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CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 31, 2024
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Willow Smith (Will & Jada’s Daughter) – 24 years old
Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”) – 31 years old
Samaire Armstrong (The O.C.) – 44 years old
Eddie Kaye Thomas (“American Pie” movies) – 44 years old
Piper Perabo (ABC’s Notorious/ “Coyote Ugly”) – 48 years old
Vanilla Ice (Rapper) – 57 years old
Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (Beastie Boys) – 58 years old
Mike O’Malley (Glee) – 58 years old
Rob Schneider (“Deuce Bigalow”) – 61 years old
Dermot Mulroney (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”) – 61 years old
Peter Jackson (Director) – 63 years old
Larry Mullen Jr. (U2) – 63 years old
Michael DeLorenzo (New York Undercover/ Fame) – 65 years old
Jane Pauley (former Today Show co-host) – 74 years old
Deidre Hall (Days of Our Lives) – 77 years old
Dan Rather (60 Minutes) – 93 years old
Lee Grant (“Shampoo”) – 99 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/31/24)
HALLMARK+: Finding Mr. Christmas (Premiere)
HALLMARK+: Mistletoe Murders (Premiere)
MAX: Dark Souls Among Us (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Diplomat (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Don’t Come Home (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Murder Mindfully (Premiere)

After 54 years on CBS, the Grammys will have a new home starting in 2027. Disney struck a 10-year deal with The Recording Academy to simulcast the ceremony on ABC, Hulu and Disney+. “Live events have never been more important to our culture and industry, and we just acquired one of the crown jewels,” said Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS ordered nine more episodes of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” for a full season of 22. The “Young Sheldon” spinoff racked up 10.6 multi-platform viewers in its first seven days, according to VideoAmp.
(Source: Cynopsis)

YouTube reported quarterly ad revenue of $8.92 billion, up 12.2% year-over-year. Analysts had forecast $8.89 billion.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Roku also topped Wall Street estimates, with third quarter revenue up 16% to $1.06 billion. In a letter to shareholders, the company said it will no longer report the number of active households on a regular basis, but share key milestones.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Count Meta a winner, too, beating estimates with total revenue of $40.6 billion, up 19% from the year-earlier period. The number of daily users across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit 3.29 billion, up 5%.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney+ has launched a Top 10 Today feature on the homepage, highlighting popular movies and series. Lineups will be curated based on the subscriber’s content rating, subscription plan and location. “The Top 10 Today set takes several factors into account, including total views at the episode and movie level within a day and the growing popularity of new titles released during that time frame,” said Disney+ in a statement. “Views are a component of the Top 10 Today formula but it’s not the sole determining factor.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Publicis Media let go close to 100 employees for violations of its RTO policy. “We have been clear and consistent about our policy that employees work from the office at least three days a week, an expectation that is being met and exceeded by the majority of our talent,” said a spokesperson for Publicis Media US, which has 10,000 employees.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amazon is enlisting both the NBA and the NFL in its 2025 Black Friday engagement efforts. Prime Video grabbed a long-term rights deal with the NBA for Black Friday games starting in 2025, after introducing a Black Friday NFL game last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney is launching “ESPN Football Island” on Fortnite, offering players activities, challenges, and a take on football gameplay called “Touchdown Rush.” The move follows Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Fortnite owner Epic Games.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Optimum TV is launching two new video packages, Extra TV and Everything TV, on November 4. The offerings come after the launch of Entertainment TV earlier this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET+ renewed “Churchy” for a second season. The workplace comedy became the number one scripted comedy series on the platform in its first week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wheelhouse has entered into a partnership for unscripted content with NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards and his production company Three-Fifths Media, helmed by Edwards’ business manager Justin Holland. The collaboration will develop and produce unscripted television projects in the sports and sports-adjacent programming realm.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Foundation Media Partners has partnered with Rose Byrne’s production company, Dollhouse Pictures, for the adaptation of the Anh Do’s novel Wolf Girl, set to hit the US market in March 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)

UK’s ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Eagle Eye Drama. As part of the deal, ITV Studios has also acquired a majority stake in the Belgium-based production services company Happy Duck, led by producer and director Dries Vos, which services Eagle Eye’s global slate.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Streamer ALLBLK greenlit original series “Wild Rose,” from Deji LaRay (“Johnson”) and produced by and starring singer, songwriter, author and actor, Omarion. The drama follows a charismatic hitman with a conscious, who runs a non-profit organization.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Applications are now open for the Paley Center for Media’s Peter Roth Internship Program. Students are selected for the paid internship based on academic achievement, leadership skills, and commitment to the media industry. 
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Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) is joining Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre in “Lanterns,” an HBO drama based on DC’s Green Lantern comic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Prime Video police drama “On Call” has set a premiere date of Thursday, January 9. Joining Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larrauente in the cast are Eriq La Salle (“ER”), Lori Loughlin (“Full House”), and Rich Ting (“Tulsa King”).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix spy thriller series “Black Doves,” starring Keira Knightley and Ben Winshaw, kicks off Thursday, December 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E’s “Rachael Ray’s Holidays” premieres Sunday, December 8 at 10a. The six-part cooking series is part A+E Networks’ partnership with Rachael Ray’s and Intentional Content’s Free Food Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 30, 2024
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Tequan Richmond (Everybody Hates Chris) – 32 years old
Ashley Graham (Model) – 37 years old
Eva Marcille Pigford (The Real Housewives of Atlanta/ America’s Top Model Season 3 Winner) – 40 years old
Ivanka Trump (Celebrity Apprentice) – 43 years old
Matthew Morrison (Glee) – 46 years old
Steve Kazee (Broadway Actor/ Jenna Dewan’s Fiance) – 49 years old
Shante Broadus (Snoop Dogg’s wife) – 53 years old
Nia Long (“The Best Man” movies) – 54 years old
Gavin Rossdale (Bush/ Gwen Stefani’s ex-husband) – 59 years old
Michael Beach (“Aquaman”/ Third Watch/ ER) – 61 years old
Kristina Wagner (General Hospital) – 62 years old
Kevin Pollack (“The Usual Suspects”) – 67 years old
Mario Testino (Photographer) – 70 years old
Harry Hamlin (L.A. Law) – 73 years old
Henry Winkler (Happy Days) – 79 years old
Otis Williams (The Temptations) – 83 years old
Grace Slick (Jefferson Starship) – 85 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/30/24)
NICKELODEON: Max & the Midnights (Premiere) at 7pm
APPLE TV+: You Would Do It Too (Tu Tambien lo Harias) (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Buy It Now (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Children of the Church Steps (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Go Ahead, Brother (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Manhattan Alien Abduction (Premiere)
HALLMARK+: Finding Mr. Christmas (Premiere)
HALLMARK+: Mistletoe Murders (Premiere)
MAX: Skin Hunters (Premiere)

Andrea Mitchell will give up her daily noontime show on MSNBC following the presidential inauguration in 2025, she told viewers Tuesday. Mitchell will retain her roles as NBC News’ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent and will assume a broader role within NBCU’s news operations, reporting for both NBC News and MSNBC. She has anchored a weekday program on the network since 2008. “After sixteen years of being in the anchor chair every day, I want time to do more of what I love the most: more connecting, listening and reporting in the field, especially as whoever is elected next week is going to undertake the monumental task of handling two foreign wars and the political divisions here at home,” she said on her MSNBC show “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS has signed the final cast members for “Beyond the Gates,” including veteran television and stage actor Clifton Davis starring as Vernon Dupree, the Dupree family patriarch and husband of Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie). Also joining the new daytime series are Alex Alegria, Lauren Bugliogli, Ben Gavin, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob and Mike Manning. From the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, “Beyond the Gates” begins production in November and will premiere on CBS in early 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 73rd edition of “Miss Universe” will be hosted once again by Jacqueline Bracamontes and Danilo Carrera and will air from the Mexico City Arena on November 16 on Telemundo. Carlos Adyan, Julia Gama and Andrea Meza will join as commentators of the event.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The History Channel will premiere its new nonfiction series “Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo” on December 6 at 10p.Hosted by Trejo (“Machete,” “Heat,” “Spy Kids”), the eight-episode series, produced by A+E Factual Studios™ group, will reveal the history behind some of the world’s most significant discoveries.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the second straight year, ESPN, Disney, the “Simpsons” and the National Football League will premiere “The Simpsons Funday Football,” an animated “Monday Night Football” game transformed in real-time into the “Simpsons” world using Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology. Atoms Stadium in Springfield will host the December 9 contest between the Cincinnati Bengals at the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” game that evening. “The Simpsons Funday Football” will stream on Disney+ and ESPN+, and, on mobile, with NFL+. The traditional “Monday Night Football” telecast will be available on ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes with “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” on ESPN2. Both the traditional telecast and Peyton and Eli will also be on ESPN+. All telecasts will begin at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

While the New York Yankees try to avoid a sweep in Game 4 of the World Series tonight (October 28), Blue Triton Brands has launched an out-of-home ad campaign in New York City, naming its Poland Spring “The Official Water of Rally Caps,” while in a similar campaign its Arrowhead brand will be touted as “the Official Water of the National Anthem” in Los Angeles. Poland Spring, the official water of the New York Yankees, will place OOH billboards/digital screens in major high traffic areas throughout New York including Times Square, Penn Plaza and throughout the subway system. In Los Angeles, the Arrowhead billboards will be seen in The Tower, Kurve, Vermont Spectacular and 3rd Street Crossing. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nearly 6 million viewers watched Ohio State narrowly beat Nebraska on Fox’s “Big Noon Saturday” college football broadcast. The game peaked at 9.456 million viewers between 3:15p and 3:30p on Fox, making it the most watched college football game on any network that weekend. Viewership was up 66% year-over-year over “Big Noon Saturday’s” week 9 matchup in 2023 (vs. 3.6 million). Fox’s airing of the Rutgers – USC game scored more than 2 million viewers, up 69% over average late-night telecasts on the network this season (vs. 1.189 million).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Several CBS series have posted double-digit multiplatform audiences and season-over-season streaming growth for the premieres of their freshman and sophomore seasons, based on VideoAmp and internal data, led by “Matlock,” whose series premiere has been seen by 15.8 million multiplatform viewers in its first 30 days. The season premiere of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” amassed 10.6 million multiplatform viewers, while the season two premiere of “Tracker” delivered 15.7 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days, up +25% from its time period premiere last season on Feb. 18. “Elsbeth’s” season two premiere was seen by nearly 10 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days, up +19% from its debut last season on Feb. 29.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX News Channel recorded its second highest-rated October of an election year in network history. According to Nielsen, FNC remained the top network in all of cable news among upscale, Hispanic and Asian viewers during total day in viewership and 25-54 demo.
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Film and TV actress Teri Garr died Tuesday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.She was 79. While Garr was best known for her roles in comedies like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” she was a regular guest on sitcoms and TV shows throughout the 70s and 80s.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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