EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has set a multi-picture deal with Premiere Entertainment for domestic distribution and select foreign rights for the action thrillers Black Warrant, Shrapnel, and Blowback starring Twilight and The OC actorCam Gigandet.
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Streaming today is a free-for-all, with major companies jockeying for position as they try to catch up with Netflix. In the early days of the online video revolution, though, one pioneer was not a solo act but instead a collective: Hulu. In their new book, Binge Times, which will be published Tuesday, Deadline business editor Dade Hayes and Reuters correspondent Dawn Chmielewski explore the current race but they also trace the origins and path of Hulu. The joint venture has many ties to today’s landscape and offers many lessons 15 years after its launch. As the existential threat of YouTube loomed, this was one case when rivals at the box office and in the Nielsen ratings tried to work together to defend their turf against Big Tech. Here is their story.
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When YouTube arrived in 2005 and immediately upended traditional entertainment, media companies responded the best way they knew how: They tried to buy it.
Viacom, News Corp and Time Warner all sought to acquire YouTube, in an effort to bring the unruly site onto the show-business reservation. Along with Yahoo, all of the hopefuls would end up vastly out-bid by the deep-pocketed Silicon Valley company that Hollywood loves to hate: Google. The $1.65 billion acquisition in October 2006 was a wake-up call. “Everyone was worried that we needed to control our own destiny,” says Mike Hopkins, who at the time was president of distribution for Fox Networks Group, “and not just license all of our content to third parties and then let the market develop without any exposure to it.”
Executives at NBCUniversal came to a similar, jarring realization: Suddenly, YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen had the resources to develop the already fast-growing site, which had amassed
EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has set a multi-picture deal with Premiere Entertainment for domestic distribution and select foreign rights for the action thrillers Black Warrant, Shrapnel, and Blowback starring Twilight and The OC actorCam Gigandet.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPearl Jam paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on the opening night of their “Gigaton” tour in singer Eddie Vedder’s hometown of San Diego on Tuesday night.Before performing “Quick Escape” at the city’s Viejas Arena Vedder paid homage to drummer Matt Cameron’s friendship with Hawkins, who died in Columbia while the Foos were on tour, and added a personal touch as well.“[Hawkins] emitted something very incredible and very special,” Vedder said to the audience, before turning to Cameron and saying, “We’re all missing him, and so, Matt, I’m sorry again for your loss. But it just gives us another chance to say how much we appreciate you as well.” Cameron and Hawkins formed a side ban called the Nighttime Boogie Association in 2020 after both took part in a tribute concert for the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in 2019.On Sunday night, the Red Hot Chili Peppers honored Hawkins as well, at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Sunday while frontman Dave Grohl, Hawkins’ widow Alison, and other members of the Foo Fighters looked on from the wings.
Fox’s upcoming anthology series “Accused” is rounding out its cast. Rhea Perlman, Baron Vaughn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Sean Kleier will guest star in the episode led by Whitney Cummings.The episode follows Cummings as Brenda Kramer, an acerbic stand-up comic who is forced to confront public opinion and courtroom biases after she reports being sexually assaulted.
Joan Jett has shared her memories of the late Taylor Hawkins in a new interview with NME.Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins passed away in March in Bogotá, Colombia, where the band had been touring. He was 50.Speaking to NME, Jett remembered Hawkins as “a fuckin’ wonderful guy”, adding: “[He] would light up a room. Kick-ass drummer.”Jett also recalled in the interview how she and her band, the Blackhearts, first met the Foos “around 2010″, where they “all really hit it off”.In 2011, Foo Fighters invited the band to perform Jett’s 1980 hit ‘Bad Reputation’ on The Late Show With David Letterman.“Just little things like that, they included me in,” she recalled to NME about the performance.
For the first time in his decades-long career, Chad Lowe will appear on-screen alongside his brother, Rob Lowe. The 54-year-old will guest star in Monday’s episode of "9-1-1: Lone Star" in which firefighter Capt. Owen Strand [Rob] returns to Los Angeles and is faced with "painful childhood memories." Robert Pine, star of ‘70s cop show "CHiPs" and father of actor Chris Pine, will play their dad.
Keanu Reeves hits the stage at Lionsgate’s CinemaCon 2022 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Thursday (April 28).
Keanu Reeves is looking forward to fans getting to see the action-packed fourth chapter in the franchise!The movie star, along with the film's director, Chad Stahelski, debuted a first look at the hotly anticipated at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre in Las Vegas on Thursday. The pair spoke to ET's Kevin Frazier after the presentation, and explained what the fourth installment in the series brings to the table.«There's new characters, more world building, the High Table is a little angry, John Wick is a little angry, he's trying to survive,» Reeves teased with an excited smile.Gesturing to Stahelski — who co-directed the original and has gone solo while helming the acclaimed second and third chapters — Reeves exclaimed, «This mad genius has created some really wonderful, extraordinary sequences.»During the presentation, Stahekski warned those in attendance that fans shouldn't expect a happy ending from the upcoming action thriller, and explained to ET, «I think John Wick always suffers.
Chad Michael Murray is giving us hope of a “One Tree Hill” revival.
Zack Sharf Keanu Reeves is back to crushing skulls and making movie theater owners scream with adoration, as the star closed CinemaCon with a first look of “John Wick: Chapter 4.”Appearing during the Lionsgate presentation at the annual exhibition trade show, Reeves was greeted with lusty applause and chants of “You’re the man!” from attendees.The next installment once again teams Reeves with stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski. Lionsgate has high hopes for “John Wick: Chapter 4,” considering each chapter in the franchise has outgrossed its predecessor.
John Wick: Chapter 4 doesn’t hit theaters until March 24, but it didn’t stop the pic’s leading man Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski from giving exhibitors at Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre an early look.
Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is back for the fourth time, and he hasn’t slowed down a bit. Lionsgate teased “John Wick Chapter 4” in an exclusive look at CinemaCon with the action film’s first full trailer, and it’s even more of the slick, stylish and hyper-violent action that fans of the franchise can never get enough of. Lionsgate chair Joe Drake at CinemaCon compared the “John Wick” franchise to some of the subversive and unexpected ’70s movies of his childhood.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterThe finale of CNN+’s “Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech,” titled “The Netflix Effect,” launches Thursday, perfect timing for an entertainment industry that is both reeling amid Netflix’s shocking Q1 subscriber miss, poor second-quarter outlook and the wait to see if CNN+ can find its groove as quickly as it might need to in order to survive.Based on the “Land of the Giants” podcast from Vox Media’s Recode, the CNN+ docuseries explores the complicated histories of Meta (a.k.a. Facebook), Apple, Amazon, Google and now Netflix.
Back in the game? Colin Kaepernick’s NFL career may not be over yet. The former quarterback revealed that he wants to join the NFL again after more than 5 years of not playing, expressing that he wants to join a team no matter what the position.
J. Kim Murphy Peacock has released the first trailer for Season 2 of its original comedy series “Girls5eva,” which follows a ’90s girl group of the same name as they attempt to rise to pop star relevance once again.The trailer picks up with the characters played by Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell and Renée Elise Goldsberry united behind a piano, ready to write an album that represents their own creative vision for the first time.
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed he’s finished work on his new album.Sharing a photo on social media, Osbourne said “I’m so happy to let everyone know that I finished my new album this week and delivered it to my label Epic Records.”“I’ll be sharing all the information about the album and its upcoming release with you in the next several weeks,” he added.A post shared by Ozzy Osbourne (@ozzyosbourne)The followup to 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’ was expected to be released before the end of April according to a financial statement issued by Sony at the end of last year.Last December, Osbourne’s producer and guitarist Andrew Watt said he and his bandmates were “about halfway through” recording the new album. The new band, Watt explained, features Osbourne on vocals, himself on guitar and Robert Trujillo (Metallica) on bass, with the late Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) sharing drumming duties.In recent weeks, Smith has also confirmed that Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Eric Clapton, Josh Homme and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready also feature.
Red Hot Chili Peppers secure their fifth UK Number 1 album this week with Unlimited Love, 20 years after claiming their first chart-topper.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea recently performed a wild and distorted rendition of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’. Watch a clip of him playing below.The rock aficionado wielded a Lakers-branded bass, providing his own intense spin on the song.The performance was inspired by jazz musician Charli Parker and legendary basketball player Kareen Abdul-Jabar.“I was so happy to have had a brief conversation with Kareem Abdul Jabbar before I walked out there,” Flea said via Instagram.He continued: “Knowing Kareem’s deep love for and knowledge of jazz, I told him I would do a Charlie Parker riff, which I did in the second stanza (on the word ‘fight’.)”He also wrote about his fellow RHCP bandmates, noting that frontman Anthony Kiedis and drummer Chad Smith were both in attendance and that “everyone got a bitchin RHCP hoops shirt.”A post shared by Flea (@flea333) The band released their 12th album, ‘Unlimited Love’, last month via Warner.
Girls5Eva is adding to the band in season two.