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K.J. Yossman Studiocanal CEO Anna Marsh has been upped to deputy CEO of the Canal+ Group. She has been with the company since 2008, when she first joined Studiocanal. She has previously held the positions of head of international sales and managing director of Studiocanal U.K. In 2019 she became CEO of Studiocanal, which is the production, distribution and sales subsidiary of Canal+ Group, and in February of this year was appointed to Canal+ Group’s management board. Before joining the group Marsh, who has almost 20 years experience in the industry, worked at Tele Images Productions (Marathon group) in the international sales department and TF1, where she was international sales manager.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rachel Nichols basketball-journalism career has taken a new bounce. The longtime sports reporter is joining Showtime’s sports division, where she will work on the unit’s basketball content vertical as both a host and producer. “We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, senior vice president of sports programming and content for Showtime, in a prepared statement. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”

Following in the footsteps of other recent special awards shows such as The Celebration Of Black Cinema & Television which will be celebrating its fifth anniversary in December, and The Celebration Of Latino Cinema & Television to see its second annual event later in November, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today honorees for its inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television, honoring notable achievements in front of and behind the camera. The Celebration will take place on November 4, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA.

Netflix has stacked the cast for their upcoming live-action series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.

‘The Rogue Ones: A Star Wars Andor Podcast’ returns with hosts Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist’s Editor-In-Chief, Rodrigo Perez. As with the previous episodes, each week, our hosts will recap and review the latest “Andor” episode and welcome cast members and creatives from the show to discuss all things “Andor” and maybe a few other “Star Wars” properties.

Star Trek” sequel from its upcoming film slate. The project, produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, had been dated to hit theaters on Dec. 22, 2023. The rather inevitable news comes roughly one month after director Matt Shakman exited the “Star Trek” film, which was nominally set to be the fourth cinematic tour of duty for Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Karl Urban as Bones, John Cho as Sulu and Simon Pegg as Scotty. Shakman was successfully courted by Marvel Studios to helm its “Fantastic Four” reboot, reuniting the “WandaVision” director with the studio, after “Spider-Man: No Way Home” director Jon Watts left that film in April.

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has rounded out its cast, adding 20 actors, including George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danny Pudi and Arden Cho.

Selome Hailu Netflix has rounded out the cast of its upcoming live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” with 20 new additions including George Takei, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Arden Cho and Danny Pudi. Playing characters in the Water Tribe are Amber Midthunder (“Prey,” “Roswell”) as Princess Yue, the compassionate spiritual leader of the Northern Water Tribe; A Martinez (“Cowboy Bebop,” “Ambulance”) as Pakku, the veteran waterbending master of the Northern Water Tribe and a fierce defender of their traditions; Irene Bedard (“Pocahontas,” “The Stand”) as Yagoda, an empathetic healer who serves as a role model for her tribe’s female waterbenders; Joel Oulette (“Trickster,” “Ruby and the Well”) as Hahn, a strong and skilled warrior with an unwavering loyalty to his tribe; Nathaniel Arcand (“Heartland,” “FBI: Most Wanted”) as Chief Arnook, father to Princess Yue and the respected leader of their tribe; and Meegwun Fairbrother (“Burden of Truth,” “Mohawk Girls”) as Avatar Kuruk, a previous Avatar with a haunted past.

Chloe Sims, 40, is reportedly dating a "playboy" named Morad Izemrane. The Dutch businessman, also known as "Mojo", has previously dated Arabella Chi, who appeared in season five of Love Island. A source has described Chloe's new love as a "flash playboy" who makes "women go weak at the knees for him and his swarthy good looks".

Chloe Sims, 40, is reportedly dating a "playboy" named Morad Izemrane. The Dutch businessman, also known as "Mojo", has previously dated Arabella Chi, who appeared in season five of Love Island. A source has described Chloe's new love as a "flash playboy" who makes "women go weak at the knees for him and his swarthy good looks".They also said Mojo met his ex Arabella, 31, through a mutual friend in Ibiza, The Sun reports.

EXCLUSIVE: Punchdrunk, the immersive theater company behind New York City’s long-running Sleep No More production, has signed with CAA.

 has found its Fiyero! Director Jon M. Chu confirmed on Twitter that star Jonathan Bailey has been cast in the role for the upcoming films. «He’s perfect, they’re perfect. They’d be perfect together.

Charter Communications, a major broadband provider and the No. 2 U.S. cable TV operator, has promoted Chris Winfrey to CEO. On December 1, he will succeed longtime cable business leader Tom Rutledge, who will segue to an executive chairman role after five decades in the industry.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Chris Winfrey, a longtime senior executive at cable giant Charter Communications, will become president and CEO of the company, starting December 1. He will succeed Tom Rutledge, the cable-industry veteran ,who will serve as executive chairman of the company and its board of directors. Winfrey has been chief operating officer of Charter, the operator of the massive Spectrum cable service, after a long stint working as its chief financial officer., “It has been an honor and a pleasure to lead Charter and this incredible team over the past 10 years,” said Rutledge, in a statement. “We have grown the company through innovation and strategic investments and have positioned Charter to provide the best converged connectivity products and services available today. During my 50 years in this industry, I have witnessed first-hand its ability to continually evolve and change the world, and our opportunity today is greater than ever with ubiquitous connectivity being central to everything we do.”

EXCLUSIVE: Keshet International has secured rights to Cuba Libre, a buzzy drama about a follower of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara that’s being billed as one of Portugal’s most ambitious television series ever. The six-part biopic, based on the life of Ana Maria Silva Pais, will form part of KI’s slate at Mipcom Cannes next month.

Feline energy! Kim Kardashian took her love of pantaboots to a new level, stepping out in a tiger print pair while visiting New York.

There's a high chance that if you've been scrolling through your For You page on TikTok recently you will have seen one of Madeline Argy's videos. Hailed as a British Emma Chamberlain, the TikTok star has quickly risen to fame thanks to her brutally honest life stories and conversational anecdotes.That being said, more recently her love life is getting tongues wagging just as much as her iconic content; speculation is through the roof that Madeline is dating rapper Central Cee and social media isn't dropping it.Madeline was born in 2000 and is 21 years old.According to her PR agency Madeline lives in Sussex/London.

Big screen exhibitor Imax has extended the employment agreement of chief executive Richard Gelfond through Dec. 31, 2025.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Imax Entertainment CEO Richard Gelfond has extended his contract through 2025. Gelfond, who has served as CEO since 2009 and has been with the company since 1994, will keep his current compensation, equity and severance terms, according to Monday’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Since 2019, Gelfond has received a base salary of $1.2 million and in 2021 earned a total compensation of $9.1 million, including stock awards. During the pandemic, when cinemas were shuttered for an extended period of time, he didn’t take a bonus. Though the movie theater industry is still rebounding from COVID-19, the company that’s known for its immersive, advanced technology emerged in a uniquely enviable position. That’s because Imax and other premium moviegoing experiences have been in high demand among blockbuster-hungry moviegoers. Also, the company has a cleaner balance sheet and isn’t as heavily leveraged as others in the exhibition space.

Naman Ramachandran Popular Indian actor Parineeti Chopra (“Saina”) and actor and musician Harrdy Sandhu (“’83”) star in “Code Name: Tiranga.” An espionage action thriller, “Code Name: Tiranga” is the story of a spy on an unfaltering and fearless mission for her nation in a race against time where sacrifice is her only choice. Chopra plays an Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent who is on a journey across many countries. It is directed by Ribhu Dasgupta (“Bard of Blood”) who previously directed Chopra in “The Girl on the Train.” Co-stars include Sandhu, Sharad Kelkar (“Bhuj: The Pride of India),Rajit Kapur (“Rocket Boys”), Dibyendu Bhattacharya (“Maharani”), Shishir Sharma (“Raazi”), Sabyasachi Chakraborty (“Avijatrik”) and Deesh Mariwala (“Bellbottom”).