Broadband-Only Households Will Nearly Double To 37M By 2022: Kagan Report The number of broadband-only households in the U.S. will grow to 37.2 million by 2022, up from 19 million in 2017, according to a new report from Kagan. That trend will only amplify industry angst about cord-cutting and th..

Kurt Sutter Inks Big New Overall Deal With 20th TV & FX Prods. Ahead Of Disney Deal Sons of Anarchy and spinoff Mayans MC creator Kurt Sutter has become the first A-list showrunner on 20th Century Fox TV/Fox 21/FX Prods.’ roster to re-up with the studios, which are awaiting a move to Disney as p..

Jay Curtis Dies: Longtime CBS Brand Manager Was 67 Jay Curtis, longtime on-air brand manager for CBS Television, died Thursday after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He was 67. His son, J.T. Curtis, announced his father’s death on Facebook. Related Ezra Swerdlow Dies: New Y..

Casting Director Lindsay Chag Found Guilty Of Violating Talent Scam Prevention Act Casting director Lindsay Chag has been convicted of aiding and abetting a casting workshop in charging for an audition or employment opportunity – a misdemeanor violation of the state’s Talent Scam Prevention Act...

Mark Zuckerberg Says People Spent 50 Million Fewer Hours A Day On Facebook Facebook’s decision to return to its roots, as a place where people connect with one another, came with a toll: less time spent on the social media platform. Related Mark Zuckerberg Says People Spent 50 Milli..

AT&T Chief On Time Warner: “We Remain Very Confident” In Deal Close AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson devoted precious few minutes of the company’s hour-long conference call with analysts to the pending legal battle with the government over the Time Warner acquisition. Related AT&T, Braci..

No Joke: French Academy To Honor Box Office Performance With New César Award In a surprising turn of events, art will meet commerce — and comedy — going forward at France’s César Awards. The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma today said it has created a new prize for the annual ceremony w..

‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Set To Topline ‘The Impossible’ EXCLUSIVE: Chrissy Metz has signed on to star in The Impossible from Fox 2000 and Miracles From Heaven producer DeVon Franklin. Roxann Dawson is attached to direct the film, based on a Joyce Smith’s novel, The Impossible: The Miracul..

Paramount Assembles Killer Scribe Roster To Kickstart ‘Ology’ Franchise EXCLUSIVE: If you’re a studio not named Disney, you never have enough branded film franchises. They are hard to hatch, but they are the life blood of studios trying to change their station on a global scale. Paramount is sur..