Cast is being finalized on Tokyo Vice , the crime drama loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir about a crime reporter on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. Series regulars added include Hideaki Ito ( Tokkai ), Show Kasamatsu ( Flowers and Rain ) and Tomohisa Yamashita ( The Man from Toronto ). Further additions include Shun Sugata ( Tomorrow’s Dinner Table ), Masato Hagiwara ( Tokkai ), Ayumi Tanida ( The Return ), and Kosuke Toyohara ( Yakuza and The Family ). They join the previously announced Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf and Rinko Kikuchi. Michael Mann directed the Tokyo Vice pilot and serves as an executive producer along with J.T. Rogers, Alan Poul, Jake Adelstein, Ansel Elgort, Emily Gerson Saines, Destin Daniel Cretton, Ken Watanabe, Kayo Washio, and John Lesher. J.T. Rogers created and wrote the series. Endeavor Content and Japanese pay-TV broadcaster WOWOW are producing for HBO Max . The show is expected to …
Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Champions Neeraj Chopra And PR Sreejesh To Grace Big B’s Show
The latest episode of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 will see Tokyo Olympics 2020 champions Neeraj Chopra and PR Sreejesh grace the hot seat. In a new promo of KBC 13 shared by the channel, the two can be seen entering the show and greet the audience. Talking about the promo, it shows a video montage of Neeraj throwing a javelin that lands up on the sets of the show. Furthermore, it shows Neeraj Chopra enter the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati 13. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 India gold medalist can be seen sporting a red formal suit that he has paired up with black pants and white shoes. He can be seen flaunting the gold medal that he has hung around his neck. The crowd goes berserk after Neeraj enters the set. Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Deepika Padukone And Farah Khan Grace The Hot Seat, Make Amitabh Bachchan Laugh On the other hand, PR Sreejesh who was a part of the Indian men's hockey team that had won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics also …
KBC 13: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Champions Neeraj Chopra And PR Sreejesh Grace Amitabh Bachchan’s Show
The September 17 episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 was graced by Olympics 2020 Champions Neeraj Chopra And PR Sreejesh as part of the 'Shaandaar Shukravaar’ series. The Olympic medallists joined Amitabh Bachchan on the hot seat and received a jubilant response from the audience for making Indians proud with their performances in javelin and hockey, respectively. Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever gold medal in athletics while PR Sreejesh and his team won a bronze medal after defeating Germany in a historic win for the Indian men's national hockey team after 41 years. Before starting the game, Mr Bachchan played a montage of clips from Neeraj and Sreejesh's Olympics performances. An excited Big B was also seen asking Neeraj and Sreejesh if he can touch their medals and the duo obliged and handed the medals to him. The megastar hilariously said, " Nahi nahi pehnunga nahi (no, no, I won't wear it)." KBC 13: Can You Answer The Rs 80,000 Question That …
Streaming Leveled Off In August Amid Olympics Tune-In And Kids’ Return To School, Nielsen Reports
Overall streaming accounted for 28% of all U.S. TV viewing in August, according to Nielsen , compared with 24% for broadcast and 36% for cable. It was the first month of flat streaming performance relative to the month before since Nielsen began releasing its Gauge measurement of viewing patterns in May. The company cited back-to-school season as a headwind for streaming. Children between 6 and 17 years old viewed 7.5% less programming across the board, and that age group skews toward streaming. Overall TV viewing ticked up a half a percentage point compared with July, as the Tokyo Olympics drove a 2.9% increase for broadcast TV. Other standout events on broadcast and cable included the Field of Dreams game played in Iowa and the Hall of Fame game, the annual preseason contest kicking off the year’s NFL action. While Netflix remains the top draw in terms of streaming sources, it was outmatched by a grab-bag “other category.” Nielsen said many adult-oriented niche …
Imax Taps John Turner, Creator Of Netflix Crime Series ‘Dirty Money’, As Head Of Documentaries
John Turner , a veteran of the nonfiction world and creator of Netflix crime series Dirty Money , has been appointed head of documentaries for Imax . Reporting to Imax Entertainment president Megan Colligan, Turner will lead a business line that can be traced back to the inception of the company in 1970. Turner will also oversee the company’s five-picture deal with Imagine Documentaries, beginning with Mars 2080 , about a colony on Mars set 60 years in the future. He will also work closely with Imax music chief Jason Richmond to identify new opportunities. Imax has recently gotten traction with theatrical releases like last month’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by the pop artist Halsey and Kanye West’s Jesus Is King in 2019. “John’s deep filmmaking experience and creative storytelling ability will be critical as we continue to expand the storied Imax documentary business,” Colligan said. “His proven track record of creating award-winning content will …
‘Real World’ Producer Bunim/Murray Productions Finalizes Senior Team With Executive Promotions
EXCLUSIVE : Bunim/Murray Productions , the company behind series including The Real World: Homecoming and The Challenge: All Stars , has finalized its senior team with a series of executive promotions. This comes after Julie Pizzi was named President in February. Dani Wassel, who has been with the Banijay-owned company for 11 years, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Erica Ross has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Development. Wassel, a member of BMP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Counsel, oversees all day-to-day business and legal affairs matters in connection to development, production and distribution of all BMP programming. Ross originally got her start in reality TV production with Bunim/Murray in 2001. She has developed and produced the studio’s series including The Real World Homecoming: New York for Paramount+, Family or Fiancé and Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN and the recently launched Born …
Bunim/Murray Names Julie Pizzi As President
Julie Pizzi has returned to Bunim/Murray Productions as President. Pizzi, who has worked at the Real World producer on and off for a number of years, follows the departure of CEO Gil Goldschein, who stepped down in November. Reporting to Cris Abrego, who was promoted to boss of owner Banijay across the U.S. and Latin America at the end of last year, Pizzi originally spent six years as Creative Vice President and Showrunner, working on shows including MTV’s Road Rules and Real World/Road Rules Challenge, before leaving to set up her own company PB&J Television. She returned to head up development at Bunim/Murray in 2015, and most recently developed and served as Executive Producer on Bill Nye Saves the World for Netflix and worked on series including Facebook Watch’s Ball In The Family, The Real World Thailand, Mexico and Atlanta for Facebook, Snapchat’s first docu-series Endless, Kim Kardashian West—The Justice Project for Oxygen and Family or Fiance´ for OWN. …
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‘NCIS: Hawai’i’: Vanessa Lachey On The Importance Of Centering Women Of Color On TV
Vanessa Lachey is hoping her character Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant and her diverse team at CBS ’ NCIS: Hawai’i inspires viewers to aim high. Jane is the first female to lead an NCIS series and Lachey isn’t taking that responsibility lightly. “Yes, it’s time,” Lachey told Deadline during the show’s TCA presentation on Thursday about having more women of color leads on television. “I love that [executive producers] Matt [Bosack], Chris [Silber], and Jan [Nash] are the ones to take the lead on this. And there are female NCIS SACs out there, they just aren’t on TV. For me to be the one to represent that, I’m honored and humbled. But it’s not just me, it is this team. Not to sound like a cheesy movie line but they complete me. Together, we are NCIS: Hawai’i.” She added, “I hope she helps normalize seeing women in this position and that viewers will see how I can balance my life and my love for my country. I can deal with being a mom and doing things …
Jim Cramer Signs CNBC Deal That Includes ‘Investor Club’ Subscription Content
Jim Cramer has signed a new deal with CNBC that includes continuing Mad Money w/Jim Cramer and Squawk on the Street as well as the creation of a new subscription product, CNBC Investor Club. Cramer also will provide articles and videos each day on CNBC’s digital offerings. The new agreement also will include the creation of conferences with Cramer, tapping into the lucrative events business. The subscription product will be a venture between CNBC and Cramer Digital in which members will get his “unparalleled knowledge and analysis of portfolio management and investing and give behind-the-scenes access to Cramer and his team,” the network said in announcing the deal. Cramer will work with Margaret de Luna, who was former president and COO of The Street, which Cramer founded. De Luna is general manager and senior vice president of CNBC’s direct-to-consumer business. Mark Hoffman , the chairman of CNBC, said in a statement that “for the first time, CNBC will be …
‘The Amazing Race’ Set To Return To CBS This Season Following Covid Production Delays
The Amazing Race is set to return to CBS this season. This comes after the long-running reality series, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, faced a long production delay due to Covid. “ The Amazing Race will be back this season,” said Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment Thom Sherman during the network’s virtual TCA press tour. Deadline understands that the series is currently in pre-production. The 32nd season of the show, which was filmed before the pandemic, premiered in October 2020. But the 33rd season of the show was forced to halt production in February 2020, having only filmed three episodes of the series. The team behind the show, including creators Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri and host Phil Keoghan, have all told Deadline over the last twelve months that they are keen to get back into production as soon as possible with Keoghan saying that he was “champing at the bit” to get back out there. …