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Vox Media Studios Signs With CAA, Names Dana J. Olkkonen Head Of Studio
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning Vox Media Studios has signed with CAA for representation in scripted film and television, and has named Dana J. Olkkonen as its new Head of studios. It continues to be repped by WME for non-scripted. In her new role, Olkkonen oversees the television and film business for the entire Vox Media publishing portfolio.…
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Celine Parreñas Shimizu Named Dean Of UCLA School Of Theater, Film & Television
A change is Bruin in Westwood. Celine Parreñas Shimizu has been named the new dean Of UCLA School Of Theater, Film & Television. She’ll take up the post on July 1. A UCLA alum, Shimizu since 2021 has been dean of the division of arts at UC Santa Cruz, where she also is a professor…
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Celebrating David Lynch (1946-2025): From Raw Surrealism to “Auteur Television” » LIVING LIFE FEARLESS
It’s been a little over a month since David Lynch’s death, and even now, when I come across a Twin Peaks poster on a screen, I almost feel the moral obligation to press “play” once again. As one of the most acclaimed and influential directors of our time, Lynch gave us some of the most…
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Lee Daniels Extends 20th Television Relationship With First-Look Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels is staying at 20th Television with a multi-year first-look deal. Under the pact, Daniels will develop and executive produce comedy, drama and limited series for linear networks and streamers through his Lee Daniels Entertainment banner, with an emphasis on platforms across Disney Entertainment Television. Daniels has been at 20th Television since 2015.…
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Putin Is Loving This
Listen–1.0x+ 0:006:56 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Upon hearing the news that President Donald Trump had suspended military aid to Ukraine, I sat down for some Russian must-see TV: white guys screaming about international relations. Curious to understand how Trump’s Kremlin-friendly…
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Tracy To Lead Two Iowa TV Properties For Sinclair | Radio & Television Business Report
His career experience is steeped in local television sales, and includes stints as Local Sales Manager for KNSD-7/39 in San Diego and as General Sales Manager of WTVX-34 in West Palm Beach, a Sinclair Inc. property. Now, he’s taking the role of VP/GM of two Sinclair stations in the Hawkeye State.
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This Is What Happens When Reality TV Comes for Democracy
Listen–1.0x+ 0:0014:38 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Few White House events have earned the kind of instant infamy that greeted Friday’s disastrous meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. And few lines have been as revealing as the…
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Cleveland Cavaliers game against Orlando Magic moved national TV slot on ABC
A sure sign the Cleveland Cavaliers are moving up the respect ladder: a nationally televised game on an over-the-air network. The NBA announced Thursday that the Cavs-Orlando Magic game slated for 6 p.m., March 16 at Rocket Arena on NBA TV, has been moved to the 1 p.m. national window on ABC (WEWS Channel 5…
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Marco Rubio appears on television with ashes on his forehead.
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, sparked intense debate following his appearance this Wednesday on the morning show of Fox News with the Ash Wednesday cross marked on his forehead. Although the aim of the interview was to discuss international political issues, such as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza,…
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Anger as Royal Television Society scraps special award for Gaza journalists
The move has sparked anger, with a former senior news executive calling it “spineless”. The Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) have found that at least 170 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon since the war began – 162 of whom…