ITV Focuses on Working With Diverse Production Companies in New Commissioning Fund

Martin Lewis has been the name on everyone's lips this week.

told TheWrap.Founded in 2019 by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Westbrook co-produced “King Richard,” which earned Smith an Oscar this past weekend, and several television series, including Netflix’s “Cobra Kai,” Peacock’s “Bel Air,” and his wife’s Facebook Watch talk show, “Red Table Talk.”Representatives for Smith and Westbrook didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.While it’s unclear how the fallout from “The Slap” will permanently affect Smith’s near and long term plans, the agent compared Smith’s situation to that faced by Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise after their reputations were damaged by their own very public outbursts.“I think he’s not setting up many — if any — projects until the fall. And he just cost himself a premium.

Maluma is expanding his business horizons, exploring differenct facets of the entertainment industry with his latest venture.This week, the Colombian superstar released his latest song, “Mojando Asientos,” dropping a music video that serves as his directorial debut alongside the track. At the same time, Maluma also unveiled his new production company Royalty Films.Co-directed by Cesar “TES” Pimienta and Rayner Alba “PHRAA,” this music video is the company’s first-ever release, according to reports from Billboard.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Rankin (Claws) and Elizabeth Rodriguez (Orange is the New Black) are set as leads opposite Amanda Warren and Jimmy Smits in the CBS police drama pilot East New York.

NYPD Blue alum Jimmy Smits is returning to the cop drama beat, signing on as the male lead opposite Amanda Warren in the CBS hourlong pilot East New York.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAMC Networks isn’t satisfied with knowing you like “The Walking Dead,” “Better Call Saul” and “Killing Eve” — they want to know why you like those shows. The owner of AMC, BBC America and streaming service AMC Plus has signed a multiyear deal with entertainment-data-mapping company Katch to get the answer to that question, Variety has learned exclusively.Katch, which has previously provided data-driven insights to a variety of partners in the world of film, is entering into the television space with its AMC Networks deal.

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Working Men’s Club have announced full details of their second album, called ‘Fear Fear’ – listen to first single ‘Widow’ below.The band’s self-titled debut album came out in 2020, and they announced last September that its follow-up was finished.‘Fear Fear’ will come out on July 15 via Heavenly, and frontman Syd Minsky-Sargeant discussed its creation and themes in a statement, saying: “The first album was mostly a personal documentation lyrically, this is a blur between personal and a third-person perspective of what was going on.“I like the contrast of it being happy, uplifting music and really dark lyrics,” he added. “It’s not a minimal record, certainly compared to the first one. That’s because there’s been a lot more going on that needed to be said.”Pre-order ‘Fear Fear’ here and watch the band’s ‘Widow’ video below.“We just set out to make the best-sounding album we could,” Minsky-Sargeant added of ‘Fear Fear’, which was produced by Ross Orton, whose previous credits include Arctic Monkeys and M.I.A., at Orton’s studio in Sheffield.Me and Ross have worked tirelessly together on it this past year and I’m really proud of the outcome,” Minsky-Sargeant tweeted when announcing the album was finished last year.See the artwork and tracklist for ‘Fear Fear’ below. 1. ’19’ 2. ‘Fear Fear’ 3. ‘Widow’ 4. ‘Ploys’ 5. ‘Cut’ 6. ‘Rapture’ 7. ‘Circumference’ 8. ‘Heart Attack’ 9. ‘Money Is Mine’ 10. ‘The Last One’ Reviewing Working Men’s Club’s self-titled debut album, NME wrote: “Cycling through the conflicting emotions that come from living in a society that’s set itself on fire, ‘Working Men’s Club’ is an attention-demanding debut that couldn’t have come at a better time.“Hope, despair, destruction and the desire for new

Ruben Santiago Hudson, Richard Kind, Lavel Schley and Olivia Luccardi have been cast as series regulars opposite Amanda Warren has been tapped as the lead in the CBS drama pilot East New York.

ITV has forged an £80M ($105M) Diversity Commissioning Fund to be spent over the next three years on shows produced by or related to Black, Asian and minority ethnic people or disabled people.

Amanda Warren has been tapped as the lead in the CBS drama pilot East New York.

For Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines, produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the idea of “Katie Vision” was bounced around for a bit, until production designer Lindsey Olivares got her hands on one of their animation tests. Director Mike Rianda said, “One weekend without telling anyone, she just stole some animation and drew on the screen and made it just with the crappy Photoshop she had on her computer. It was so exciting to see basically the super-expensive animated movie that some teenager had graffitied all over.”

Vijay Subramaniam, the former Amazon India and Disney India executive, has launched an independent venture that will develop, produce and finance content for the Indian market.

HGTV veteran Jane Latman will be taking the helm of Food Network, expanding her responsibilities as President, HGTV and Streaming Home Content. The move comes as current Food Network President Courtney White departs to launch a new production company, Butternut Films, and as parent company Discovery prepares for the merger with WarnerMedia, which is expected to close in April. Latman begins her expanded role on April 30, and will continue to report to Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer, Discovery, Inc.

Angelique Jackson Ahead of the SXSW debut of their latest film, “Slash/Back,” three of the thriller’s producers —- Scythia Films’ Dan Bekerman and Stellar Citizens’ Chris Yurkovich and Alex Ordanis —- announced the launch of the new full-service production company, Good Question Media.Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis will serve as partners and producers in the new venture, which will oversee film and television projects, supporting them from inception through distribution and packaging with the Good Question Media development fund.As one of the very few Canada-based private equity funds, the company is uniquely positioned to access the international treaty funding systems. But that’s just one way the veteran producers aim to use their combined expertise.

Sam Heughan has praised the 'incredible' Celine Dion as she makes her acting debut in his upcoming rom-com Text For You.

Despite theater industry pledges to improve its track record on diversity and inclusion in hiring, the follow-through has fallen “far short” of the promises, says a new report by Actors’ Equity Association.