Aaron Rodgers, Kevin Love Lead Variety’s Sports & Entertainment Virtual Summit

Is there romance in the air?!

new home in Santa Barbara. Meghan sat in front of a gorgeous stone fireplace during the video chat, on top of which sat a vintage print of a bear holding the state of California.The artwork is taken from the cover of the sheet music for "I Love You, California," the regional anthem of the state.

New couple alert?!

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFor football fans in the time of COVID, Verizon Media’s Yahoo Sports app is introducing a new way to live-stream free NFL games virtually with friends — via the Zoom-like “Watch Together” feature.The Yahoo Sports app’s new Watch Together co-viewing experience will let users invite up to three people to watch live local and primetime NFL games on their mobile phones through a synchronized livestream.

Peter White Television EditorUCP is ramping up its development on unscripted programming and is moving into the family space.The company is working on family-friendly projects with Seth MacFarlane, Jim Henson Company and Wondery.This comes after the division of Universal Studio Group has produced a slew of true-crime series and investigative doc series such as Netflix’s Business of Drugs, FX’s A Wilderness of Error and Oxygen’s DNA of Murder with Paul Holes and Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of

Santa A. Claus was a Pennsylvania native who portrayed the jolly old elf for more than 50 years and legally changed his name to reflect his role.Claus began playing Santa for friends and family in 1963, making his first public appearances in 1983 at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall, Pennsylvania.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorMarketing professionals from across the industry gathered in virtual form on Aug. 26-27 for Variety‘s annual Entertainment Marketing Summit, presented by Deloitte.The summit focused on the pandemic’s impact on entertainment marketing and data tracking the growth of the online entertainment universe.

Janet W. Lee Coronavirus upended the business of live sports, but fans have shifted to sports-inspired films and docuseries, such as ESPN Films’ “The Last Dance” and Netflix’s “Cheer” and “Last Chance U.” On Variety’s Sports & Entertainment Breakfast, which aired Aug.

Peter White Television EditorJimmy Kimmel is returning to his late-night talk show following his stint hosting the Emmys with his show also heading back into its usual location of the El Capitan Entertainment Centre.Kimmel returns from his summer break on Monday September 21 and Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be back in the studio, having filmed from Kimmel’s home and at an AirBnB in West Hollywood over the past six months.The show will resume its regular one-hour format on Kimmel’s return.Kimmel’s

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorShaquille ONeal’s new deal with WarnerMedia will have him analyzing NBA games, but it could also put him in the wrestling ring and in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.The AT&T-owned entertainment company said Monday that it struck a new “multi-year” deal with the celebrated basketball analyst that will extend his reach beyond his regular duties on Turner Sports.

Meghan Markle has been announced as a surprise guest for the upcoming virtual When We All Vote summit.

Will Smith encouraged movie-goers to follow the social distancing rules in China in a new safety PSA.

Seven months after Cara Santana and Jesse Metcalfe ended their engagement after spending over a decade together, they both have apparently moved on. Jesse, 41, has struck up a romance with Corin Jamie Lee Clark, a 27-year-old model from Canada.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLate Night hosts Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon took aim at the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which has gone virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Monday featured pre-recorded speeches from political figures including Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Clyburn, Bernie Sanders and most notably Michelle Obama.

Kevin Hart has Ellen DeGeneres‘ back… and she, his!

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres stepped out of the house amidst the recent drama and rumours surrounding her namesake day time talk show to have lunch with pal Kevin Hart. The 62-year-old talk show host and the 41-year-old comic actor enjoyed lunch outside at a beachfront restaurant on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, California.