L.A. Production Plummets 41% Amid Two Strikes

Magnolia Network, a joint venture between Chip and Joanna Gaines and Warner Bros. Discovery, has unveiled an upcoming slate of family-friendly unscripted programming for Max, all set to debut beginning in 2024.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Chip and Joanna Gaines‘ Magnolia Network is producing four unscripted series with a family-friendly focus for Max, including one called “Human vs Hamster” that, aptly, pits humans against hamsters in challenges. The unscripted projects, which are set to debut in 2024, are described as “ambitious large-scale competitions” and “out-of-the-box social experiments” that are intended to create a co-viewing experience on Max for parents and children.

Christopher Vourlias With the resolution of the Hollywood writers strike in September, hopes were high for a return to business as usual in bustling Budapest, host to such recent high-profile productions as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Venice sensation and Oscar frontrunner “Poor Things.” But the sudden breakdown in negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP in early October dampened that enthusiasm. “We were starting to get momentum back, which was leading us to believe that we would be opening up offices on new shows in early November, on the assumption that the strike would be over by the end of October,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is currently servicing Peacock and Sky’s spy series “The Day of the Jackal.” Instead, a waiting game is playing out in studios and C-suites across the globe, as actors, talent reps, executives and other industry players not only try to hash out a blueprint for the film and TV business moving forward but plot the next step for the many productions put on pause during the nearly four-month-old strike.

EXCLUSIVE: Yale Productions appoints Michael Day its new Head of Production—as announced today by Yale Entertainment’s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman.

Scott Brown has been linked with the St Johnstone vacancy – but the Celtic hero could make his SPFL return in a PLAYER capacity.

Ruby Barker is speaking out against Netflix and Shonda Rhimes‘ production company, Shondaland.

Tim Westwood has been interviewed by the Metropolitan Police for the fourth time, according to new reports.First reported by BBC news, the interview with the disc jockey comes following allegations of sexual assault that arose last year, and relate to several allegations of non-recent sexual offences allegedly committed by a man.Westwood has consistently denied all accusations made against him.According to the new report, the Met Police stated that the new investigation is related to instances of sexual assault which all took place between 1982 and 2016.Officers also confirmed to the outlet that they interviewed a 66-year-old man under caution yesterday (October 25), and also interviewed a man under caution in March, April and July this year. At time of writing, there have been no arrests made.The report of the new interviews by police comes in light of investigations launched by BBC News and The Guardian, which uncovered that 18 women were accusing Westwood of sexual misconduct and abuse.

Tim Westwood has been interviewed for a fourth time under police caution following sexual misconduct allegations.

Christine McVie‘s estate has sold the late singer-songwriter’s stake in Fleetwood Mac‘s music.The keyboardist and vocalist died last November, aged 79, after suffering an ischemic stroke. She had also been diagnosed with “metastatic malignancy of unknown primary origin”, meaning cancer cells had been detected in her body.Over the summer, it was revealed that McVie had left behind a fortune of £70million.

Olivia Attwood has praised her husband for supporting her as she appeared on Loose Women as a panellist. Although fans appeared distracted by Olivia's shoes in photos she uploaded to Instagram as she said told partner Bradley Dack she was 'so lucky'.

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning House of Sand & Fog filmmaker Vadim Perelman has been attached to direct the movie Marinus, we hear, about the heroic rescue of 14K Korean evacuees by sea toward the end of the Korean War.

"I dreamed of being on Coronation Street and pulling pints in the Rovers," Ryan Kay says when asked about how he got into styling. The cobbles are a far cry from how he actually spends his days, but he does spend them with a soap star or two - as the stylist behind the likes of Gemma Atkinson and Lucy Fallon.

UPDATED, 10:30 AM: RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shangela won a round in court Wednesday as a judge dismissed two of the claims in a man’s lawsuit accusing of the We’re Here co-host of rape in 2020 in Louisiana.

The WGA strike is over, but the fallout from that and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA walkout continue to clobber film and TV production in Los Angeles. FilmLA reported today that on-location shooting days plunged again during the third quarter, dropping 41.4% over 2022 — the seventh consecutive quarterly decline.

A new report is shedding light on how Will and Jada Pinkett Smith‘s children feel about their mom’s many revelations about her relationship with their dad.

A guest on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow refused to sell his collection of Vivienne Westwood items despite a staggering valuation. Expert Claire Tole-Moir was on hand to look at a collection of clothing items from Dame Vivienne, which were brought to the show by a huge fan.The fan was also wearing clothes from the fashion designer, with his coat being from the last collection that Vivienne ever worked on.They kicked off the segment with many items from Vivienne’s pirate collection from the 1980s, including pirate shirts, scarves, hats and boots.The guest, from Birmingham, said he would go down to London on the coach and save up his money for weeks just to buy some of the fashion designer's collection.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are getting into the podcast business!

EXCLUSIVE: Reptile co-stars Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman have been set to lead The Bird and the Bee, a sexually charged thriller that marks Justin Kelly‘s third film for Yale Productions, on the heels of Welcome the Stranger and gay porn world-set crime drama King Cobra.

Is there a single celebrity currently not rocking a bob hairstyle? None that we know of. A few stars even took their shorter hairstyles out for a spin at the Pride of Britain Awards this week, including Olivia Attwood.The former Love Island star-turned-presenter debuted her mid-length look on the night, but we didn't really spot the full transformation until she posted it in detail on her Instagram grid. "I’m sorry for making you hear this song on your feed again but..." she captions the newly-posted short clip.

Scottish salmon production plunged by a fifth last year amid record deaths on fish farms and the blight of parasites and disease.