Former Fox Soul General Manager James DuBose Launches AVOD Streaming Platform In The Black Network

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Scott Shooman has been named head of film at AMC Networks, a portfolio that encompasses IFC Films, RLJE Films and the streaming service Shudder. In his new role, he will lead acquisitions, theatrical film distribution, production and development for the three brands. He will also oversee IFC Center, an arthouse movie theater in New York City. He reports to Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Movies are an important focal point for our company, and we are thrilled to have Scott leading our efforts across our three distinctive, successful and well-established film brands — IFC Films, RLJE Films and Shudder,” McDermott said. “He has extensive background in the industry, but also a fresh eye and a filmmaker-first approach that aligns perfectly with our strong history of elevating independent and thought-provoking storytelling.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Roku is getting its first voice-activated game: a version of enduring TV hit “Jeopardy!” The game was developed by Volley, a creator of voice-enabled AI games, for the Roku platform. To play the “Jeopardy!” game on Roku, players respond to clues with their voice — just like the actual contestants on the game show. It’s available in single-player mode in which you compete against answers submitted by other real players that have been prerecorded. A leaderboard at the end of each session shows how you stack up against other players. “Jeopardy!” is available now on all Roku devices; a version of the game also is available for Amazon Alexa. Users will be able to play for one week for free; after that, they must buy a $9.99/month subscription to the Volley app on Roku. Initially, “Jeopardy!” is the only game in the Volley app on Roku; the company says it has several additional titles in development but declined to name them.

Selome Hailu It’s been a few years since the roses ran out, and Katie Thurston is still looking for love. Thurston, the star of Season 17 of “The Bachelorette,” has joined the cast of “FBoy Island.” The series follows three women who move to a tropical paradise where they’re joined by 26 men —13 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love, and 13 self-proclaimed “FBoys,” there to compete for cash.

Sofia Richie has endless love for wakeboarding. Lionel Richie's newly married daughter revealed she suffered a vacation mishap.

An academic will lead a fresh investigation into the unsolved case of a teenage girl, according to reports. Charlene Downes went missing in 2003 and, presumed murdered, her body has never been found.

EXCLUSIVE: Yesterday, Scotland’s STV confirmed one of the bigger deals in UK television so far this year when it announced the acquisition of indie production network Greenbird Media.

, who stepped out at the All England Club earlier this week.The couple looked loved-up as they took in the action on another busy day at SW19, which saw , golden girl of British tennis, sail through to the third round of the tournament. James Middleton, dapper in a linen suit and contrasting , put a protective arm around his wife, who leaned into his side.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After months of speculation, TikTok is finally launching its own “social music streaming service,” initially in Indonesia and Brazil, the company announced Thursday, with licensing from all three major music companies. The service, hich is premium-only, will allow users to synch with their existing accounts and also share and download the tracks they discover on TikTok. The service is now available in both countries with a one-month free trial, according to The new service will replace the company’s existing streaming service, Resso, on Sept. 5. The transition began in May, which TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, announced that Resso would become a premium-only service.

We all love to scan through clothes on ASOS, but how many times have you been on the site only to wish items were a little bit cheaper? Your wish has come true this week because the e-tailer has just announced the launch of a new bargain pop-up website where many items are retailing for as little as £5 here. From this week, shoppers can peruse a selection of over 2,000 womenswear and menswear products (most priced at just a fiver) from ASOS-owned brands like ASOS Design and ASOS Edition.

dissed ABC for giving his show “The Chase” the short end of the stick compared to the long-running quiz series.Holzhauer, 38, took to Twitter to publicly call out the network for not putting his game show in the time slot directly after “Jeopardy! Masters” in May.The BuzzerBlog Twitter account posted Friday about the rating increase for “The Chase.”“Games did well last night for ABC but most interesting thing was the giant increase for #TheChase,” the blog account tweeted. “It was up 25% in the 18-49 demo from last episode and up nearly 60% in total viewers.

Joaquin Phoenix earned a Golden Globe and picked up an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in 2005′s Walk the Line. Interestingly, he competed with one of his former co-stars to land the role.

Charna Flam Vivica A. Fox confesses that “Independence Day: Resurgence” didn’t live up its predecessor, specifically because the 2016 sequel didn’t manage to bring Will Smith back to reprise his role from the 1996 blockbuster classic. In a conversation with the A.V. Club to promote her new true crime series “The Interrogation Room,” Fox touched on the 2016 “Resurgence” saying she “didn’t feel like it was good” and that it “didn’t live up to the first one.” “I really feel we missed out by not bringing Will Smith back. We had most of the original cast, but I think the one true link that was missing to the success of ‘Independence Day 2’ was that Will Smith wasn’t there,” Fox shared. “I’m going to keep it real — I was at the premiere and I was like ‘Mmm, let’s see how the fans are going to feel about this.’ And sure enough on Twitter, they blew me up.”

EXCLUSIVE: Just a day after announcing Black, White, & Blue as his first film under a four-picture deal with Amazon inked back in November, Tyler Perry has named Divorce in the Black as his second. Starring in the pic, which Perry will direct and produce from his script, are Meagan Good (Harlem), Cory Hardrict (All American: Homecoming), Joseph Lee Anderson (Young Rock), Taylor Polidore (Snowfall), Shannon Wallace (City on a Hill), Richard Lawson (For Colored Girls) and Debbi Morgan (Power Book II: Ghost). 

Perth’s exciting visitor attraction The Black Watch Castle and Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival has moved to resolve its ongoing management crisis by confirming that managing director Cho Jongkook has been dismissed and will be replaced by deputy director Kang Seung-ah. 

Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT:This interview contains spoilers from “The Blackening,” now playing in theaters. Dewayne Perkins is living his dream — though the $8 million box office tally for “The Blackening” wasn’t something he actually dreamed was possible. The microbudget (just $5 million) horror-comedy, co-written by and starring Perkins, follows a group of college friends who reunite to celebrate Juneteenth at a cabin in the woods, only to be hunted by a killer. But in a genre where the Black character usually dies first, what happens when all the characters are Black?

.The series star helmed Thursday's episode, titled «Wormwood,» which follows Red's attempt to mediate a meeting between two rival families taking a deadly turn. When an elusive criminal is linked to the incident, the Task Force races against time to save Red and his associates.ET exclusively premieres a sneak peek from the episode, which sees Ressler's past resurfacing, including his relationship with the late Liz Keen, as his skeletons come to light.Additionally, ET also debuts exclusive first look photos of Klattenhoff taking charge as director of the episode as he leads his castmates James Spader, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee and others on set.NBC announced in February that was ending after the 10th season.«After 10 years, hundreds of Blacklist cases and more than 200 episodes produced, we’re honored to reach our conclusion,” showrunner and executive producer John Eisendrath said at the time.

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Solomon, film and television writer, has teamed up with the Black List to host Word by Word. The show will broadcast live on Zoom starting Thursday, June 29.

The Blackening is a potent blend of comedy, and thrills that parodies and challenges the genre’s tropes, specifically those around a mostly Black cast. Under the direction of Tim Story and script by Tracey Oliver, it pays homage to some iconic horror franchises like Scream, Friday the 13th, and Saw with a bit of Cabin In The Woods sprinkled in for some extra razzle dazzle. In the midst of the chaotic hijinks, the narrative centers Black American culture and all of its complexities. The film stars Jermaine Fowler, Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqa Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, with Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah. 

Beck joined The Black Keys at their most recent show in Paris for a live performance of his hit song ‘Loser’.During the band’s performance at Le Zénith in Paris on Sunday (June 18), fan-shot footage shows The Black Keys bringing out their long-time friend and collaborator Beck during the encore. “We are going to have a special friend come play a song for us, is that ok with you guys?” asks guitarist Dan Auerbach to the crowd.According to Stereogum, Beck worked with the duo on their latest album Dropout Boogie.