Quibi Exploring Options Including Potential Sale – Report

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsNFL Network has put analyst and insider Ian Rapoport on a two week suspension after he shared a social media post that did not comply with the company’s guidelines.“Recently, I posted something on social channels without clearance from NFL Network, which went against its guidelines. As a result, I will be off-air until October 22.

Who knew a dodgeball game between Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour and a bunch of rowdy kids could be so bland?That’s one of many beige scenes in the new comedy “The War With Grandpa,” a film that’s both by-the-book and based on a book, in which a preteen boy gets back at his grandfather for moving into his room.That could have been an emotionally involving tussle.

How can you possibly transition from being the centerpiece of a monolithic cinematic universe comprised of two dozen films, grossing billions and billions of dollars to being the star of a franchise that is working on its third film with no spinoffs or TV shows planned? The answer, if you’re Robert Downey, Jr., is simple—you don’t. You take something as simple as “Sherlock Holmes” and you infuse that Marvel Studios formula into its DNA and you create your own damn universe.

Rupert Murdoch's compensation for his role as executive chairman of News Corp amounted to $3.35 million for the fiscal year that ended in June, compared with $5 million in the previous year and $5.7 million a year before that, according to a regulatory filing. News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's compensation amounted to $12 million, compared with $14.7 million in the previous year and $13 million in the year before that.

As I type this, the world continues to burn, as 2020 serves us more and more shit sandwiches. Over this weekend alone, we’ve had the US Presidential Election thrown into chaos as Trump gets diagnosed with COVID-19 and no one can figure out if he’s doing just fine or on his deathbed.

LGBTQ-owned Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours is partnering with The James Beard Foundation to represent Atlanta in Taste of America, an event bringing chefs and diners from across the country together for a virtual communal dinner.

After Universal became the first studio to drop one of their 2020 releases on VOD first with “Trolls World Tour,” and after Disney did the same with “Mulan” and “Artemis Fowl” it is now Warner Bros.‘s turn to drop one of their fall releases straight to a streaming service. This time it is Robert Zemeckis‘ remake of Roald Dahl‘s “The Witches” that will skip theaters and head to the studios’ own streaming service HBO Max right in time for Halloween.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Five short comedic plays written by The View‘s Joy Behar will be streamed as a benefit for the East Hampton, New York, arts and community venue Guild Hall, with performances by Behar, Lorraine Bracco, Dylan McDermott, Bob Balaban, Susie Essman, Robert Klein, Brenda Vacarro, Chris Bauer, Danny Hoch and Rachel Dratch.Guild Hall: A Totally Disrespectful Evening of Short Plays by Joy Behar, directed by John Gould Rubin, will stream on Oct.

Andreas Wiseman, Jake Kanter The London Film Festival’s Screen Talks and events program will include speakers Riz Ahmed, Letitia Wright, Michel Franco, Miranda July, Tsai Ming-liang, Christian Petzold, David Byrne and artist Es Devlin, who will each talk about their most recent work.

Gwyneth Paltrow and her daughter might have just won the internet! The Avengers: Endgame actress celebrated her 48th birthday over the weekend and she flaunted her "birthday suit". Baring it all, the international star flaunted her curves while leaving a little to the imagination while she stood under a huge tree and embraced the sunny outdoors.

There is some disappointing news for the BTS fans in South Korea. The group had previously planned to host an offline concert in Seoul, Map of the Soul ON:E, in Seoul next month.

 Sharon Stone  wants to let the world know that  Robert De Niro  is a great kisser.This week, during an episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Stone revealed to host  Andy Cohen  that her best on-screen kiss was with her Casino costar, Robert De Niro.

Sharon Stone is opening up about her best kiss in Hollywood! Last night, the veteran actress appeared at Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, where she was asked which famous star is the best kisser? Stone revealed that her best on-screen kiss was “far and away” Robert De Niro, her love interest in Martin Scorsese’s Casino. “It was the pinnacle of the kissing moment for me,” revealed Stone.

Just a day after the 2020 Emmy Awards, Trevor Noah announced the winners of The Daily Show's first"and hopefully last" Pandemmys, with President Donald Trump taking home two wins, the most of anyone at the parody award show. Noah announced the winners on Monday night, after revealing viewers had cast more than 1 million votes for the most notable performances during the coronavirus pandemic.

Short-form video startup Quibi is said to be exploring strategic options including a sale less than six months after its launch. The mobile-first service founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman is working with advisors to weigh several options, including raising more money and going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

WSJ report said Quibi is also considering other options, including another round of funding or going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.In a statement on the WSJ report, a company spokesperson said: “Quibi has successfully launched a new business and pioneered a new form of storytelling and state-of-the-art platform.

In some tragic news to further dampen 2020, feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sadly passed away at the age of 87. The Supreme Court Justice's death was confirmed in a statement via NPR as her cause of death was said to be complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Peter White Television EditorCBS is exploring a range of options and timelines to get the next season of Survivor up and running.Production on season 41 of the long-running reality competition series was postponed in March – on the day that the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

The 15th Seoul International Drama Awards was held just a while back and many fan-favourites emerged victoriously. According to The Seoul Story, Kang Ha-neul, who had earlier won Best Actor at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards for his charismatic performance as Hwang Yong-sik in When the Camellia Blooms, took home the Hallyu Drama Best Actor Award.