Advertisers Will Tune In To Streaming In 2024 As More Services Court Brand Dollars

That age-old show business concept: heat. Digital platforms like TikTok may be surging, but theres nothing quite like the living room. One concern is its smaller capacity. Getty Images Cord-cutting, too, is siphoning millions of customers away from pay-TV every year. The consequences of those changes could be meaningful for advertising, Wieser wrote in a report forecasting 2024 trends. National TV advertising will grow by low-single-digit percentages in the coming years, Wieser believes....

December 28, 2023 · 2 min · 263 words · Anthony Santiago

AMC Apologizes For Removing Disabled Civil Rights Leader And His 90-Year-Old Mother From Theater Over Seating Issue

Barber, 60, has long suffered from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis. He has trouble sitting for long stretches, cannot use a wheelchair and walks using two canes. Low chairs are an issue for him. Rev. William Barber II speaks at Union Square in 2021Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images He travels with his own chair and almost always uses it instead of the seating provided in public spaces....

December 28, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · Catherine Gonzalez

Bobby Rivers Dies: VH1 VJ, Food Network Host & Film Critic Was 70

Bobby Rivers, an entertainment reporter and television personality on theFood NetworkandVH1, has died. ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,WISN 12, shared the news about Rivers. The on-air host joined the station in 1979 as the citys first Black film critic on television. Bobby Rivers in 2002Jim Spellman / WireImage Watch on Deadline Rivers also hosted a series of Food connection specials with a show titledTop 5. Sticky buns, deep-fried candy bars, TV dinners and $20,000 cakes....

December 28, 2023 · 1 min · 161 words · Paul Hughes

Deadline’s Top International Films Of 2023

It is Godzilla minus the expected, Godzilla minus the gimmicks, and Godzilla minus the noise. This is a Godzilla for the ages, a Godzilla art film. Benoit Magimel is Bouffant, a gastronome with no peer. GODZILLA MINUS ONE, (aka GODZILLA: MINUS ONE, aka GOJIRA -1.0), Minami Hamabe, 2023. © Toho International / Courtesy Everett Collection But do not fear. The silence that follows every screening is deafening. (1976) and again in a more upscale version from Touchstone,Alive(1993)....

December 28, 2023 · 1 min · 178 words · Mark Williams

Domestic Box Office Expected To Drop By $1 Billion In 2024 Amid Fewer Films & Waning Moviegoer Sentiment. But 31 Tentpoles Provide Hope.

There will be blood at the box office in 2024. And not the pop in that comes with two studio tentpoles going at each other. Nah, as Barbenheimer showed this past year, thats actually great for business. ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’Warner Bros Fire comes through and burns a forest and a town, and then the fire is over. But the consequences of the fire arent over: Theres mudslides, and theres damaged infrastructure....

December 28, 2023 · 2 min · 223 words · Cathy Thompson

Billie Lourd Pays Tribute To Mother Carrie Fisher Seven Years After Her Death: “I Miss Her Every Day”

It has been 7 years since my mom died (but whos counting?? Me, I guess?) Grief has infused my life with a sense of appreciation I had never had before. Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd in 2015Chelsea Lauren / Getty Images It makes me soak up every moment of joy as if it were my last. I laughed at myself then cried more cause I was laughing. As I tell my son, she lives in the stars and she damn sure makes my life sparkle....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 206 words · Marissa Smith

Broadway ‘Color Purple’ Star LaChanze Wants Royalties For Song Used In New Movie Musical

I am thrilled for the movies success! Happy for all involved, the 62-year-oldtweetedTuesday. However, I do want my royalty fee for the lyrics I added to IM HERE.' LaChanze I am thrilled for the movies success! Happy for all involved. However, I do want my royalty fee for the lyrics I added to IM HERE. The song is the climax of Celies journey and the musical itself and a declaration of her personal empowerment....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 144 words · Holly Black

Colman Domingo Says Agent Told Him ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Passed On Him For Role Because He Wasn’t Light-Skinned

Colman Domingois opening up about his past experiences in his attempt to break into film and television. In an interview withThe New York Times, theEuphoriaactor detailed a callback for HBOsBoardwalk Empire. This is the one thats going to change it up for me, Domingo thought at the time. Colman DomingoGregg DeGuire / Getty Images This is the one thats going to finally be my big break. Watch on Deadline There was just one problem, his agent said....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 149 words · Jonathan Thompson

David Leland Dies: ‘Wish You Were Here’ Director & ‘The Borgias’ Co-Showrunner Was 82

Lelands career spanned over five decades. David Leland holds a mighty place in my heart, said Brosnan in a tribute. I was just out of Drama Centre where David was also an alumni. David LelandCourtesy It was the thrill of my young lifetime to be cast as McCabe, working with David and Tennessee. David will forever be an essential part of my story and of all who knew and loved him....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Alan Guerrero

James May Won’t “Rule Out” Reunion With Jeremy Clarkson & Richard Hammond After ‘Grand Tour’ Journey Ends

I suppose that makes me technically unemployed I can hear the cheers rolling around the country. Weve got two in the bag, though, so theres one coming out very soon. Im not sure what Im allowed to say here. ‘The Grand Tour’ presenters: Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James MayJeff Spicer/WireImage Then [there is] another one coming out a bit after that. However, Prime Video is yet to officially cancelThe Grand Tour, which is among its highest-rating original series....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Alicia Ware

John Cleese Courts Controversy By Comparing Donald Trump To Adolf Hitler

British comedian and actorJohn Cleesehas sparked controversy after comparingDonald Trumpto Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. He fought for his country 2. He never used a teleprompter 3. Amanda Stronza/Getty Images for SXSW; Scott Olson/Getty Images He was nice to dogs 4. He wrote his own books 5. He never played golf 6. He wasnt a big fat slob, wrote Cleese. He continued by listing five ways Trump is preferable to Hitler, writing 1....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Brittany Wells

Mark Cuban Wins NBA’s Approval To Sell Dallas Mavericks To Las Vegas Casino Family

Buy low, sell high.Mark Cubanjust proved himself a master of that tried-and-true investment mantra. A pretty sweet deal. Cuban is also selling at a high point in terms of player personnel. AP That has now been confirmed. Cuban reportedly wanted to partner with The Sands to build an arena, hotel and casino in downtown Dallas. He owns the Golden Nugget Casinos.) That deal made MGM Resorts the exclusive official gaming partner of the NBA and WNBA....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · James Barrett

Meghan McCain Says ‘The View’ Is A “Rigged Show” & Calls Co-Hosts “Crazy Old People”

Meghan McCainis giving her thoughts onThe Viewand is not mincing her words about the show and her former co-hosts. The thing aboutThe Viewis that I didnt know when I signed my contract with ABC that this is forever. I havent been on that show in years. Meghan McCain talks about ‘The View’ABC / Jeff Lipsky / Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Getty Images Im just trying to live my life. And, apparently, I am just on their minds every day....

December 27, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Gregory Frederick