for long.The star and model Alyssa Miller hooked up in Fall 2021, but split sometime prior to April 2022, per . (Miller Jake Gyllenhaal.) “Andrew and Alyssa were a really beautiful couple and things were going great at first. They were together for quite some time before they went public, but work schedules mean it has been really hard to see each other.

Selome Hailu Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod and Philip Ettinger have been cast in “A Friend of the Family,” Peacock’s upcoming true crime limited series from UCP and showrunner and executive producer Nick Antosca.The series is based on the true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan (Hendrix Yancey) was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by Robert “B” Berchtold (Jake Lacy), a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart and turn their daughter against them. “A Friend of the Family” follows how their lives were permanently altered and how they survived.

wcinkala pmc-editorial-managerVariety is pleased to announce that Dakota Johnson, Hulu President Joe Earley and Prime Video and Amazon Studios Global Chief Marketing Officer Ukonwa Ojo are among the speakers participating at the Variety Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte, on May 24 in Hollywood. Johnson will be joined by partner Katie O’Connell to discuss their strategy on building their production company TeaTime Pictures. Current projects in which Johnson stars and produces include upcoming film releases “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “Am I OK?”Earley will be featured in a keynote conversation focusing on his leadership vision for Hulu.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks has some big TV events to sell in the months ahead, but the company realizes advertisers who might like to be associated with those programs will want new kinds of advertising around them.This next cycle of programming will bring with it TV events like the final episodes of “Better Call Saul’ and “The Walking Dead” that ought to command high prices in TV’s next “upfront” market, along with the debut of a show based on Anne Rice’s popular “Interview with the Vampire,” but without digital opportunities around them, marketers may not engage fully, suggests Kim Kelleher, AMC Networks’ president of commercial revenue and partnerships.“We are seeing an increased appetite for digital inventory, and we have spent a lot of time working to break down the walls between digital and linear,” she says in an interview. “Those are table stakes now.” While AMC is one of the sector’s smaller players, it has unveiled some eye-opening initiatives in recent months, including the launches of a handful of so-called FAST, or free, ad-supported streaming channels and a commitment to sell addressable ad inventory in each linear hour of original programs on its AMC and We TV cable networks.The company is poised to expand its efforts.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHaving two action experts in the starring roles helped stunt coordinator Timothy Eulich make mayhem in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which features Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan jumping through a manic multiverse created by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directing duo known as the Daniels.In the A24 film, now in theaters, Yeoh plays Evelyn, a laundromat owner and mother who navigates the changing scenarios to save her family, including Quan as her husband, Waymond, and ends up with a new outlook on life and love. Key props: a fanny pack that’s used as a martial arts weapon and a butt plug-shaped IRS Auditor of the Year trophy that’s a portal to other dimensions.Eulich, who has collaborated with the Daniels for 11 years, including on 2016’s “Swiss Army Man,” is familiar with their M.O.

Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers knew why he wanted to be part of a TV series adaptation of Jake Adelstein’s time as a crime beat reporter in Japan.

not chill.These days there are a plethora of streaming giants for viewers to choose from. Depending on one’s mood, couch potatoes can choose from Hulu, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Paramount+ and more to binge-watch their favorite programs and pig out as they chill out.However, a new study done by Nielsen, titled “State of Play,” has found that watchers are bogged down and inundated with too many viewing choices.The report conducted by the renowned ratings site used several methods to compile the data.Nielsen investigated their TV and streaming ratings, as well as insights from their Gracenote content-recognition service, and also surveyed many streaming users.The survey discovered that 46% of streaming customers are stressed out over the number of titles available to watch.

frying up chicken for her son, Julian, went viral — eliciting backlash for her cooking methods.On Tuesday, the “Warcraft” actress acknowledged the motherclucking reaction.“I just wanted to respond and say, listen, I get it.” she said in an Instagram video she shared from Mexico. The post was captioned with the phrase: “Peace, love and fried chicken ❤️.”“It might look crazy. It is the way we do it.

Two girlfriends have transformed their chats about sex into a fully fledged career, which brings in £7,000 per month and sees the pair providing intimacy advice.

Eboni K. Williams believes she knows why Real Housewives of New York City is being split into two different shows.

More Baby Shark is on the way, it was announced during Nickelodeon‘s Upfront Presentation on Thursday, as plans are underway for a feature-length movie for Paramount+ to be released in 2023.

Deadline, Baldwin and his brother William Baldwin are flying out to Italy to film Kid Santa and Billie’s Magic World, two family comedy films which blend live-action and animation. Filming on the projects has already started in Rome.The two movies reunite Baldwin with director Francesco Cinquemani, who he previously worked with on 2015 sci-fi film Andron.On October 21 last year, Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of Rust at Bonanza Creed Ranch in New Mexico, which killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.In legal documents obtained by CNN earlier this month, Baldwin claims he asked Hutchins if he should cock the gun that ultimately fired the live round of ammunition.“Baldwin asked Hutchins whether she wanted to see him cock the gun, as the script required,” reads the arbitration demand filed by Baldwin’s lawyer.

BBC has confirmed that four of its biggest dramas that have aired over the last year are returning. The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time are all set to make a comeback with a second series after each drama was a hit with viewers.

Wendy Williams is asking for access to her money after alleging that Wells Fargo is keeping it from her.In a video shared to Instagram on Wednesday, Williams asked for the release of her funds after the bank froze her out of her account after claiming that the TV personality is «incapacitated» and is in need of a guardianship.«My thing is that I’ve been asking questions about my money and when I begin asking questions about my money, suddenly Lori Schiller has got no response regarding my money. I want my money.

Five months after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the production of Rust, the film’s star Alec Baldwin is set to make his screen comeback in a pair of Italian Christmas features.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAlec Baldwin will be going back to work as an actor in Italy after the fatal “Rust” accident last October, according to two Italian production companies.Italy’s Minerva Pictures and Andrea Iervolino and Monica Bacardi’s ILBE have revealed that both Alec Baldwin and his brother Daniel Baldwin have been cast in two films they are jointly producing, and which will soon shoot in Rome.Minerva chief Gianluca Curti said Baldwin will be arriving in Rome on Saturday. Daniel Baldwin is already in the Italian capital.Baldwin’s representative did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.Both pics are by Italian helmer Francesco Cinquemani, who directed William Baldwin in the 2021 live-action/animation family comedy “The Christmas Witch,” which Minerva and ILBE also jointly produced.

As competition for the best European talent ramps up, bosses at some of the continent’s biggest production houses are finding U.S. agents tricky to deal with.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVariety shined a spotlight on European talents at its jam-packed dinner cocktail party at Series Mania Festival in Lille, France.The event, which was co-hosted by Variety and Series Mania Forum, celebrated Mo Abudu, the CEO of Nigeria’s EbonyLife Media who won the 2022 Woman in Series Award. The party also brought together the laureates of the Copro pitching sessions and over 800 international industry players.Following an introduction by Series Mania Forum’s head Francesco Capurro, Variety‘s international editor Manori Ravindran welcomed on stage three rising series directors and creators who are part of Variety’s 10 European Talents to Watch: Chas Appeti and Junior Okoli, the cinematographer and director of “Jungle,” and Quoc Dang Tran, the creator, showrunner and writer of Disney Plus’ French original “Parallels.” “Jungle” is an Amazon Original Series showcasing the creativity of the U.K.’s drill, grime and rap music.

Wendy Williams caught a flight from New Jersey to Florida shortly after she addressed her talk show’s cancellation. The longtime TV host, 57, was pictured in Newark Airport on Thursday night (March 17). In THESE PHOTOS obtained by TMZ, Wendy can be seen waiting with her 21-year-old son, Kevin, in the terminal before the pair flew to Miami. Wendy, who has been battling health issues that have kept her off TV for six months, reportedly held her son’s arm and was helped through the airport by the college student.

Prince William and Kate Middleton stand atop a landing while touring an archaeological site in Chiquibul, Belize on Monday (March 21).

Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, then for the National Board of Review awards gala in New York, others descended upon Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. Meanwhile, Rihanna brought out her bump for the launch of her beauty brand in Ulta Beauty locations.