Within five months of initial launch, Disney Plus has signed up 50 million paid subscribers worldwide, the media company said. Disney last reported 28.6 million Disney Plus paid subscribers as of Feb. 26 more words
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When co-creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan decided to set the 11th and final season of “Modern Family” at 18 episodes, they didn’t realize how fortuitous the timing would turn out to be. 24 more words
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The prosecution in the Lori Loughlin case on Wednesday denied defense claims that the FBI had entrapped her and other unwitting parents into participating in the college admissions bribery scheme. 27 more words
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The NBA season has been suspended, but ESPN and the league have figured out a different way to present live basketball to fans. The Disney-owned sports-media giant sad it would present a tournament built out of a game of Horse and present it on its flagship cable network as well as its streaming mobile app…
via ESPN, NBA Plot ‘Horse Challenge’ as Sports Substitute — Variety
While families are stuck at home and looking for ways to entertain children, Disney Plus is offering audiences a new short film based on “The Simpsons.” “Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny,’” which releases Friday, will follow the 1-year-old, pacifier-sucking daughter of the Simpsons family as she finds friendship with a baby on the playground…
via ‘The Simpsons’ Short Film Heads to Disney Plus — Variety
“Modern Family” went out with a ratings bang after 11 seasons on Wednesday night. The series finale delivered a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49 and a whopping 7.4 million total viewers, which represents the show’s largest audience since Jan. 18 more words
via TV Ratings: ‘Modern Family’ Series Finale Scores 3-Year High 7.4 Million Viewers — Variety
AMC Theatres — whose business has effectively shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic — looks increasingly likely to file for bankruptcy with its cash reserves dwindling, according to Wall Street analysts. 26 more words
ViacomCBS has launched a $100 million fund to provide support to the crew members, actors, and filmmakers whose livelihoods have been impacted by the production shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Variety has learned. 23 more words
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When “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” first hit primetime in 1999, host Regis Philbin laid out its base appeal in no uncertain terms. The show, Philbin told his audience, featured “people just like you, who called our phone number dreaming of instant riches.” In just 15 questions, someone could “seize this day have […]
via ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ with Host Jimmy Kimmel: TV Review — Variety
Stunt pilot Frédéric North has decades of experience working in Hollywood on films like “Kong: Skull Island,” “Pacific Rim: Uprising” and Justin Lin’s latest “Fast & Furious” sequel, “F9.” So I shouldn’t be nervous as I climb aboard in mid-February for my first trip on a helicopter with him and aerial director of photography Dylan…
via ‘F9’ and ‘Matrix 4’ Helicopter Camera Crews Aim High For Action Shots — Variety
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