NBC “Law & Order: SVU” has been running for a very long time, and that longevity on NBC has led to many characters cycling in and out of the series. But it’s always notable when a character present at the beginning of a series disappears early, only … Read more
The some 60 credits of Italian director Marco Bellocchio are peppered with features and series inspired by real people caught up in dark chapters of Italian history. His last movie Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara revisits the case of the titular Jewish boy who was removed by the Catholic Church from his family in … Read more
Netflix Watch your back, Dick Wolf — Tyler Perry is getting in on the first responder genre. Production is currently underway on “Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke,” a Netflix firefighter drama series written, directed, and produced by Perry, TVLine has learned. Ordered for 16 episodes, the series … Read more
Newly minted Versant Media saw net profit fall 32% last year to $930 million on a 5.4% dip in revenue to about $7 billion in 2025. Its first set of financials were were reported as if it had separated from Comcast for the full year. CEO Mark Lazarus announced an upcoming standalone MS Now streaming … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Steve Harvey Global is teaming with Merzigo to max out the distribution of Vault Empowers content including the Vault Empowers Talks hosted by Brandi Harvey. SHG is the umbrella brand for all of Harvey’s businesses. Merzigo, meanwhile, majors in maximizing views across YouTube and Facebook, managing 5,000 channels. It will now manage the Vault … Read more
ABC Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Tuesday: Scott Speedman is R.J. Decker, the … Read more
Israel has been targeting the Iranian state broadcaster with its latest volley of bombs in the region, with Iran pushing back on the extent of the damage. Last night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had destroyed the HQ of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in Tehran, according to several Israeli press outlets. … Read more
Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera, whose current mandate is due to expire after this year’s 83nd edition, has been renewed in the role for 2027 and 2028. The festival announced that La Biennale di Venezia’s board of directors, chaired by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, had approved the re-appointment. It follows a buzzy 2025 edition at which the … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Leigh Tavaziva, the BBC‘s chief operating officer, is stepping down amid continued leadership upheaval at the UK national broadcaster. Per an internal email, Tavaziva has told employees that she will exit the BBC in September. She has worked at the corporation for the past five years. Tavaziva is the third BBC board-level executive to … Read more
The State Department is urging Americans in the Middle East to leave immediately. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s team released a statement warning of “serious safety risks” across the region, and told Americnas to “depart via commercial means.” The warning covered American citizens who are currently in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West … Read more