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Viewership of streaming programming surpassed that of cable TV for the first time in July, Nielsen reported. The measurement firm, in its monthly snapshot of overall viewership called The Gauge, said streaming accounted for 34.8% of all viewing. That share of the total rose almost 23% compared with July 2021. Cable, meanwhile, took 34.4% of the total, sliding 9% from the year before. Broadcast slumped almost 10% year-over-year to account for 21.6% of tune-in. One factor in July was the end of the NBA playoffs, which pulled significant numbers on TNT and ESPN in June. The Tokyo Olympics also boosted cable in July 2021. Streaming in July 2022 also benefited from the blockbuster premiere of the final two episodes of Stranger Things Season 4, among other big draws. Football season, which kicks off for college and NFL teams in the next couple of weeks, should revive the fortunes of traditional TV. Total time spent watching TV in July closely resembled that of … [Read more...] about Streaming Viewership Has Surpassed Cable TV Tune-In For The First Time, Per Nielsen

China’s Bona Film Group , producer of such hits as The Battle At Lake Changjin , made its debut on the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday, with shares closing the day at RMB 7.24 ($1.07). This was a 44% increase from the initial public offering price of RMB 5.03 ($0.74) per share and put the market capitalization at just under RMB 10B ($1.47B), according to the South China Morning Post . The company raised RMB 1.38B ($203M) from the deal. Bona returned to the China exchange after exiting the Nasdaq and going private in 2016. It had previously become the first Chinese film studio to trade on the Nasdaq beginning in 2010. During the pandemic, Bona was behind China’s top-grossing movie ever, The Battle At Lake Changjin and its sequel, The Battle At Lake Changjin II (aka Water Gate Bridge ). Collectively, the patriotic films grossed RMB 9.83B ($1.45B at current rates) in China. In an interview posted to Bona’s website earlier this week, Chairman and … [Read more...] about China’s Bona Film Group Valued At $1.5B In Shenzhen Trading Debut

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild Foundation has revealed the participants for the 2022 session of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program. The program’s mission is to provide writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, writers with disabilities, and writers over the age of 50, with tools and education to become writers’ assistants and script coordinators, ultimately resulting in meaningful employment opportunities. Out of the 1,205 applications received, 16 candidates were selected: Anpa’o Locke, Christian Mejia, Da Eun Kim, Diarra McCormick, Isabel Meza-Roquebert, Jewel Powell, Lydia Caradine, Malaika Jules, Michelle Driscoll, Olivia Woodward, Peter Lee, Rachel Yang, Reed Tsuda, Renee Ross, Shanice Williamson, and Sherin Shetty. The 12-week course, set to kick off in late August, will be taught by instructors Debbie Ezer ( The Good Doctor ) and Clay Lapari ( Community ), who have extensive experience as writers’ assistants and script coordinators for television. The … [Read more...] about Writers Guild Foundation Reveals 2022 Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program Participants

A pair of Scottish animators struggle to make a film in A Cat Called Dom , world premiering as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival ’s feature strand. Chiefly a live-action documentary, it shows friends and collaborators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson ( The Making Of Longbird ) trying to shoot a semi-scripted film for Will’s mother, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Their footage and outtakes are eventually worked into more of a behind-the-scenes story, showing the frustrations that get in the way of their filming, and the strain on their friendship. The cat of the title is DOM, an animated feline that lives on Will’s laptop screen and interjects with observations, questions and actions that shed a light on his feelings in a darkly humorous way. It’s a busy mix and scattershot by its very nature; this is a collage of emotions, events and styles that collide in a film that’s openly not what it was originally intended to be. But Anderson … [Read more...] about Edinburgh Film Festival Review: Will Anderson & Ainslie Henderson’s ‘A Cat Called Dom’

Rating: 3.0 /5 Star Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Rahul Bhatt, Hardy Nation, Pankaj Rajput Director: Anurag Kashyap "Tumhara mind idhar phile dots jod raha hain," a character in Anurag Kashyap's latest thriller Dobaaraa tells Antara (Taapsee Pannu) when the latter ends up at a hospital after a chain of events sets her life upside down. This scene totally summed up the state of my mind when the word 'intermission' flashed on screen. Until this block, there wasn't a single minute where my eyes left the screen. What if I miss out a crucial detail? Yes, Anurag & co. keep the pace that taut in Dobaaraa ! So, does the film in totality strike the right chord? Let's find out. What's Yay: Performances, Anurag Kashyap's effective storytelling What's Nay: The timeline of events ain't well defined Story Set in Pune, Dobaaraa begins with Antara Bhatt (Taapsee Pannu), a local nurse moving into a new house with her husband … [Read more...] about Dobaaraa Movie Review: Taapsee Pannu And Anurag Kashyap Brew A Storm That Blows Your Minds

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Jabardasth Praveen: ప్రవీణ్ ఇంట్లో పెను విషాదం.. షోలోకి వచ్చిన కొద్ది రోజులకే మృతి View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Must Watch హోమ్ న్యూస్ News | Published: Thursday, August 18, 2022, 9:55 [IST] మాస్​, మసాల,కమర్శియల్​ సినిమాలు బాక్సాఫీస్ వద్ద బాగానే ఆడతాయి. కానీ కొన్నిసార్లు అంతగా ఆకట్టుకోవు. కొన్ని చిత్రాలు మాత్రం మనసుకు హత్తుకునేలా ఉంటాయి. అన్ని వర్గాల ప్రేక్షకులో మనసుల్లో నాటుకుపోతాయి. ఇలా అన్ని వర్గాల ఆడియెన్స్​ మెచ్చుకునేలా ఓ సినిమా తెరకెక్కంచడం అంటే మాటలు కాదు. అందులోనూ ఓ అందమైన ప్రేమ కథను ఓ మధురమైన దృశ్య కావ్యంగా మలచడం మాములు విషయం కాదు. అవును, మీరు అనుకుంటుంది నిజమే. మనం చెప్పుకునేది అందమైన ప్రేమ కావ్యంగా విజయం సాధించిన చిత్రం సీతా రామం గురించే. ఎలంటి వల్గారిటీ లేకుండా క్లాసిక్​ లవ్​ స్టోరీస్​ తీసే ప్రయత్నం చేసే దర్శకులలో హను రాఘవపూడి ఒకరు. ఆయన తాజాగా మలిచిన బ్యూటీఫుల్​ లవ్​ స్టోరీ సీతా రామం. అందరి మన్ననలు … [Read more...] about సీతా రామంపై మాజీ ఉప రాష్ట్రపతి వెంకయ్య నాయుడు రివ్యూ.. చాలా కాలం తర్వాత అంటూ..

The Two And A Half Men actor Charlie Sheen recently met up with Dr Oz for an interview. Charlie Sheen talks HIV diagnosis and his lifestyle in a section of his interview aired on The Dr Oz Show on Monday, January 11, 2015. The actor opened up about various issues, including his struggle with quitting alcohol and cocaine. The famous actor, who is known for his playboy character not only on-screen, but in real life, too, was diagnosed with HIV four years ago. Charlie told Dr Oz about the time when he stopped taking his medications and let nature take its course. When asked about his reaction towards the diagnosis by the host of the show while walking in the actor's neighborhood, Charlie said, he didn't want to live anymore after knowing that he was suffering from one of the most deadliest diseases. Jennifer Lawrence Gets Slammed For Insulting A Journalist! He also admitted that he was sober for 11 years until his diagnosis. But, later he turned back to … [Read more...] about Charlie Sheen Talks HIV Diagnosis & Struggle: Had Dreamt Of AIDS Years Ago

With fame and money comes tons of ego and attitude. Maybe, not all the famous people throw shade or behave inappropriately, but these cranky Hollywood celebrities are believed to be too hard to work with! Below is the list of stars who have given their actors, directors and other people at the sets an extremely hard time: Charlie Sheen Needless to say, we all know what sort of a reputation Charlie Sheen has had in the industry. He was fired from the show Two and a Half Men after he had a melt down on the sets. His beef with the creator of the show was quite bad. Lindsay Lohan This is what a report had to say about the actress, 'Lindsay was out with Lady Gaga till 5:30 am. Her call was 6 am. By 9 am, Lohan was lying down in a Cafe Med booth with her hands over her eyes shading them from imaginary sunlight.' Katherine Heigl Supposedly, Katherine Heigl is very demanding on the sets. She has a very bad reputation for dissin all her movies … [Read more...] about Hollywood Celebrities Who Are Nightmares To Work With!

The highly popular Telugu reality show Biggboss is back with a bang. The show's season 6 is now ready to engage the audience with its content from September 4. The show's latest promo confirmed the show's date as well as Akkineni Nagarjuna as its host. Amid the ongoing buzz and hullabaloo around season 6 of Bigg Boss Telugu, the news about the host's remuneration is doing the rounds. Nagarjuna has been hosting the biggest Telugu reality show for three seasons now. He has also hosted the first Bigg Boss Telugu OTT show. Going by the rumour mills, for his time and efforts, the actor is said to have been taking home somewhere around Rs 15 Crore for the latest season. Earlier, Nagarjuna charged about Rs 12 Lakh per episode, amounting to Rs 12 Crore, and now has hiked his fee to Rs 15 Crore. The news about the probable contestants of Season 6 is also all over the internet. While it is not known who are the contestants picked to take part in the show, which is … [Read more...] about Nagarjuna Has Hiked His Remuneration For Bigg Boss Telugu Season 6; Here’s how much he charges!

Courtesy of MLB A spin down the famous slide at American Family Field on Wednesday ended up in a trip to the emergency room for Dodgers reporter David Vassegh ... who ended up breaking several bones in his body on the ride at the Brewers' ballpark. The mishap happened just before L.A. took on Milwaukee at the stadium in Wisconsin. Vassegh was gunnin' to check an item off his bucket list by finally going down Bernie's Chalet in center field -- but things went terribly wrong for the journalist when he came to a stop on the ride. Joe Davis and Nomar Garciaparra cannot stop laughing at David Vassegh destroying himself on the slide. pic.twitter.com/nsPUE2NPjR — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 18, 2022 @ChadMoriyama Video of Vassegh's slide shows he didn't finish feetfirst -- and ended up crashing into the wall with his arm and back exposed. You can see in the footage, Vassegh was in a world of pain immediately. Turns out, he ended up breaking his … [Read more...] about Dodgers Reporter Breaks Arm, Fractures 6 Ribs In Mishap On Brewers’ Slide