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  • Thursday, Jun. 7, 2018
Facebook to fund original news shows from ABC, CNN, others
This March 28, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook says it will fund exclusive news shows created for its Watch video section by publishers such as ABC, CNN and Mic. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Facebook says it will fund original news shows created by such news organizations as ABC, CNN, Fox, Univision and Mic.

The move comes as Facebook plans to kill off its "trending" news section to make way for what it considers "trustworthy" and "informative" news. Despite efforts to clamp down, the company continues to grapple with fake news and misinformation, not to mention plain old "click bait" on its users' news feeds.

Campbell Brown, Facebook's head of news partnerships, says the shows will be original and exclusive to Facebook, rather than adapting TV programs from elsewhere for a Facebook audience. The shows will appear in Facebook's Watch video section.

Brown declined to say how much Facebook is paying for the shows. They will be available in the U.S. this summer.

  • Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2018
J.J. Abrams, Bareilles team for Apple series "Little Voice"
This combination photo shows filmmaker J.J. Abrams at HBO's Night of Too Many Stars in New York on Nov. 18, 2017, left, and singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles at Tribeca Talks with John Legend during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19, 2018. (AP Photo)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Apple is ordering a comedy-drama series from J.J. Abrams that will feature original music by Sara Bareilles.

"Little Voice" is described by Apple as a romantic tale of searching for one's true voice as a young adult.

The show received a 10-episode order, Apple said Wednesday. The cast and the release date were not announced.

Abrams, whose credits include "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Lost," will serve as executive producer for "Little Voice."

The Grammy-nominated Bareilles earned a Tony Award bid last year for her music for "Waitress."

Jessie Nelson, who collaborated with Bareilles on "Waitress," will be the show runner and an executive producer for the Apple series.

Bareilles and Josh Groban will host Sunday's Tony ceremony, airing on CBS.

  • Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018
Barry Jenkins to direct all episodes of Amazon's "The Underground Railroad"
Barry Jenkins
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- 

Amazon Studios announced Oscar and Golden Globe Award-winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) will direct all 11 episodes of the highly anticipated greenlit limited series The Underground Railroad which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video. Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling novel "The Underground Railroad," which also won the National Book Award and was an Oprah Winfrey Book Club pick, the series is executive produced by Jenkins’ PASTEL and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.

Jenkins commented: “Working with Amazon and a wonderful group of screenwriters to develop Colson’s novel into a limited series has been an extremely rewarding experience. Translating his singular voice into a cohesive and equally singular visual language is a task I very much look forward to.” 

Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said, “It’s an absolute gift to have Barry Jenkins commit to directing all the More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018
UK culture secretary throws Murdochs a lifeline to Sky
In this Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 file photo, Rupert Murdoch waits for the start of the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament between Rafael Nadal, of Spain, and Kevin Anderson, of South Africa, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
By Danica Kirka
LONDON (AP) -- 

Britain's culture secretary threw 21st Century Fox's bid for satellite broadcaster Sky a lifeline Tuesday, saying he will approve the deal if the company takes steps to ensure that Sky's news channel remains financially viable and independent for the long term.

In a statement to lawmakers, Matt Hancock said he agreed with competition regulators that Fox's proposal to sell Sky News is the best way to address public interest concerns. But the culture minister said he needs further guarantees that the channel will remain a "major U.K.-based news provider" before he allows the takeover to go forward.

Hancock said his officials would begin immediate discussions with Fox.

"I am optimistic that we can achieve this goal, not least given the willingness 21st Century Fox has shown in developing these credible proposals," he said.

Fox's effort to acquire the 61 percent of Sky it doesn't already own has been held up by concerns that the More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018
Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data
In this Nov. 28, 2017, file photo, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle. Ferguson is suing Google and Facebook, saying the companies failed to maintain information about political advertising as required by state law. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
By Gene Johnson
SEATTLE (AP) -- 

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued Google and Facebook, saying the companies failed to maintain information about political advertising as required by state law.

Washington law requires the companies to maintain information about buyers of political ads, the cost, how they pay for it, and the candidate or ballot measure at issue, according to the lawsuits, filed in King County Superior Court on Monday. The companies also must make that information available to the public upon request.

Ferguson said neither Facebook nor Google did so, even though Washington candidates and political committees have spent nearly $5 million to advertise on those platforms in the past decade.

"Washington's political advertising disclosure laws apply to everyone, whether you are a small-town newspaper or a large corporation," Ferguson said in a statement. "Washingtonians have a right to know who's paying for the political advertising More

  • Monday, Jun. 4, 2018
Sara Gilbert says she still supports "Roseanne" cancellation
This image released by ABC shows Sara Gilbert, left, and Roseanne Barr in a scene from "Roseanne." (Greg Gayne/ABC via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Sara Gilbert says she's saddened about how "Roseanne" ended, but still supports ABC's decision to cancel the show over Roseanne Barr's racist tweet.

Gilbert said Monday while hosting the CBS daytime show "The Talk" that "Roseanne" ''has always been about diversity, love and inclusion."

The comments expanded on Gilbert's statement last week about the show's cancellation.

She also said a lot of people have been hurt as a result of Roseanne Barr's tweet, which likened former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes."

Gilbert, an executive producer on the rebooted series, says it's sad to see how the show ended.

Kantar Media says "Roseanne" earned an estimated $45 million in advertising revenue for ABC through its recent nine episode run.

  • Monday, Jun. 4, 2018
Discovery signs $2 billion rights deal with PGA Tour
-This is a July 31, 2017, file photo showing The Discovery Communications logo atop its headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Discovery Inc. signed a $2 billion agreement that gives it media rights to PGA Tour programming for its 220 markets outside the United States.

The deal announced Monday is designed to allow Discovery to deliver golf around the world on every screen and device. It's the PGA Tour's latest effort to expand its fan base around the world.

The 12-year deals starts next year and runs through 2030.

The PGA Tour has U.S. television deals with NBC Sports and CBS Sports for weekend coverage, and with Comcast-owned Golf Channel for weekday and some full tournaments in the fall and in January.

The tour said the agreement gives Discovery live rights outside the U.S. to some 2,000 hours of PGA Tour content. That includes all six circuits the PGA Tour runs, such as the PGA Tour Champions and smaller tours in China, Canada and Latin America.

The four majors have separates broadcast deals with CBS (Masters and PGA Championship), NBC ( More

  • Sunday, Jun. 3, 2018
Latino movie producer opens theaters in rural, poor areas
In this May 17, 2018 photo, Larry Porricelli, vice president of Maya Cinemas, walks through the crowd of guests to pass out popcorn to theatergoers attending the first movies at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif. (Henry A. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
By Russell Contreras
DELANO, Calif. (AP) -- 

For nearly 10 years, residents in a California farming community have had to drive nearly 40 miles (64 kilometers) to see the latest film, a rare trip for some in a place where a third of the population lives in poverty.

That all changed in May when Moctesuma Esparza, a Latino movie producer, opened his latest Maya Cinemas theater in Delano in his ongoing effort to open theaters in poor, rural areas in the U.S. that lack entertainment options. The $20 million project gives Delano's 53,000 residents access to recent movie releases in a high-end experience with luxury seating. In 1965, Delano helped spark Cesar Chavez's farm worker union movement.

Esparza, who produced the 1997 movie "Selena" and has opened up four identical theaters in poor areas in California, said poverty shouldn't sentence residents to "movie deserts" where inexpensive leisure is limited. He has vowed to do his part to change the landscape in rural America.

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  • Thursday, May. 31, 2018
Chimney opens NYC post facility, extends global reach
Chimney NYC's (l-r) Sam O'Hare, Vincent Taylor and Lez Rudge
NEW YORK -- 

Chimney, an independent content company specializing in film, television, commercials, and digital media, has opened a state-of-the-art facility in New York City. For over 20 years, the group has been crafting award-winning production and post for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including IKEA, Audi, H&M, Chanel, Nike, Suntrust, HP, UBS, and more. Chimney was also the post partner for the feature films “Chappaquiddick,” “Her,” “Atomic Blonde,” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

The New York opening is a major development in Chimney’s global strategic expansion efforts--now with 14 offices worldwide--following its founding in Stockholm in 1995.

“Launching in New York is a benchmark long in the making, and the ultimate expression of our philosophy of ‘boutique thinking with global power’,” said Henric Larsson, Chimney founder and COO. “Having a meaningful presence in all of the world’s economic centers with diverse cultural More

  • Thursday, May. 31, 2018
Michael Jackson's estate sues Disney, ABC over TV special
In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces upcoming concerts at the London O2 Arena in London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney on Wednesday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer's last days improperly used the King of Pop's songs, music videos and movies.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles alleges that last week's special, "The Last Days of Michael Jackson," illegally uses significant excerpts of his most valuable songs, including "Billie Jean" and "Bad," and music videos, including "Thriller" and "Black or White."

It also says ABC used clips from the estate's 2016 Spike Lee-directed documentary, "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall," and from the 2009 feature film "Michael Jackson's This is It."

The lawsuit alleges at least 30 violations and seeks unspecified damages and an injunction against further use of the estate's intellectual property.

It frequently cites Disney's aggressive defense of its own copyrights and its normally narrow view of " More

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