Deepak Chopra Signs Multi-Project Podcast Deal With Audible (EXCLUSIVE)

Mónica Marie Zorrilla DeMane Davis, television director, producer and award-winning filmmaker of projects such as “Queen Sugar” and “Self Made,” has signed an overall creative deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Westbroook’s “Red Table Talk” inks an overall podcast pact with iHeartMedia; Season 3 of Payne Lindsey’s popular “Up and Vanished” series investigates an unsolved disappearance in Montana; Crooked Media pop-culture podcast hosted by Jason Concepcion gets a launch date; and more.“Red Table Talk,” the Facebook Watch talk show from Westbrook hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith alongside her daughter Willow and her mother Adrienne “Gammy”

Annika Pham Swedish producer Erik Hemmendorff, Ruben Östlund’s regular production partner at Plattform Produktion, has attached “Holy Motors” star Denis Lavant for the sophomore pic from John Skoog, which has the Swedish working title of “Värn” (”Redoubt”).Hemmendorff was also behind the Sundance-selected pic “Pleasure” by Ninja Thyberg, which screens at this week’s Norwegian Intl.

Anderson Cooper is keeping cool with some frozen drinks!

Angelique Jackson Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, has signed for representation with UTA.The agency will help Avant-garde, who is also a record-breaking basketball player, find new opportunities in endorsements, publishing, speaking engagements and more.In July 2021, Avant-garde made history when she became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 93 editions of the competition.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify will be the exclusive home for WWE podcasts — including a new original audio content developed by WWE and Spotify’s The Ringer division.The Ringer, the digital media and podcast company founded by ex-ESPN exec Bill Simmons that Spotify bought in 2020, plans to launch an exclusive audio network as part of a multi-year audio content partnership with WWE.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has launched a new production company, The Green Room, and has set up shop at Lionsgate, where he will develop and produce TV projects under a new first-look deal. As part of the pact, Jon Wu will join Greenblatt to serve as a producer and The Green Room’s head of filmed content.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSony Pictures Animation and Amazon are nearing a $100 million deal for the animated feature “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” to stream globally on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned exclusively.“Hotel Transylvania” has been a monster family franchise for Sony, with the first three films grossing more than $1.3 billion in theaters worldwide since 2012.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe life work of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of  “Star Trek,” will be meticulously captured and catalogued in a new digital archive from leading tech company OTOY.The multimedia Roddenberry Archive will produce everything from holographic and digital renderings of the famous Starship Enterprise vessel to TV and movie sets.

Dale Mehmet had an emotional reunion with his mum and family after he arrived back from the villa to Glasgow. Dale, who left the show along with Abi in a double elimination, flew back to Edinburgh airport before heading back to the family home.

Love Island star Dale Mehmet finds himself on the wrong side of fellow islander Faye Winter on tonight's episode of the hit ITV2 show, with carnage set to erupt amid the fallout from Casa Amor. As well as engaging in a barney with the Scot, Faye also looks set to rip into Jake Cornish as his behaviour is brought to light by the movie night challenge.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterScooter Braun’s SB Projects has extended its first-look deal with Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.SB Projects signed their first deal with Amazon in 2019, with multiple projects currently in development at the streamer. Among those is “Neon Machine” from writer/director Jason Kim, and a modern-day YA musical feature film loosely based on the character of Lady Macbeth with writer S.J.

Anderson Cooper is selling his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt‘s longtime home.

Love Island villa have been nothing short of carnage, with couples being switched around and broken up all over the place. And it looks like this theme is set to continue, with Scotland’s own Dale Mehmet taking centre stage, OK Magazine reports.

Anderson Cooper, 54, has a very special man in his life: Benjamin Maisani, 48. The CNN anchor dated Benjamin, an NYC-based bar owner, from 2009 to 2018, during which they enjoyed what seemed to be a blissful relationship. And even after they broke up, the two stayed apart of each other’s lives in a major way: Benjamin has been helping Anderson raise son Wyatt Cooper, whom Anderson welcomed via surrogate in April 2020. Talk about friendly exes!

Meghan Markle will be the subject of an unauthorised biography from journalist Tom Bowen, after he reportedly landed a six-figure advance to write the book.The writer has confirmed that he has been researching the Duchess of Sussex for a year and speaking to anyone who knows Meghan and her husband Prince Harry. He told The Express: "I'm writing it now.

Angelique Jackson Peabody and Golden Globe winner Prentice Penny has signed a new eight-figure, multi-year overall deal with Disney General Entertainment’s Onyx Collective.Under the new deal, Penny will produce, write and direct new projects through his A Penny for Your Thoughts Entertainment banner across Disney platforms, including Hulu, which is the primary home for Onyx Collective titles.“I could not be more excited to partner with Onyx Collective for the next phase of my career,” Penny

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Films has signed a production deal with A24, the content studio whose credits include the films “Moonlight,” “The Florida Project” “Midsommer” and “Uncut Gems,” and the television series “Ramy” and “Euphoria,” among many other projects.Scott and Cactus Jack will produce movies in partnership with A24, which Scott revealed on Instagram with an image of a script bearing the word “Utopia” (covered with marker), a rep for the rapper confirms.A24 has received some 25

Love Island winner Amber Rose Gill has admitted she likes Scots born barber Dale Mehmet as she watches this year's show.. And as Amber complimented him online, fans reckons that the heavily tattooed Conor McGregor lookalike actually prefers Kaz to his current love interest Chloe.