ViacomCBS Ad Revenue Falls 27 Percent in Virus-Impacted Quarter

Netflix has another rom-com coming our way.

Counting On stars Joseph Duggar, 25, and Kendra Duggar, 22, have announced they’re expecting a third bundle of joy! The reality TV personalities revealed they’re expanding their family on August 19, just nine months after welcoming a baby girl. “We are so excited to announce that we have a tie-breaker coming in February. Baby #3 is on the way!” the couple told PEOPLE. The pair, who tied the knot in September 2017, are parents to Garrett David, 2, and Addison Renee, 9 months.

Chrissy Teigen is pregnant, expecting her third child with husband John Legend!

In the latest financial quarter, entertainment giants' earnings reports revealed pain from the pandemic, but CEOs tried to focus on bright spots, touting streaming growth and signs that the TV advertising market isn't cratering as much as anticipated. On investor calls, industry chiefs acted largely as a chorus on advertising, with the tune being that companies held up better than feared and that April marked the low point.

Rutherford Falls -- who have ties to The Office -- gathered for a digital panel on Monday to preview the show, which is one of many new series coming to the new streaming service.

One of the central themes of Peacock’s upcoming Michael Schur-Ed Helms comedy “Rutherford Falls” is an examination of the role that historical statues play in our understanding of history, a particularly timely storyline given the renewed debates surrounding Confederate monuments.“I would say the existence of Confederate and historical statues and their controversies going way back fed into these ideas that we were bouncing around,” Helms said during a Television Critics Association press tour

Ed Helms, Mike Schur (, ) and Sierra Teller Ornelas (), is a timely and topical Peacock original about the lives in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders, which are turned upside down after town namesake Nathan Rutherford (Helms) fights the moving of a historical statue.

Peter White Television Editor“You never see Indians on TV,” said Rutherford Falls co-creator and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas. “When you do it’s one guy and he has to transform into a wolf.”The Peacock comedy, which also comes from Ed Helms and Mike Schur is set in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPeacock’s upcoming Rutherford Falls has set its initial cast. Joining Ed Helms in the comedy series are Jana Schmieding (Blast), Michael Greyeyes (I Know This Much Is True), Jesse Leigh (Heathers) and Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSara Bareilles has been cast in a lead role of the upcoming Tina Fey-Robert Carlock produced Peacock comedy series “Girls5eva.”In the series, when a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.Bareilles will star as Dawn, a former member of Girls5eva, who is now a bit restless in life managing her family’s small Italian restaurant in Queens.

Spanish-language media giant Univision Communications, which earlier this year agreed to sell a majority stake to an investor group led by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis, reported lower second-quarter financials amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Amphibia, the story of a teen who was magically transported to a fantastical world of frog-people, is going to look quite familiar to fans of the network's beloved series Gravity Falls.

U.K. TV giant ITV, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, on Thursday reported a 17 percent revenue drop for the first half of 2020, including a drop at its production unit and "the most severe decline in the history of ITV" in advertising, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorViacomCBS absorbed a blow to its advertising business from COVID-19 in the second quarter, beating Wall Street forecasts for earnings but clearing the bar for total revenue.Earnings of 77 cents a share came up short of the consensus expectation of analysts for 93 cents.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS reported domestic streaming and digital video sales – which includes streaming subscription and digital video advertising revenue – rose to $489 million in the second quarter, up 25% year-on-year, driven by a 52% bump in streaming subscription revenue and robust growth at Pluto TV.The stock popped higher in early trading on the numbers.

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AMC Networks, the cable networks company that operates AMC, IFC, WE tv, BBC America and SundanceTV, on Tuesday reported lower second-quarter earnings and said U.S. advertising revenue fell 14.6 percent, less than previously feared, in the first quarter that was fully affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia has swung to a second-quarter loss on sharply lower revenues as major cinema chains face an uncertain reopening amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company recorded a net loss of $13.8 million, or 18 cents per share, against a year-earlier profit of $8.9 million, or 11 cent per share.

If there’s one thing you can count on “The Real Housewives of Potomac”’s Monique Samuels doing through any hurdle, it’s finding a positive outcome.