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Netflix is producing its first daily live show. The video stream of “The Breakfast Club,” the long-running iHeartMedia morning radio show co-hosted by Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Jess Hilarious, will air on Netflix every weekday beginning June 1. That’s a significant step for a platform that built its reputation on on-demand, ad-free content but has been steadily expanding its live slate in recent years, including sports and special events.
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For Netflix subscribers, the experience will differ from the traditional radio broadcast: while commercial breaks will remain part of the over-the-air version, Netflix viewers will go ad-free, and instead receive exclusive bonus segments, behind-the-scenes moments, extended discussions, and original content during those windows, producing close to three continuous hours of programming daily. That kind of volume is notable for a streamer still developing its live infrastructure, and it signals a growing appetite for appointment viewing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Thursday marked the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” drawing an outpouring of tributes from peers and colleagues.
· Jimmy Kimmel, who went dark Thursday night in solidarity, told his audience earlier in the week that he’d be watching the finale and encouraged them to do the same.
· On Wednesday’s show, Bruce Springsteen said, “I am here in support tonight for Stephen because you’re the first guy in America who lost his show because we’ve got a president who can’t take a joke.”
· In contrast, former President Joe Biden shared a warm farewell message. “For years, Stephen brought wit, heart, and honesty to late night television. America could always count on a laugh — and sometimes a needed reality check,” said Biden. “Congrats on an incredible run, my friend.”
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And Writers Guild of America East president Tom Fontana honored the show’s writing staff in a message to union members, praising them as a credit to their craft and noting that “The Late Show” had long made a point of speaking truth to power — right up until the very end.
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“Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise,” investigating the troubling social-driven women’s community, premieres Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. on ID.
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Telemundo-owned stations are running a weekly series, “Después de la Detención,”sharing the experiences of minors and their families during and after the children were held in detention centers in the United States. The reports air during the stations’ 5 p.m. local newscasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spinoff series “Renovation Island: The Adventure Continues,” following home renovation experts Bryan and Sarah Baeumler, makes its debut Sunday, June 7 at 8 p.m.on HGTV.
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Irish mystery drama “Harry Wild” returns to Acorn TV for Season 5 on Monday, June 22. This season, series star Jane Seymour will be reunited with her “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” co-star Joe Lando.
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Netflix is deepening its investment in Japanese content. A lineup of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) drama series starts June 22. The first wave of titles includes six series: Taiga drama “Strategist KANBE”; morning serial “Mampuku”; Drama 10’s “Descending Stories: A Life in Rakugo,” “The Science Club”; and “Tokyo Salad Bowl”and “My Family.” By year’s end, 20 NHK dramas in total are slated to arrive on Netflix. And that’s just the beginning. The streamer plans to keep building relationships with Japanese broadcasters and production partners to bring more of the country’s programming to its global audience.
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In addition, Nippon TV variety show “Monday Late Show” (Japanese title: “Getsuyo kara Yofukashi”, meaning “Staying up late even on Monday night”), is now available for global catch-up streaming on Netflix. This is the second regular weekly entertainment show from Nippon TV to be distributed for catch-up streaming on Netflix, following the rollout of “Golden SixTONES.”
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“Jackass” returned to Paramount+. The episodes have been restored to their original form. The extreme prank series had previously been pulled from the platform at the request of Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the “Jackass” team, who objected to various creative changes that had accumulated over the years. Paramount+ says the updated episodes now reflect the show’s original vision. Knoxville explained that over the 26 years since the show first aired, the episodes had been heavily re-edited, resequenced, and rescored to the point of being unrecognizable. “I found this out the hard way last year when attempting to watch them. Eeek!”, said Knoxville. “But kudos to Paramount for giving us the $$ to restore the shows to how they initially aired in the first place.”
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Netflix is saying “au revoir” to “Emily in Paris. Romantic comedy drama “Emily in Paris” will end with season six, currently in production in Greece. Series star Lily Collins posted a video for fans, saying, “I can’t wait for all of the magic ahead, and to celebrate our final season with you in the most chic way yet. We’re so incredibly grateful, and we love you all.”
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Put down your phones. Apple TV is set to make broadcasting history on Saturday with a live Major League Soccer match captured exclusively on iPhone 17 Pro — the first time a major professional live sporting event will be filmed entirely on iPhone from start to finish.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The match features the LA Galaxy taking on Houston Dynamo FC, streaming live on Apple TV. iPhone 17 Pro cameras positioned throughout the venue will cover the full scope of the broadcast: team warmups on the pitch, player introductions, in-net goal angles, and the energy inside the stadium.
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The milestone builds on Apple TV’s first experiment integrating iPhone into a live sports workflow — a Friday Night Baseball game in September 2025 — and marks a significant leap from that proof of concept to full-event ownership.
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Basketball Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Carmelo Anthony signed on as a strategic partner to Utopai Studios. Through his production company Creative 7, Anthony will collaborate with the studio to develop original sports and entertainment IP using PAI, Utopai Studios’ proprietary cinematic storytelling AI, with a focus on expanding the company’s roster of professional athlete partners.
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“Power” creator Courtney A. Kemp inked a deal with Apple TV to develop and create series via her production company, End of Episode. Kemp co-created “Nemesis” under a multi-year deal with Netflix that started in 2021.
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The Netherlands will be the first international home for “First Dates Beach Club,”produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Netherlands and local network BNNVARA. The latest evolution of the hit “First Dates” franchise follows 16 l Dutch seasons of the original format. Filming will begin this fall.
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Tomorrow Studios is adapting Skyward, the first book in the Cytoverse franchise by Brandon Sanderson, for television. Sanderson will write the pilot along with producers/writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen “Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.”).
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On the way from Paramount+: “Scream 7,” the latest chapter in the horror film series, drops Thursday, May 28 on the streamer, followed up “Topuria Matador,” a biographical documentary about mixed martial arts star Ilia Topuria, on Monday, June 1.
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HBO Max’s “House of the Dragon” will be available to stream in American Sign Language (ASL). Season 1 with ASL will debut on Friday, May 29.
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“Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” debuts Sunday, June 7 at 9 p.m. on HBO. Producer, director, and musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson tells the story of the band, chronicling their evolution, highs and lows, and relevance from the 1970s into the present day.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Martin Scorsese, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Blum, Matthew Willig, Paul Sun-Hyun Lee, Hemky Madera, Anthony Daniels, Jonny Coyne
I Love Boosters – Keke Palmer, LaKeith Stanfield, Mahdi Cocci, Taylor Paige, Naomi Ackie, Rachel Walters, Demi Moore, Kara Young, Adam Devine, Don Cheadle, Robin Thede Jason Ritter, Viggo Mortensen
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