‘The Shape of Pasta’ Producers Mike and Tim Duffy Launch Culinary Streaming Platform World Chef (EXCLUSIVE)

Subscription streaming service Netflix has joined the Russia boycott.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMulti-hyphenate Flying Lotus and his company Brainfeeder Films has linked with Paris-based Logical Pictures and XYZ Films for a multi-picture development deal covering a slate of films that the artist will produce and direct.Logical Content Ventures, the co-production fund backed by Logical Pictures, will finance the development of the films, which will focus on genres in the horror, thriller and sci-fi universe. Logical also secured a first-look agreement to finance and produce.

ITV has announced plans to launch a brand new streaming service later this year.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals details of Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s The Conners. The family and their neighbors in Lanford were forced to deal with tragedy in Wednesday night’s episode of ABC’s The Conners in a storyline that echoes the experiences of too many communities across the U.S.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSelwyn Seyfu Hinds has signed an overall deal with UCP, which will see him adapt the Civil War graphic novel series “The Sixth Gun” into a TV series for the Universal Studio Group-owned studio.Under the pact, Hinds will produce projects across various platforms through his production company Mad Massive Entertainment. First up is “The Sixth Gun,” based on the graphic novels from Oni Press by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.Per UCP’s description for the potential show, “During the darkest days of the Civil War, vile men unearthed six pistols of otherworldly power.

Naman Ramachandran Entrepreneur Karnesh Ssharma is launching Clean OTT, a streaming service focusing on female-oriented original content, in the first quarter of 2023.Female actors, directors and producers will be at the heart of the service, which aims to move away from the male gaze that plagues Indian content and to create a sustainable platform for female professionals to further their career in the entertainment industry, while also removing age barriers.The content will include originally curated and produced works by Clean and pre-selected projects that meet the Clean OTT messaging framework by other producers from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.Ssharma is also a co-founder of Clean Slate Filmz (Netflix’s “Bulbbul,” Amazon’s “Paatal Lok”). The Clean OTT library will feature work from directors, scriptwriters, actors, and producers associated with Clean Slate Filmz, as well as providing opportunities to emerging talent.

EXCLUSIVE: ZEE5, the subscription service specializing in South Asian film and TV, has revealed the content that has performed best on its platform in the U.S. since its launch stateside in June 2021.

Chef Jose Andres is continuing his humanitarian efforts. The chef, who’s based in Washington D.C., has set up mobile kitchens in the Ukraine-Poland border, providing meals for people fleeing the Russian invasion.Lauren Sanchez is hard at work with Van Jones and chef Jose AndresSofía Vergara, Eva Longoria, Emilio Estefan, José Andrés will become board members of the National Museum of the American LatinoA post shared by José Andrés (@chefjoseandres)Jose Andres has been vocal about what’s going on in Ukraine and how he feels about it.

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Backstreet Boys are hitting Las Vegas once again to kick off their new tour, and the guys are opening up about what it means to return to Sin City, and who might drop in during their big shows.Nick Carter and Howie Dorough recently joined ET's Lauren Zima to talk about the upcoming DNA World Tour 2022, which kicks off in April with four shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

Things can get pretty scary when life imitates art!

Grimes, it looks like Elon Musk might have a new love interest.According to reports from Daily Mail, the billionaire’s new girlfriend has been revealed as Australian actress Natasha Bassett. On Thursday, the pair were spotted on Elon’s private jet after his plane touched down in Los Angeles.The 27-year-old grew up in Sydney, Australia before relocating to New York at the age of 19 to attend drama school.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPhil Rosenthal, creator of CBS’s “Everybody Loves Raymond” and host of Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil,” is about to get naked — metaphorically — for his first podcast.Rosenthal is teaming with SiriusXM’s Stitcher podcast division to launch “Naked Lunch,” a weekly talk-show podcast co-hosted with his friend and longtime Rolling Stone journalist David Wild. The show is slated to premiere this spring, available on all major podcast platforms.On the show, Rosenthal and Wild will be joined by a special guest to talk about what is going on in their lives — not just their most recent movie roles, books or special projects.

EXCLUSIVE: As it approaches the launch of its free, ad-supported streaming service, Chicken Soup for the Soul has set content deals with Kin and Reel One Entertainment and lined up a slate of originals.

Jeff Bezos, 58, and Lauren Sanchez, 52, weren’t shy about showing off their love in a very public way on Friday night! The lovebirds were filmed enjoying the music of Justin Bieber on stage while making out and holding onto each other in the VIP section of the crowd at h.wood Group and Revolve’s Super Bowl party at Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. The founder of Amazon wore a black jacket over a black button-down top and black jeans during the event while his lady love wore a long fitted white dress with spaghetti straps.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Call My Agent!” producer Mother Production and Charles Gillibert’s CG Cinéma (“Annette”) are joining forces to create TV production label Les Saisons. The outfit will kick off with the series adaptation of Leïla Slimani’s critically acclaimed novel “Le Pays des autres.”Slimani’s novel, which was published in more than 30 countries and sold 670,000 units in France, is part of a trilogy charting the tumultuous love story between a young French woman and a Moroccan soldier.

Holly Jones In anticipation of its world premiere at the Berlinale, Latido Films, which is handling international distribution, has provided Variety exclusive access to the international trailer for Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s debut feature, “Lullaby.”The film, which takes an earnest glimpse into the fraught dynamics of cross-generational caregiving, will be included as part of the Panorama strand at the fest, which lends a platform to projects covering societal taboos and topics not oft-breached by commercial cinema.In “Lullaby,” an exhausted Amaia (Laia Costa) is tasked with seeking comfort and aid from her aging parents as her husband, Javi (Mikel Bustamante), follows his career out of town after the birth of their child. A wide range of emotions are displayed as Amaia learns to understand and engage with her mother, Begoñia (Susi Sanchez), while forging her way towards independence. “We never talk about motherhood as a crisis.