Germany network RTL Deutschland has struck a long-term strategic deal with Wiedemann & Berg Film and the producer’s parent, Leonine Studios.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter ESPN and Peyton Manning‘s Omaha Productions have signed a new long-term content deal. The deal will keep Manning in business with the sports network until 2034. Manning and Omaha Productions had originally signed a deal with ESPN in 2021 for three years, though an extension was announced in 2022.
The multi-platform deal covers the continuation of the popular “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli,” also known as the “Manningcast,” as well as additional Omaha content such as “Peyton’s Places” and “Eli’s Places. “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” sees the Manning brothers, both of whom are former Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, offering analysis of the week’s game as well as interacting with special guests from the worlds of sports and entertainment. The series originally debuted in 2021 and won multiple Sports Emmys in 2022.
In the docuseries “Peyton’s Places,” Manning travels the country and speaks with people from the world of football to discuss the game’s impact and lasting cultural legacy. Similarly, “Eli’s Places” follows Eli Manning as he delves deep into the world of college football. This is the latest good news for Omaha Productions recently.
It was announced in 2023 that Peter Chernin’s North Road Co. had taken a minority stake in the company, giving Omaha access not only to an influx of capital but also to the production and distribution infrastructure Chernin is building. Omaha also has multiple other projects in the works, including an NBA docuseries that also boasts LeBron James and the Obamas among its producers.
.Germany network RTL Deutschland has struck a long-term strategic deal with Wiedemann & Berg Film and the producer’s parent, Leonine Studios.
Gary Goodman has signed a new multi-year deal to continue in his role as exec VP of worldwide production. He’ll continue to oversee production on the studio’s slate of scripted series as well as East Coast television production facilities in Yonkers, N.Y., Atlanta and a new site opening soon in Newark, N.J.
Bruno Tonioli has been a familiar face on UK TV screens since 2004, when he turned up as a judge on the very first series of Strictly Come Dancing. The former dancer from Italy was on the original panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and the late Len Goodman.
More than 1.5million older people claiming Attendance Allowance are set for a significant income boost over the coming months now that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have applied the annual uprating to both the State Pension and the disability benefit. People on Attendance Allowance will receive either £72.65 or £108.55 each week during the 2024/25 financial year, depending on the level of support they need.
Is all well between Kim and Kourtney Kardashian? It appears so, at least based on the birthday tribute the 43-year-old reality star wrote for her big sister!
Michael Douglas wanted to have a “serious” death scene in 2023’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and requested his character be killed off.
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EXCLUSIVE: Director, writer, and producer Brad Peyton has signed with Grandview for representation. He has brought Grandview onboard ahead of the premiere of his upcoming film Atlas, which stars Jennifer Lopez, Simu Lui, and Sterling K. Brown with Netflix releasing the pic on Memorial Day and buzz for the film is already incredibly strong. The film follows a woman fighting for humanity in a future where an AI soldier has determined the only way to end war is to end humanity.
Naomi McPherson, a member of the pop group Muna, is taking their talents to the big screen!
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Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Disney is welcoming the king of the Pride Lands back to Las Vegas. The studio unveiled a stirring, all-new trailer of “Mufasa: The Lion King” on Thursday at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. “Mufasa: The Lion King” is expected to focus on the early years of the eventual ruler of the animals, as well as his menacing younger brother Scar.
Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions is staying in business with ESPN through 2034.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kit Harington announced in a new interview with ScreenRant while promoting his new film “Blood for Dust” that his “Games of Thrones” spinoff centered around Jon Show is “off the table” and no longer in development at HBO. The network declined to comment. News broke in June 2022 that Harington was set to return to his iconic “Thrones” role, which earned him two Emmy nominations (one for supporting actor and another for lead actor in a drama series).
Kate Bosworth and Justin Long are happy as ever during a rare outing in New York City.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Gleb Savchenko has announced his split from long term girlfriend Elena Belle after three years.
Naman Ramachandran Amazon has struck a deal that will see premium Lionsgate and Starz programming made available to to MGM+ customers in the U.K. Lionsgate+ subscribers who joined via Prime Video Channels in the U.K.
Amazon and Lionsgate have struck a content deal in the UK.
A mum-of-three from Merseyside who died on holiday has been described as a "true diamond" with a "heart of gold" as tributes pour in.
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Barbara Rush, who won a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer in “It Came From Outer Space” and went on to appear in “Peyton Place” and many other movies and TV shows, died Sunday. Her daughter, Fox News Channel correspondent Claudia Cowan, confirmed her death to Fox News Digital.
Barbra Rush, the prolific actress best known for roles in 1953’s It Came From Outer Space and long runs on Peyton Place and All My Children, has died. Her daughter confirmed Rush’s passing to Fox News on Sunday. She was 97.