Lemonada Media Moves Into True-Crime Podcasts With Series About Nikki Addimando

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman are partnering on a new production company under the CBS Studios umbrella, Variety has learned.The company, 25 Stories, is being built around promoting the voices of people of color and guiding them on entertainment career paths.

Writing partners Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman have teamed up to establish 25 Stories, a new label at CBS Studios, where both are under big overall deals. Led by longtime NBC current executive Bruce Evans, who will serve as EVP, the venture is aimed at amplifying diverse voices and creating sustainable career paths for people of color, from staff writer to showrunner.

“B Positive” (Thursdays at 9:30 p.m.) took a turn this season by veering away from its Season 1 focus on hard-partying Gina’s quest to donate a kidney to Drew (co-star Thomas Middleditch) — and all the complications (comedic and otherwise) that followed.

EXCLUSIVE:  Producers Charlie Matthau and Michael Zoumas have secred the rights to Alyson Noël’s upcoming 2022 Simon & Shuster novel, Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe.

The Loose Women panel was plunged into chaos when Linda Robson said 'f***' while live on air.

Scott Disick is enjoying the good life with his beloved children — and trying to keep his attitude up after ex Kourtney Kardashian‘s very public engagement to Travis Barker!

Today's Loose Women show descended into chaos as Linda Robson accidentally said 'f**k' live on air.

Linda Robson accidentally swore live on air during Thursday's edition of Loose Women.The 63 year old was pushing along a trolley filled with cash as part of ITV's ongoing £1 million prize competition when she said: "How the f**k do I look at it?" The panel – made up of Charlene White, Kelle Bryan, Brenda Edwards and Sunetra Sarker – then gasped, with Brenda then covering her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMG has promoted U.S. frontline recorded-music execs Angela Barkan and Cyndi Lynott to senior vice presidents, the company announced on Monday.On the East Coast, Barkan, who is currently overseeing new releases from Duran Duran, Bryan Adams and Kelis, has been promoted to SVP of marketing and will report to EVP Jason Hradil.

Brody Jenner, 38, has been a reality TV fixture for over 15 years. The son of Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner (who was still going by Bruce, when he was born) and songwriter Linda Thompson, Brody made his debut in 2005 as the star of The Prince of Malibu.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLong-running footwear brand Dr. Martens has announced their 2021 “Dr.

Something is VERY wrong with Smash Mouth.

Fighting back after a whistleblower’s damning testimony earlier this week before a Congressional committee, Facebook spokesman Nick Clegg said on NBC’s Sunday Meet The Press that changes are coming to the social media outlet.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman sellers returning to Cannes’s Mipcom TV mart will be packing a wide selection of domestic and international TV fare heavy on high-end crime and historical series.With a market that has become increasingly open to different formats, sales companies see good opportunities for diverse offerings.“Crime is still the most in- demand genre in the market, as well as action,” says Julia Weber, head of international sales and acquisitions at Munich-based Global Screen.

The cast of Amazon’s upcoming I Know What you Did Last Summer got a pleasant surprise during the series’ New York Comic Con panel on Friday as the stars of the original 1997 film dropped by for some quick “fan questions.”

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen David Brooks (Flytrap, Heads N Tailz) is set to direct Meet the Pumps, a gritty feature set in the world of punk music, with Grammy, Golden Globe  and Critics Choice Award nominee Linda Perry on board as composer, music supervisor and executive producer.