Roku to Launch Branded Content Studio

EXCLUSIVE: The story of pool phenom Danny Basavich (aka Kid Delicious) is in the works for the small screen. Emmy-winning writer Todd Robinson (White Squall) and producer Rocky Lang have acquired Basavich’s life rights  to develop an eight-episode limited series.

Tommy Wright has told John Hughes to stop whinging about referees and focus on his team. The Staggies manager launched a furious blast at officials as he backed his Hamilton counterpart Brian Rice in his assertion that so-called smaller clubs don't get decisions.

Going back in time! Selma Blair dropped a dating bombshell about her past connection with Justin Long, revealing that their managers once attempted to set them up.

Pharrell Williams is demanding federal authorities investigate the death of his cousin at the hands of police in Virginia last month.The Neptunes frontman celebrated his 48th birthday on Monday (April 5), but spent the day attending the funeral of cousin Donovon Lynch, who was shot dead by a cop in Virginia Beach last month.Lynch, who was 25, was shot and killed in Virginia Beach on March 26 by a police officer amid a series of three separate “chaotic shootings” in the area.

Bebe Rexha has been announced as the opening act for WWE WrestleMania 37.The New York artist will perform the patriotic US anthem ‘America The Beautiful’ live at the opening ceremony, which will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida this Saturday (April 10).“I’m excited to sing ‘America The Beautiful’ at this year’s WrestleMania,” Rexha said in a statement.“Being part of WWE’s biggest event of the year is an honour and I look forward to performing for fans around the

EXCLUSIVE: Richie Merritt, Trevor Long, Raven Goodwin and Luke David Blumm have joined the cast of indie drama, Lola James.

Tennessee Republicans want to allow students to opt out of learning about LGBTQ issues.Legislation introduced by Republican state Sen. Paul Rose, moved through a Senate panel on March 25.

Rosé of BLACKPINK has described her decision to leave school in Australia to train to become a K-pop idol in South Korea as “terrifying”.The Australian-Korean singer spoke about her decision to drop out of school in 2012 to join YG Entertainment at the age of 15, in an upcoming interview with Vogue Australia.

Pharrell Williams is in mourning.

Monster Hunter Rise is out today (Friday 26) but the launch trailer already has players eagerly anticipating what’s in store with future updates.The end of the trailer provides an outline of free post-launch content players can expect, including a sneak peek of a new monster.The launch trailer gives a good overview of what players can expect from Monster Hunter Rise, showcasing the new wirebug mechanic used for both traversal and combat, the new village hub of Kamura, as well as glimpses of

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC’s Owned TV Stations division has launched a new race and culture content team that will oversee an expansion in the group’s coverage of underrepresented communities.

Dustin Lynch. The 35-year-old country singer released his fourth album,, earlier this year, but there was a time where he was considering medicine over music. As Lynch told ET's Rachel Smith during an exclusive visit to his Tennessee farm, he had gotten into medical school before making it big as a musician. «I was a major in biology and chemistry, and got into med school and told my parents I wanted to at least give music a legit shot before I went and chased that,» he recalled.

EXCLUSIVE: Lyriq Bent (She’s Gotta Have It), Shalini Bathina (Little Voice) and Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars), in a recasting, are set as leads opposite Rose Rollins and Josh Lucas in Long Slow Exhale, Spectrum Originals’ upcoming drama series from L.A. Finest‘s Pam Veasey, Anton Cropper and John Dove and Paramount TV Studios. Also joining the cast as series regulars are Enajite Esegine, Brittney Elena, Jazmine Stewart, Isabella Star LaBlanc, Carmen Flood and Erin Croom (The Conners).

Roku has launched an advertising brand studio, hiring execs from Snap Inc. and Funny or Die to help develop the venture.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku has formed what it says is a full-fledged branded-content and advertising studio, after inking a deal with digital comedy producer Funny Or Die to hire several FOD execs and employees.Roku entered into an agreement with Funny Or Die’s branded entertainment division under which about a dozen of the company’s branded content team members will join Roku.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVeteran music executives Tommy Mottola and Lex Borrero have teamed up with Range Media Partners to form Ntertain — a new cross-platform content company focused on Latino talent and storytelling.Ntertain has been quietly operational for the past six months, and is imminently preparing a slate of scripted and unscripted series and features, a well as podcasts, from top global-facing creators.

Rosé of BLACKPINK has topped YouTube’s Global Top Songs chart with her debut solo single, ‘On The Ground’.On Sunday (March 21), YouTube released its chart rankings for the week of March 12-18, with ‘On The Ground’ topping the chart based on streaming numbers.