Horrifying moment in the Mets vs. Braves game Monday night … NY outfielder Kevin Pillar was drilled in the face by a 94-MPH pitch, and he was immediately raced to the hospital. The Mets star was at the plate for an at-bat in the 7th inning … when Atlanta pitcher […]
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Disney Plus made the greatest progress among premium streaming platforms in Southeast Asia in the first quarter of the year, according to new research. AMPD Research, affiliated with Media Partners Asia, said that the video streaming market leader remains YouTube with a 68% share, ahead of TikTok with 21% in […]
Spotify announced Tuesday its intention to invest in and amplify Black voices by launching Frequency, an initiative aimed at celebrating established and emerging Black artists and fostering community and culture in the realms of fashion, tech and business as well as music. As part of the initial wave, Spotify announced […]
Instagram has set a three-day program dubbed Creator Week — the social-media platform’s first professional development event series designed to help creators grow their followings and make more money. The first-ever Instagram Creator Week will run June 8-10, with a series of virtual streaming sessions. Those will be accessible by […]
The Amy Winehouse Foundation and MusiCares have announced a one-of-a-kind NFT (non-fungible token) from photographer Charles Moriarty with visual artist Mark Palkoski to benefit both organizations. The Winehouse foundation, created in memory of the singer, who died in 2011 at the age of 27, is a registed charity founded to […]
Andrew Barnsley, executive producer of “Schitt’s Creek,” is joining the Toronto Film School as president. Barnsley has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for outstanding comedy series for “Schitt’s Creek.” He is also an eight-time Canadian Screen Award nominee and winner for his work on “Schitt’s Creek,” “Jann” and […]
Chinese streaming firm iQIYI published first quarter results that were better than its previous guidance and a lengthy letter to shareholders asserting that it has the best content model and technology in the sector. In a regulatory filing, the company said that revenues in the January to March first quarter […]
The recently ended holy month of Ramadan, which is peak TV season for Arab audiences, has seen most streamers in the Middle East try to lure new subscribers with Ramadan releases, which have risen on OTT platforms with the notable exception of Netflix. Dubai-based media analyst Nader Soban — head […]
Barcelona production-distribution outfit Filmax is at this year’s L.A. Virtual Screenings with its most recent TV acquisition, Basque drama “Mouths of Sand” (“Hondar ahoak”) from leading regional film production company Txintxua Films, its first foray into TV production. Originally commissioned by local Basque public TV broadcaster ETB, the series’ global […]
Los Angeles-based company 1844 Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution and international sales rights to Argentine Betania Cappato’s feature debut “Una escuela en Cerro Hueso” (“A School in Cerro Hueso”). The autism-themed film, inspired in Cappato’s direct family events, earned a special mention at March’s Berlinale Generation Kplus sidebar. 1844 Entertainment […]
After the U.K. government eased lockdown restrictions from Monday, BBC Studioworks is getting audiences back into studios from Tuesday, with safety measures in place. Productions being recorded over the coming days with live audiences present include “The Goes Wrong Show,” produced by Big Talk/Mischief Screen in association with Lionsgate for […]
Rising British singer-songwriter and actor Arlo, who signed a major recording deal earlier this year with Sony Music Entertainment’s Arista Records label, is developing a scripted television series with Lionsgate and Eleven Films, producers of Netflix hit “Sex Education.” Eleven will produce and develop the series, which will follow a […]
Soulja Boy wants credit for being the “first” rapper to plug Icebox bling — but the shop couldn’t care less … especially since they say there’s dough he still owes. A rep for the famed jewelry and diamond store tells TMZ … Soulja’s viral tweet from the weekend doesn’t mean […]
Bonnie Somerville, famous for playing a detective on “NYPD Blue,” had a run-in with real cops on the opposite coast … police in L.A. say she was drunk behind the wheel. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … cops were getting calls around 10 PM Sunday night for a car stopped […]
Play video content TMZ.com Lil Yachty wants all the fellas out there to know it’s okay if you wanna wear nail polish — in fact, he’s got a whole new line out just for that, and he’s hoping it’s a hit with the youth … regardless of gender. The rapper […]
Play video content Charges with Rex Chapman Ryan Leaf says his battle with prescription drugs all began back in 2004 … when he was booed and jeered so loudly at a big boxing event, it sent him into a deep, downward spiral. The former San Diego Chargers quarterback opened up […]
Bush continued her music momentum with a slew of ’80s albums like her 1985 record Hounds Of Love which had the break-out dance single “Running Up That Hill” and “Cloudbusting.“ To date, KB has released ten studio albums and her music still finds its way to new generations of listeners, […]
Construction has officially started on the Harry Potter attraction planned for the site of the now closed Toshimaen amusement park in Western Tokyo. Opening of the 30,000 square meter park, called the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter, is set for the first half of […]
Indian actor Huma Qureshi has forayed into Hollywood with a featured role in Netflix’s “Army of the Dead.” In Zack Snyder’s zombie epic, described by Variety critic Owen Gleiberman as “packed-to-the-gills video-game-meets-21st-century-Western-meets-day-of-the-living-dead fun” in his review, Qureshi plays single mom Geeta, resident of a quarantine camp outside a post-zombie-war Las […]
Sony Music Entertainment (SME) said Monday that it has signed both a new direct China digital distribution deal with NetEase Cloud Music and a multi-year extension of its existing agreement with Tencent Music Entertainment (TME). Sony’s NetEase deal is the latest to shift power away from TME in China’s streaming […]
The Chinese government’s increasing regulation of the tech sector is a current concern for China’s major internet and online entertainment companies. But the latest quarterly results announcement for China’s biggest digital music company, Tencent Music Entertainment pointed to business as usual, at least for the moment. First quarter revenues, spanning […]
Rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department for allegations of sexual assault, Variety has confirmed. The LAPD would not disclose further details about the probe, including whether T.I’s wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, is also under investigation. Representatives for T.I. and Tiny did not immediately respond […]