Disney Entertainment Chief Dana Walden Elevates John Landgraf, Simran Sethi in TV Reorganization

@BrianKarem pic.twitter.com/ZLzYrBUsEvAccording to Aaron Rupar’s Tweet, journalist Brian Karem got through to Ateba with the words, “The rest of us are here too pal, if you have grievances you should bring them here later.”“You are impinging on everybody in here who is only trying to do their job,” another reporter said.Sudeikis took the podium to give some remarks about mental health and how his Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso” enters the cultural conversation about ensuring good mental health.“No matter who you are, no matter where you live, no matter who you voted for, I assume we all know someone who, or have been that someone ourselves actually, that’s struggled, that’s felt isolated, that’s felt anxious, that has felt alone. It’s actually one of the many things that, believe it or not, we all have in common as human beings,” Sudeikis said at the beginning of his address.

Respawn Entertainment is opening a third studio to support the development of Apex Legends, weeks after parent company EA laid off over 200 of the game’s testers.Respawn’s third studio will be located in Madison, Wisconsin, and will initially support the company’s battle royale shooter Apex Legends.As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the studio will be led by Ryan Burnett, who previously worked as Epic Games‘ director of engine production and, prior to that, worked at Call Of Duty developer Raven Software for 14 years.“Wisconsin is quickly becoming a central development hub here,” Burnett told GamesIndustry.biz.

EXCLUSIVE: Cranked Up Films has acquired North American rights to the comedy The Country Club starring John Higgins of SNL trio Please Don’t Destroy, with Archstone Entertainment taking foreign rights. The film marking the directorial debut of Fiona Robert, who also stars, is set for release in June. 

The grand finale of Winter Love Island 2023 is set to take place this evening and host Maya Jama has been busy getting prepared in South Africa. Maya, 28, will reveal whether Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins, Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, Tom Clare and Samie Elishi or Tanya Manhenga and Shaq Muhammad are the winning couple of this year's series on Monday 13 January live from Cape Town.

Didi Conn was sent a sweet gift by her 'Grease' co-star Dame Olivia Newton-John just weeks before her death. The 71-year-old actress - who played Frenchy in the 1978 movie-musical - has revealed the pair kept in touch over the years and they had a poignant chat when Olivia was being treated for a broken leg in hospital shortly before she lost her battle with cancer. Didi explained the kindly star even sent her an orchid from her hospital bed after hearing she also hadn't been well, telling New York Post column PageSix: "We spoke like once a month or so.

Chip and Joanna Gaines may have been totally 'broke' when they first got married back in 2003, but in the last twenty years, not only have they built a massive home-renovation empire, Magnolia, but also a staggering net-worth to match it.The couple first delved into the business of flipping homes the year they got married, and the same year, they opened their very first store, Magnolia Market, which later became Magnolia Homes, in Waco, Texas, where they still live and work from today.After gaining popularity in their hometown, and a decade after they first ventured into the home renovation business, they were offered the opportunity of a lifetime at HGTV, and became an overnight sensation with their hit show, Fixer Upper.WATCH: Joanna Gaines reveals her unconventional Valentine's Day tradition with husband ChipMORE: Joanna and Chip Gaines' youngest son Crew's talent put on display in beautiful videoSince then, the two have left the network and started their own, Magnolia, and have amassed a whopping $50million net worth combined.However, they don't forget their humble beginnings. Back in 2020, speaking with People Magazine, Joanna recalled: "I remember when we first got married the only money we had was what was in Chip's pocket."MORE: Chip and Joanna Gaines' four-year-old son Crew shows off his green thumb in adorable photosShe added: "He always had a wad of cash, but we were broke.

Michael P. O’Leary will be appointed the president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners beginning May 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Ohio-based indie studio Good Deed Entertainment is teaming up with genre filmmaking team Dana Kippel and Ryan Jack Connell on their upcoming psychological thriller The Pink House.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor FX chief John Landgraf and ABC programming head Simran Sethi will expand their duties under an executive shuffle at Disney’s TV operations, one of the first big moves under Dana Walden, who was assigned responsibility for the company’s TV networks after Bob Iger returned as Disney’s CEO. Landgraf will take oversight of National Geographic as well as Onyx Collective, the production unit devoted to projects from communities of color and underrepresented groups. Sethi, meanwhile, will oversee programming and development for both ABC and Freeform. She will continue to report to Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. The moves comes as Tara Duncan, who had been supervising programming for both Onyx Collective and Freeform, will devote her attention solely to Onyx, freeing up the programming duties for Sethi, who had a previous tenure at the cable network.

EXCLUSIVE: Clock, a timely horror feature from 20th Digital Studio and Hulu Originals has dropped new images.

Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden is among the business executives named to the President’s Export Council, which advises Joe Biden on international trade.

Clock, a timely horror feature from 20th Digital Studio and Hulu Originals will have its World Premiere at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana before debuting exclusively on Hulu on April 28. The film will be available on Disney+ internationally at a later date.

Dana Walden is setting out her stall and it includes more responsibilities for John Landgraf and Simran Sethi.

Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer is leading a thriller for South African network M-Net.

Chloe Lattanzi says her heart is "broken in two" following the death of her mother Dame Olivia Newton-John. The legendary 'Grease' actress passed away in August at the age of 73 following a lengthy battle against breast cancer and now her daughter Chloe - who she had with former husband Matt Lattanzi - has explained that she feels like a "little girl lost" without now that her mother is no longer here. Speaking at a memorial service held in Olivia's native Australia on Sunday (26.

Adam Scott and the old gang are retying their iconic pink bow ties for a brand new season of the cult-favorite 2009 workplace comedy. Over a decade since season 2 aired, the raunchy catering crew will reunite for a six-episode revival on Friday, February 24.Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd, follows a ragtag team of Hollywood wannabes who moonlight as caterers. The series’ original ensemble cast featured plenty of now-familiar faces in comedy, including Scott, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Jane Lynch, and Megan Mullally.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar season used to boil down to one main thing for Condé Nast: Vanity Fair‘s party. While the famed bash is back this year, there’s also a more consequential reason for the company to feel festive: The New Yorker‘s record five nominations across all three short film categories.

Adam Scott and the old gang are retying their iconic pink bow ties for a brand new season of the 2009 workplace comedy. Over a decade since season 2 aired, the raunchy catering crew will reunite for a six-episode revival on Starz.  Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd, follows a ragtag team of Hollywood wannabes who moonlight as caterers.

Adam Scott and the old gang are retying their iconic pink bow ties for a brand new season of the 2009 workplace comedy. Over a decade since season 2 aired, the raunchy catering crew will reunite for a six-episode revival on Starz.  Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd, follows a ragtag team of Hollywood wannabes who moonlight as caterers.

EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation Entertainment and ZQ Entertainment have finalized a multi-year feature film development fund deal.