Television Academy Completes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Study, Now Sets Out to Implement Changes

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

football bowl games, ESPN had the highest prime-time average of any network last week, at 8.09 million. Fox News Channel was the second-ranked cable network at 1.72 million, Paramount had 1.59 million, Hallmark had 1.3 million and HGTV had 1.07 million.Evening news ratings were not immediately available.For the week of Dec. 27 to Jan.

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michael Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

This year will see car tax changes come into effect, hitting both petrol and diesel motor users.

Kate Garraway is reportedly going to become the host of a brand new ITV show titled Life Changing Homes after having to adapt her life as her husband Derek Draper's battle with Covid-19.

Amelia Hamlin is reflecting on the past year. As 2021 comes to a close, the 20-year-old model took a moment to take a look back at the last months, revealing that she “completely lost” her sense of self.

Amelia Hamlin is reflecting on the past year. As 2021 comes to a close, the 20-year-old model took a moment to take a look back at the last months, revealing that she «completely lost» her sense of self.«2021… the year of the bleached brow & dreams coming true… the year that i completely lost my sense of self… not knowing that i would reclaim it even more authentically,» she wrote alongside a slideshow of photos from 2021.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMusic supervisors are now solely eligible to win the Emmy in their category, as part of rules changes announced today by the Television Academy. Previously, showrunners who contributed musical ideas to their shows were eligible too, and have won three times.The new rules clarified entry requirements in the category.

There are some changes being made to the 2022 Emmy Awards.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy today announced rules changes for the 74th Emmy Awards competition, including eliminating the program time length for comedy and drama series.The rule change: Categorization based on program length for a comedy or drama series has been eliminated. Episode length will no longer dictate submission categories.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have taken their last bow together.The iconic duo took the stage for one spectacular night to perform stripped-back versions of their duets and solo songs from their second joint album,, in The special, which aired on Thursday, marked their final televised performance together.Filmed earlier this year in front of an intimate audience in New York City, the legendary 95-year-old artist and star were a class act as they performed «Love For Sale,» «Night And Day» and «I've

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeProduction on CBS’ new hit comedy “Ghosts” has halted after an individual on the set of the series tested positive for COVID-19. The show, which shoots in Montreal, had been in the middle of producing its season finale when the COVID case forced the premature shutdown, according to sources.Insiders confirm the shutdown, and tell Variety that production will now resume in January, after the holidays, in order to wrap the finale.

The AA has warned of potential 'confusion and dangerous situations' over a new Highway Code rule change.

The Television Academy will assemble a DEI–focused task force to further address the need for diversification among its ranks, following an evaluation by diversity consultant ReadySet.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIt was an “Offer” that writer/producer Nikki Toscano couldn’t refuse. Toscano has sealed a three-year overall deal with Paramount Television Studios, where she’ll develop premium TV series for the studio across all platforms.

More than two dozen energy suppliers have gone bust since the start of September, putting thousands of people out of work and leaving millions of homes in limbo as they wait for a new supplier.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Television Academy has launched a review of its Interactive Media Peer Group, “to ensure both the peer group and the Academy are reflecting and representing the future evolution of the television industry.”In a letter sent on Tuesday evening to Academy members, the org noted that the peer group was launched 20 years ago “for the burgeoning new and digital media pioneers of television, with a focus on advancing interactive arts and sciences and

The Television Academy is reviewing the status of its Interactive Media Peer Group and has even considered dissolving it, Deadline has learned.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe walls that long separated the L.A.-based Television Academy and its New York counterpart, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, continue to be torn down.