Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024

One of the original momagers, Mary Villiers knew how to use her son to get wealth, power and prestige.

In "Mary & George," Julianne Moore plays the white ruff-wearing, pushy mom who took advantage of her son George's charms to win favor in the court of King James I in 17th century...

Monday, Apr. 10, 2023

Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it's a painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different.

In December, Riva was floored when she found out that "Gordita Chronicles," her recently canceled family comedy,...

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2023

While filming "Power Book II: Ghost," Clifford "Method Man" Smith sometimes camped out in Mary J. Blige's dedicated break area during their downtime to briefly warm up near her heater on a chilly New York set.

Unlike most, Smith can randomly crash Blige's space simply because of their...

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022

When Katori Hall first pitched the idea to convert her popular play about Black strip club culture into the television series "P-Valley," the Pulitzer Prize winner was either quickly rejected after meeting with networks or denied before she could fully explain the concept.

Hall struggled...

Friday, Apr. 22, 2022

Julia Roberts says she was so gleeful at the sight of Sean Penn arriving on the set of their TV series " Gaslit," she nearly caused a wardrobe malfunction.

"He came in full hair, makeup and costume, and I was so excited I ran to hug him and I was running with such velocity that between my...

Friday, Apr. 9, 2021

STARZ will partner with Alliance of Women Directors (AWD) to increase representation of female directors through the STARZ #TakeTheLead Directors Program. The partnership--announced by STARZ president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch during the company’s first #TakeTheLead “Transparency Talk” session--...

Monday, Feb. 22, 2021

Starz has picked up the anthology series Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts (Homecoming, Wonder) and Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River). Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic, 28 Hotel Rooms) will direct and executive produce the high-profile series adapted from the first...

Monday, Nov. 16, 2020

The pandemic has significantly accelerated what already was a healthy growth trajectory for streaming platforms. That was the word from varied speakers at Digital Media Wire’s annual Future of Television Conference, a series of fully digital Zoom-centric discussion sessions held over a three-day...

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020

Alison Hoffman has been promoted to president, domestic networks, at premium pay platform Starz, a Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) company. Hoffman previously served as the network’s chief marketing officer spearheading its brand and content marketing, driving acquisitions for the Starz app and...

Friday, Sep. 27, 2019

Jeffrey A. Hirsch has been promoted from COO to president and CEO of Starz. He will shape the overall business and programming strategy for Starz, as well as oversee the continued evolution and expansion of the STARZ premium subscription platform around the world.

Hirsch first joined the...

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