Primetime Emmys Drop Children’s Program Category, as All Kids Awards Move to Daytime (EXCLUSIVE)

Emmy Rossum is stirring the pot following Lukas Gage‘s now-viral Zoom clip of that rude director who mocked his apartment!

Naman Ramachandran Ever since he made his debut in Mira Nair’s 2008 HIV-awareness short “Migration,” Indian actor Arjun Mathur has been a constant film and television screen presence. But it is Amazon Prime Video series “Made In Heaven” that has made him a global face, earning him an International Emmy best actor nomination.In “Made In Heaven,” Mathur plays the lead, a New-Delhi based gay wedding planner who battles job stress and prejudice.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIt’s Cris Abrego’s time to shine. The Endemol Shine North America CEO has been tapped to lead Banijay’s North America and Latin America operations.Abrego will now hold the title of Banijay’s chairman of the Americas, as well as president/CEO of Endemol Shine Holdings.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaStephen Dorff only had a few weeks to transform himself into a mixed martial arts superstar in order to play the lead role in “Embattled.”The actor was booked tight and had no choice but to hit the gym hard after wrapping work playing an Arkansas police officer in the third season of “True Detective.” For Dorff, the chance to play Cash Boykins was worth the punishment.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBunim-Murray Prods. chairman/CEO Gil Goldschein is leaving after a 20-year run at the pioneering unscripted production company.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon Kids Plus has picked up its first original production: “Super Spy Ryan,” a special featuring the star of the massively popular Ryan’s World kids’ franchise.The half-hour hybrid live-action/animated show comes from Pocket.watch, the exclusive studio partner for the Ryan’s World franchise, and Sunlight Entertainment, the production company run by the family of 9-year-old Ryan Kaji.It’s the first time Amazon Kids Plus, the ecommerce giant’s subscription

Zendaya is looking back at her historic win at the 2020 Emmy Awards.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorTenemos los ganadores in Spanish-language programming for this year’s Daytime, Sports and News and Documentary Emmy Awards.

Matthew McConaughey and his mom Kay have had some tough times in their relationship.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Cara Gee (The Expanse) and Mpho Koaho (Falling Skies, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) are set to star in the forthcoming sci-fi thriller Levels written and directed by Adam Stern. Principle photography is slated to begin in 2021.The film, which marks the feature directorial debut for Stern, explores “the nature of our existence”.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerLynn Kellogg-Simpers, who played the original Sheila in the 1968 Broadway production of Hair, has died at 77. She had non-terminal leukemia complicated by COVID-19, according to her husband, John Simpers.He said she had recently attended a gathering in a theater in Branson, Missouri.

Naman Ramachandran AMC Networks’ streamer Sundance Now has acquired exclusive U.S.

coronavirus precautions it could not accommodate a wire service photographer.The association instead said the AP could license images of the show. The AP declined.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs first reported last week by Variety, the Los Angeles-based Television Academy has eliminated its children’s program category at the Primetime Emmys, ceding kids awards to its New York counterpart: the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which administers the Daytime Emmys (as well as sports, news and documentary and other awards).That may not sound like a big deal — after all, it makes sense that kids TV be grouped together on one

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMTV has finally revealed its plans for this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards. Instead of a regular show honoring the year’s best entertainment, the network has announced that this year’s edition will instead focus on the best moments in film and TV over the past 40 years.“MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time,” which premieres Sunday, Dec.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Mission Unstoppable,” the weekend CBS educational/informational series from Litton Entertainment, has been picked up for a second season. The show, from executive producer Geena Davis and hosted by Miranda Cosgrove (who also serves as an EP), returns with new episodes in January.The series is part of Litton’s “The CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic” Saturday morning programming block.

Zendaya discusses her historic Emmy win in a new interview with Elle.

Judge Judy Sheindlin is on her way to Amazon’s IMDb TV streaming service.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeA few more familiar faces will be joining “The Masked Singer” panelists in the coming weeks as Season 4 heads to a finale.Guest panelists who will sit behind the “Masked” desk include Niecy Nash (Nov. 11), Cheryl Hines (Nov.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Wheel of Fortune” is the latest daytime game show to land a primetime spinoff. (Pun intended.) ABC has given a series order to “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” which will add a new version of the long-running series to the Alphabet net’s ever-growing gamer roster.Also making the move to primetime will be “Wheel of Fortune’s” long-running stars, Pat Sajak and Vanna White.