By Maane Khatchatourian
Trevor Noah is not among the celebrities and TV personalities bowing down to “Dame Streep,” as Viola Davis called her, following her takedown of Donald Trump in her Golden Globes speech. The “Daily…
By Diane Gordon
The show must go on! Tom Hardy was delayed as his plane was late arriving in Los Angeles on Monday, so a packed house at the DGA Theatre watched the first episode of his new FX series “Taboo” along…
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Rosemary Mercedes has been promoted to executive vice president and chief communications officer of Univision Communications, the company said Tuesday. She had been serving as the company’s interim…
By Oriana Schwindt
An instant classic of a College Football Playoff National Championship Game just wasn’t enough to draw the same overnight numbers as previous years. In Nielsen’s early ratings, the game, which ended…
By Daniel Holloway
Aziz Ansari will host the Jan. 21 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC announced Tuesday. The creator and star of Netflix’s “Master of None” will be joined by musical guest Big Sean. The episode…
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By Dave McNary
“Arrival,” “Deadpool,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight” have been nominated for the Producers Guild of…
By Dave McNary
The 1930s came alive Monday night at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where Warner Bros. staged the Los Angeles premiere of Ben Affleck‘s gangster thriller “Live by Night.” Zoe Saldana, who becomes a…
By Leo Barraclough
The U.K. government has announced that David Clementi, the former deputy governor of the Bank of England, will be the next chairman of state-owned broadcaster the BBC. Two other candidates were on…
By Daniel Holloway
Freeform has renewed drama “The Fosters” for a fifth season. The renewal insures that the series will pass the 100-episode mark. Created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg, “The Fosters” tells the…
By Todd Spangler
DreamWorks New Media chairman CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and “Moonlight” writer-director Barry Jenkins are among the judges for the competition from Elton John and YouTube inviting creators to create…
By Seth Kelley
Amy Schumer is returning to the spotlight. Netflix announced on Tuesday that the streaming service will launch an original stand-up special starring the comedian on March 7. The performance was…