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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Nicole Morganti, Amazon Studios head of Italian originals, is being promoted by the streamer to the newly expanded role of head of local originals for Southern Europe encompassing Italy, France and Spain. Morganti, who has over 20 years of experience in the Italian entertainment industry, joined Amazon Studios as head of unscripted originals for Italy in February 2019 from her previously held position of Discovery Italy’s VP of talent and productions.
She was promoted in April 2020 to the role of head of Amazon originals — scripted and unscripted — for Italy. Since joining Amazon, Morganti has led the streamer’s multi-pronged approach in Italy combining scripted, unscripted and sports content.
She has launched a mix of bold scripted shows such as hit dark Mafia comedy “The Bad Guy” and young adult coming-of-age drama “Prisma,” which is about twin brothers who go against gender norms in different ways. She has also worked on the docu-reality series “The Ferragnez,” starring digital entrepreneur and fashion icon Chiara Ferragni and her recording artist partner Fedez; unscripted cooking travelogue “Dinner Club”; and the Italian versions of “Celebrity Hunted” and comedy show “LOL,” among other shows.
In her new role, Morganti will continue to lead Amazon Studios in Italy while supervising the Southern Europe region, where each territory will continue to have its own local lead, such as Amazon head of originals for France Thomas Dubois, who remains in place and will now report to her. Morganti, who is an unscripted specialist, started out as an executive producer at MTV Italia, producing live music events and helping in the launch of MTV Spain and Portugal.
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, creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's award-winning and long-running FX anthology series, is gearing up for season 12. Dubbed, the newest installment looks to be a significant departure from seasons of the past. As production for the newest installment continues, casting and other details are slowly being revealed.
Conan O’Brien will bring his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend to this year’s New York Comedy Festival, with a taping of the live episode later airing on Team Coco’s SiriusXM Channel.
Punishing downpours continued to slam Southern California on Monday after Tropical Storm Hilary – the weakened-but-still-potent remains of what had been a hurricane – made landfall Sunday in Southern California, prompting downpours and flooding. According to the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, “all rainfall daily records have been broken.”
Kim Kardashian is making her debut in a spine-tingling role.FX and Hulu announced on Tuesday that the Ryan Murphy franchise's upcoming season, will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Bhasker Patel looks so different after leaving Emmerdale earlier this summer. Bhasker played Rishi Sharma, who died tragically before he could see his adoptive son Jai (Chris Bisson) marry Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) after he fell down the stairs. But since leaving the soap the 67 year old, who has a prolific list of TV and film credits which includes Indiana Jones and Thunderbirds, has moved onto other projects.
It’s about Tom … and Michael Cohen? Carole Radziwill made a bombshell revelation about how Bethenny Frankel obtained a photo of Luann de Lesseps’ ex-fiancé Tom D’Agostino cheating on her at The Regency in New York City.
Guns N’ Roses for one night only.The legendary rockers are set to perform at East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium with special guest The Pretenders on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.And if you haven’t secured your tickets yet, now is a better time than ever.Since our team last wrote about the GNR tour, prices have dropped.At the time of publication, the lowest price on tickets is now $32 before fees on Vivid Seats.Lower-level ticket prices aren’t that bad either coming in at $51 before fees.By our estimation, that’s a steal to catch Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band live.Want to hear “Paradise City,” “Welcome To The Jungle,” “November Rain,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and so many more hits live?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know about Guns N’ Roses’ MetLife gig below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by section for Guns N’ Roses Aug.
McKinley Franklin editor The Writers Lab, supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, has revealed its ninth annual batch of participants. With a devotion to developing scripted content written by women over the age of 40, the Lab, produced with New York Women in Film & Television, is known for its commitment to elevating the work of women screenwriters through mentorship, advocacy and exposure.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome’s Cinecittà Studios are in the midst of a radical overhaul that started in June 2021, when the government-owned facilities, headed by Nicola Maccanico — who is a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec — secured a multi-million dollar loan provided by the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund to upgrade and expand the studios. Productions that recently set up camp on its iconic backlot, lured in part by Italy’s generous 40% cash-back tax credit, include Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die,” which is currently shooting, and Luca Guadagnino’s recently wrapped William Burroughs adaptation “Queer” starring Daniel Craig.
Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount taken on a new role aimed at tackling a lack of diversity in hiring apprenticeships.
Ever since the Cleveland Guardians moved shortstop Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez has moved up into the two-hole. Gimenez has struggled to produce batting second, will he be able to figure it out when his team needs him the most? Rosario was a solid two-hitter for the Guardians. He was a streaky hitter who chased a lot of pitches, but he produced when he got hot.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Franco-Tunisian film and TV entrepreneur Tarak Ben Ammar is expanding the scope of his Italian operations by buying local unscripted production outfit Blu Yazmine, while also entering talks to build a large studio complex in Rome. Though Ben Ammar’s ambition to build sprawling new filming facilities in the Italian capital are in advanced talks but not fully concrete, the purchase of a majority stake in Blu Yazmine via his Rome-based Eagle Pictures has been closed.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent An underhanded move by members of Italy’s right-wing government to try and take over the management of Rome’s Centro Sperimentale Film School is prompting an uproar by its students and a strong show of support from the country’s top directors. Earlier this week, students of the Centro Sperimentale — which is the oldest film school in the world, and among the finest — staged a demonstration in front of the country’s parliament just as a piece of legislation that would change the school’s management was swiftly being approved by a parliamentary committee.
phone hacking case against the publication’s parent publisher, News Group Newspapers, on Thursday.Justice Timothy Fancourt has also discharged Harry’s claim that there is a “secret agreement” between Buckingham Palace and the media.However, the court is allowing Harry, 38, to take the Sun to trial over what he alleges were illegal practices to obtain information against him.The case is set to hit the UK’s High Court in January 2024.The Sun is part of NewsCorp, which is the parent company of The New York Post.According to the Associated Press, the judge said that the Invictus Games founder was aware of the phone hacking issue earlier and should have brought it up sooner to the court.News Group Newspapers asserted that the suit should be canceled because the allegations had been made after the six-year window for bringing them was over.“There is no evidence currently before me that the Duke knew before the (deadline to file a suit) that NGN had done anything other than hack his mobile phone (at the News of the World),” Fancourt said.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Colin Tilley, the acclaimed director of music videos for Cardi B, Justin Bieber, and Nicki Minaj, will make his feature debut with “Somewhere in Dreamland.” Production recently wrapped on the project, which stars Whitney Peak, from “Gossip Girl” and “Hocus Pocus 2,” as well as S. Epatha Merkerson (“Law & Order”), Golda Rosheuvel (“Bridgerton”), Finn Bennett (“True Detective”) and newcomer Laken Giles. Elisa Victoria penned the original graphic novel and the screenplay with Michael Tully.
McKinley Franklin editor Olivia Macklin and Dylan McTee are set to lead Paul Etheredge’s paranormal parenting thriller “Psychopomp” alongside Shawnee Smith, Avangeline Friedlander and Lily D. Moore. The horror will spotlight Macklin and McTee as a couple who foster a “mute orphan” (portrayed by Friedlander).
Eight new branches of bargain store B&M opening in the coming months - including one in Wigan.
Sophia Scorziello editor Exceptional Minds, the California-based non-profit training academy that works to bring young adults on the autism spectrum into digital arts roles, has promoted internal leaders Mike Schmueck and Steff Farrar to helm their in-house studios. Schmueck and Farrar were promoted to director of studio programs in VFX and animation, respectively. Together, they will manage the graduate artists of Exceptional Minds who provide production and post-production services.
Two years ago actress Charley Webb left ITV’s soap Emmerdale after a whopping 19 years on the show and has just revealed she’s landed a brand-new role in a touring play. Charley, 35, appeared as the popular character Debbie Dingle who arrived in the village in 2002 and was on and off screen until 2021. During that time, Charley took three maternity leave breaks to have her sons, Buster, Bowie and Ace who she shared with husband and fellow actor Matthew Wolfenden, 43, who plays David Metcalfe in Emmerdale.