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AMC Networks posted strong fourth quarter results this morning as total revenue rose by 20%. The company has been on quite a ride over the past few months and the earnings come a week prior to Kristin Dolan taking over the CEO post from Christina Spade.
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According to a new demographics report issued by the
TV Academy, more than 74 percent of its members are white while the majority — at least those who responded to this particular question — say they are between the ages of 41 and 55.
⚾ Sony Pictures Classics is planning to release Sean Mullin’s documentary on baseball superstar
Yogi Berra,
It Ain’t Over, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on May 12, expanding over following weeks.
🚨 A new version of the 1970s buddy cop series
Starsky & Hutch is in the works at Fox, with a twist. The one-hour drama, which is being developed under Fox's script-to-series model, is a modern reimagining that will revolve around two female detectives, Sasha Starsky and Nicole Hutchinson.
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IATSE is calling on Congress to pass a wide range of legislation including the elimination of so-called “right-to-work laws," which in 28 states make it harder for workers to form unions and collectively bargain. Known as its Federal Issue Agenda, the wishlist faces an uphill battle with Republicans now controlling the House of Representatives.
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Rachel Hilson will star alongside Josh Holloway in J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s period drama
Duster as HBO Max has finally handed the project an official series order. Hilson will star as Nina, the first Black female FBI agent, who in 1972 heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver, played by Holloway, the first in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.
🏆 British acting icon
Joanna Lumley has taken umbrage with the "weird" suggestion of gender-neutral awards, and she believes women will lose out if ceremonies make the switch.
