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This year, MTV is attempting to attract viewers by pointing out the ways in which the ceremony is not like other awards shows. While storied awards shows like the Oscars struggle with issues of diversity, MTV continues to emphasize its gender-neutral acting awards that were first implemented last year. → Read More
The landing page describes the platform as a "first-of-its kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans," with access to exclusive original series. In addition to the animated Young Justice series and the live-action adaptation of DC’s Titans comics, both previously announced, DC Universe has greenlit a series order of a live-action Swamp Thing drama. → Read More
Just a few days ago, MoviePass was offering a plan in which the $9.95 / month fee, billed quarterly, allowed users to see just four movies per month, along with a seemingly random three month trial of iHeartRadio’s All Access Subscription. → Read More
Castle Rock will feature themes and characters from across King’s work, as well as a few new characters created just for the TV series and several actors from previous iterations of King adaptations, like Sissy Spacek (Carrie) and Bill Skarsgård (2017’s It), playing new roles. → Read More
Netflix’s revival of Arrested Development was controversial because of the way its 15 episodes focused solely on individual characters. Now, Hurwitz has recut the season into 22 shorter episodes that tell the story in chronological order — and he says a fifth season is coming “real soon.” → Read More
Amazon plans to launch Prime Book Box, a monthly book subscription service for kids. For $22.99 per month, subscribers will receive a box of four board books (for ages two and younger) or two hardcover picture books or novels (for ages three to 12). → Read More
The producer and actor is running a screenwriting contest that asks people to rewrite Apu in a new episode. He says he’ll take the winning script to the Simpsons writers’ room → Read More
The letter marks the first time the Hollywood anti-sexual harassment collective has called for action against an individual abuser since Harvey Weinstein → Read More
On The Late Show, Hank Azaria addressed the controversy surrounding The Simpsons’ Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a character he voices that has been accused of being a racist caricature. → Read More
Match says it plans to update its privacy policy soon to prevent this. → Read More
Netflix might be trying to buy theaters or a theater chain, according to a new report. Owning a theater would make it easier for Netflix to make sure its movies are eligible for awards. → Read More
PopSugar was accused of stealing the personal photos of style bloggers and micro-influencers, using them to generate their own affiliate-link commissions. RewardStyle, an invite-only web tool that helps bloggers monetize their content through affiliate links, sent their users an email about it. → Read More
The final Deadpool 2 trailer has dropped and as with past trailers, this one shows off a decent amount of Josh Brolin’s Cable, who’s joining the series as the newest evil villain, and X-Force, Deadpool’s group of mutant superheroes. → Read More
MoviePass is reportedly burning through its funding, even as it continues to grow. An independent auditor for MoviePass’s owner, Helios and Matheson Analytics, said it had “substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to remain in business. → Read More
Amazon is working on a TV adaptation of the 2014 William Gibson novel The Peripheral. The project, still in development, could get a straight-to-series order. → Read More
Hulu has picked up a multipart documentary about the Fyre Festival. The multipart documentary will feature interviews with employees, vendors, investors, and more → Read More
Starting tomorrow, users will be able to create an account using a phone number → Read More
Netflix announced that it has renewed Jessica Jones for a third season, about a month after the show’s season 2 premiere. → Read More
AMC has officially greenlit a series order of the horror drama NOS4A2, based on Joe Hill’s 2013 novel. → Read More
Mac DeMarco’s most recent album is called This Old Dog, but his most recent video stars a cat. A cat named Pickles, probably. As Mac notes in the song description, “Pickles lives behind the garage.” We’re not given much more biographical information about Pickles the cat beyond that, but maybe Pickles is not the kind of cat who makes these things readily apparent. He’s just a cat who wants to… → Read More