Amblin Partners Signs New Distribution Deal With Universal, Participant Leaving as Stakeholder

MGM has signed a two-year second look film production deal with Plan B Entertainment. As part of this new pact, Plan B’s Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner have set several projects with the studio, an original sweeping love story from writer and director Lee Isaac Chung and Cory Finley’s film adaptation of National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel Landscape With Invisible Hand. Finley will write and direct the adaptation and Annapurna Pictures will produce with Plan B.

The deal ended a seven-month standoff between Roku and WarnerMedia, HBO Max’s parent company, insuring the streaming service would be available to Roku’s 46 million active accounts by Christmas Day, when “Wonder Woman 1984” is set to debut on the service.Roku opened at $346 per share on Thursday, easily topping its previous all-time high of $336.17, set earlier this month.

Topic Studios has entered a first-look deal with Mynette Louie, Mollye Asher, and Derek Nguyen’s The Population, the production company behind I Carry You with Me and Swallow. The multi-faceted deal covers all media and includes film, television, non-fiction and podcasts.

With the clock ticking down to the Christmas Day release of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max, WarnerMedia and Roku have hammered out a deal that will ensure millions of Americans can watch the tentpole film from the comfort of their homes. The $15-per-month streaming service will be available on Roku devices beginning Dec.

Meghan Markle, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, showed off a bit of cute couple banter when they revealed they’ll soon be serving as podcast hosts in future podcast episodes, during an introduction audio clip on Spotify. The podcasts will be part of a “multi-year partnership” between the popular streaming platform and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newly formed production company Archewell Audio.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has picked up North American distribution rights to comedy feature Days of The Bagnold Summer, the directorial debut of The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird.

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to India’s Best International Oscar entry Jallikattu.

AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan has signed a contract extension with the company, keeping him at the helm of the owner of AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America through the end of 2022. Sapan, 70, was named CEO of Rainbow Media (AMC's predecessor when it was still owned by Cablevision) in 1995, and led the company's spinoff as its own publicly-traded company in 2011.

Disney has reached a distribution deal with Comcast for the integration of Disney+ and ESPN+ into the No. 1 U.S. cable operator’s Xfinity X1 and Flex broadband services.

straight to your inboxTaylor Harwood-Bellis has agreed a new contract to keep him at Manchester City until 2024.The Stockport-born defender, who turns 19 next month, was promoted to the first team under Pep Guardiola ahead of the 2019/20 season after impressing on the summer tour of the Far East. He made his debut in the September of that campaign and has made four senior appearances to date for his boyhood club including both Carabao Cup matches this season.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAmblin Partners has signed a new multi-year film distribution partnership with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, as well as a series of new agreements that will expedite the company’s move into streaming.The pact is in the five-year range, according to insiders, similar to Amblin’s previous deal with the studio, which was inked in 2015.

Amblin Partners has signed a new multi-year film distribution partnership with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, as well as a series of new agreements that chart a clear course for the next phase of growth for one of the world’s leading independent film and television studios.

straight to your inboxJurgen Klopp does not believe that Liverpool and Manchester City will continue to dominate the Premier League despite Pep Guardiola extending his stay at the club.Guardiola's contract was set to expire this summer but it was announced in the week that he had signed a new two-year deal which will see him remain at the Etihad until at least 2023.The Blues and Liverpool have emerged as the two best teams in the country over the last few years and have been intensely battling

Tristan Thompson is on the move!

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, November 19.Pep Guardiola revealed the support from Manchester City was the main reason he agreed a new two-year contract with the club.The Spaniard ended speculation surrounding his future by agreeing a new two-year deal that extends his stay at the club until 2023.

straight to your inboxFollowing the confirmation that Pep Guardiola has extended his time as Manchester City boss until the end of the 2022/23 season, the Catalan knows he has a huge challenge ahead. With his previous deal set to expire at the end of this season, Guardiola has ended speculation over his future by committing to stay at the Etihad Stadium for at least two more years.

Ted Johnson The California Labor Commission has concluded that Celine Dion has to pay commissions to ICM Partners and partner Rob Prinz, ruling that she still owed for a lucrative contract with AEG because the deal was negotiated by her former agency.“The abundance of extrinsic evidence present here supports the Labor Commissioner’s conclusion that a valid talent agent contract was formed between the parties,” CLC concluded.The dispute centers on a concerts deal valued at nearly $500 million