WarnerMedia Entertainment Communications Executive Kevin Brockman to Exit Amid Restructure

Peter White Television EditorFox Entertainment is set to open a writers room for drama Our Kind of People from Karin Gist and Lee Daniels with the hope that it turns into a straight-to-series order for the 2021-22 season.The drama, which is inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s book Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, is the second project to follow this model.

Kevin Burns, the prolific Emmy-winning producer of reality and nonfiction TV programs who guided the 2006 big-screen remake of The Poseidon Adventure and the reboot of Lost in Space at Netflix, has died. He was 65.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios and Echo Lake Entertainment are adapting the NY Times’ bestseller I’ve Got Your Number by author Sophie Kinsella. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Jessica O’Toole are attached to pen the adaption.Dakota Fanning will produce along with Brittany Kahan Ward & Mary Jane Skalski of Echo Lake Entertainment as well Joey Plager and Freddie Highmore, through his Alfresco Pictures.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorKevin Zegers (Fear the Walking Dead) and Nashville alum Sam Palladio are set as leads opposite Katey Sagal in Rebel, the ABC drama series inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich.

first reported the news.“One of the first shows Chris and I worked on together was ‘Flight of the Conchords.’ That was 15 years ago and I have been in awe of his endless creativity ever since. ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Veep,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ as well as this year’s big Emmy winner ‘Watchmen’ is just a short list of his and his team’s iconic campaigns,” said Casey Bloys, head of programming for HBO.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChris Spadaccini, chief marketing officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment, is exiting his role at the company, Variety has confirmed.Spadaccini is an HBO veteran, having been with the company for 21 years upon the time of his departure. He was named CMO of WarnerMedia Entertainment in 2019.“My 21 years at HBO have been nothing short of an extraordinary experience,” Spadaccini said in a statement.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: FilmNation Entertainment, producer of the Emmy-nominated HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True, is signaling a further push into television, signing a multi-year TV development fund deal with Wishmore (The Personal History of David Copperfield), the company owned and run by Greek film financier and producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos.

Rachael Ray, who will share how she was able to get out of her home safely before it was destroyed in a recent fire. ET will also be talking with Dog the Bounty Hunter and his new fiancée, Francie Frane, following the death of his wife, Beth Chapman, last year. We’ve brought you the best in pop culture news for FOUR.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer executive vice president of global communications Kevin Brockman is departing the media giant after its organizational restructure. He will remain involved with the company through the end of 2020 to aid in the transition.Brockman had only recently joined WarnerMedia in May 2019 after spending 22 years at the Walt Disney Company.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticCommunications chief Kevin Brockman is leaving WarnerMedia in the latest executive exit at the AT&T-owned company.On the job at the now Jason Kilar-run for just under a year and a half, former longtime Disney exec Brockman just informed staff this morning of his departure.Stepping back from his day-to-day responsibilities immediately, Brockman’s primary publicly stated aim before formally leaving at the end of the year will be to assist Christy

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Just ahead of the premiere of its Season 11 premiere this week, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has picked up America’s Court With Judge Ross for seven more seasons, through fall 2027.Featuring former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin A. Ross, America’s Court With Judge Ross is a daily half-hour syndicated courtroom series with clearances in over 90 percent of U.S.

Christos Nikou was there at the start of the Greek Weird Wave as the assistant director on Yorgos Lanthimos' dark comedy Dogtooth (2009), the movie that launched the absurdist cinema movement partly inspired by the chaos in Greece triggered by the global financial crisis. More than a decade later, Nikou is adding his own twist to the movement with his assured directorial debut.

East Kilbride Central North ward after the sad passing of Councillor Sheena Wardhaugh. Councillor Ferguson said his first year in office has seen ups and downs but he is grateful for the support he has received from fellow elected members and elsewhere.He hasn’t done it alone of course – always at his side is Yoshi the hearing dog, who has become a firm favourite at committee meetings – in return for a few treats along the way.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerQuiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have announced the North American acquisition rights to Chick Fight, an action-comedy featuring a starry cast that includes Malin Akerman, Emmy winner Alec Baldwin, Bella Thorne, and Kevin Connolly.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid will be willing to pay half of Gareth Bale's wages to help facilitate his departure from the club - according to reports - amid continued links with a move to Manchester United.Bale has had a torrid time in Madrid in recent years and only managed to make 20 appearances across all competitions last season, as his relationship with the club and manager Zinedine Zidane continues to fray.The 31-year-old nearly brought his trophy laden stint with the Spanish

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThere are just a handful of independent production companies with three or more half-hour series currently on U.S. television.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAll three movies will be released in select theaters by Vertical Entertainment in conjunction with their release on home entertainment platforms.“It’s an honor for our films to stand alongside the rich tradition of cinema that Paramount has put forth for over a century,” said Brad Feinstein, CEO of Romulus Entertainment.