For television executives, return of football is good news

WME Sports has hired NFL agent Ben Renzin away from CAA Sports to co-lead its football representation business. Renzin will share leadership of the division with another NFL agent, Brian Ayrault, who came over from CAA Sports in early September 2020.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon has set a more aggressive game plan to drive viewers to “Thursday Night Football” streaming for the 2020 season, adding several new features and “shoulder programming” for the NFL games available on both Prime Video and Twitch.The ecommerce giant’s global “TNF” streaming coverage kicks off this week, featuring the Chicago Bears hosting Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 8:20 p.m.

Natalie Oganesyan editorUnsurprisingly, consumers are increasingly turning toward streaming services, prioritizing entertainment and watching new content amid the pandemic, according to research conducted by Canvas8 and commissioned by Facebook and a Vivendi Brand Marketing survey.The recent iteration of the Variety Streaming Room, “Staying Ahead of Modern Audiences,” moderated by Variety’s senior TV writer Elaine Low and presented by Facebook, explores how trends are influencing the way

Gorka Marquez shared a sweet throwback photo to Instagram this week – and it prompted fans to share their excitement about his role on the upcoming series of Strictly.The pro dancer took to Instagram, where he uploaded a photo of himself enjoying a cup of coffee in a café in the Lake District, which was taken on his birthday last year.RELATED: Strictly Come Dancing pros and their adorable babies – from Pasha Kovalev to Gorka MarquezIn the snap, the 30-year-old held a mug in his hands and looked

Ted Johnson Joe Biden will participate in an NBC News town hall on Oct. 5 in Miami, with Lester Holt moderating.The event was announced following this evening’s debate between Biden and President Donald Trump.This will be Biden’s second town hall of the fall campaign.

Supermarket giant Aldi has announced it plans to open 100 stores in the next 12 months - a move that will create around 4,000 jobs.The move comes as part of a two-year £1.3bn investment pledge, which aims to see new and expanded distribution centres and the rollout of recent innovations and developments, including a new ‘click and collect’ service which was successfully piloted and launched to customers last week.Aldi's CEO, Giles Hurley, said: "For over 30 years, our success has been driven by

Just because the Marvel Cinematic Universe is entering a brand-new “Phase” with “Black Widow,” you didn’t really think Samuel L. Jackson was going anywhere, did you? The man who introduced the world to the Avengers Initiative way back in 2008’s “Iron Man” is apparently ready to suit up as Nick Fury at least one more time.

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In the world of huge animation franchises, “The Croods” might get lost under the hype of “Despicable Me,” “Ice Age,” and whatever Disney is working on. That being said, you could argue that the cast for “The Croods” is perhaps even better than any other major animated film franchises working today.

Nikki Bella waits in line to get into a store in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (September 14).

Metro. Talking about the buzz on Twitter that her character has come to break Nick and Leanne up, she revealed that isn’t the case at all.‘You can imagine Leanne’s initial reaction to her being on the scene is suspicion – is he Nick’s real son and does Natasha want to steal him back? But it’s that thing of being a parent – there is like an unspoken understanding.’She continued: ‘It’s your worst nightmare to lose a child or have a child be ill.

Also Read: Kate Mara and Nick Robinson Have a Dangerous After-School Affair in FX on Hulu's 'A Teacher' Trailer (Video)Also of particular interest to FX viewers, Landgraf said Noah Hawley’s “Fargo” wrapped Season 4 production on Tuesday.More to come…

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThough born and raised in Haifa, Israel, filmmaker Amos Gitai (“Kadosh,” “Rabin: The Last Day”) had never heard of Fattoush, a popular restaurant-cum-club located in the port city.“I discovered this club through one of the actresses from one of my previous films.

public health expert has warned. Professor Devi Sridhar, from the University of Edinburgh, said the tracing system struggled to cope in Scotland when schools reopened due to pupils getting coughs and colds.

Dancing With the Stars? In a new interview, host Tyra Banks hinted that judge Len Goodman may not be part of the upcoming 29th season.“Carrie Ann [Inaba] is definitely back, and Bruno [Tonioli], who I can’t wait to vibe with because he is just as crazy as I am,” Banks, 46, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview posted on Friday, September 4.

W. Russell Barry, a former president of 20th Century Fox Television and chairman of Turner Program Services, died Aug.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFormer president of 20th Century Fox Television and Turner chairman W. Russell Barry has died.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: The box office weekend projections for Warner Bros.’ Tenet just got higher.

Nick Viall isn’t so sure that Clare Crawley quit her role as the Bachelorette … and he’s hoping ABC shows the whole story on season 16 of the reality show.“There’s definitely a scenario that we haven’t really discussed where maybe they just found out she was texting with this guy.