Tommy Mottola, Lex Borrero, Range Media Partners Launch Media Company NTERTAIN

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina is set to host the winter Olympics in February, but the extent of American involvement is on shaky ground. There’s plenty of precedent for Olympic-scale strife — in 1980 and 1984, the U.S.

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.

BOSTON -- The renowned Shakespeare & Company theater group in Massachusetts plans to resume live, in-person performances this summer with a production of “King Lear” starring Christopher Lloyd.“King Lear,” which will run July 2 through Aug.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated director-producer Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) has teamed with executive/Emmy-winning producer Cheryl Bloch (Northern Exposure) to launch Backyard Pictures. The new company will be based at Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, with a first-look deal. Under the pact, Backyard Pictures will develop new television series spanning broadcast, cable and streaming. They already have multiple projects in the works.

EXCLUSIVE: Josha Stradowski, who is set to star opposite Rosamund Pike in the upcoming series The Wheel Of Time at Amazon, has signed with Range Media Partners.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRange Media Partners and Legendary Television have teamed to develop and co-finance a series adaptation of the Ken Follett novel “The Evening and the Morning.”The book is a prequel to Follett’s 1989 novel “The Pillars of the Earth.” It is set in 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east.

International best-selling author Ken Follett has yet another book adaptation in the works as Legendary TV and Range Media Partners optioned The Evening and the Morning, the latest work in his Kingsbridge saga, for series development. Range and Legendary will co-finance the project.

Taiwan's four largest movie theater chain companies are joining forces to get into the production business. The companies have united to form Bole Film, through which they plan to produce three to five theatrical films per year.

 Thalia  and Tommy Mottola  introduced their newest family member to the world. It was puppy love at first sight for the powerhouse pair as they officially welcomed a three-month-old doberman with adorable social media posts over the weekend.

Ellise Shafer administratorIn a full-page ad in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press, the leaders of Black-owned media companies — including Byron Allen and Ice Cube — accused General Motors CEO Mary Barra of racism for refusing to meet with them to discuss advertising opportunities.According to the Detroit Free Press, the ad, which was signed by the heads of seven Black-owned media companies, alleges that Barra refused to meet with them “consistently, over time and after multiple requests.” They also

Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough have been best friends for years and now they are working together on a brand new business idea!

The Long Beach Pride Lifeguard Tower burned down Tuesday morning, officials said. Photo: Long Beach Fire Department.

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.

the global pop-culture,” Mottola added.

Neon16 co-founder Lex Borrero, music mogul Tommy Mottola and Range Media Partners have formed Ntertain, a new media company that will focus on creating, developing, and producing content across multiple platforms, telling Latin stories and launching talent, brands and culture.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has been a regular face on the BBC for many years now, having also hosted Blue Peter and The One Show. MORE: Countryfile's Matt Baker films at mammoth family farmhouse - watchBut away from his television roles, he can be found at home in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThey’re on the 10-yard line.Five media giants are close to finalizing new TV deals with the NFL that will solidify the rights holders and the platforms that will showcase professional gridiron action for the coming decade.

Boat Rocker Studios and former Sirens Media and USA Network executiveJessica Sebastian-Dayeh are teaming to launch a production and media company called Maven. The new venture will initially focus on unscripted content, developing for all platforms and emphasizing female-led stories and projects from emerging voices.