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The French team-up with Netflix is already paying off. French commercial broadcaster TF1 says it has seen record streaming figures just three weeks into a new carriage deal with Netflix. The deal, which came into effect last month, sees Netflix in France carry live broadcasts and on-demand content from TF1 and its on-demand platform TF1+. TF1 said it posted a 8.3 million unique daily streams for the finale of Koh-Lanta, a Survivor-style reality game show, on June 25, a new record, and saw significant audience boosts for its new reality show Secret Story and Good American Family, the Hulu limited…
The LocarnoInternationalFilm Festivalon Thursday unveiled the lineup for its79th edition, and it includes the latest films from the likes of South Korea’s Hong Sangsoo (Right Now, Wrong Then), a former Golden Leopard winner at the fest and past Locarno award winner Nelson Yeo (Dreaming & Dying) from Singapore in the international competition program. Also part of the lineup is a new movie from Spain’s Albert Serra (Afternoons of Solitude) in an out-of-competition spot. Locarno 2026, taking place Aug. 5-15, will also present new works from U.S. filmmakers Erin Vassilopoulos (Superior) and Vincent Grashaw (Keep Quiet), Senegal’s Mamadou Dia (Demba), Portugal’s…
Ask your average TV critic to list their favorite Netflix originals and you’ll get a lot of BoJack Horseman and Orange Is the New Black, plus some votes for The Queen’s Gambit or Adolescence from limited series fans, Dark from twisty sci-fans, and maybe some Squid Game or Stranger Things love from folks who never finished either series. There’s a small subset of open-minded viewers, though, who would find some way to mention Rachel Shukert’s adaptation of The Baby-Sitters Club. It lacked overt prestige and, based on its abrupt cancellation after two seasons, apparently lacked wide viewership, but more than…
Ariana Madix is still trying to process the news that she just earned her first Emmy nomination. After hosting Peacock’s Love Island USA for three seasons, Madix learned Wednesday morning that she was nominated for best host for a reality or reality competition program. However, since she’s currently in Fiji filming season eight, she learned about the nomination after everyone in America due to the time difference. “I was dead asleep. It was 4:30 in the morning here. And my room phone, not my cell phone, started ringing and as an anxious person, that is terrifying,” she tells The Hollywood…
Dancing With the Stars is back in the Emmys race, and the people behind the series are celebrating the show being recognized in the reality competition series program for the first time in a decade. The ABC reality show broke back into the category with the reveal of the 2026 Emmy nominations. Dancing With the Stars has not been nominated for best reality competition series since 2016, but has picked up multiple craft nods over the years. “It’s a huge honor for the show to be nominated again in the reality competition category,” showrunner Conrad Green said in a statement…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in April, Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets passed away at the age of 67. Investigators later revealed that Sheets had taken his own life, seemingly after being cyberbullied. Now, new evidence in the case seems to confirm that tragic detail. TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for A&E Networks) According to a police report obtained by Us Weekly, Sheets appeared to blame years of alleged online harassment in a handwritten note discovered after his death. “I…
On Wednesday morning, 16 days after the close of voting to determine the nominees for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, the TV Academy announced its finalists across more than 100 categories, as selected by 27,000 voters who all got to weigh in on the program nominations (e.g. best drama, comedy, limited/anthology, etc.),as well as the category or categories that pertain to their specific “peer group” (e.g. the performers peer group picks the acting nominees, the animation peer group picks the animation nominees, etc.). Their picks, which I have spent the morning studying, provide a ton of interesting clues —and perplexing…
Reading Time: 2 minutes After weeks of rumors and speculation, it looks like Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have decided to call it quits. According to a new report from People, the A-list actress and in-demand music producer Jack Antonoff have separated after less than three years of marriage. ‘ Multiple sources told the outlet that the couple has been going through a difficult stretch and is currently trying to figure out what’s next. Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff attend the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike…
Amazon MGM Studios global TV chief Peter Friedlander has unveiled his second major reorganization this year. In the latest move to build out genre-based teams for both development and current programming, Jen Chambers, Michael McDonald andOdetta Watkinswill be departing Amazon. Kara Smith is being promoted to head of drama as Friedlander, in an internal memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, added, “I’ve landed on a flatter approach that prioritizes clarity and speed to nurture creativity.” The result is a new creative leadership structure for drama, comedy, and YAscripted TV. In a Jan. 2026 major TV reorganization, Smith, McDonald and Chambers…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Christopher Nolan’s reimagining of The Odyssey is set to hit theaters later this month. And the nearly three-hour adaptation of Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem is receiving positive reviews across the board. Some of the early reactions to the film — which stars Matt Damon as the embattled hero Odysseus — stop short of full-blown raves, but the critical consensus seems to be that Nolan is swinging for the fences with this one, and his risks pay off more often than not. Matt Damon stars in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ (Universal Pictures/YouTube) Oh, and most everyone…