Canadian Producers React to $38 Million COVID-19 Production Backstop: ‘Not Enough in the Big Picture, But It’s a Start’

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVJeff Bridges, who this evening revealed that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, has been filming FX on Hulu’s The Old Man in his return to series television after 50 years.Following Bridges’ announcement, FX, Hulu and the studios behind the series, Touchstone Television and FXP, issued a statement.“Our thoughts go out to Jeff and his family during this challenging time and they have our love and support,” the statement said.

Rebecca Davis editorFox Entertainment streaming service Tubi announced a partnership with China’s Wanda Pictures on Monday, saying it will now stream at least two of the latter’s films in both Chinese-language and English-dubbed versions.The headlining film in the deal is Wanda’s “Detective Chinatown 2,” which currently reigns as China’s sixth-highest grossing movie of all time thanks to $541 million in local receipts. The title grossed a mere $2 million in North America.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorTubi has begun a content relationship with Chinese film and television studio Wanda Pictures, with two titles coming to the Fox-owned free streaming outlet.Original and exclusive English-dubbed versions of Detective Chinatown 2, which is No. 6 on China’s all-time box office chart, will be on Tubi soon in the U.S.

Manchester United and backed by EFL chairman Rick Parry.Had the plans been adopted, a reduction in the number of teams in the Premier League from 20 to 18 would have taken place and there would have been an overall drop in the number of clubs in the top four divisions of English football from 92 to 90.There would still be 24 clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two.Changes would have been made to promotion and relegation across some of the divisions, but there would also be increased

Will Thorne Staff WriterCharles Yu’s latest novel “Interior Chinatown” is getting the TV treatment.Hulu is developing a series based on the novel, with Yu in place to adapt his own work, Variety has learned exclusively.

Manchester United and Liverpool were the driving force behind a proposal to revitalise English football.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Childrens Hospital alum Ken Marino, Milan Carter (Dolemite Is My Name), in a recasting, and Juliet Donenfeld (The Big Show Show) are set as series regulars opposite Julie Bowen and Stephanie Koenig in Wilde Things (fka The Big Bad Wolfes), CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

Manchester United and received backing from EFL chairman Rick Parry. They propose a restructure of the English football pyramid, if adopted, with a reduction in the number of teams in the Premier League from 20 to 18 and an overall drop in the number of clubs in the top four divisions of English football from 92 to 90.There would still be 24 clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two.

straight to your inboxAngelino has reminded people of his Manchester roots with a thinly veiled dig at Manchester United.The fullback is on loan at RB Leipzig from Manchester City and was discussing Leipzig’s Champions League opponents which are Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir and United.He told rblive.de: “I don’t know that much about Basaksehir.

Manchester United and received backing from EFL chairman Rick Parry. If adopted, the new structure would reduce the amount of teams in the Premier League to 18, with an overall reduction in the number of clubs in the top four divisions of English football down from 92 to 90.The biggest change would be in the top flight, not only with the drop from 20 to 18 teams, but also the increased power granted to England's 'elite' clubs.

Ammies co-owner and Manchester United legend Neville has reacted on Twitter to the proposals and a piece on The Guardian website which suggests the plans should not be swept aside.

United named as driving force behind Premier League changes A report from the Telegraph has named Manchester United and Liverpool as the driving forces behind recent proposals to structurally change the Premier League and English Football League.

Ann-Marie Corvin While the pandemic may have brought a temporary halt to programming pipelines, children’s broadcasters are using the opportunity to scope out the acquisitions market as well as applying strategies to entice tweens and teens back to their streaming platforms.During Tuesday morning’s Mipcom Warm Up briefing on kids programming, BBC Children’s head of independent animation and acquisitions, Sarah Muller, admitted she was in the “unusual position” of being able to go on an