After AMC Networks Posts Strong Q1 Numbers, Recently Installed CEO Kristin Dolan Says Her “Clear And Actionable Perspective” Will Help Get Company On Track

William Earl Variety’s Actors on Actors series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s TV Emmys race for Season 18. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Thursday January 15th starting at 8:00 pm, followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings). All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org and the free PBS App following their premieres. Variety’s Actors on Actors issue will hit newsstands on June 7th and the conversations will start airing on Tuesday, June 6th on Variety.com and its social media channels. This year’s “Actors on Actors” lineup includes:

An untitled “The Walking Dead” spinoff centering on Andrew Lincoln’s Rick and Danai Gurira’s Michonne was also announced during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in January, which at the time was expected to air in 2024. The eighth and final season of “Fear the Walking Dead” premiered on May 14.

Tina Turner died on Wednesday, with her rep telling ET she died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83.The music icon experienced the highest of highs (from selling more than 100 million records worldwide to earning a Kennedy Center Honor and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) to the lowest of lows (she tried to kill herself to escape her abusive relationship with ex-husband Ike Turner, mourned the death of two of her sons and nearly died from kidney failure) while becoming a household name whose songs — from «What's Love Got to Do With It» to «Proud Mary» — have endured the test of time.Over the course of her career, Tina released nine full-length studio albums, won a dozen GRAMMYs and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame not once, but twice. ET takes a look back at some of the triumphs and tragedies she endured. Tina became the first woman to appear on the cover of the famed music magazine.

Billie Shepherd and the family have jetted off on a luxury holiday to the Maldives on this week's episode of The Family Diaries. All three children - Nelly, eight, Arthur, five, and baby Margot - are all part of this holiday but whilst they were away, husband Greg tried to show his wife his romantic side.

Breaking down their split. Ariana Madix explained why she thinks her relationship with Tom Sandoval would have ended even if she didn’t discover his affair with Raquel Leviss.

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Channel 5 are serving up a third season of The Madame Blanc Mysteries.

Suranne Jones returns to our screens this evening (Monday, May 22) with brand new drama Maryland on ITV.

Miley Cyrus scored a hit single earlier this year with “Flowers” but don’t expect the former Disney star to sing it on tour anytime soon. The singer seemingly has no desire to go on tour and singing in front of thousands of fans.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are shaken up after their involvement in a “near catastrophic” car chase, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Kiefer Sutherland is ready to reprise his role as corporate spy John Weir in “Rabbit Hole”.

The Information to discuss her current startup venture, Sunshine, the former Yahoo CEO touched on the artificial intelligence elephant in the room, mentioning that upping AI integration is on the startup’s to-do list. “We aspire to have more AI involved, but we also want to make sure we produce a product that’s reliable,” Mayer said.

Elle Fanning has had many great roles in many movies, but there was one in particular that she lost all because of her social media follower count.

Billie and Greg Shepherd locked horns on this week’s episode of The Family Diaries as Greg planned to go to Amsterdam with his friends for his birthday.The start of the episode saw Billie explaining the situation to her mum Suzie Wells as she said that she was under the impression that Greg had mentioned the trip in passing, to later see a WhatsApp group dedicated to the boy's holiday on his phone as he and his pals had already started making arrangements.They then came to blows in what Billie described as "one of the biggest arguments we've ever had", with Greg then not coming home that night. Later in the episode, the pair discuss their row as Greg admits he thought he’d got the green light to go from his wife of four years.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor New Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl faced a light release schedule during his first two quarters in office and has promised not to candy-coat the results. Although the company’s revenue was up 4% and its publishing division posted a strong quarter, the company is just beginning to emerge from that thin stretch of releases with strong performances from three recent albums from its Atlantic Records division, from Ed Sheeran, Jack Harlow and Tiesto. As he did in his first earnings call, Kyncl nodded to that situation and then looked ahead to a robust release schedule for the remainder of 2023, with upcoming releases from Dua Lipa, David Guetta, Lil Uzi Vert, Burna Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Tiago PZK, Bailey Zimmerman, and others. “I’m very confident in the path forward, as we combine creative and marketing excellence with tech innovation to propel our growth,” he said.

Tuesday’s earnings call, but referred to Fox News programming overall as a “successful strategy” before clarifying that there are no plans to further shake things up.“As regards to our programming strategy in primetime, there’s no change to our programming strategy at Fox News,” Murdoch said. “It’s obviously a successful strategy.

Kristin Dolan, who took over earlier this year as CEO of AMC Networks, said the company is “very well positioned” to manage through the WGA strike.

took a $403.8 million write-off related to content costs, contributing to a large loss in the quarter.“AMC Networks has always been known for great content that breaks through in popular culture, receives critical acclaim and engages fans. In an environment of shifting consumption, we are committed to making our content available across the entire distribution ecosystem,” Dolan said in a statement.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer AMC Networks lost 300,000 subscribers across its streaming services in Q1, falling from 11.8 million at the end of 2022 to 11.5 million by March 31, the company reported in its earnings results Tuesday. This drop in subs follows a slight increase of 700,000 paid streaming customers between Q3 and Q4 of last year. AMC Networks’ streaming platforms includes AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE. Those digital offerings are in addition to the company’s linear channels AMC, BBC America (a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films.

Ed Sheeran has opened up on his long-standing friendship with fellow hit-maker Taylor Swift. Describing the I Knew You Were Trouble singer as one of the "only people that actually truly understands" him and where he's currently at in his career, Ed, 32, added that speaking to Taylor, 33, is like "therapy".

The crowds gathered at The Mall to catch a glimpse of their new King and Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony, despite the rain. And as our new sovereign waved to the crowds, spectators also got the chance to see some of our younger royals – including Kate and William's children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. There was one particularly poignant moment between brothers George, nine, and five year old Louis as they chatted during the appearance, where they could watch the Red Arrows fly over the Palace.