Media Rating Council Suspends Nielsen’s National TV Ratings Accreditation

IATSE president Matthew Loeb said Wednesday that ongoing contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers have reached a “critical juncture,” and that “if the mega-corporations that make up the AMPTP remain unwilling to address our core priorities and treat workers with human dignity, it is going to take the combined solidarity of all of us to change their minds.”

EXCLUSIVE: The National Hispanic Media Coalition premiered its Latinx Stream Showcase on Wed., to uplift and promote Latinx talent in the entertainment industry.

Hottest couple in the world alert! Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey‘s marriage is as strong as ever after three kids and nine years. While Matthew gave some insight into their relationship in his recent memoir Greenlights last fall, Camila opened up further about the secret to their fairytale-like love in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife.

Never forgotten.

Meadow Walker is celebrating her dad.

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The boys are back in town! Ben Affleck, 49, and Matt Damon, 50, looked incredibly handsome as they appeared at a photo call at the Venice Film Festival on Friday September 10. The famous buddies were both at the annual movie event with their latest film together: The Last Duel. The childhood friends turned movie stars were all smiles as they posed together on the red carpet!

Nielsen One capabilities. This change will help us better deliver on true measurement integrity, which will benefit the entire industry and, ultimately, the audience we all serve. We remain dedicated to serving the needs of the industry and are committed to ensuring the most robust media measurement available.

Matt Damon knows we all make mistakes — and he’s reflecting on one of his biggest in recent years!

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticTim Blake Nelson is a highly skilled and versatile actor (not to mention a terrific director), but for years now there has been one character he owns: the yokel, the snaggletoothed redneck runt, the leering hillbilly bumpkin who never met a big vocabulary word he didn’t like to chew on like tobacco.

EastEnders star Matt DiAngelo, who played Dean Wicks in the BBC soap, has married fiancée Sophia Perry.The actor, 34, took to Instagram to share a collection of fun snaps from their nuptials which took place at Grosvenor Chapel followed by a celebration at The Dorchester, London. Matt posted a black-and-white video of himself with Sophia as he excitedly exclaimed: "Married!" while his new wife sweetly danced in celebration.

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Did you know that Minnie Driver and Matt Damon were a couple more than two decades ago?!

Bachelor Nation, rejoice! After months of trickery, jokes and conversations, Matt James has finally shaved his very, very large beard — and girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell may be the happiest lady in the land. 

Actor Matthew Lillard, best known as “Shaggy” from the Scooby Doo franchise and “Dean” in the NBC sitcom Good Girls, has signed with A3 Artists Agency. Lillard most recently starred on Good Girls opposite Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman.

The Media Rating Council has suspended Nielsen’s accreditation for national ratings, the latest twist in a long-running drama over the effort for a third party to effectively measure viewing.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNielsen’s decades-old track record of measuring the TV business was dealt a serious blow Wednesday after an industry organization decided to suspend its backing of the company’s national ratings service and also cancel an agreed-upon hiatus for its support of Nielsen’s local TV efforts as well.The suspension is the latest salvo in a months-long joust between TV networks and the company that has long tabulated its viewership, and is the latest sign of the

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