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EXCLUSIVE: Natural Resources Defense Council, the Black List, CAA Community + Impact, NBCUniversal, and The Redford Center have announced the three recipients of the 2026 NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship. This cycle, Kirby Atkins, Claire Barclay, and Teddy Cecil have been selected out of nearly…

“This was based on DEI conduct, not speech,” said Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr today as the agency has launched a sudden and suspicious license renewal review of ABC stations after another fracas between Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel. “The FCC has rules on the books.”…

And then there was one. ABC has renewed its remaining comedy series, Scrubs and Shifting Gears, for the 2026-27 season. For the Scrubs revival, this counts officially as a second season, for the Tim Allen sitcom, it’s a third season. The pickups, which have been fully expected, leave one curre…

BET today revealed that comedian and online creator Druski will host this year’s BET Awards. The 2026 installment airs live on Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. With the selection, Druski becomes the event’s youngest-ever host, eclipsing Kevin Hart, who previously held the distinction. �…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of his Netflix thriller Apex, Taron Egerton has found a new agency to call home as he has signed with WME in all areas.  This comes after his survival thriller Apex, where he stars opposite Charlize Theron, earned him strong reviews for scene-stealing villain in the…

As ABC has renewed its two remaining comedy series, Scrubs and Shifting Gears, the network has passed on its sole comedy pilot for next season, Do You Want Kids?, starring Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel. Written by Bloom and her husband, writer-producer Dan Gregor, and directed by Trent O’Donnell, D…

Actor Taye Diggs and partners Autumn Federici, Shelby Stone, James Black, and Troy Brookins on Thursday announced the launch of Microhouse Films, a mobile-first vertical storytelling platform putting distribution in the hands of filmmakers, which is set to launch this spring. Developed to support th…

Peacock’s competition series The Traitors scored six nominees to lead the pack for a third year in a row at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which revealed its noms list Thursday. Winners of the eighth annual awards recognizing excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming wil…