It has been nearly 25 years since Felicity Porter (Keri Russell) ventured to New York City to begin college and pursue the guy of her dreams. Since J.J.
18.08.2022 - 21:09 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPeyton Manning wants to go to the mat in his ongoing bid to create a sports-content empire.The football legend, who gained notice last year when he and his brother Eli launched an accompanying “ManningCast” for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” is backing a similar concept for ESPN’s UFC pay-per-view streams. Fans who opt to watch Saturday night’s welterweight bout between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards via ESPN+ will also have access to a second stream featuring Rob Gronkowski and his brothers Chris, Dan, Glenn and Gordie Jr. along with father Gordon, who will host what is being called “ UFC 278 with The Gronks.
The show will mark Rob Gronkowski’s first appearance on ESPN in a host role. Guests will include UFC legend Chuck Liddell, and up-and-coming UFC stars Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann. “You could not get a more perfect group of guys to host it,” Peyton Manning tells Variety in an interview.
His Omaha Productions launched the ManningCast and, in May, tested a alternate take on PGA Golf with conversation from Joe Buck and Michael Collins. The Gronkowsksi, he adds, “are a close family. They are fun.
They are not afraid to laugh.’Nor should the audience. Manning expects that ESPN’s UFC “GronkCast” will “have a few audibles in there” and might even tilt toward the rambunctious.When fans have ready access to a traditional game broadcast, some of the “alterna-casts” around them can afford to be messy. Omaha’s various “megacast” efforts – another one featuring Pat McAfee and college football is on tap for ESPN for the fall – represent what TV executives hope will be a format that capture the attention of viewers who are hard to corral.
It has been nearly 25 years since Felicity Porter (Keri Russell) ventured to New York City to begin college and pursue the guy of her dreams. Since J.J.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The typical evening-news program give viewers all the news they need to know in less than 30 minutes. John Dickerson’s take on the format aims to unpack the headlines of the day and offer something most news programs don’t — perspective. Dickerson will lead CBS News’ step into an emerging frontier, an evening-news program that doesn’t air on a TV network, but streams instead, presumably for a younger, more tech-savvy audience. “CBS News Prime With John Dickerson,” a new hour-long program, debuts tonight at 7 p.m. eastern on CBS News’ streaming outlets, and will appear live Monday through Thursday. The goal is for Dickerson, a former host of “Face The Nation” and a longtime political journalist and analyst, to provide insight and historical context around the events of the day so viewers gain a deeper understanding of the news cycle.
Based on the novel of the same name by Carola Lovering, the new Hulu drama “Tell Me Lies” follows the toxic relationship between Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten, “Nine Perfect Strangers”) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White), over the course of eight years, starting when they first meet during college. Meaghan Oppenheimer (“Queen America”) serves as showrunner for the racy series, with Emma Roberts executive producing with her partner Sarah Preiss under their Belletrist Productions banner. The show’s star, Grace Van Patten, first got the taste for acting in an episode of “The Sopranos” directed by her father Tim Van Patten.
When Peyton Manning appeared on Saturday Night Live he declared his love for Netflix’s Emily in Paris.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Seni Tienabeso was elevated to executive director of ABC News Live, spotlighting a growing emphasis on streaming news content at the Disney-backed news organization. Seni first joined ABC News in 2007, and worked over a decade a a field producer and reporter before becoming a senior producer at “World News Tonight.” At ABC News Live, Tienabeso helped launch “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis,” one of the industry’s earliest regular streaming programs. In his new role, hei will oversee day-to-day editorial direction for the channel and focus on developing its original live programming, live events, and specials. ABC News Live executive producers will now report to Seni, who will lead the search for a new executive producer of “ABC News Live Prime.”
Secret Headquarters, starring Owen Wilson, has set a record on Paramount+ as the most-watched original movie in the first seven days since its release on the streaming platform.
Just a bit ago, I learned that Robert Douglas Dalton—best known as Roman Polanski’s long-time lawyer—had died.
Virginia Patton, who played George Bailey’s sister-in-law in the holiday staple It’s A Wonderful Life, died in an assisted living facilty on Aug. 18. She was 97.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGames featuring top college-sports draws like Ohio State and Penn State, and, in 2024, USC and U.C.L.A., will appear on properties owned by Fox, NBCU and Paramount Global under a new and lucrative deal struck with the Big Ten conference, underscoring the continuing importance of live sports to the economics of live TV.The new seven-year deal, which starts in the 2023-2024 season, calls for the three media companies to pay the college conference in excess of $1 billion a year, according to reports. The Big Ten’s previous deals were with Fox and ESPN.The pact will guarantees the conference TV real estate every weekend of college football season, with games slated to appear on“Big Noon Saturday” at noon; CBS’ 3:30 p.m.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThere’s a new resident making a home in Fox Nation alongside Nancy Grace and the police from “Cops.”Amanda Whittier is a widow trying to make new friends in a small seaside town after the death of her husband. Unlike Grace and the police, Whittier is fictional, a character in a new original movie meant to pluck the heartstrings and continue to broaden the audience on the streaming outlet, which is part of Fox News Media.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWall Street recently cheered Disney’s fiscal performance, judging by how the stock has performed since the company offered details of its second quarter performance. And yet, there are some investors who still think the owner of ABC, Disney World and Hulu has much further to go.In an Aug.
A Scots Instagrammer who is facing deportation from Sri Lanka for sharing images of the country's revolution online has appealed the cancelling of her visa.
Luca Bish let everyone know that all is well between him and his other half Gemma Owen amid the latest "bullying” row with ex Islander Remi Lambert, as he posted a photo of her in his bed on Monday. Luca, 23, shared the picture of Gemma, 19, which showed her smiling as she wore a black hoodie whilst sat up in bed, on Instagram Stories, writing in the caption: “Morning view @gemmaowen_I”, with a love heart emoji added.The fishmonger’s post comes after he found himself being accused of “bullying” by former contestant Remi, 22, following a viral video including him and best friend in the villa, Jacques O’Neil.
New York City, ahead of its August 12 release. The 53-year-old Oscar nominee opted for a low-key look while sharing the red carpet with his costars Jesse Williams and Michael Peña. Owen looked totally at ease in a breathable white linen button-up shirt, which he layered over a black T-shirt.
Gemma Owen has landed herself in a bit of trouble with her dad Michael after failing to include him in a video of her arriving back home.The 19 year old reality star has spent the last two months in the Majorcan villa of the hit ITV dating programme Love Island, where she found romance with fishmonger Luca Bish, 23. After coming in as runner-up following Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's win, she landed back in the UK and has since been reunited with her family and beloved pets.The video showed her walking into her house with some bags in hand before setting them down to say hello to her two dogs. Wearing a satin blouse with a pair of blue jeans, Gemma crouched to the floor to hug her furry friends as an impressive Love Island-themed balloon display stood behind her.