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[email protected] is in full swing, boasting an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country,” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub.Meanwhile, AMC is hosting panels for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2” and Disney is prepping 11 different presentations, including a career retrospective on Nathan

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe annual and original Comic-Con, which draws thousands of fans and millions of dollars to San Diego each July, has retooled in the COVID-19 world to engineer Comic-Con@Home, with the confab’s first-ever virtual-only event kicking off in earnest Thursday morning.The event, which officially began Wednesday, July 22 and runs through Sunday, July 26, will play host more than 350 panels and programs via YouTube including the usual slew of presentations

Janet W. Lee For the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con is happening as a virtual, streaming event.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTikTok and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement, which accounts for TikTok’s past use of musical works and “sets up a forward-looking partnership,” according to the announcement.The popular mobile video site — which features music in many of its posts — and NMPA, the trade association representing American music publishers and songwriters, had previously sparred over terms, and according to sources,

[email protected] As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and streamers kick off the promotional arm of an upcoming tentpole movie or genre TV show.

33 counties — including Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Francisco, San Diego and Santa Barbara — are still on the state watchlist.For in-person classes, all staff and students in third grade and above will be required to wear face masks, Newsom said. Staff must also remain 6 ft.

NEW YORK -- Christopher Dickey, a veteran foreign correspondent and author who was a Paris-based editor for The Daily Beast, has died. The Daily Beast reports that he died Thursday at 68.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the film and TV landscape continue to shift in the wake of civic unrest and demand for social change, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and CBS Television are bolstering progress by entering a multi-year partnership to develop and produce scripted, unscripted and documentary content for linear television networks and streaming platforms.The announcement of the agreement was made today by George Cheeks, President and

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCBS Television Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have come to a multi-year content partnership agreement.Under the deal, the two organizations will work together to develop and produce scripted, unscripted, and documentary projects for linear and streaming platforms. The partnership will be aimed toward elevating a diverse range of voices as well as increasing the visibility of Black artists.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorThe NFL and free, ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV have extended their programming partnership in a multi-year agreement.After a one-year deal revealed last August, the NFL Channel delivered a curated version of library pro football fare.

[email protected] And even though there won’t be 6,500 fans screaming at the top of their lungs in Hall H, Comic-Con organizers are planning an event befitting its lofty stature that will take place two weeks from now, just when the in-person con would have been held.“Everybody is committed to trying to make something the fans can enjoy and can interact with and have that community feeling, even though it will be not in person,” Comic-Con International spokesperson David Glanzer told TheWrap.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Patrick Hipes Fanboys and fangirls may not be traveling en masse to San Diego for Comic-Con this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the confab is set to swing into people’s homes like Spider-Man with its very first virtual edition, dubbed Comic-Con@Home. The event will take place July 22-26 and is free.Organizers began revealing details of the schedule Wednesday.

Lorraine Kelly knows how to make us smile! On Wednesday, the TV star shared a heart-melting video of her daughter, 24-year-old Rosie, bonding with their beloved pet dog, Border Terrier Angus, and the two certainly have a special bond!MORE: Lorraine Kelly shows off gorgeous hair transformation after finally making it to the hairdressersThe pair could be seen laying on the sofa, with little Angus on Rosie's belly.

Elaine Low Senior TV Writer“Sex and the City” and “Younger” creator Darren Star has inked an overall production and development deal with ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group.“Darren is a creative force behind some of the most seminal shows of our time and we are thrilled he will continue to call ViacomCBS his home as we rapidly expand our studios business,” said Chris McCarthy, president of ViacomCBS’ entertainment and youth group.Star will develop projects for the division’s various

[email protected] event is starting to take shape, with several studios and networks jumping in to bring their shows and movies into fans’ living rooms with almost entirely prerecorded panels.AMC is hosting presentations for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2,” while Disney is prepping 11 different panels, including a career retrospective on Nathan Fillion, who stars on ABC’s “The Rookie.” And Disney+ will make its Comic-Con debut with three virtual Q&As, including one for Nat Geo’s “The

hanging up the cape on this year's San Diego Comic-Con, organizers decided to instead go virtual with Comic-Con@Home, an online convention running July 22 — 26 that anybody with a WiFi connection can partake in from the comfort of their own homes.

[email protected], will be almost entirely prerecorded, TheWrap has learned exclusively.SDCC expects to run 300 to 400 online panels between July 23-26 and almost all of them will be pre-recorded by studios and networks and submitted in advance, a spokesperson for Comic-Con International told TheWrap Monday.According to the representative, the organization does not currently “anticipate anything live” for [email protected], but it is possible there will be “live elements to some

Kandi Burruss‘ hubby, Todd Tucker shared a short clip featuring their daughter, Blaze Tucker. This young lady could not be any sweeter and fans and followers are in love with her.

Satellite TV company Dish Network says it has closed on its acquisition of the prepaid service Boost Mobile from T-Mobile, effectively making the pay-TV company the country’s fourth major mobile provider alongside Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. The divestiture was required by the U.S.