NBCUniversal, Charter Ink Distribution Deal, Free Trial For Peacock Premium

EXCLUSIVE: Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production, distribution and post-production company, has acquired North American rights to crime-thriller Heavy, starring Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) and Daniel Zovatto (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels)

The WGA and WME have agreed to a six-month postponement of the trial their long-running anti-trust lawsuits against each other, saying in court filings that they “wish to have time to focus on settlement talks without jeopardizing the overall litigation schedule.” They also noted that “certain discovery disputes, motion practice, and the Covid-19 pandemic have created unforeseeable delays in the discovery process.”

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordisk Film has signed a development and distribution deal with MRP Matila Röhr Productions, a leading Finnish production company launched 30 years ago by Marko Röhr and Ilkka Matila, two veteran industry players in Finland.

It seems as though there’s another lockdown baby on the way as Fair City star Ben Condron has announced that he and his partner Rachel are expecting their second baby.

A cute new video of Beyonce and Jay-Z‘s daughter Blue Ivy Carter in her dance class is going viral online this week!

Netflix has released the trailer for their new movie starring Rosamund Pike!

EXCLUSIVE: Television personality and money expert Nicole Lapin and Entrepreneur magazine editor-in-chief Jason Feifer have entered into a development deal with Tom Forman’s independent content studio Critical Content to expand their brand of entertaining money content into television.

Normally, when a person has to make the decision to transition their aging loved one into a nursing home, the conclusion is reached after a ton of discussion and emotional conversations.

EXCLUSIVE: Dekanalog, a new theatrical and digital distribution company with an emphasis on presenting international titles for U.S. audiences, will launch in March with four films on its initial slate.

One of the big hits of Christmas has been the Olympia Panto which, of course, went online this year. And it has been revealed that thousands from all over the world have watched the show — Once Upon A Panto — which can be seen online right up until Sunday as the virtual run has been extended due to demand.

EXCLUSIVE: Cricket Green and his now-urban family are coming back for more. Disney Channel has handed a Season 3 renewal to the toon comedy Big City Greens, and its creators Chris Houghton and Shane Houghton inked an overall deal with Disney Television Animation.

BREAKING: Deadline learned this morning that Netflix has closed a long term pact to be the creative home on the film side for Kevin Hart and his HartBeat Productions. The exclusive partnership calls for Hart to be the star of at least four films he’ll produce, with a First-look film producing deal also part of the deal.

Fair City was forced off air last April when the pandemic first hit causing an interruption in the popular soap’s broadcast.

One of the big hits of Christmas has been the Olympia Panto which, of course, went online this year. And it has been revealed that thousands from all over the world have watched the show — Once Upon A Panto — which can be seen online right up until Sunday as the virtual run has been extended due to demand.

Sunday’s visit to Fair City sees the whole Orla and Darragh situation become even more muddled.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla NBCUniversal and Charter Communications announced Thursday a multi-year distribution renewal agreement that will allow broadband and video subscribers of Charter’s Spectrum service—about 30 million customers across 41 states—continued access to NBCUniversal channels.The new deal includes distribution of NBCU’s direct-to-consumer service Peacock.

It would seem like the entire world has become somewhat obsessed with the Netflix’s Bridgerton lately, as millions all over the globe have streamed it.

On Tuesday the American people will learn two things from Georgia’s Senate runoffs. One is whether Donald Trump, amid all his election controversies, can rally his troops in numbers sufficient to put Republican Sens.