Rob Mills to Lead New Disney TV Unscripted Unit as Exec VP of Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMaven Media, which runs the publishing businesses of Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, has tapped digital-media veteran Rob Barrett as president of media.Barrett reports to Maven CEO Ross Levinsohn. All of the company’s media brands, including SI and TheStreet, and editorial teams report to Barrett, who will remain based in the New York area.

MF DOOM.The rapper passed away in October, though his death was only confirmed two months later. He was 49.The ‘KMD-MF DOOM Way Committee’ has started a petition to rename the block between Riverside Boulevard and Long Beach Road on East Hudson Street in Long Beach after DOOM, who grew up in the city.“Hip-hop leaders credit Mr.

(CNN)Britney Spears has been the subject of cruel jokes in the past, but times have changed.After the New York Times documentary "Framing Britney Spears" debuted on Hulu last week, there has been an outpouring of love and sympathy for the pop star from both fans and fellow celebs.Rightfully so, given how the film captures her success, struggles and the intense media scrutiny she has faced over the years.

Katherine Creag is being honored.

The Man Who Fell To Earth.The original cult 1976 sci-fi film, directed by Nicholas Roeg, follows an alien (David Bowie) called Thomas Jerome Newton who poses as a human on Earth and tries to save his home planet – and is itself based on a 1963 novel by Walter Tevis.The new series will stream on Paramount+, with the Oscar-nominated 12 Years a Slave actor tapped to play the lead extraterrestrial role, a new and different character from that made famous by Bowie.Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek) and Jenny

Vampire Weekend bassist Baio – full name Chris Baio – has celebrated the release of his latest solo album ‘Dead Hand Control’ by performing the title track on Late Night with Seth Meyers.The footage sees Baio performing from a seaside location along Portland’s Oregon Coast, however, it doesn’t just stop there.The rest of his band is pictured in their current residencies from Paris and London to New York, Los Angeles and the Utah Canyonlands.

The New York Times has severed ties with two reporters that produced some of its highest-profile work in the last three years.

Yellowstone co-creator/executive producer Taylor Sheridan has signed a massive new overall deal with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group for multiple new series, starting with Yellowstone prequel Y: 1883 for Paramount+, which will be unveiled with a teaser during the Super Bowl on CBS this Sunday (You can watch it above.)

Naman Ramachandran Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”), Patricia Allison (“Sex Education”) and Rob Brydon (“The Trip” franchise) lead the voice cast of BBC animation special “Superworm.”Based on the book “Superworm,” written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the half-hour show will air over Christmas on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.The show follows Superworm, who is a hero always on hand to help out all the other animals and insects, whose latest challenge is

New York -- The breakout hit of this year’s Sundance Film Festival is set to expand the conversation about diversity in Hollywood.“CODA,” which stands for “Child of Deaf Adults,” invites viewers into a world many have never seen, with a silence they’ve never experienced.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSam’s Esmail ABC drama pilot “Acts of Crime” has found its lead.Newcomer Candace Grace has been cast in the lead role in the pilot, with Josiah Cross, Peter Mark Kendall, and Molly Price also joining in series regular roles.Little is known about the plot of the show, other than being described as a unique spin on the crime procedural. Grace will star as Vivien Lamonte, a Black police detective working homicide in suburban New Jersey.

Disney has tapped Rob Mills to oversee its newly formed alternative studio as part of a wide-ranging promotion for ABC’s non-scripted chief

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is an incredible mom to her four young girls, and it’s hard to believe how quickly they’re growing up! Gia, 20, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11, whom she shares with her estranged ex husband  Joe Giudice, have been on our TV screens for years, and even have their own social media presences now.

A new A$AP Rocky song called "G-Unit Rice" is now available to hear on Instagram. The song was originally posted by AWGE's Hidji on Monday, as Complex reports, before getting shared on the A$AP Mob's stories.

A$AP Rocky has shared his first solo track of 2021 in the form of ‘G-Unit Rice’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The rapper is currently working on his next album, ‘All $mile’, which will be his first record since 2018’s ‘Testing’.‘G-Unit Rice’ has been released with little fanfare and no promotion by Rocky.

Not a day has gone by when we don’t hear about COVID-19, and while you expect to hear it on the news as the top talking point, it seems people are getting sick of seeing it on weekly shows.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, bravely revealed that she is a sexual assault survivor while talking to supporters on Instagram Live.

The Conners star and executive producer Sara Gilbert, Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital), Leland Orser (Brand New Cherry Flavor), Lirtq Bent (Four Brothers), J.R. Cacia (Infidel), Tate Donovan (Respect) and Kevin Dunn have been cast opposite Chris Messina in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Brett Weiner, Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, Left/Right Productions and The New York Times.

Marin Ireland has taken the lead role in Muslimah, Jamil Munoz’s debut feature for indie producers and film financiers Dweck Productions and Vanishing Angle. The indie drama will see Ireland play Diana, an American convert to Islam who moves to upstate New York with her young son, Nabil, after the events of September 11th, 2001.

, Rob low-key confirmed that Victoria made it onto the show because of her strong personality, which set her apart from other women who auditioned. “You can’t have people who are not going to do really anything and will just be wallflowers,” he said.