Macro TV Studios Adds Five Execs Amid Expansion Into Scripted, Alternative

Dade Hayes Finance EditorDisney is rolling out GroupWatch, a feature that enables up to seven Disney+ subscribers to simultaneously view and react to a movie or series.It is the most ambitious push into social viewing by any streaming service yet, expanding on efforts by Hulu and Amazon Prime Video as well as apps like Netflix Party and Scener, which added Disney+ to its roster over the summer.

Human Rights Campaign.At a vigil held on Sept. 20 to remember Burnett’s life, friends and family released balloons and shared memories of her.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: ICM Partners has signed Jordan Kristine Seamón, one of the stars of We Are Who We Are, the eight-part series from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino.The coming-of-age drama is about two American teenagers who, along with their military and civilian parents, are living on an American military base in Italy.

It’s Faith Hill‘s 53rd birthday, and her adoring husband, Tim McGraw, wasted no time sharing the very first birthday tribute to his wife of nearly 25 years. In a post the “Here on Earth” singer, 53, added to Instagram, Tim positively gushed about his gorgeous wife, sharing a professional photo of her, in which the country singer gazed at the camera and looked positively angelic. But Tim’s words were the most beautiful part of his tribute.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorThere may have been a huge uptick of Emmy nominees from historically marginalized communities compared to 2019, but there wasn’t that much movement when it came to wins for people of color when it came to the major acting categories.

Blink-182 and Major Lazer has been settled.According to Billboard, Gregory Messer, the trustee overseeing the $26 million (£27.7 million) bankruptcy of jailed organiser Billy McFarland’s Fyre Media, has collected $360,000 (£277,880) of the $2.8 million (£2.2 million) paid to artists that were set to play at the disastrous 2017 festival.It comes after Messer filed 14 lawsuits last December in a bid to reclaim money on the $14.4 million (£10.9 million) that Fyre Media and McFarland paid to various

SiriusXM is adding the brothers behind MeidasTouch, a new Democratic political action committee that's produced a string of viral ads, to the lineup on its progressive politics channel. Ben Meiselas, a litigator whose case load has included repping Colin Kaepernick in his suit against the NFL and leading a class action over the bungled Fyre Festival, launched the PAC in May with his brothers Brett, an Emmy-winning video editor, and Jordan, a New York-based marketer.

Bad Brains, has died.The news was originally shared by McCray’s family on the band’s Facebook page, along with a link to a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to raise money for a memorial service.“Sidney McCray aka ‘SidMac’ the original lead singer & cofounder of the Punk Rock Band Bad Brains.

Leah Messer, 28, recently welcomed a new family member and took to Instagram to share the exciting news! The Teen Mom 2 star posted a bunch of new photos when announcing that she now has a new puppy named Lucky on Sept. 11 and they all featured her grown up-looking daughters, twins Aliannah and Aleeah, 10, and Adalynn, 7.

Jen Harley made it known that she’s proudly moving on from her rocky long-term relationship with ex Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, 34, when she was spotted locking lips with Bachelorette star Chad Johnson, 33, on the night of Sept. 10.

Macro’s TV division on Wednesday announced five new hires to help bolster the studio’s executive ranks. Macro TV studios President Marta Fernandez revealed the addition of Inga Dyer as senior vice president of business and legal affairs, Aisha Corpas Wynn as vice president of alternative programming, Ahmadou Seck and Khalid Jordan as directors of development and Ilayda Yigit (not pictured) as manager.Fernandez, herself, joined as president of former WME partner Charles D.

Bumping along! Morgan Stewart debuted her baby bump in September and has been showing her pregnancy progress ever since.The Rich Kids of Beverly Hills alum, 32, announced in August that she and her fiancé, Jordan McGraw, have a baby girl on the way.“She may not be great at math but at least we know she’ll be well dressed,” the former reality star captioned an Instagram video at the time of herself and the musician, 33, popping a balloon filled with pink confetti.The “We Should Still Be Friends”

Jordan Moreau Production has been suspended on AGC Studios’ film “Geechee” in the Dominican Republic after police officers injured a crew member on the night of Sept. 2.Agents from the Dominican Drug Control Forces injured a crew member who was scouting locations for the film, according to a statement obtained by Variety from the Dominican production company Lantica Media.The incident was the result of an undercover operation conducted by drug control agents in the area.

Cameron Roach will in the spring step down from his role as director of drama at Sky's production and sales arm Sky Studios, the company said on Friday. The news was shared by Sky Studios CEO Gary Davey in a memo, in which he said Roach would "spend more time with his family." No successor was named.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterCameron Roach, Director of Drama at Sky Studios, is leaving his position at the UK producer.In an internal note to staff, CEO Gary Davey said the exec was departing to “spend more time with his family”.Roach has been at Sky since 2013, working on shows including Britannia, Bulletproof and Riviera. Since Autumn 2018 he has led Sky Drama in the UK, delivering series including Chernobyl and Gangs of London.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentIn an internal note seen by Variety, Gary Davey, CEO of London-based Sky Studios, has revealed to staff that Cameron Roach is to step down from his role as director of drama at Sky Studios in the spring.In his memo, Davey wrote: “Cameron has decided to take some time out and spend more time with his family in Manchester.”Roach joined Sky Drama as commissioning editor in 2013, and worked across a range of titles including Sky Originals

A Missouri 7-year-old’s tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman has gone viral on Twitter, receiving more than 72,800 retweets and 619,000 likes as of Tuesday evening. However, momentary internet fame wasn’t Kian Westbrook’s or his family’s intention when they put together a memorial for Boseman with an Avengers action figure set.

ire crews raced to tackle a blaze in Dunfermline last night. Two fire engines were deployed to Whitemyre Court, in the Rumbling area of the Fife town, at around 10pm after reports of a shed on fire.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are the definition of the term: “relationship goals.” The country singer, 53, took to Instagram on Monday to reminisce over his 1996 Spontaneous Combustion tour, in which Faith served as the opening act. “Thought I’d take y’all back a bit…. From the Spontaneous Combustion Tour… we just started dating…..,” Tim captioned the vintage photo, which showed the pair singing a duet on stage.