Take-Two Interactive to Acquire Mobile Game Developer Playdots for $192 Million

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterKanye West has put $6.76 million into his presidential campaign, including millions to political operatives to help him get on the ballot.West launched the campaign in July, and has qualified for the ballot in 10 states, including Minnesota, Iowa and Colorado.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterVidAngel, the Utah-based streaming service that filters out offensive content for faith-and-family audiences, has agreed to settle its long-running copyright dispute with several major studios for $9.9 million.A Utah bankruptcy court approved the deal on Friday, which allows VidAngel to emerge from bankruptcy and continue to operate.The company appeared to be doomed in July 2019, when a Los Angeles jury ordered it to pay $62.4 million to Disney, Lucasfilm, Warner

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Ambush, the Vietnam War action thriller toplined by Aaron Echkart. Cody Christian, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Genao have also joined the cast of the pic, which is co-written and to be directed by Mark Earl Burman (Dog Eat Dog).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA reboot of the Freeform series “Pretty Little Liars” is in the early stages of development at Warner Bros. Television, Variety has confirmed.Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who previously developed “Riverdale” for television, is developing the potential reboot.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterRiza Aziz, the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures and producer of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” has dropped his claims to $60 million worth of luxury real estate and other assets, including a lithograph poster for the 1927 film “Metropolis.”U.S. prosecutors filed suit to seize the property in 2016 and 2017, as part of the global investigation of the pillaging of 1MDB, a Malaysian state-development fund.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentWarnerMedia has acquired the rights to new animated show “Master Moley,” starring Warwick Davis and Gemma Arterton, for its children’s platform Boomerang in more than 100 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

On Thursday, NBC unveiled its schedule for the new fall season, revealing that several scripted series such as “This Is Us”, the “Chicago” shows and “The Blacklist” will be returning in November.

Bette Midler has spoken out over the backlash she faced after tweeting that US first lady Melania Trump “still can’t speak English”.Earlier this week, the Oscar-nominated star offered her commentary on the Republican National Convention on Twitter, but came under fire when she tweeted during Melania’s speech: “#BeBest is back! A UGE bore! She can speak several words in a few languages.

Cardi B had the perfect response to a Twitter user who used her as an example to point out how the world needed more women like First Lady Melania Trump.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMelania Trump offered sympathy for those suffering from COVID-19 and urged Americans to transcend racial conflict in her speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night.The first lady spoke at the end of an evening that emphasized appeals to women voters. The convention paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, and to activist Susan B.

 First Lady Melania Trump  officially reopened the White House Rose Garden on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is making its way onto mobile devices in China, according to a new report.Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad shared the news on Twitter, announcing that Chinese entertainment company Bilibili had reportedly “secured the rights to publish a mobile version of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout in China”.Check out the tweet below.Chinese games and entertainment company Bilibili has secured the rights to publish a mobile version of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout in

They may be sisters on the small screen, but these actresses have an icy relationship in real life. Charmed co-stars Rose McGowan, 46, and Alyssa Milano, 47, are still on bad terms, proven by their latest Twitter exchange on Aug.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA virtual fundraiser co-hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg and George Clooney netted $7 million for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Friday, according to the organizers.The fundraiser featured appearances from Biden, running mate Kamala Harris, and their spouses, according to a release.

Video game developer and publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed Tuesday that it plans to acquire mobile games studio Playdots for $192 million. Founded in 2013, the New York-based outfit is known for puzzle gameTwo Dots, which has been downloaded over 80 million times since its launch six years ago.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge has ordered TV host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to the Public Broadcasting Service for having multiple affairs with his subordinates.A Washington, D.C., jury found in March that Smiley had breached the morals clause in his contract, following a three-week trial.

Informa Tech, the organizer of the annual Game Developers Conference dedicated to the art and science of making video games, revealed Wednesday that GDC 2021 will be held as a hybrid physical and virtual event. The event, which is debuting this new format as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic making in-person meetings challenging, will take place online and at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 19-23 with a choice of attendance options.

Chrishell Stause had trouble accepting that Justin Hartley dealt with other women during their marriage, despite the professional capacity of most of the mingling.“Chrishell was very jealous of lots of women Justin interacted with, even if it was people he solely had strict work relationships with,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.Stause, 39, and Hartley, 43, tied the knot in October 2017.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov believes Romelu Lukaku "will want revenge" against his old club should they meet in the Europa League final.Lukaku completed a £74million move to Inter last summer to join up with Antonio Conte at San Siro.Since his arrival in Milan, the former Everton man has 31 times in his first 49 appearances for the Nerazzurri.His latest goal came on Monday night as Inter booked their place in the final four of the Europa League.Should

Milan Harris is more than just a baby momma to Meek Mill. A fan on social media recently said to Ms.