Apple TV Plus Sets R.J. Cutler’s Docuseries ‘Dear…’ for Spring 2020

By Ted Johnson

Disney Plus roared out of the gate, signing up 28.6 million subscribers less than three months after its debut. And despite Disney Plus’ smaller content lineup, about half of Americans said they think the Mouse House service is just as good as category leader Netflix, according to a new survey by consumer-research firm Piplsay.

Singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek explores the feelings of longing in a long-distance relationship on her single, “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings.” On today’s episode of Verified, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music, Caroline Polachek explains the feelings and experiences that inspired the song.

And then she tore up the speech.No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two.Right there, on camera, behind Trump's back. As he stepped down, she ripped again.

By Dominic Patten

The Disney Plus streaming service is to be launched in India from the next month, piggybacking on the Hotstar platform that Disney acquired from Fox.

In a stunning moment at the end of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deliberately picked up half the pages of the speech he had just delivered and ripped them in half as she stood behind him. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her disdain for President Donald Trump known after he finished his State of the Union address, ripping up her advance copy of his speech behind his back. Trump had just spent an hour and a half refusing to give Democrats credit for any legislature passed in 2019, and started off the night by refusing to shake the House Speaker’s hand. It was clear at that moment that it would be a tense night at the Capitol Building.

It’s been six weeks since Nancy Pelosi led the House of Representatives in impeaching President Donald Trump, and he made it clear at the 2020 State of the Union that he’s taking it personally. As the president, 73, approached the dais in the same chamber where he was impeached on December 18, he gave copies of his speech to Vice President Mike Pence, and Pelosi, both sitting behind them per tradition.

Apple Music subscribers will get the first crack at Genius’ original show “Verified,” which features artists explaining the lyrics and meaning behind their biggest songs.

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Damon Lindelof has been spiritually linked to NBC’s “The Good Place” since its launch in 2016. Not only did Drew Goddard, an alum of Lindelof’s “Lost,” direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer, but creator Mike Schur had turned to “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen” showrunner for advice on how to craft a serialized comedy tackling subjects like philosophy, humanity and mortality.

Julie Plec is departing her longtime studio home at Warner Bros. Television for a rich new deal with Universal Television, Variety has learned.

Apple is nearing a series order for a comedy starring “Saturday Night Live” cast member Cecily Strong.

While the prospect of a sequel series to Ron Howard‘s 1988 fantasy feature “Willow” has gotten fans frothing at the mouth, Howard told Variety that Disney Plus still hasn’t made a final decision on the show as of yet.

Disney Plus is reviving “The Quest,” a critically acclaimed but short-lived fantasy reality series that aired on ABC in summer 2014. Casting is under way for a new version of the series, which will now focus on teenage contestants.

Is Apple TV Plus — the tech giant’s foray into the streaming wars — a roaring success?

Pour one out for Nancy Drew—murdered so that men could valiantly investigate her death.It’s just like Nancy says, in the books: “Ah, gee! There’s no mystery more urgent than how to make men feel needed.”An upcoming comic book, descriptively titled Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew, will celebrate the teen girl detective’s 90th anniversary by killing her, Polygon .