Authentic Brands Group Forms Authentic Studios Full-Service Production House

Russell Brand has announced a UK tour for his new stand-up show Bipolarisation – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.The tour kicks off in August with shows in Maidenhead and Slough, before rounding off with dates throughout September in London, Chesham, Oxford, Plymouth and Wolverhampton.Tickets for the shows will be available first in a pre-sale on Ticketmaster from Wednesday June 7.

Christina Hall and James Bender, Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson and more HGTV stars are teaming up for a new competition series that will see them Barbie-fy one room in a Southern California home, creating the ultimate Barbie Dreamhouse.Egypt and Mike will take inspiration from the neon 1990s Barbie style to reimagine the entryway, living room and dining room, Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria, will create a Disco-themed 1970s den for Ken, while Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin tap into 1980s glam to bring the primary suite to life.Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas will be in charge of the front yard and exterior, and Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt will build the home's Y2 K-era backyard wonderland. The home will also feature a chic office worthy of Barbie's storied resume, designed by Michel Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle.Hosted by Ashley Graham, HGTV's , isn't just a competition series, one lucky fan will have the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime sleepover staycation in the completed home.ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Hall and Bender about the Barbie-tastic series, which premieres on the network July 19, and why they're the duo to watch out for.«It truly is Barbie's dreamhouse,» Hall gushed.

EXCLUSIVE: Former NFL player Andrew Hawkins and his Parks Tower Studios banner have entered into a co-production agreement with RTG Features, the sister studio to basketball-focused media company Slam, to develop and produce a slate of cross-platform scripted and unscripted projects that spotlight sports and culture. 

EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian actor Rune Temte (Time Bandits) has signed with Artist International Group for management.

Manchester City have been named the most valuable football brand in the world worth a whopping £1.3bn.

Dick Clark Productions has named Tamaya Petteway SVP of Partnerships. In her role, Petteway will run DCP’s sponsorship division overseeing revenue streams and profits related to sponsors, advertisers, locations, and venues. She will also lead sales initiatives and strategy across all DCP platforms. Reporting into Jay Penske, CEO, Chairman & Founder of Penske Media and CEO, DCP, and Mike Kohn, DCP’s COO, Petteway will officially join the team on June 12, 2023.  She will be based out of DCP’s Beverly Hills headquarters.

William Earl Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced the appointment of Tamaya Petteway to SVP of partnerships on Tuesday morning. In her role, Petteway will run DCP’s sponsorship division overseeing revenue streams and profits related to sponsors, advertisers, locations and venues. She will also lead sales initiatives and strategy across all DCP platforms. Reporting into Jay Penske, CEO, chairman and founder of Penske Media and CEO of DCP, as well as Mike Kohn, DCP’s COO, Petteway will officially join the team on June 12. “Tamaya brings incredible experience, talent and authority to the role,” said Penske. “Her unique skill set, enthusiasm for entertainment and creative approach are one of a kind and I look forward to watching her evolve the sponsorship strategy at DCP for the future.”

And That’s What You REALLY Missed.”“The twins moved to New York… And I gotta tell you, one of the only good thing to come out of Bob’s, well … Mary-Kate and Ashley, we didn’t really see them much,” he explained, talking about the star’s 2022 death. “I mean, we stayed in touch a little bit but Bob really did. And they were so great… You hear rumors, ‘Oh, they hated their childhood or they hated being on the show or whatever.'”The twins played the role of Michelle Tanner, the daughter of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), while Stamos played their uncle, Jesse Katsopolis, telling the story of a modern-day family who came together after the death of Tanner’s fictional wife.

John Stamos said he «respected» Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson's decision to not reprise their role as Michelle Tanner for Netflix's Fast forward to now, Stamos says he was actually «angry» that they declined to take part in the  reboot.While on the podcast, the 59-year-old actor opened up about how the late Bob Saget was the glue that kept the crew together after aired its final episode in 1995. Stamos, who famously played Uncle Jesse on for eight seasons and then again for five more seasons in the sequel, also shared a conversation he had with the Olson twins after Saget died. And it was during that conversation when Stamos shared his true feelings about the twins skipping out on the reboot."[Bob Saget] was very instrumental in keeping us all together.

A Los Angeles home with a classic-TV pedigree has gone on the market.

On Sunday’s episode of Rich House Poor House, multimillionaire Barrie Drewitt-Barlow switches lives with council flat tenant Ocean, who shares her teeny flat with eight-year-old daughter Oziana. While single mum Ocean had the opportunity to live Barrie’s luxurious life, staying at his six-bedroom mansion complete with a private chef and chauffeured Rolls Royce, the businessman spent five days living Ocean’s life. At the end of the five day period, Barrie and Ocean met up, with the kind businessman revealing that he wanted to help change aspiring chef Ocean’s life by helping her to create a baby food venture and investing into it.

Forming a truce. Carl Radke revealed that he’s made amends with Danielle Olivera’s ex Robert Sieber following their rift on season 7 of Summer House.

 season 7 reunion trailer, with Danielle Olivera reflecting on her friendship fallout with one-time bestie Lindsay Hubbard, whom she now describes as a «stranger.» Fans have watched the two grow further and further apart over the course of the season, Lindsay's engagement to longtime friend Carl Radke proving to be their breaking point.«You were the coldest, emotionless person I've ever seen,» Kyle Cooke tells Lindsay of how she handled Danielle.«I had had enough!» Lindsay fires back.«I'm starting to think you shouldn't be friends,» host Andy Cohen announces.It's one of many tense exchanges previewed in the first look at the all-cast sit-down special. Danielle, Lindsay, Carl and Kyle join castmates Amanda Batula, Paige DeSorbo, Ciara Miller, Mya Allen, Chris Leoni, Samantha Feher, Gabby Prescord and Kory Keefer on two giant couches to rehash the summer that was, with a lot of the heat targeted at Carl and Lindsay.

The global brand development, marketing and entertainment platform Authentic Brands Group has today announced its expansion with the launch of Authentic Studios, a full-service production studio that will develop and produce film, TV and commercial content drawing on Authentic’s portfolio of more than 40 world-renowned brands.

BreAnna Bell Authentic Brands Group has launched Authentic Studios, which aims to develop and produce a wide range of film/TV and commercial content from the company’s portfolio. Based in Beverly Hills, Authentic Studios will kick off as the home to Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends, David Beckham’s Studio 99, Sports Illustrated Studios and Authentic Productions. Authentic Studios plans to mine those companies to develop programming for television, film and streaming platforms; it also will also hit the marketplace to search for additional material to develop and produce, and aims to involved in co-production and financing of third-party original content.

Lindsay Hubbard's activated, but in a way  fans haven't really seen before: subdued. In ET's exclusive sneak peek at Monday's all-new episode, Lindsay and (former?) BFF Danielle Olivera face off in their Hamptons share house kitchen over Danielle's reaction to Lindsay's engagement to boyfriend Carl Radke. It's a week after Carl popped the question, meaning it's also a week after Danielle experienced a mix of panic attack and grief over not being included in the special moment.

Naman Ramachandran After a successful launch at SXSW earlier this year, the South Asian House initiative, which aims to highlight, recognize and appreciate South Asians in film and television, is set to debut at the Tribeca Festival, New York, on June 16. Brainchild of producers, curators and programmers Rohi Mirza Pandya (Box Office Guru Media and Desipina), Monika Samtani (Ms. Media and The Fem Word), Jitin Hingorani (Jingo Media and DFW South Asian Film Festival) and Kirtana Banskota (Banskota Productions and Nepal America Film Society), the event will showcase programming focused on the funding, creation and distribution of South Asian stories for a global audience. The day will consist of two panel discussions focused on content creation in the diaspora and the Indian film industry and will be part of the AT&T Untold Stories Lounge at Spring Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky wanted to start 2023 with a bang. Comcast’s European pay-TV giant gathered journalists at London’s salubrious Soho Hotel and laid on a banquet table heaving with Danish pastries. A smorgasbord of upcoming Sky content was also on the menu, but there was really only one show on everyone’s lips. The Last of Us had recently premiered and Pedro Pascal’s blockbuster apocalypse series was in the mood to steal Sky’s thunder.

The North Road Company, the content studio founded by Peter Chernin, has  acquired an unspecified minority stake in Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions. The deal includes a multi-year agreement for development, production, and sale of unscripted and scripted content. 

EXCLUSIVE: Wheelhouse DNA, Canada’s Frederator Studios and social media comedy star Adam Waheed are joining forces for an animated comedy series.