Game on! Hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ kickoff, Disney and cable giant Charter settle contract impasse

Game on! Hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ kickoff, Disney and cable giant Charter settle contract impasse

Getty ImagesMillions of cable viewers will apparently be able to watch Monday Night Football this evening, after Charter Communications and ABC News’ parent company Disney settled a nasty contract dispute. The disagreement left some 15 million or so Spectrum subscribers cut off from Disney-owned cable stations, including ABC and ESPN, which airs MNF. Disney called…Read More…

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ sails away with streaming booty

Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ sails away with streaming booty

Netflix/Casey CraffordNetflix’s manga adaptation One Piece has scored some streaming treasure. The live-action version of Eiichiro Oda’s pirate saga — Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history — dropped on August 31 at #1 on the streaming service’s English language TV chart. In just four days, One Piece racked up 140.1 million hours of viewing time,…Read More…

Drew Barrymore announces talk show return amid WGA and SAG strike

Drew Barrymore announces talk show return amid WGA and SAG strike

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for “The Drew Barrymore Show”Drew Barrymore announced her daytime chat show will return for its fourth season in accordance with the rules of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, though the WGA has vowed to picket the show’s studios Monday and Tuesday regardless. “I made a choice to walk away…Read More…

In Brief: Paul Reubens’ cause of death revealed, and more

In Brief: Paul Reubens’ cause of death revealed, and more

Paul Reubens, who passed away July 30 at age 70, died of acute hypoxic respiratory failure, according to a copy of the death certificate obtained by The Blast. The underlying cause of the Pee Wee Herman creator’s death was listed as acute myelogenous leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer, and he had been diagnosed…Read More…

Demi Lovato unveiled as Anonymouse during ’The Masked Singer’ season 10 kickoff

Demi Lovato unveiled as Anonymouse during ’The Masked Singer’ season 10 kickoff

Trae Patton / FOX. ©2023 FOX Media LLCIn a special premiere episode of The Masked Singer Season 10, Demi Lovato took everyone by surprise as she unveiled her identity after performing as the Anonymouse. Clad in an oversized girl mouse costume with a studded leather jacket, the 31-year-old singer slowly took off her disguise as host Nick Cannon proclaimed, “Oh my god, the amazing…Read More…

Report: Chris Evans weds Alba Baptista in Cape Cod ceremony

Report: Chris Evans weds Alba Baptista in Cape Cod ceremony

Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Netflix — Manolo Pavón/NetflixHollywood heartthrob Chris Evans has tied the knot with Alba Baptista, Page Six reports. The 42-year-old Avengers star and the 26-year-old Portuguese Warrior Nun actress reportedly held an intimate wedding at a private estate in the Boston-area, over the weekend. Fellow Marvel stars were in attendance to celebrate…Read More…

‘The Nun II’ scares up $32.6 million debut to top the weekend box office

‘The Nun II’ scares up $32.6 million debut to top the weekend box office

Warner Bros.The Nun II opened with an estimated $32.6 million to top the domestic box office. The ninth film in the Conjuring universe — starring Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Blouquet reprising their respective roles of Sister Irene and Maurice, along with newcomer Storm Reid — also grabbed an estimated $52.7 million overseas for a global haul of $85.3 million. The Conjuring is the highest-grossing horror…Read More…