Netflix Touts Massive Content Pipeline: WWE, NFL, New Cameron Diaz-Jamie Foxx Film ‘Back in Action’

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Talks between TV networks and advertisers have begun to simmer in the entertainment industry’s annual “upfront” marketplace, though it’s not clear if activity will immediately boil over. Some of the sector’s big media agencies have placed early focus on both Disney and NBCUniversal, according to four people with knowledge of these annual negotiations for billions in advertising deals struck between the networks and Madison Avenue. Those two aforementioned companies have the broadest portfolios of high-quality entertainment, these executives say, that encompass sports, news, entertainment and more.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Can there ever be too much NFL on TV? Netflix is about to find out. The streaming giant is likely to meet early resistance in its effort to woo advertisers to two Christmas Day NFL games that it has secured for next season, according to four people familiar with the current “upfront” market, during which U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Lauren Anderson, the Amazon MGM Studios executive who oversees ad-supported original content for Amazon MGM Studios, will expand her duties to include helping develop ties with advertisers and sponsors for those shows. As head of brand and content innovation, a new role, Anderson will “manage Studios’ creative collaboration with brands, helping them find engaging moments to partner across our Originals slate,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios, in a memo to staff.

Katie Price has revealed during a live podcast that she ‘exchanged numbers’ with a Hollywood A-Lister some years ago. Back in 2011 when Katie attempted to make it in the US, she landed an invite to Sir Elton John’s post Oscar’s party where Katie caught the attention of Marvel’s Jamie Foxx. Katie had just split from her second husband Alex Reid, and so ‘exchanged numbers’ with Jamie during the course of the night.

Sofia Richie is sharing her excitement! The new mom has welcomed her baby Eloise Samantha Grainge. The 25-year-old designer is thrilled to start a new chapter of her life with her husband and their first child together, previously revealing that it was her “dream in life” to have a daughter.Nicole Richie reacts after Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden also named their son after a birdSofia Richie’s ‘nervous breakdown’ ahead of baby’s arrival, Lionel Richie revealsSofia took to Instagram to share the first photo of Eloise, posting a black-and-white close-up photo of her little feet while wrapped up in a blanket.

EXCLUSIVE: Ozie Nzeribe (Swagger) has joined the cast of the Tubi film Rock The Boat 2, a project by Footage Films directed by Chris Stokes and producer Marques Houston.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Brittney (Back in Action) has signed on to star in Black Box (Flight 298), a recently announced supernatural thriller from Capstone Studios and Hammerstone Studios. Others set for roles in the film, currently in production in Bulgaria, include Holly White (Home and Away) and Betsy Blue English (Four Weddings and a Funeral).

Following The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, people are pitching in names to be featured in a potential new Netflix roast.

Now that the upfronts are over, it’s time to hand out much-deserved accolades to those who made this year’s presentations truly unforgettable.

Netflix documentary explores the career of one of the greatest soccer legends of all time. Rafa Marquez, a Mexican player known for his reliability and commitment on the pitch, explores his career through the camera, alongside testimonies from his co-workers, friends and family.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Cynthia McFadden, the TV-news veteran whose career has taken her from co-anchoring ABC News‘ “Nightline” to a senior perch on NBC News‘ investigations team, is stepping away from broadcast journalism. “It is hard to leave a job you love but this is the right time — I have a list of things I have often said I wanted to do ‘someday’. Well, someday is now, while I am still raring to go — and playing with a relatively full deck,” McFadden said in a note to colleagues Friday.

Cameron Diaz’s awaited comeback is right around the corner. “Back in Action” marks her return to films in over a decade.

First look photos at Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz‘s upcoming Netflix movie have been revealed!

Netflix‘s upcoming comedy series from Erin Foster, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, has gotten a title, release date and a first-look photo. FKA Untitled Erin Foster Show, the series is now titled Nobody Wants This. It’s slated to premiere on the streamer September 26. You can see a first-look photo of Bell and Brody above. Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced the news Wednesday during the streamer’s Upfront presentation in New York City.

A small group of advertisers were serenaded by Metallica’s Master of Puppets (one of those songs that Stranger Things brought to a new generation) as they walked into Netflix’s first in-person Upfront.

Selome Hailu Netflix released a first look at “Running Point,” Mindy Kaling‘s upcoming comedy series starring Kate Hudson. Per the official logline, “when a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Hudson) is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor In Netflix‘s first move into big-league sports streaming, the company has won the rights to two NFL games on Christmas Day 2024. On Dec. 25, 2024, Netflix will be the global home of the NFL’s two Christmas Day games.

Keanu Reeves is hard at work on his upcoming movie Outcome!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The 2024 Fox upfront presentation featured an appearance by Jamie Foxx in one of his first public appearances since his health crisis last year. Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC is increasingly throwing the ball to the NFL. The Comcast-backed media conglomerate said Monday that it had purchased the rights to broadcast an extra NFL game on Saturday, December 21, presumably adding a bigger audience to the last shopping weekend before Christmas. NBC already has the rights to broadcast a game on December 22 as part of its “Sunday Night Football” lineup.