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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Cheryl Fair, the president and general manager of ABC-owned KABC Los Angeles, is departing ABC’s owned TV stations group after 50 years with the company. Fair, who has spent the last 30 years at KABC and before that, 20 years at WPVI Philadelphia, revealed the news to staff on Tuesday. Attending the meeting to share the news were Debra OConnell, president of Disney Entertainment TV’s networks and TV business operations, and Chad Matthews, the president of ABC Owned Television Stations.

Matthew Perry’s tribute at the 2024 Emmys almost looked a lot different — but the wound left behind by his death is just too “fresh.”

Kate Beckinsale is mourning the loss of her stepfather.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Taylor Swift is not the mysterious author behind the “Argylle” book that served as the inspiration for Apple’s upcoming spy thriller from director Matthew Vaughn. Conspiracy theories have circulated on social media for months alleging Swift is the author “Elly Conway,” a pseudonym for the writer whose manuscript was apparently so astonishing that it led to a reported $200 million deal for the film rights. Screenwriter Jason Fuchs adapted Conway’s book into Vaughn’s movie.

Pedro Pascal put Kieran Culkin on blast!

The Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled the nominations today for its 71st annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring the year’s outstanding feature film, TV, animation, computer entertainment and student productions. See the full list spanning 20 categories below.

Matthew Perry was honored during a very emotional In Memoriam at the 2024 Emmys.

The Visual Effects Society has composited the nominees for its 22nd annual VES Awards, which will be handed out next month. Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven noms apiece, and HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV with six. See the full list below.

The 75th prestigious Emmy Awards took place on Monday night (January 15) in California after a delay from September due to industry strikes. If you were watching the much-anticipated ceremony that awards the best in TV, you may have spotted an unusual green goblin striking a pose on the red carpet.

A touching tribute paid to late Friends actor Matthew Perry at the Emmy Awards has left fans of the show “bawling their eyes out.” Perry, 54, died on October 28, 2023 after he was found “unresponsive in the pool” at his Los Angeles home.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham had a bit of a moment at the Emmys when a red carpet host got her name wrong. Stars including Hannah, Selena Gomez, pregnant Suki Waterhouse and Joan Collins all stunned in their finest gowns at the awards in LA on Monday night, 15 January. Despite being on a comedy show, Hannah wasn't too pleased when E! presenter Laverne Cox called her 'Hannah Waddington.' She quickly corrected the Orange Is The New Black actress, saying it was "ham" as in "Waddingham" – not "ton".

Viewers of the Primetime Emmy Awards were left teary-eyed as a touching tribute was paid to Friends star Matthew Perry. The emotional "In Memoriam" segment, which honours TV legends who have passed away in the past year, featured a moving clip set to a remix of Wiz Khalifa's See You Again.The tribute ended with the Friends theme song, I'll Be There For You, and an image of Matthew Perry, leaving fans reaching for tissues. Viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, sharing their emotional reactions to the segment.

Matthew Perry and Angus Cloud.Towards the end of the ceremony, which took place on the early morning of January 16 (January 15 in the U.S), Charlie Puth and singer-songwriter duo The War And Treaty performed for the award show’s In Memoriam segment, paying their respects to the deceased.Puth kicked off the performance with a piano-led arrangement of ‘See You Again’, and was joined in by The War And Treaty after its first chorus.

The stars of Succession are dressed to impress at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matthew Perry received an emotional tribute during the 2023 Emmys In Memoriam segment, which also included late stars such as Len Goodman, Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Barbra Walters, Kirstie Alley and more. Pop singer Charlie Puth and singer-songwriter duo The War and Treaty performed during the segment, first starting with a rendition of Puth’s “See You Again” before delivering a stripped-down cover of the “Friends” theme song (“I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts). Perry died unexpectedly on Oct.

Michaela Zee “True Detective: Night Country” brought in over 2 million viewers Sunday night when it dropped its first episode on HBO and Max. The Season 4 premiere of HBO’s crime series “True Detective” showed strong performance, “despite airing alongside a close NFL Wild Card game,” according to Warner Bros. Discovery.

The new Netflix series The Gentlemen from Guy Ritchie has its debut trailer.

Valerie Wu Intern “The Gentlemen,” Netflix’s TV series follow-up to Guy Ritchie’s 2019 British gangster film, has released a trailer. Set in the world of the original, the new series features a cast of new characters, including Theo James as the Duke of Halstead, Ray Winstone as cannabis empire founder Bobby Glass and Kaya Scodelario as Bobby’s daughter and the empire’s operations leader. Guy Ritchie serves as creator, co-writer, executive producer (the latter two positions shared with Matthew Read) and directs the first two episodes.

An Outlander boss has been opening up on the “challenges” faced by show makers that are different to other productions.

Succession swept the drama categories at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!

Jennifer Aniston stepped out for the AFI Awards Luncheon in her first public appearance since it was claimed Matthew Perry "assaulted women".

Stephen Rodrick There’s an iconic scene in 1978’s “Superman” of Clark Kent, played by Christopher Reeve, spying Lois Lane dangling from a helicopter. He locates a revolving door, emerges as the Man of Steel, and soars upward and catches a falling Lane. “Easy, miss, I’ve got you,” says Superman.

Friends star passed away at the age of 54 in October last year, having been found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. A post-mortem examination concluded the actor died from the “acute effects of ketamine”.Following his death, multiple allegations have been made against Perry.

Alison Herman TV Critic Looking back, 2014 was truly a different time: Obama was in office, skinny jeans still reigned supreme and “True Detective” established itself with an unabashed emphasis on masculinity. Three years earlier, Ryan Murphy had revived the anthology series with “American Horror Story,” but it took the imprimatur of HBO, massive movie stars and a “serious” genre like crime to give the format real prestige.

Police have been spotted outside a block of flats in Edinburgh hours after the street was 'locked down by armed officers'.

Friends star Matthew Perry allegedly "assaulted women" according to sources who have recently claimed the serious bombshell allegations which is likely to threaten the late actor's legacy just months on from his death.

Matthew Perry was reportedly in a very dark place before his death. As we all know, the Friends star sudde

The image we have of Matthew Perry‘s last couple years is rapidly disintegrating. We knew the Friends star had his battles with addiction, but we truly believed him when he said it was in the past… and we never would have expected violence from him — certainly not towards the women in his life. But that’s just what a new report claims happened. Ever since Perry’s cause of death was revealed

The investigation into the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has been closed by Los Angeles police, following the coroner's ruling that it was an 'accidental' death.The actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing, was found lifeless in his hot tub at his LA home on 28 October 2023. Despite no signs of foul play or drug paraphernalia at the scene, the coroner later determined that he died from the severe effects of ketamine.

Friends star Matthew Perry has now concluded, the Los Angeles Police Department have confirmed.The actor was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on October 28 last year. An initial toxicology report shortly after said his death was not caused by methamphetamine or fentanyl overdose.In December, an autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Perry died due to “acute effects of ketamine” in what was deemed an accident.Other contributing factors listed were drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, used to treat opioid use disorder.Police have now confirmed that the medical examiner’s case on Perry is now listed as closed, with the report going on to state that the death stemmed from “cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression”.The report also notes that Perry had been receiving ketamine infusion treatment, although this treatment does not account for the ketamine found in his system at the time of death.Perry was best known for playing Chandler Bing in Friends.

Matthew Patrick, aka MatPat, has announced on Tuesday (January 7) that he is stepping away from the platform and retiring after 13 years on YouTube!

Michaela Zee The Game Theorists creator MatPat has announced his retirement from YouTube. In a new video titled “Goodbye Internet,” MatPat, whose real name is Matthew Patrick, stated that March 9 would be his last day hosting his YouTube franchise and that he will be “handing off the channels to someone else.” “For me, and my journey in this place, I always wanted to go out on a high note,” he said in the video. “And when you stop and look at the last year, this has been the best year in the Theorist lifespan, no joke.” MatPat created Game Theorists with his wife Stephanie in 2011 as a platform to discuss the lore and wildest theories behind popular video games.

Reese Witherspoon has confirmed that “Big Little Lies” is coming back. While attending the Golden Globes, Witherspoon confirmed the news of her return and revealed that she and her co-star and producer Nicole Kidman were working on putting the series together. Jennifer Aniston reveals she was in touch with Matthew Perry before he died; ‘He was happy’Golden Globes 2024: Best red carpet looksWitherspoon attended the Golden Globes due to her work in “The Morning Show,” where she stars, and “Daisy Jones & The Six,” which was produced by her company Hello Sunshine.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Succession,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “The Bear,” “Ted Lasso” and “American Born Chinese” are among the frontrunners as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2024 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials; Reality Program, as well as for children’s programs, commercials and documentary. “Succession” led all series with four nominations, dominating the drama category with all but one entry.

Michaela Zee Peacock has set the premiere date for the new polyamorous dating series “Couple to Throuple.” The 10-episode first season will roll out in weekly batches of three beginning Feb. 8.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece “1984” is getting a new audio-only treatment from Audible. The Audible original audio drama, set to premiere April 4, stars Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick…Boom,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Winston alongside Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked,” “Harriet”) as Julia. They are joined by Tom Hardy (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) as the voice of Big Brother and Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers,” “Fleabag”), who plays the mysterious and dangerous O’Brien.