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Laura Berwick (“Belfast”), Tanya Seghatchian (“The Power of the Dog”), Nina Yang Bongiovi (“Passing”), Rachel Shane (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”), Stacey Sher (“Respect”) and Nina Jacobson (“Impeachment: American Crime Story”) will join the “Producers Roundtable” at Power Women Summit 2021, the largest gathering of women in media and entertainment streaming on-line from Dec.

American Music Awards!On Tuesday, it was announced that Diplo will serve as the first-ever AMAs musical curator, DJing his iconic tunes throughout the night, while Måneskin, Italian rock band and first-time AMA nominee, will make their U.S.

Michele Amabile Angermiller The performance lineup for the American Music Awards, airing Nov. 21 on ABC (and streaming the next day on Hulu), continues to take shape as the network announced additional performers.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIndustrial Media has entered into an overall deal with House of NonFiction, Alex Stapleton’s new unscripted production company.Stapleton is an Emmy-winning filmmaker who is currently directing two projects for HBO. She recently completed the docu-series “Pride” for FX, which chronicles the American LGBTQ+ civil rights movement.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to Roshan Sethi’s feature directorial debut, 7 Days, with plans to release it in theaters early next year.

Pep Guardiola and Jack Harrison are among the footballing community to have congratulated New York City FC on their initiative to provide more opportunities for youngsters to play football.

World Cup qualifier at Jamaica next week, said Tuesday it will make the Nov. 16 match available only on its Paramount+ subscription streaming service.CBS announced in March it had reached an agreement with IMG and Mediapro to acquire rights to qualifiers in North and Central America and the Caribbean that included all of the U.S.

A remake of the 1988 comedy “Midnight Run” with Robert De Niro is in the works at Universal, with Regina Hall set to star in the action comedy film. Jesse Collins (“American Soul”) will produce “Midnight Run” for his Jesse Collins entertainment, as will Hall for her RH Negative banner.

Måneskin have been by hailed by Mick Jagger after they completed the final night of their US tour supporting The Rolling Stones.The Italian rock band and Eurovision Song Contest 2021 winners opened for the veteran rockers at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, on Saturday (November 6).Following the performance, they posted a pic with Jagger on Instagram.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTop Chilean production outfit Parox, producer for Movistar Play of “Los Prisioneros,” the series which closed this week’s Santiago Industria, has tapped crucial backing from Chile’s National TV Council for its flagship international series, “Silver Bridge” and “La Pergola de las Flores.”Billed by Parox as a narco feminist action romance inspired by true facts, costume thriller “Silver Bridge” is also a Latin American drug trade origins saga.

Danielle Colby has great love for her "American Pickers" co-star Mike Wolfe. The reality TV star made a guest appearance on the Sailor Jerry Podcast where she gushed about working alongside her pal.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAlex Gibney, best known for documentaries such as “Taxi to the Dark Side” and “Going Clear,” is helming a new feature starring Viggo Mortensen and Caleb Landry Jones.Produced and sold internationally by Altitude, thriller “Two Wolves” will be introduced to buyers at the virtual American Film Market next week.

EXCLUSIVE: Monarch Media has optioned Leah Kunnath’s comedy script Foreign and Familiar, and are currently setting it up as a film, which Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce for the company, with Monarch’s Vicky Patel exec producing alongside Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.

Primo, a coming-of-age comedy from The Good Place creator Mike Schur and The Ringer writer Shea Serrano, has been ordered to series at IMDb TV.