Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who has gained a national profile for lies about his background, told Republican colleagues that he will step down from committee assignments until ethics issues are resolved. Santos informed fellow lawmakers that he would temporarily step down from the Small Business and Science, Space and Technology committees. His announcement came after a meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday. He later told reporters that “no one tells me to do anything. I made a decision on my own that I thought best represented the interests of the voters.” Santos is perhaps the most widely known House freshman, the source of national news attention, congressional reporter stakeouts and late night comedy skits and humor ever since revelations emerged after his election that he wildly embellished his resume. Santos admitted that he lied about his college education and job experience, but has refused to resign. “My sins here are embellishing my resume. … [Read more...] about George Santos Says He’ll Recuse Himself From Committee Assignments
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NBCUniversal Ad Group Formalizes New Exec Structure, Streamlining Efforts Across Broadcast, Sports, Cable & Streaming
NBCUniversal ’s advertising and partnerships group has formalized a new executive structure reflecting its recent moves to streamline efforts in broadcast, cable, sports and streaming. In a blog post, Linda Yaccarino , chairman of global advertising and partnerships, said the new setup aims to “continue mirroring how our customers use One Platform,” the company’s system for advertisers. The changes come as the company is looking to fortify its resources in data, distribution, ad tech, commercial innovation and measurement. NBCU is getting set to host its annual developer conference, One23, next month ahead of NewFronts and upfront presentations in May. While the blog post does not cite any departures from the ranks, some contraction has rippled through the total NBCU workforce in recent months, including in sales, amid an overall downturn in ad spending. Yaccarino’s longtime deputy, Laura Molen, recently announced plans to exit by the end of March. At the same … [Read more...] about NBCUniversal Ad Group Formalizes New Exec Structure, Streamlining Efforts Across Broadcast, Sports, Cable & Streaming
Nate Burleson & Charli D’Amelio To Host Nickelodeon’s Kids‘ Choice Awards; ’Stranger Things’ Leads 2023 Nominations — Full List
EXCLUSIVE: Nickelodeon has unveiled the nominees and hosts for its 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards . CBS Mornings co-host and CBS Sports Analyst Nate Burleson and social media star Charli D’Amelio , who also is nominated in the Favorite Female Creator category, will share hosting duties for the slime show covering film, television, music, sports and more, The news was revealed today on CBS Mornings. The awards show will air live on Saturday, March 4 at 7 pm ET/PT from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. “Hosting NFL Slimetime is always a blast, and I can’t wait to bring that same energy and slime as co-host of the iconic Kids’ Choice Awards!,” said Burleson. “I grew up on Nickelodeon and my kids still love watching, so we’re all ready for the stunts, surprises and superstars that await us at this year’s show.” Said D’Amelio, “I got slimed at the KCA’s in 2021, saw my sister get slimed at last year’s show and now, no one is safe with me as co-host! Nate and I will make sure this … [Read more...] about Nate Burleson & Charli D’Amelio To Host Nickelodeon’s Kids‘ Choice Awards; ’Stranger Things’ Leads 2023 Nominations — Full List
WeDoTV Parent Video Solutions And Big Media Form FAST Channels Joint Venture
EXCLUSIVE: Video Solutions, the European media house behind the WeDoTV brand, has entered into a joint venture with international non-scripted studio Big Media to launch FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channels globally. The JV launches through Wedo Big Docs , a channel that will launch this Fall on Zattoo in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Waipu TV in Germany, and on Netgem TV in the UK. It will feature Big Media doc series such as Wild Ones , Fight to Survive and Desperate Hours , with new series added monthly. The launch comes as ever more companies push into the FAST channels space to squeeze out revenue from their library content. Video Solutions and Big Media will look to develop more channels based on Big Media’s catalogue of non-fiction programs in coming months, and will create exclusive content as the business expands globally. “This joint venture combines the years of experience Big Media has in documentary and factual entertainment content … [Read more...] about WeDoTV Parent Video Solutions And Big Media Form FAST Channels Joint Venture
‘The Last Of Us’ Audience Grows For Third Consecutive Week, Becoming HBO’s Fourth Current Series Averaging 15M+ Viewers Per Episode
The Last of Us doesn’t look like it’ll be losing steam any time soon. On Sunday, 6.4M people tuned in to watch the third episode of the post-apocalyptic series across HBO and HBO Max, according to Nielsen and first party data. That’s a 12% increase from last week’s viewership, which already had set a record for the largest week 2 audience growth for an HBO Original drama series in the history of the network. Sunday’s audience is also up 37% from the series premiere, which was watched same-day by 4.7M people. It only took two episodes for HBO to renew the series for a second season. It was an expected movie, considering the first episode scored the second-largest premiere after House of the Dragon since Boardwalk Empire’s launch in 2010. The first two episodes of The Last of Us are averaging 21.3M viewers. With that, HBO now has four current series that have cross-platform audiences averaging more than 15M viewers per episode. This marks the first time … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Of Us’ Audience Grows For Third Consecutive Week, Becoming HBO’s Fourth Current Series Averaging 15M+ Viewers Per Episode
Allie Goss Named Head Of Brillstein Creative Partners
EXCLUSIVE: Former Made Up Stories and Netflix executive Allie Goss has been appointed President of Brillstein Creative Partners , the production arm of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Goss, who started late last year and oversees the existing team, succeeds Amy Powell who left in October to join Amazon as Head of Entertainment, Culture & Social. “Allie is a talented producer and executive with impeccable taste,” said Jon Liebman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. “She is well-respected within the creative community and has worked across some of the most successful and acclaimed television series in the last decade. We’re thrilled to have her lead Brillstein Creative Partners.” Most recently, Goss was EVP for Made Up Stories, the production company founded by Bruna Papandrea. There, Goss produced the TV adaptation based on Sarah Vaughn’s best-selling novel, Anatomy of a Scandal for Netflix, directed by S.J. Clarkson and … [Read more...] about Allie Goss Named Head Of Brillstein Creative Partners
Ashton Kutcher Sitcom ‘The Ranch’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
UPDATED : Ashton Kutcher , joined by co-stars Danny Masterson and Sam Elliott, just made the announcement for Season 2, which will consist of 20 episodes, in a video on Twitter: It’s official: Season 2 of @TheRanchNetflix , coming 2017! https://t.co/a582aydDgy — ashton kutcher (@aplusk) April 29, 2016 The Ranch , toplined by former That ’70s Show co-stars Kutcher and Masterson, from 2.5 Men co-showrunners Don Reo and Jim Patterson, introduced a new model at Netflix with an original straight-to-series 20-episode orde r, released in two batches of 10 episodes each. (Season 1A launches in the fall). The pattern will continue in Season 2, set for a 2017 premiere, with two batches of 10 episodes each, keeping the streaming network sitcom’s episode count close to the broadcast standard of 22 a season. The Ranch marked Netflix’s second original multi-camera comedy series after the Full House follow-up Fuller House , both of which have gone to a … [Read more...] about Ashton Kutcher Sitcom ‘The Ranch’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
Hume, A Web3 Entertainment Co., Signs With CAA
EXCLUSIVE: Hume , a Web3 entertainment company, has signed with Creative Artists Agency. CAA will help Hume identify and create opportunities across a variety of areas, including licensing and merchandising, brand partnerships, live events, film, and television, and more. “Hume is fundamentally changing the way fans interact with their favorite artists, experience their music, and benefit from their loyalty,” says CAA Agent Phil Quist. “Together, we believe we can help usher in a new era of musical talent and artistry,” added CAA Agent Jonathan Rodrigues. Hume, which was co-founded by a platinum producer and songwriter for artists like Selena Gomez, G-Eazy, Aloe Blacc and Demi Lovato, is defining the future of music with their community-directed metastars. As both a Web3 record label and an in-house entertainment studio, Hume remixes community-building with music creation, digital identity, and storytelling to redefine the way fans engage with virtual artists. … [Read more...] about Hume, A Web3 Entertainment Co., Signs With CAA
Cops Want To Speak with Man Seen Eating Doritos at Dallas Zoo About Monkey Heist
Cops say they want to speak with a man spotted munching on a bag of Doritos at the Dallas Zoo around the same time two monkeys went missing. The Dallas PD just put out an alert expressing its interest in the hooded man -- including a photo and video taken of him walking around the zoo on Sunday. Law enforcement sources tell us at this point, he's not a suspect ... but someone who they clearly believe might have some info. Dallas Police Department As we reported, Zoo officials noticed two of their emperor tamarin monkeys were missing Monday from their habitats ... and there was reason to believe the animals were taken from restricted areas that house them. The Dallas PD has since taken over the investigation. Dallas Zoo It was only a few weeks ago when a clouded leopard went missing at the same zoo, causing the whole place to shut down temporality and officials to do a massive search. Eventually, the leopard was located … [Read more...] about Cops Want To Speak with Man Seen Eating Doritos at Dallas Zoo About Monkey Heist
Fox Drums Up ‘Rock Camp’ Comedy In The Works From Steve Basilone, Jeff Rowe & David Fishof
EXCLUSIVE : Rock and roll fantasy camp could be heading to the small screen. Fox is developing single-camera comedy Rock Camp from The Goldbergs co-exec producer Steve Basilone , Jeff Rowe , director of the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem film, and David Fishof , founder of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. The project follows a down on his luck rock star, who after a series of screw-ups, begrudgingly goes to teach at Rock Camp — a summer camp where anyone can live out their fantasy of shredding next to their favorite rockers — in order to satisfy a court mandate and save his reputation. Basilone, who has also written on Community and The Michael J. Fox Show , will write and will exec produce alongside Rowe, who also wrote The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and Fishof. Fishof started Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp after having worked with Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, The Monkees, Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton. He launched it in 1997 and has … [Read more...] about Fox Drums Up ‘Rock Camp’ Comedy In The Works From Steve Basilone, Jeff Rowe & David Fishof