Steve Martin got extra creative over the weekend while taking part in the “HearNOW: At-Home Gala”.
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By Peter White
Television Editor
Freeform’s Tricia Melton is following Tom Ascheim to Warner Bros.
Melton, who was SVP, marketing, brand, creative and communications at the Disney-owned cable network becomes Chief Marketing Officer at Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics.
She will report to former Freeform boss Ascheim, who is joining the company as President of Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics on June 15.
In the new role, she will oversee marketing and brand strategy for
Steve Martin got extra creative over the weekend while taking part in the “HearNOW: At-Home Gala”.
Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising business officer, said in a statement.Warner Bros. will lead the development and production of the projects in collaboration with Spotify.
Peter White Television EditorSuperman and Batman could be set to take on the podcast world after Spotify struck a deal with Warner Bros. and DC.The multi-year deal will see the three companies produce and distribute an original slate of narrative scripted podcasts.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAll-new podcasts starring Batman, Wonder Woman — or Bugs Bunny — could be streaming to your headphones soon.In the latest move to punch up its podcast biz, Spotify inked a multiyear pact with Warner Bros.
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterMatthew Cherry has signed a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.Cherry is best known for his Academy Award-winning project “Hair Love,” an animated short film about an African-American father attempting to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.Under terms of the multi-year deal, Cherry will develop new television programming for all platforms, including cable and streaming.
Peter White Television EditorThe team behind Oscar-winning animated short Hair Love are in hot demand today after Warner Bros Television Group inked a first-look deal with director Matthew A.
DC Comics superheroes will be able to meet their favorite characters virtually during Warner Bros‘ DC FanDome online event this August (2020).DC FanDome, which will take place on August 22, will celebrate comic book heroes past and present, and feature announcements from the DC Multiverse of video games, films, TV, and comics, and will include the opportunity to hear from their casts and creators.The free event will include new information about upcoming movies The Batman and Wonder Woman 1984,
With the coronavirus pandemic still going stronger than ever, major events have had to take a major backseat with the Oscars being delayed by two months from its original 2021 date. Moreover, Comic-Con, which is a huge event for die-hard fans of comic books, movies and tv shows, will now be migrating online in 2020 as Comic-Con At Home.
Comic-Con may be cancelled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe.
Also Read: Yvonne Orji on How a Beauty Pageant (and a Little Help From Above) Led Her to Comedy | PodcastSchwartz will be responsible for overseeing all of Audible’s content offerings, which include audio adaptations of books, screenplays and short stories, alongside a lineup of podcasts.“From Audible’s early original programming with Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais to our redefinition of books as scripts performed by Hollywood’s and the international film communities’ biggest stars, we have
Chloe x Halle have found a strong system of support in their family.
Jill Goldsmith Genius Brands International has named Margaret Loesch, longtime entertainment exec and former CEO of Fox Kids Networks Worldwide, as executive chair of Kartoon Channel!, the new kids’ ad-supported streaming service launching June 15. David Neuman, former president of Walt Disney Television, was named chief creative officer.Kartoon Channel! will be available in over 100 million U.S.
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By Anthony D'Alessandro
The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday.
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx‘s recent movie, Just Mercy, is now streaming free for Blackout Tuesday.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Warner Bros. is offering its film “Just Mercy,” the biopic on civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, for free rentals in the month of June in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.