Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo has been spotted at a Glasgow train station.
22.03.2023 - 03:05 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: As crucial movie rental revenue finally starts to return, Redbox and Crackle parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is taking steps to tighten its corporate belt.
Chatter in media and entertainment circles has been growing louder as Chicken Soup’s stock has skidded to an all-time low, putting its market value at $55 million. It closed Tuesday at $2.60, half its level at the start of 2023 and well below its mark above $14 when the $375 million Redbox acquisition closed last August. The operating environment, of course, has been grueling for all media companies over the past year, with stocks falling across the board and most players in cutback mode.
Multiple sources familiar with management’s thinking indicated to Deadline that layoffs are not in the forecast for the company, which runs a number of ad-supported streaming businesses along with Redbox. In lieu of staff reductions, though, executive bonuses typically paid out in March have been deferred until the second quarter and select distribution deals for titles inherited in the Redbox deal have been renegotiated. The company also just lined up a $50 million infusion from a share purchase agreement as it seeks to shore up its financial resources.
In a recent town hall meeting, CEO Bill Rouhana delivered updates to staffers about the plans to defer executive bonuses. The other major austerity measure has been renegotiating individual distribution deals for select Redbox titles inherited in the acquisition. Prior to going public in late-2021 via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Seaport Global, Redbox had been significantly ramping up its original production output. Whenever a new owner takes over — think, on a different budget level,
Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo has been spotted at a Glasgow train station.
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Suga of K-pop boyband BTS has announced his debut solo album under his alias Agust D.Big Hit confirmed in a tweet today that the album will be called ‘D-Day’ and is set to land on April 21 at 1pm Korean time and at midnight Eastern time.Solo music from Suga had been anticipated for some time following BTS’ hiatus. He had already announced back in February that he will be the first member of BTS to go on a solo world tour.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief American rap musician Cardi B has joined the voice cast of upcoming animation film “Baby Shark’s Big Movie!” The film is the first feature-length spin-off from “Baby Shark’s Big Show!,” a pre-school series which began in 2021 on Nickelodeon-branded channels and platforms and is now in its second season. The show is co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seoul, Korea-based The Pinkfong Company and directed by Alan Foreman (“The Casagrandes,” “Welcome to the Wayne”). Its narrative follows Baby Shark and his family as they move to Chomp City, the big city of sharks.
He is, according to the words of his own barrister, 'the most hated man in Britain'.
Drug dealer Thomas Cashman has been found guilty of shooting nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel following a murder trial.
Paramount and Hasbro eOne with the greatest of intentions have created an extremely fun, broad-audience appealing feature take on the classic roleplaying game, entitled Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which already is 90% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes –not an easy feat with a genre movie of this caliber– and 94% with moviegoers.
Jana Kramer is making SOMETHING work with her ex-husband, and it sounds like the duo couldn’t be better right now.
Eddie Chacon is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. The prolific pop songwriter turned ’90s R&B star stepped out of the spotlight for years, forging a new path as a successful fashion photographer and creative director before returning to music in 2020 with the subtly gorgeous solo LP Pleasure, Joy and Happiness.
Rebecca Souw One of the leading actors of his generation, Korea’s Choi Min-sik is tackling his first TV role in some 25 years, with Disney+ crime drama series “Big Bet.” Choi says the gamble was a challenge, but ultimately worth the risk. While he has notched up iconic cinema roles in “Oldboy” “Shiri,” “I Saw the Devil,” Luc Besson’s “Lucy” and all-time Korean box office record holder “Roaring Currents,” Choi’s last significant TV role was in dark comedy “The Moon of Seoul” (aka “Seoul ui Dal”) in the 20th century’s pre-streaming era. Choi says that the changes in the TV industry are palpable and mostly for the better.
Sharing an update. Jana Kramer confirmed that her two children are safe after a shooter killed six people at a Nashville school on Monday, March 27.
EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has opted not to renew The L Word: Generation Q for a fourth season. The decision comes two months after the series’ third season ended its run. However, the franchise may continue on the network — The L Word: New York (working title), a reboot of the groundbreaking original series, is in development with the 2004 series’ creator Ilene Chaiken attached, I hear.
All hers. Jana Kramer revealed that she has yet to introduce her boyfriend, Allan Russell, to her ex-husband Mike Caussin.
There might be a “Daisy Jones & The Six” tour at some point in the near future.
Coronation Street icon Sean Wilson has admitted that the ITV soap "wasn't for him" after he left, although he hinted at a potential return.The actor played David Platt's dad Martin, who left his son devastated when he left Weatherfield with his new girlfriend Robyn in November 2005, before returning in 2018, as David (Jack P. Shepherd) went through a shocking rape storyline.
EXCLUSIVE: Joaquina Kalukango (Lovecraft Country), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Ryan O’Nan (Queen of the South), and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (Mare Of Easttown) have been tapped for key recurring roles opposite David Oyelowo and Dennis Quaid in Bass Reeves, from Yellowstone co-creator/showrunner Taylor Sheridan.