Intrigue Pre-Empts Planned Testimony At AT&T-DOJ Antitrust Trial Instead of testimony from a Sling TV exec and Turner Broadcasting CEO John Martin, today’s trial action was pre-empted this morning by a mysterious debate about emails, confidentiality and admissible evidence. It isn’t clear when M..

Kristin Stark Promoted In Marketing Ranks At Amblin Partners Kristin Stark, who has spent two decades at Amblin (DreamWorks), has been upped to senior VP, marketing and communications for Amblin Partners and will now manage all aspects of Amblin’s marketing efforts. She will work closely with di..

Starz Greenlights ‘Now Apocalypse’ Comedy Series From ‘Kaboom’s Gregg Araki & Steven Soderbergh Starz has given the green light to half-hour comedy series Now Apocalypse from Gregg Araki (Kaboom, Mysterious Skin) and Steven Soderbergh (The Knick). Related Starz Greenlights 'The..

YouTube TV Strikes Promotional Partnership With National Basketball Association For NBA Finals YouTube TV announced a major promotional deal with the National Basketball Association, becoming the league’s first “presenting partner” of the NBA Finals in a multiyear agreement that will raise aware..

FTC Confirms It Is Investigating Facebook’s Privacy Practices, 37 State AGs Demand Answers UPDATED at 9:45 AM To include information about California Attorney General 37 state attorneys general demanding answers. Related Fewer Than Half Of Americans Now Trust Facebook With Their Dat..

Trevor Noah Signs Long-Term Viacom Deal For Film, TV & More The Daily Show host Trevor Noah has signed a long-term deal with Viacom for his Day Zero Productions to create TV, movie, digital and shortform projects. Under the strategic partnership, the Comedy Central parent also will invest in Day..

Samuel Goldwyn Secures Rights To Colin McIvor’s Family Film ‘Zoo’ Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up the North American distribution rights to Zoo, a based-on-a-true-story family film written and directed by Colin McIvor. It stars Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones) as Tom who, along with his misfit..

Gina Rodriguez To Star As Carmen Sandiego In Netflix Live-Action Feature EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired the live-action feature film rights to Carmen Sandiego and has attached Gina Rodriguez to star as the title character. Rodriguez, who won a Golden Globe for Jane the Virgin and continues to p..

Donald Trump Tweets About “Fake News” Morning After Stormy Daniels ’60 Minutes’ Interview Alleging Affair, Spanking, Threat President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that there has never been “more voluminous or more inaccurate” “Fake News” the morning after 60 Minutes aired its interview wi..