With demand surging for sports-themed films and TV series, Authentic Brands Group and David Glasser’s 101 Studios have launched Sports Illustrated Studios, an exclusive home for film and TV adaptations of the magazine’s work. Plans call for several scripted or unscripted feature films and TV series per year, as well…

ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir again was the most watched show in broadcast and cable last week, as the traditional evening newscasts enjoy a resurgence during the coronavirus crisis. But the network said that the half-hour broadcast also reached a ratings milestone for the season to date, ranking No. 1…

Public radio’s This American Life won the first Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting, for an episode they did in partnership with the category’s two other winners, the Los Angeles Times and Vice News. The episode, The Out Crowd, was recognized for “revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of…

Joe Scarborough said that Donald Trumpov should step aside and let Vice President Mike Pence “run things for the next week,” after the president rage-tweeted Monday against the Morning Joe co-host by pushing out a conspiracy theory. “Mr. President, I ask that you take a rest. I ask that you get checked out. I ask that…

A new book that reportedly had the cooperation of Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will be out in August, the publishers have revealed. Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family by journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand will be out on Harper Collins-owned Dey Street…

UPDATE: Some beach-goers defied state orders Saturday to visit Orange County beaches, though not in the great numbers seen the previous weekend, when temperatures were much higher. Crowds in the tens and hundreds maintained social distancing but still managed to get in some beach time, some choosing to merely show up…

  It now seems reasonably certain that this film awards season will be remembered for delivering the "Oscars With An Asterisk." On Tuesday, governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bowing to coronavirus-induced theater closings, approved a temporary rules change allowing Academy Awards…

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together was a remote celebration this year, owing to the current circumstances. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any of the trademark slime.  Hosted by Victoria Justice (Victorious), the show brought a taste of the traditional green goo to some of its featured…

The National Football League (NFL) intends to have a full season, and is expected to announce its regular schedule this coming week. Meanwhile, the National Basketball Assn. (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Baseball (MLB) are among the pro leagues that are wrestling with completing or starting (in…

(UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM MEGHAN MARKLE’S LAWYERS) While a London judge today dismissed a chunk of a lawsuit brought by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, against the UK tabloid Mail on Sunday for publishing excepts of a letter to her father, the former Suits star vows to “move forward.” “The Duchess’ rights…

Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafina, director Bong Joon Ho, Hadestown actress Eva Noblezada, and Deadline associate editor Dino-Ray Ramos are on this year’s list 100 most esteemed and impactful Asians in entertainment and media, fashion and lifestyle, technology, business, and social activism, as chosen by The Asian American and…

The latest injection of money into coronavirus small-business relief will be a lifeline for many businesses — but local newspapers, radio and TV stations worry that it won’t be enough of a rescue. As some publications and stations have seen spikes in readership or viewership during the crisis, they also are facing a…