NBCUniversal TV and Streaming Unit Eyes Restructuring for Digital Age

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis is a bombshell. Veteran NBCUniversal executive Ron Meyer is leaving the company after quarter of a century.NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell just announced the news in a company memo.“I am writing to share some unfortunate news.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorModel, actor and activist Naomi Campbell is teaming up with Studio71 to grow and diversify her digital content portfolio.Under the partnership, Studio71 will help Campbell to curate and amplify her content with regard to ad sales, channel optimization, and brand partnerships across various platforms including YouTube, where she has 440,000 subscribers, and Facebook, where she has 1.9 million followers.

Ash Christian, a producer, actor and director known for Social Animals and Coyote Lake, has died. He was 35.

The Emmy-winning producer and actor died in his sleep on Thursday while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, ET can confirm. He was 35. It was confirmed on Saturday morning that he died of natural causes.“Ash was a great friend, colleague and partner in crime.

Ash Christian has sadly died at the age of 35.

Also Read: Linda Manz, Star of 'Days of Heaven,' Dies at 58Alongside Clements and executive producers Lauralee Bell and Scott Marin, Christian won a Daytime Emmy in 2014 for outstanding special class short-format daytime program for “mI Promise.” Christian also acted in a number of popular TV series, including “Law and Order,” The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.”Actor Matthew Ray paid tribute to Christian on Twitter, saying he “made the world better. Job well done.”Impossible.

Ellise Shafer editorAsh Christian, an Emmy award-winning producer, actor, filmmaker and founder of Cranium Entertainment, died in his sleep on Thursday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was 35.Born on Jan.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSorry, football fans: AT&T said it is not changing the restrictions for the NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market games package for the upcoming season.To purchase Sunday Ticket, you must still be either a DirecTV subscriber, or — if you don’t subscribe to the satellite TV service — you may be eligible to get the streaming version of the service if you live in “select areas within various metropolitan cities,” can’t get satellite TV, or you’re a college student.A report

While the names Lee Atwater and Karl Rove may send shivers down the spines of progressives around the world, those two men are at the center of a new film from director James Schamus titled “College Republicans.” And this isn’t going to be your typical political drama. According to Deadline, Schamus has signed on to direct “College Republicans,” which will star Logan Lerman and Asa Butterfield as versions of real-life conservative figures Lee Atwater and Karl Rove.

Also Read: 'Indignation' Review: Logan Lerman Carries Philip Roth's Study in StubbornnessProducing the project are Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron, The Black List’s Franklin Leonard, and Schamus through his Symbolic Exchange banner.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: James Schamus has committed to direct College Republicans, a fact-inspired Dirty Rotten Scoundrels-style coming of age story about top Republican operatives.

straight to your inboxManchester City's first two signings of the summer will both sit next to members of the team's leadership group in the home dressing room at the Etihad.City have moved early to secure Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth and the pair will take their place for games in the Blues' state-of-the-art facility at the stadium that was redeveloped in 2017.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola does not sugarcoat how difficult he makes life for the central defenders in his teams.The Manchester City manager has played an unapologetically high line throughout his coaching career as he looks for his teams to be able to control the ball and the game away from potentially dangerous areas near their own goal.In the words of director of football Txiki Begiristain: "You’ve got a ******* of a job if you’re a central defender in this team."Nathan Ake has

straight to your inboxManchester City are already making statements in the transfer market ahead of next season, having officially signed Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake for a combined total of around £61m.Pep Guardiola appear intent on improving next year in order to regain their Premier League crown, with the sizeable investment in the latter being particularly notable.Ake cost £41m despite his club suffering relegation, but City have supposedly chased his signature for quite some time.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVPaul Telegdy is exiting his post as NBC Entertainment chairman as NBCUniversal today unveiled the new centralized structure under Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City defender Nathan Ake said he can't wait to get started at the club after completing his move from Bournemouth.Ake has signed a five-year contract at the Etihad to bolster Pep Guardiola's defensive ranks, with City still in the market for a new centre-back. Netherlands international Ake knows he faces a fight for a first-team spot at City, as he became the fifth recognised centre-back in the squad.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have completed the signing of Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake as Pep Guardiola's rebuild begins to take shape for next season. Ferran Torres, the exciting young Spanish winger, has already been confirmed as a Blue this week in a £21m deal with Valencia.