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HGTV: Backed by the Bros (Premiere) at 9pm
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CW: Sight Unseen (Finale) at 9pm
At the annual Paramount stockholder presentation, non-executive chairwoman Shari Redstone didn’t address the status of the company’s merger talks with Skydance Media, but expressed her confidence in the company’s top executives. The Office of the CEO, made up of George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy, outlined their plan to cut $500 million in costs, including layoffs, and said they are exploring a joint venture for streamer Paramount+ and a shift in streaming strategy that focuses on company IP like SpongeBob SquarePants and Star Trek. In a note to employees afterward, the CEOs said the company’s town hall meeting, scheduled for today, has been moved to June 25, writing, “Given the ongoing speculation regarding potential M&A, we want to be able to speak to you with as much candor and transparency as possible. By moving the date, our hope is to do just that.”
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Meanwhile, Paramount shareholder Aspen Sky Trust sent a third letter of opposition to Skydance’s reported agreement to acquire Paramount, claiming it is an “undervalued bid” that benefits Shari Redstone to the detriment of other shareholders. Aspen Sky Trust owns approximately 6.57 million shares of Paramount.
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X has updated its policies to officially allow porn on the platform. In a recent update, X said, “We believe that users should be able to create, distribute, and consume material related to sexual themes as long as it is consensually produced and distributed.” X adds it is restricting exposure to adult content for children or adult users who choose not to see it, and prohibiting content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, objectification, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors. It also prohibits pornographic content in highly visible places.
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New York lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement for legislation aimed at preventing social media companies from serving automated feeds to minors, reports The Wall Street Journal. Companies would be prohibited from using algorithms to steer content to children without parental consent. The bill is expected to be voted on this week.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold his stake in media company Revolt.Combs, who is currently facing multiple allegations of sexual assault, co-founded Revolt in 2013. Employees now make up most of the shareholder group. “We are most proud of the transformation that our teams will experience as they shift from being employees to owners of the business they are helping to build,” said CEO Detavio Samuels. “Black culture is global culture, and Revolt’s superpower is being the home for creators that move culture globally, allowing us to build the most powerful storytelling engine for Black voices.”
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Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor involved in the Central Park Five Casewho sued Netflix and Ava Duvernay over her portrayal in the 2019 docuseries “When They See Us,” has settled her defamation lawsuit. Netflix has agreed to donate $1 million to the Innocence Project, and add this disclaimer to the show: “While the motion picture is inspired by actual events and persons, certain characters, incidents, locations, dialogue, and names are fictionalized for the purposes of dramatization.” Noted Netflix, “Ms. Fairstein will not receive any money as part of this settlement.”
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TLC has a new reality show in the works starring Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their seven children. “The Baldwins” (w/t) is slated to premiere in 2025.
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TV writers/producers Denise The, Melissa Scrivner Love and Amanda Segel (“Person of Interest” have launched Third Rail Productions with a first-look, two-year deal at Sony Pictures Television to develop and produce scripted series for cable and streaming, focusing on dramas with female leads. “We are excited to sign this dynamic producing trio to a new deal with Sony,” said Lauren Stein, EVP and Head of Creative for SPT. “Denise, Melissa, and Amanda are talented, creative collaborator
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Sarah Snook (“Succession”) will star in and executive produce Peacock project “All Her Fault.” The suburban thriller series is based on the book by Andrea Mara.
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Netflix has ordered a “Peaky Blinders” feature film, with Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”) reprising the role of Tommy Shelby. Production is slated to begin later this year from a script by series creator Steven Knight. The British period crime drama ran for six seasons, from 2013-22.
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“Fatherhood,” the 2021 Netflix/Sony film starring Kevin Hart, is gestating as a Netflix series. Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, and Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey’s Temple Hill are teaming for the project.
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A TV series based on the Eli Roth horror franchise “Hostel” is in development from Roth, Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss and Fifth Season, reports Deadline. Paul Giamatti (“Billions”) is attached to star.
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Patricia Heaton (“The Middle”) will guest star on Paramount+ comedy“Frasier,” reuniting her with her “Back to You” co-star Kelsey Grammer. Also guesting is Greer Grammer (“The Middle”), reuniting her with her dad.
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Twenty-five years after it premiered, “Walking with Dinosaurs” is returning in a new BBC Studios production for BBC and PBS, co-produced with ZDF and France Télévisions. Currently in production and arriving in 2025, the six-part series will explore the life stories of the long-lost giants.
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BLKFAM’s first original series, “Poof,” will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8. The animated show was created by Whoopi Goldberg, an equity partner in the Black-focused family streaming platform.
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Magnolia Network’s “Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy” premieres Monday, June 17 at 9p.
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A 15th anniversary special celebrating Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” is set for Sunday, June 30 at 9p. “Thank you to Bravo for always having faith in our little late-night show that could – allowing me to ‘go there,’ play ridiculous games, host incredible guests and generate endless watercooler talk,” said host Andy Cohen. “This is my dream job, and I hope I never wake up.”
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Family Entertainment TV will celebrate Independence Day Weekend with Freedom on the Frontier: A Daniel Boone Marathon on Sunday, July 7 from 9a-6p, as Boone encounters Founding Fathers and Revolutionary War soldiers fighting to break free from British tyranny.
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HBO documentary “Slave Play, Not a Movie, a Play” debuts Thursday, June 20 at 9p. The film takes viewers behind the scenes, from run-throughs to performances, at Broadway’s “Slave Play.”
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TNT is airing “The 49th AFI Life Achievement Awards: A Tribute to Nicole Kidman” on Monday, June 17 at 10p. An encore will air on TCM on June 27 at 8p.
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Julianne Hough (“Dancing With the Stars”) and Utkarsh Ambudkar(“Ghosts”) will host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show with exclusive content that is available to viewers on Pluto TV beginning Sunday, June 16 at 6:30p.
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The lineup for the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival presented by Capital One, taking place on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, will feature performances by Big Sean, Camila Cabello, Doja Cat, Gwen Stefani, Hozier, Keith Urban, New Kids on the Block, Paramore, Shaboozey, The Black Crowes, Thomas Rhett, Victoria Monét and more. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the event will be streamed live on Hulu.
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In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, TV5MONDE will present a play-by-play of the events that took place on June 6, 1944, providing perspective on D-Day and how it would have been covered 80 years after it took place. TV5MONDEUSA viewers can tune in on June 5 at 8:30p.
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Presenters at the Daytime Emmy Awards, airing Friday, June 7 at 8p on CBS, include Kristos Andrews and Kiara Liz Ortega (“The Bay”), Lidia Bastianich (“25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee”), Lauralee Bell, Eric Braeden, Amelia Heinle, and Christel Khalil (“The Young and the Restless”), Steve Burton and Laura Wright (“General Hospital”), Derrick Camana (“Wizard of Paws”), Kelly Clarkson (“The Kelly Clarkson Show”), Stefan Dennis and Annie Jones (“Neighbours”), Zooey Deschanel (“What Am I Eating with Zooey Deschanel”), Scott Evans (“Access Hollywood”), Jackée Harry and Eric Martsolf (“Days of Our Lives”), Star Jones (“Divorce Court”), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and Lawrence Saint-Victor (The Bold and the Beautiful”), Danielle Pinnock (“Ghosts”), Melvin Robert (“Extra”), Jonathan Scott (“Backed by the Bros.”), and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (“Wild Kingdom”). In addition, “The Talk” hosts Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell will make a special appearance.
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Saturday’s Rangers/Panthers Game 6 on ESPN averaged 3 million total viewers, up 90% versus last year’s WCF Game 6 on ESPN. Through three rounds, the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs are the most-watched playoffs since 1996 across the US, and the most-watched since 2018 across North America.
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