WME Acquires BDA Sports Management, Bill Duffy to Head Agency’s Basketball Division

Colombian star Maluma catches the New York Knicks face off against the Miami Heat during a basketball game on Wednesday (March 22) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla. The Heat beat out the Knicks in an exciting game, 127-120.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The newly launched independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company AMR Songs has acquired by catalogs of former Lovin’ Spoonful frontmany John Sebastian — including such songs as “Daydream,” “Summer in the City,” “Do You Believe in Magic” and “Wecome Back” — as well as Grammy-winning reggae group Soja. Founded by industry veteran/ CEO Tamara Conniff and private equity professional/ CFO Steve Reinstadlter, the Los Angeles and New York-based company has acquired an undisclosed interest in Sebastian’s entire catalog, including his publishing and artist royalties from the Lovin’ Spoonful, which also include “Younger Girl,” “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice,” and “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?,” among others.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the drama On Our Way, the feature directorial debut by Sophie Lane Curtis, toplined by Micheál Richardson, Keith Powers, James Badge Dale and Jordana Brewster. Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Ben-Victor, Ruby Modine and Franco Nero also star. Gravitas will release the film in theaters and on demand on Friday, May 19.

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films have picked up North American rights to Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy — a new documentary on the making of the iconic John Schlesinger film, from acclaimed documentarian Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story).

J. Kim Murphy Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell of Stone Village Television are developing a multi-part TV series based on Brian Muraresku’s book, “The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion With No Name.” Stone Village’s plans come after a competitive bidding war for the rights to the New York Times bestseller. Published in 2020, “The Immortality Key” organizes a decade of research into the history of psychedelics and how substances may connect to humanity’s discovery of God, chronicling practices such as psychedelic beer that dates back to sixth century B.C. to psychedelic wine consumed in ancient Greece. Stone Village bills the upcoming production as “‘Game of Thrones’ but with psychedelics,” teasing an “epic” scale for the project.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rob King, a senior executive at Walt Disney’s ESPN who had oversight of much of the company’s sports journalism, has abruptly left the Disney-backed sports-media giant. “After nearly 20 years with ESPN, I have decided the time is right for me to leave the company,: King said on Twitter on Tuesday “I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family and friends, and wish the company continued success.” The New York Post reported Tuesday that King departed after complaints were made to ESPN about harassing social-media posts. An ESPN spokesperson said the company would not comment on personnel matters.

Naman Ramachandran New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network FilmRise has acquired North American distribution rights to true-crime documentary feature film “The Thief Collector.” Directed by Emmy winner Allison Otto (“The Love Bugs”), the film follows one of the most audacious and puzzling art thefts of a generation. In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s seminal work, “Woman-Ochre,” was sliced from its frame and stolen off the walls of the University of Arizona Museum of Art, disappearing into the desert. Over 30 years later, in a remote town in New Mexico, the $160 million dollar painting was rediscovered in the unlikeliest of places – the home of an eccentric married couple, both schoolteachers, with a keen eye for great works but a very unconventional method of collecting them. The film features Glenn Howerton co-creator, director, writer and star of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

EXCLUSIVE: Olga Kurylenko (Black Widow), Jenny Seagrove (The Guardian), Anna Friel (Marcella) and Ben Miles (The Crown) have wrapped shoot on under-the-radar psychological thriller My Sister’s Bones, whose first look images we can reveal today (scroll down for more).

Heidi Klum's daughter has been following in her mom's footsteps with her modeling career - and Leni is the spitting image of the German supermodel in new photos. Leni took to Instagram to share the stunning snaps, and the 18-year-old looked so stylish as she posed in a waist-cinching dark denim trench coat, a pair of strappy gold heels and a brown Michael Kors bag.  Leni's modeling career took off in 2016 after she was on the front cover of Vogue Germany, and the teen has been going from strength to strength since, pursuing her career alongside her studies in New York.RELATED: Heidi Klum dazzles in retro leather jumpsuit and mega heelsMORE: Kelly Ripa's son teases big news with long-awaited update on his lifePromoting the new Michael Kors bag on her Instagram, the model captioned the post: "Obsessed with the re-edition Astor bag which is based off the iconic original from 2004! The perfect city bag." WATCH: Seal opens up about ex-wife Heidi Klum and daughter Leni in rare interviewFans and friends rushed to the comments to share their love for the Leni's look. One follower wrote: "A natural beauty, I love this sophisticated look." Whilst another added: "You look so beautiful!"Heidi shares her oldest daughter Leni with former F1 team owner Flavio Briatore, though the pair split before Leni was born.

The Ghostbusters star lived there throughout the 80s before selling it in 1990.

Bill Burr is taking off on a quick eight-show arena tour from March through August this year.Midway through the short run of gigs, he’ll perform his audacious brand of comedy at Newark’s Prudential Center on June 24.Other notable stops include Los Angeles on March 21, Las Vegas on May 6 and Springfield, MA on Aug. 12.The 54-year-old Massachusetts native is coming off a big 2022 too — last August, he became the first comedian to headline Boston’s Fenway Park.

EXCLUSIVE: Angel Studios — the producer and distributor of the equity-crowdfunded, faith-based series The Chosen, which has done major business both online and in movie theaters — has today announced its launch of a theatrical division, as well as its appointment of Brandon Purdie as Vice President of Theatrical Distribution.

Tyler Cameron was down to his last few dollars when he struck it big (from the perspective of his reputation, at least) in New York City!

American-European Media Fund APX Group has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in the UK’s Twickenham Film Studios.

Leonardo DiCarpio and Gigi Hadid reignited romance rumors after they were reportedly seen spending time together at a pre-Oscars party on Friday night. The 48-year-old actor and the 27-year-old supermodel stayed close while attending Darren Dzienciol and Richie Akiva's bash in Bel Air, a source told People Magazine. "Leo and Gigi were tucked away in a tented area, trying to stay low-key," the insider shared.

Rapper and producer Navy Blue has shared new song. "Closer" is Navy Blue's first official release on new label Def Jam, marking a new era for the previously independent artist.

Vanity Fair’s “A Night for Young Hollywood” bash ahead of this weekend. Wearing a and a from eveningwear label Mônot, the star of definitively proved that red-carpet fashion is all about the details. Skin-baring styles are seeing a major resurgence right now, with and competing to be the year’s biggest trends. And if New York Fashion Week is any indication, red is slated to be  As gears up for the most important moment of her career thus far, we can expect to see the 22-year-old rocking some seriously show-stopping looks.

Truly grateful. Hoda Kotb thanked her fans for their messages of support after her daughter Hope’s recent health scare.

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama and Giant Pictures have acquired North American rights to Nuclear Now, the latest documentary from 3x Academy Award winner Oliver Stone, which premiered (as Nuclear) at last year’s Venice Film Festival.  

, shared a sweet selfie from their date night on Wednesday.Ed, whose full name is Edward Brown, shared a picture of him and Liz from their outing at a National Wrestling Alliance event. «My NWA ball and chain,» Ed, 57, captioned the picture shared on his Instagram Story. In the pic, the couple cozy close for the camera while Ed snaps the photo.