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Updated 2026-08-13 18:10 UTC 6 sources Neutral

Multiple entertainment stories emerged this week, including the shocking $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers and the release date for Netflix’s series ‘The Altruists.’ Additionally, details about the upcoming HBO series ‘Lanterns’ were announced.

Coverage timeline — 25 articles
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Hulu’s reboot of The X-Files from Ryan Coogler has cast eight in guest roles, including recent Weapons best supporting actress Oscar winner Amy Madigan, Steve Buscemi, Ben Foster, Devery Jacobs, Lochlyn Munro, Tantoo Cardinal, Joel D. Montgrad and Sofia Grace Clifton. The group join
2026-05-11 16:30 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Liebman is joining Range as a Partner in the Film/TV Division. Known as one of the best talent representatives in town, especially for identifying international actors poised for breakout opportunities in Hollywood, Liebman most recently was an agent and partner at UTA in the Moti
2026-05-11 16:30 UTC
Deadline
NBC Sports has acquired an additional regular-season NFL game outside of its Sunday Night Football package and will stream it exclusively on Peacock. The Week 17 game will be played at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 2. With an exclusive Peacock game to follow that night, and then Sunday Night Footba
2026-05-11 16:30 UTC
ESPN
Less than 24 hours after his sons became teammates when Brady was dealt from Ottawa to Florida, joining brother Matthew, Keith Tkachuk was elected into the Hall of Fame Monday after waiting for more than a decade and a half since his playing career ended.
2026-06-22 20:36 UTC
Variety
A friendly reminder: Latinos are still here. Emmy nomination voting closes Monday, June 22, at 10 p.m. PT. For those who track Latino representation in awards conversations year-round, the 2026 submissions reveal a deeper and more diverse bench of contenders than the eventual nominations are likely
2026-06-22 19:33 UTC
Rolling Stone
Davis signed the guitarist's eponymous band in the late Sixties, then worked with them again on their blockbuster 1999 album Supernatural
2026-06-22 19:39 UTC
Deadline
Netflix is finally getting into the Hot Ones business. The streamer has ordered Hot Ones: Extra Heat, a spinoff of Sean Evans’ spicy chicken talkshow – nearly two years after talks emerged with the company. It marks the latest spinoff for the success digital brand, which has previously aired Hot One
2026-06-22 19:45 UTC
The Hill
President Trump congratulated the New York Knicks on their first NBA Championship win in over 50 years. "Congratulations to Jim Dolan and the New York Knicks!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social early Sunday, referencing the Madison Square Garden Sports CEO who owns the Knicks. "What a year it has been b
2026-06-14 10:25 UTC
Variety
The leaders of three of the world’s most influential film festivals told Shanghai on Sunday that the role of the festival circuit in discovering and developing new voices has never been more critical – and that personal connection, not data, remains the truest compass for identifying talent. T
2026-06-14 11:01 UTC
Rolling Stone
We tested a range of CD players, from portable options to hi-fi units, to find the best options
2026-07-02 23:17 UTC
Rolling Stone
Tisdale is teaming up with Ali Wong and Sabrina Jalees for the Netflix show
2026-07-02 23:17 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on Thank You Mr. Brown, a feature documentary on the extraordinary career of Garrett Brown, inventor of the Steadicam, the SkyCam, and the DiveCam. Francis Ford Coppola is executive producing the project alongside Lauren Zarelli Renaud of C’est What Studio. Andrew S
2026-07-02 23:21 UTC
Variety
Netflix has set the release date for “The Altruists,” inspired by Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison’s rise and fall from financial power. “The Altruists” hits Netflix November 19. Netflix has also released the first-look photos for the drama, which can be seen below. The logline for
2026-08-13 17:56 UTC
Variety
Read this article on Variety’s sister website Sportico. The record-breaking Los Angeles Lakers sale, announced Wednesday to a largely unsuspecting audience, is packed with intrigue.  The seller, Mark Walter, is facing federal investigations across his business empire. The buyer, Joshua Kushner
2026-08-13 17:59 UTC
Deadline
HBO’s next DC Original series is Lanterns, which centers Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart and Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan. The show will be one of the final new entries of the summer, launching mid-August. From co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, it watches recruit Stewart and Lantern le
2026-08-13 18:00 UTC
ESPN
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman received a contract extension through 2036 that includes a significant raise.
2026-07-16 22:14 UTC
Variety
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Brent Lang details the comprehensive report that he delivered with Rebecca Rubin on the summer box office rebound, and what Hollywood and exhibitors must do to keep it going. Lang, who is Variety‘s
2026-07-16 21:08 UTC
Variety
Just a day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s nailbiter between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semifinals match in English-lang
2026-07-16 21:09 UTC
Rolling Stone
This two-part documentary premieres July 16 and July 17 — here's where to watch it live without paying for a cable subscription
2026-07-16 21:17 UTC
BBC Sport
Zidane Iqbal, a former Manchester United player, will make history when he plays for Iraq this summer, becoming the first player of Pakistani heritage to feature at a men's World Cup.
2026-06-16 06:52 UTC
Variety
BBC Studios Kids & Family has unveiled a three-way partnership with U.K. production company Wheel in Motion and Japan’s Kadokawa Corporation to develop a live-action television series based on Eiko Kadono’s novel “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” marking the property’
2026-06-16 07:01 UTC
ESPN
The Royals and Hallmark Cards announced they are teaming up to build a new ballpark in downtown Kansas City that would surround mixed-use development.
2026-04-22 16:09 UTC
Variety
ABC’s “High Potential” ended its second season once again living up to its name. Season 2 of the Kaitlin Olson starrer ended on April 7 with 12.69 million total viewers according live+7 multiplatform numbers. That’s a smidge down from the show’s Season 1 finale in Febru
2026-04-22 15:00 UTC
Variety
The Mediterrane Film Festival will return for its fourth edition from June 21–28, expanding across Valletta and several of Malta’s landmark locations. Organized by the Malta Film Commission, the festival is set to grow in both scale and ambition this year, with an enlarged program of screenings, ind
2026-04-22 15:00 UTC
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