Bill McGoldrick Exits As President Of Original Content For Cable & Streaming As NBCUniversal Completes Restructuring Of TV Entertainment Operations

Metallica by dancing to the band’s iconic hit ‘Enter Sandman’ on the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final next weekend.The musical comic will dance the Tango to Metallica’s 1991 hit with partner Oti Mabuse on next Saturday’s show, after making it through on Sunday night’s results show (December 6).While Bailey is one of the favourites to win the entire show, host Claudia Winkleman said the pair’s dance would be a “first” in the show’s history.Bailey is known for his love of the metal titans, having

Rebecca Davis editorAlibaba Pictures has launched a new in-house film studio modeled on A24 and called “Surprise Works.” The company announced a large line-up of upcoming local projects, which it says herald a strategic shift more firmly towards original content production.In the past, Alibaba Pictures cast itself in more of a complementary than primary role in local production, acting frequently as a joint financier and distributor.

Discovery is launching a new 90 Day Fiancé tentpole series, a topiary competition series with Michael Urie and Martha Stewart and a road trip adventure series as part of its ambitious original content plans for its new streaming service.

Disney is the latest traditional media company to consolidate its content creation across streaming and linear as traditional media companies adjust to the streaming age.

A dispute over hot sauce had one fast-food customer seeing red.  A Taco Bell in Idaho reportedly skimped on giving a customer extra hot sauce packets, causing a commotion at the drive-thru that resulted in law enforcement responding to the heated scene. A Taco Bell in Idaho reportedly skimped on giving a customer extra hot sauce packets, causing a commotion at the drive-thru.

Drake Bell is getting a lot of attention on social media right now after seemingly changing his name to Drake Campana.

The first trailer for the upcoming Christmas comedy Godmothered has been released ahead of its debut on Disney+ next month!

Nikki Bella and her younger brother, JJ Garcia, are feuding on Total Bellas. Previews for the show’s Nov. 19 episode show Nikki complaining about a fight she had with JJ about politics. She admitted to being “disgusted” by him because of the argument. However, this was not the first sign of tension between the two.

Peter White Television EditorFive weeks after joining NBCUniversal, Susan Rovner has put her stamp on the company’s TV and streaming division by setting her programming leadership team.The main takeaways from the reshuffle, which Rovner shared via an internal memo, are Lisa Katz becoming President of Scripted Content and Rovner splitting the unscripted portfolio between reality shows and competition formats/game shows.Interestingly, five of the six execs named to the leadership are women.The

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVLongtime programming exec Bill McGoldrick is leaving NBCUniversal after spending the better part of more than 20 years at the company and its predecessors.McGoldrick’s departure comes amid a restructuring of NBCUniversal’s television and streaming content teams under new programming chief Susan Rovner, who on Tuesday unveiled her new leadership team.