Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot Wednesday morning at a home in the Hollywood Hills, law enforcement officials confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. He was 20. 30 more words

via Rapper Pop Smoke Killed By Masked Gunmen — Variety

“This Is Us” dipped to match its lowest TV rating to date, but still managed to come out on top on Tuesday night. The NBC drama scored 1.3 rating among adults 18-49, equalling its lowest ever score from episode seven of season four. 16 more words

via TV Ratings: ‘This Is Us’ Matches Previous Low, ‘The Conners’ Holds Firm After Live Episode — Variety

In an era of overflowing choice, focus is more important than ever for traditional television executives. On the latest episode of Variety podcast Strictly Business, A+E Networks’ president of programming Rob Sharenow discusses how the cable giant pulled its flagship brands out of the ratings trenches over the past two years, thanks in large part…

via Listen: How A+E Networks Bucked the Trend and Fell Back in Love With Lifetime Movies — Variety

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Scorsese is set to re-team with Paul Schrader on the First Reformed director’s next movie The Card Counter. Fresh off his latest Oscar nominations for The Irishman, Scorsese will executive-produce the revenge thriller pic, marking his fifth collaboration with Schrader after Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation Of Christ and Bringing Out…

via Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’; Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan & Willem Dafoe Star With Oscar Isaac In Revenge Thriller – EFM — Deadline

Satellite TV provider Dish Network said Wednesday that net pay-TV subscribers dropped by 194,000 in the fourth quarter to about 12 million, including 9.4 million for Dish TV subs and 2.59 million for Sling TV. 23 more words

via Dish Network Lost 194,000 Pay TV Subscribers In Q4, Fewer Than The Year Before — Deadline

Nickelodeon handed renewals to a brace of series today, including second seasons of Are You Afraid of the Dark? and The Casagrandes. The network also ordered 10 more episodes of the first season of the revived All That. 19 more words

via ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?’, ‘All That’, ‘Top Elf,’ ‘Blue’s Clues’, The Casagrandes’ & ‘PAW Patrol’ Among Slew Of Nickelodeon Renewals — Deadline

Andrew Yang, who ended his presidential bid last week, is joining CNN as a political commentator, with the first appearance set for Wednesday night’s next presidential debate. 30 more words

via Andrew Yang Joins CNN As Political Commentator, Will Provide Analysis Of Wednesday’s Democratic Debate — Deadline

Rialto Pictures is bringing Francis Ford Coppola’s Palme d’Or winning 1974 movie The Conversation back to theaters, starting March 20 at New York’s Film Forum and Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in L.A., with newly struck 35mm prints personally supervised by the six-time Oscar winning filmmaker. 13 more words

via ‘The Conversation’: Francis Ford Coppola 1974 Palme d’Or Winner Set For Re-release With New 35mm Print, Dolby 5.1 Remix — Deadline

Rakuten and The H Collective have set Deadpool and Homeland star Morena Baccarin to lead survival thriller Beast for Oscar nominated Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg. Beast is the first film under the Rakuten H Collective Studio joint venture that was launched last August. 14 more words

via Espen Sandberg To Helm Survival Thriller ‘Beast’ Starring Morena Baccarin For Rakuten H Collective – EFM — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies, one of the breakout stars from the third season of Netflix drama The Crown, has just signed with WME for representation in all areas. 30 more words

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