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About 2500-3000 positions will be eliminated at Paramount starting in November, reports Deadline, with managers expected to submit lists of dismissals to HR between September and October. The company is looking to identify at least $2 billion in cost efficiencies.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The curtain has fallen on “Dexter: Original Sin.” Despite Showtime announcing a season two renewal in April, the prequel series won’t move forward. According to Variety, Paramount’s new senior leadership has opted to shift focus toward a possible second season of franchise counterpart “Dexter: Resurrection,” starring Michael C. Hall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The National Association of Broadcasters has called for a repeal of the FCC’s TV ownership rule, which restricts companies from owning television stations that reach more than 39% of US households. The cap “prevents local stations from achieving the scale needed to compete with global tech and streaming giants like Google/YouTube, Amazon, Meta and Netflix – none of which face similar restrictions,” said the NAB. FCC head Brendan Carr has endorsed reforming the rule.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Draggan Mihailovich has been named Executive Editor CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes.” Mihailovich has spent 27 years as a producer for “60 Minutes” and “60 Minutes II,” where he has earned seven Emmys and three Edward R. Murrow Awards. He succeeds Tanya Simon, who was promoted to Executive Producer last month, after the departure of Bill Owens.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2” set a Nielsen streaming record, with 2.89 billion minutes viewed the week of July 21 – and that’s with a premiere date of July 25. It’s Nielsen’s biggest single week viewing number ever for a film.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season eight of “Cold Justice” kicks off Saturday, September 13 at 8p on Oxygen. The true crime series, following investigators as they revisit unsolved cases, has led to 28 convictions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MGM+ has renewed “The Institute,” based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, for a second eight-episode second season. The MGM+ Studios thriller horror series comes from executive producer King with director and executive producer Jack Bender (“Lost”) and executive producer and writer Benjamin Cavell (“Justified”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
RFD-TV’s FarmHER + RanchHER is back for season seven on Thursday, September 4 at 8:30p. The series spotlights women leading the charge in farming and ranching.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tubi has acquired stand-up comedy special “Rel Talk,” from Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out”). The show will premiere on the platform on Friday, September 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT Sports’ announced an expansive programming lineup for its inaugural year of Big 12 coverage, including live games, studio shows, and magazine shows across TNT, truTV, HBO Max and Bleacher Report. Live game coverage for the network will kick off with the Arizona Wildcats hosting the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Saturday, August 30 at 10:30p on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. Pregame coverage begins at 10p. Play-by-play voice J.B. Long and analyst Mike Golic, Jr. will call the action along with Allie LaForce reporting from the sidelines.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FS1’s daily afternoon debate show “First Things First” is expanding to three hours, starting today. Danny Parkins joins the program for the third hour alongside Eric Mangini and Greg Jennings.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The week of August 4, Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race”posted a 0.52 P25-54 / 0.64 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up +21% and +56%, respectively, versus the week prior.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor Jerry Adler died August 23. He was 96. Adler, also a Broadway director and stage manager, didn’t turn to acting until the early ‘90s. He was best known for his role as Hesh Rabkin on “The Sopranos.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
KPop Demon Hunters – $18 million
Weapons – $15.6 million
Freakier Friday – $9.2 million
The Fantastic Four: First Steps – $5.9 million
The Bad Guys 2 – $5.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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