Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May, producers announced today. The awards ceremony will stream live on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A full rebroadcast of the ceremony and performances will stream next day for free on Amazon Freevee. The hosts were announced by The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions. “I am thrilled to return to host the ACM Awards, this time with my friend Garth,” said Parton. “While I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with him throughout the years, I can’t believe we’ve never had the chance to work together.” Parton added that she would premiere the lead single from her upcoming rock album on the show. “Anyone with Dolly Parton makes a fantastic couple,” said Brooks. The special will mark the first time Brooks will take … [Read more...] about Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks To Host Academy Of Country Music Awards In May
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Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter Cut From Company
A Disney spokesperson has confirmed to Deadline that Ike Perlmutter is out at the company. Note, Permutter oversaw the consumer products division of Marvel, and isn’t part of the Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios. Perlmutter’s departure comes amid Disney cutting 7K jobs in a massive overhaul of its employee corps that’s part of $5.5 billion cost-cutting manuever to position the Mouse House even more for the streaming obsessed entertainment era. Permutter’s Marvel Entertainment will be folded into other parts of the Disney corporate umbrella. Perlmutter’s oversight included comic book publishing (which reportedly earns $40M-$60M annually), as well as game licensing and arena shows. Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Entertainment, will stay in place and report to Feige, president of Marvel Studios. Buckley previously reported to Feige and Perlmutter. Perlmutter sold Marvel to Disney in 2009 for $4B, having previously steered the company during the 1990s, capitalizing on the … [Read more...] about Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter Cut From Company
‘SNL’ Promo: Quinta Brunson Takes April Fool’s “Pranks” To An Unusual New Level
Maybe Quinta Brunson learned about April Fool’s Day “pranks” from some confused kids at Abbott Elementary. The Emmy-winning creator, writer and star of ABC’s breakout comedy will be the teacher — er, host — of Saturday Night Live this weekend for the first time , and she tries her hand at making an April fool of castmember Molly Kearney . There’s just one teensy little problem: Brunson appears unclear on the concept. Poor Kearney is just minding her own business while getting a drink at the watercooler when Brunson leaps from behind some boxes with flowers and candy and yells, “Prank!” — eliciting an old-school spit take. Later she pops out of a closet with balloons and a gift basket. The bemused Kearney then tells the camera about their doubts in re Brunson’s notion of a prank. Cut to Brunson saying to the camera, “Molly said that?” She then lets slip with her plan for the next “prank.” Suffice it to say, Kearney embraces the host’s giving nature this time. … [Read more...] about ‘SNL’ Promo: Quinta Brunson Takes April Fool’s “Pranks” To An Unusual New Level
Rodney Rothman & Adam Rosenberg’s Modern Magic Signs First Look Deal With Sony; Quinta Brunson Pic In The Works
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning co-director/co-scribe/producer of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , Rodney Rothman , and former MGM exec Adam Rosenberg , have inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures to develop, produce, write, and direct feature films through their company, Modern Magic . Under their deal with the studio, Rothman and Rosenberg are developing a feature film based on an original idea by Emmy Award winner Quinta Brunson ( Abbott Elementary ), with Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Krisel ( Portlandia ) attached to direct. “Rodney Rothman is the ultimate paradox, wickedly funny yet also highly capable of the most sophisticated, heartfelt storytelling. He is an extraordinary talent and we are thrilled to expand our relationship with him. He and his producing partner Adam Rosenberg have a great plan for their new company now solidified in this new first-look deal,” said Sanford Panitch, President, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. Said Rothman, … [Read more...] about Rodney Rothman & Adam Rosenberg’s Modern Magic Signs First Look Deal With Sony; Quinta Brunson Pic In The Works
UK Culture Secretary Lays Out Why The Government Is Regulating The Streamers
In the time it takes you to reach the end of this paragraph, 15 million emails will have been sent. Thirty-thousand tweets will have been published. Three million Facebook updates will have been made. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of blogs, Instagram posts and news articles will have been added to a running total measured in billions. During the biblical flood, the world was supposedly overflowing with water; today we are drowning in gigabytes. Technology has transformed every facet of our life – and there are few places where that is more evident than how we watch and consume TV. Our entertainment landscape is unrecognisable from even a decade ago. Today, figures from the UK media regulator Ofcom showed that young adults spend more time scrolling on TikTok than watching broadcast television. Instead, young people have flocked to streaming services – with deep-pocketed giants like Apple TV +, Netflix , Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video providing an all-you-can-eat television … [Read more...] about UK Culture Secretary Lays Out Why The Government Is Regulating The Streamers