Just a few minutes past the midway mark of “The Outpost,” director Rod Lurie re-creates the Battle of Kamdesh, and for nearly the next hour of this intense, immersive modern-day combat thriller, audiences experience how it must feel to be caught in a sustained Taliban siege on a virtually indefensible location in Afghanistan. Situated at…
With an overdue reckoning on racism happening nationwide thanks to the renewed #BlackLivesMatter movement, it’s hard to imagine someone whose legacy would warrant a more urgent cinematic tribute than John Lewis, a true American civil rights icon. 21 more words
The New York Times ended its relationship with Apple News, saying the distribution deal doesn’t fit with the newspaper’s direct-to-consumer business model. As of Monday (June 29), articles from the Times no longer appeared in the Apple News app. 19 more words
The BET Awards received a healthy audience boost this year thanks to a first ever simulcast on CBS. The awards show’s 2020 telecast, which was hosted by Amanda Seales and featured appearances from an impressive array of talent (including Beyonce), amassed 3.7 million total viewers across BET, BET Her and CBS. 7 more words
via TV Ratings: BET Awards Scores 3.7 Million Viewers Across Multiple Networks — Variety
It is tempting to envision Chinese media firms as the local equivalent of a familiar Western brand. That mindset imagines Weibo as the Chinese Twitter, iQIYI as the Chinese Netflix, and WeChat as a Middle Kingdom version of WhatsApp. 18 more words
via Why Is Chinese Media Giant Tencent Spending Billions Investing in Major Music Companies? — Variety
WarnerMedia plans to sell off its venerable CNN Center, the longtime hub of its flagship cable-news network, as more media companies look to divest long-held real estate assets at a moment when they are navigating through a challenging operating environment. 17 more words
via WarnerMedia Plans to Sell CNN Center in Atlanta — Variety
UPDATED: California Governor Gavin Newsom warned on Monday that he may halt reopenings in Los Angeles County and six other counties due to high transmission rates of COVID-19. 29 more words
Quibi, to put it politely, got off to a shaky start, and for the worst of all possible reasons. Yes, it had the sheer bad luck to launch at the start of the pandemic — not exactly a moment when folks were clamoring to watch short films on their phones as they traveled to work.…
In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for its sport docuseries “Greatness Code,” and Disney Channel announced a crossover special featuring “Raven’s Home” and “Bunk’d.” CASTING Freeform has announced Leslie Odom Jr, Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows and L. 7 more words
via TV News Roundup: Apple TV Plus Releases ‘Greatness Code’ Trailer (Watch) — Variety
Hollywood studios and unions have asked Congress to revive the battered entertainment industry with a legislative package including hiring incentives, federal insurance and enhanced expensing of production costs. 33 more words
via Entertainment Industry Seeks Legislative Relief From COVID-19 Impact — Variety
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