‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Returns for 13th Season on New Indie Streaming Platform (TV News Roundup)

Naman Ramachandran The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the highest governing body of international soccer, has launched digital platform FIFA Plus with plans to stream 40,000 live games per year. The games will be from 100 FIFA member associations and will include 11,000 women’s matches. Live coverage will range from Europe’s topflight leagues to previously unserved competitions from around the world in men’s, women’s and youth football.

Wilson Chapman editor“For All Mankind” will return for its third season on June 10, Apple TV Plus announced Monday.Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, the critically-acclaimed science fiction drama imagines an alternate history where Russia beat the United States in putting a man on the moon first.

Selome Hailu “The Afterparty” executive producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord remain committed to mixed media presentations. Sure, there’s the multi-genre format of their murder mystery series, but their ambitions are perhaps even better explained by Season 1 star Ben Schwartz’s unorthodox appearance at the show’s Emmy FYC event at Hollywood Legion on Saturday.Dialing in via FaceTime on an iPad perched on Miller’s lap, Schwartz shouted to the audience, “We’re all having fun, aren’t we?”“The Afterparty” takes place after a high school reunion, as pop star alum Xavier (Dave Franco) invites his former classmates to party at his mansion. When Xavier falls to his death off of the balcony, Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) shows up to investigate who pushed him and each of the alumni is a suspect.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNorah O’Donnell and CBS News have come to terms on a new deal that will keep the anchor at “CBS Evening News” beyond the 2024 election, according to three people familiar with the matter.A CBS News spokesperson declined to offer immediate comment, and a spokeswoman for O’Donnell declined to make the anchor available for comment. O’Donnell disclosed her new contract Friday evening while having a toast with her crew at CBS News’ Washington, D.C., facility, according to these people.The deal was cemented despite growing speculation that CBS News, under the direction of co-president Neeraj Khemlani, might seek to replace the anchor, who has seen her profile grow during a stint co-anchoring the formerly-titled “CBS This Morning” and a tenure at a “CBS Evening News” that has moved its main operation to the nation’s capital.

Jill Biden, will make an appearance during Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards on Saturday, April 9. The First Lady’s appearance comes during month of the military child, and it is expected that Dr. Biden will speak to the resilience of the youngest generation, especially children of military members and veterans.

Ambulance” follows a heist that quickly goes off the rails when they hijack an ambulance only to find an on-duty paramedic (Eiza González) a heart-attack patient inside. If you’re ready for a dose of Bayhem, here’s everything you need to know about where you can watch “Ambulance” and when to expect it on streaming — and bonus, a guide to all the Michael Bay movies streaming right now.“Ambulance” is in theaters nationwide on April 8.The film was originally slated for February 18, 2022, before the studio pushed back the release date to April.Now that the wait is finally over, you can find “Ambulance” showtimes and book tickets at a theater near you on the official website.Universal is debuting “Ambulance” exclusively in theaters, which means it’s not available on streaming … yet.“Ambulance” is expected to start streaming on Peacock 45 days after its April 8 release date.Universal announced its new theatrical model in December 2021.

The Wilds,” the popular teen survival series returning this spring.Created by Sarah Streicher, “The Wilds” focuses on a group of teenage girls who survive a plane crash and are forced to work together to survive on a strange deserted island. Unbeknownst to them, the eight teenagers are subject to a strange social experiment engineered by Gretchen Klein (Rachel Griffiths), the head of a women’s empowerment program Dawn of Eve. Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Erana James and Sarah Pidgeon star as the girls stranded on the island, while David Sullivan and Troy Winbush star as FBI agents who appear in flashforwards after the group is rescued from the island.

Star Trek: Picard is getting some very familiar faces!

Anna Marie de la Fuente Beyond Rights and Insight TV Team Up for New Branded BlockBeyond Rights and top millennial-targeted digital channels provider Insight TV have struck a new alliance, which will see the launch of Beyond branded blocks on Insight TV’s science and technology-centered InWonder channel. The Beyond branded blocks will initially play on primetime weekends in North America, drawing from Beyond Rights’s extensive catalogue of science and engineering programming with such titles as “How Hacks Work” and “Wicked Inventions.” “We will work closely together over the coming months to measure the audience response, looking to build towards a range of branded FAST channels,” said David Smyth, CEO of Beyond Rights.

The Flight Attendant.” The new season will premiere on Thursday, April 21.The dark comedy series focuses once again on lead character Cassie Bowden, played by Kaley Cuoco. Bowden is living a sober life in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her free time when she is assigned overseas, leading her to accidentally witness a murder. Once again, Bowden is entangled in another sprawling network of international intrigue.The series stars Cuoco, and Season 2 will bring back series regulars Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Denis Akdeniz and Rosie Perez, as well as returning recurring guest stars T.R.

Rarely have the romantic comedy and science-fiction genres overlapped in the past, but “Moonshot” changes that. In this movie’s universe, Mars has been terraformed and colonized by the smartest humans from Earth, and Earth in turn has become the receptacle of all the trash from Mars.Introducing new concepts like algae waste reduction, quantum splicing and more, “Moonshot” takes place on Earth, in space and on Mars. The cast is packed with veterans like Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor, as well as newer actors and actresses like Mason Gooding and Michelle Buteau.For fans of any and all of the above actors and actresses, here’s how to watch “Moonshot”:“Moonshot” debuted Thursday, March 31.“Moonshot” is streaming exclusively on HBO Max and is not playing in theaters.

Zack Sharf Franchises are set to have a big month this April with the theatrical releases of “Morbius,” “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” but perhaps the most significant movie event of the month is going to take place on streaming. With Matt Reeves’ comic book tentpole “The Batman” completing its 45-day theatrical window this month after opening in theaters March 4, all eyes are on Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader to make his streaming debut.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Cole Sprouse is returning for more nightmares in QCode’s “Borrasca” Season 2; Ricki Lake will look back at her TV talk-show legacy in an upcoming podcast from Lemonada; “Dead and Gone” is coming back in a second season to dig into more cases of Grateful Dead fans who have been murdered or gone missing; and more.Podcast studio and network QCode announced that thriller podcast series “Borrasca,” starring Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”), will return for a second season and is slated to premiere later this year across all major podcast platforms. Season 2 picks up 10 years after Sam Walker (Sprouse) discovered the unspeakable secrets of Drisking, Mo., when a ghost of the past arrives to drag him back for revenge — and back to the cadaverous forests that color his nightmares… and back to the gates of Borrasca.

Shout! Factory is celebrating Halloween months early with the launch of its new horror-themed streaming channel Scream Factory TV, set to bow this spring.Based on Shout! Factory’s “Scream Factory” brand, and following the recent launch of the company’s Shout! Factory TV service, Scream Factory TV will offer horror films, thrillers and science-fiction films, with a particular focus on cult classics. The titles will be available both on demand and as a 24/7 stream of the films.The channel will launch this April with an initial slate of 30 titles.

“Being the Ricardos” director will be reimagining the Lerner & Loewe musical and reviving it at the Lincoln Center Theater.Preview performances are scheduled to begin previews on Nov. 3, with opening night set for Dec.

wrote, “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?”In a second tweet, he added, “Is a new platform needed?”Is a new platform needed?While some of the SpaceX founder’s followers called on him to buy Twitter, others joked that he should do so only with the intention of then deleting the platform altogether.Censorship on Twitter has long been a hot topic of debate, particularly in conservative circles that accuse the platform of a liberal bias in cracking down on users for terms of service violations.

The second series of the hugely popular Bridgerton was released today and viewers may have noticed the Duke, Simon, hasn't appeared. Played by Regé-Jean Page the Duke was a hit with many fans of the show.

Paramount Plus has released the official trailer for “The Offer,” the upcoming drama miniseries that chronicles the making of “The Godfather.”Set in the early 1970s, “The Offer” stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, who is hired as the producer for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Godfather,” written by Mario Puzo (played by Patrick Gallo). While the series faces typical behind the scenes tension between its director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) and producing team, the filming grows more complicated when mob boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) signs on to help assist in the production.