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Leg 1 of the Efl Semi-final kicks off today with plenty of action to follow.

Tottenham face a tough as the Spurs are struggling with injuries and suspensions, while Liverpool arrive in top form, unbeaten in 24 matches. With the Reds dominating recent encounters, including a 6-3 league win over Spurs, Ange Postecoglou’s side will need a big performance to keep their cup hopes alive. The first leg of the Carabao Cup and the match will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States. You’ll be able to watch all the semi-final action — as well as additional matches — included with a Paramount+ subscription starting as low as $8 per month.

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With an awards season and year-end lists that tend to favor films that have been released in the last few months, there’s many films that can go overlooked. For our yearly feature highlighting the 50 best films you might have missed––arriving before our overall top 50 films––we’ve sought to dig deep to find the gems that deserved more attention upon their initial release and have mostly been left out of year-end conversations. Hopefully, with many widely available on a variety of streaming platforms, they will begin to find an expanded audience.

While many documentaries would qualify for this list, we stuck strictly to narrative efforts; one can instead read our rundown of the top docs here. We also haven’t included 2024 films that only got awards-qualifying runs this year, including Universal Language and Armand. And while there’s some films that deserved bigger audiences, such as Here, Juror...

[This story contains spoilers from The Sex Lives of College Girls season 3, episode 2, “Lila by Lila.”]

The Og girl group in The Sex Lives of College Girls has officially lost a member.

Bela (Amrit Kaur), Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) and Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) said their goodbyes to Leighton (Reneé Rapp) in the second episode of the Max show’s third season, which aired Thursday. While fans always knew Rapp would be exiting the series this season, they just didn’t know exactly when or why — until now.

The second episode sees Leighton make the difficult decision to transfer from Essex College to MIT. While her girlfriend, Alicia (Midori Francis), is also in Boston, Leighton is ultimately transferring because of MIT’s math program, which will help her with her future career in finance.

“I don’t wanna go,” Rapp tells her friends at one point. “I can’t imagine not having you guys with me.

[This story contains spoilers from the season three premiere of Sex Lives of College Girls, “Welcome Back to Essex.”]

Sex Lives of College Girls picked up right at the start of the school year when it returned with season three, similar to how season one began. But this year, the girls are now sophomores.

Over the summer, Leighton (Reneé Rapp) and Alicia (Midori Francis) traveled across Europe with Leighton’s dad, Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) worked, Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) was in Washington D.C., with her senator mother (played by Sherri Shepherd), and Bela (Amrit Kaur) and Leighton visited Whitney and even had dinner with Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff.

When season three picks up, Kimberly and Whitney are still at odds, not having spoken all summer because Kimberly lied to Whitney about kissing her ex, Canaan (Christopher Meyer), at the end of last year. And Bela’s efforts to transfer out of Essex College after hitting rock bottom are thwarted when a counselor, played by Rose Abdoo, tells...

The Sunday before Election Day, NBCUniversal had corporate synergy in full swing.

30 Rockefeller Plaza played home — for a day at least — to the longtime public affairs show Meet the Press, with moderator Kristen Welker grilling Sen. Raphael Warnock and Gov. Doug Burgum.

She was also joined by her colleagues to tee up the election: Steve Kornacki worked the interactive “Big Board,” explaining the polls, and during the panel discussion, MSNBC host Jen Psaki served as the liberal voice.

It was synergy that may never happen again, if NBCU parent company Comcast successfully splits its cable channels from the rest of its media assets.

The cable giant Wednesday said that it was planning to officially move forward with its proposed split, which will see MSNBC, CNBC, E!, Syfy, USA, Oxygen, Golf Channel, Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes spun out into their own company, which will be led by Mark Lazarus.

But the...

The West Coast headquarters of Comcast and NBC Universal at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Executives at Comcast confirmed Wednesday morning that the company is advancing with its spin-off of cable networks and other media assets.

The spin-off will involve CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, SyFy, E!, Golf Channel and Oxygen True Crime, executives confirmed in a memo sent to employees. The company will also divest digital assets like Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Sports Engine and Golf Now into the newly-formed company.

The process could take about a year to complete, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh wrote in the memo. Last month, Cavanagh told investors on a conference call that Comcast was weighing the spin-off of cable networks into a “well-capitalized company owned by our shareholders.”

The new company, which has yet to be named, will be led by NBC Universal Chairman Mark Lazarus,...

Exclusive: Andrew Lewis Caldwell (The Matrix Resurrections) has joined the recurring cast of Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. Details regarding his character are under wraps.

From executive producers/co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot and Sony Pictures TV, Spider-Noir tells the story of an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator (Nicolas Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, and Li Jun Li also star in the series.

Spider-Noir is produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video. Harry Bradbeer is set to direct, and executive produce the first two episodes. Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

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Could this be any cuter? The 30th anniversary celebrations for Friends continue with a new Funko Pop! release that features the six characters sporting some of their most memorable looks. From Ross dressed as the “Holiday Armadillo,” to Rachel’s hairless cat and Joey posting as Superman, these vinyl figurines capture fan favorite moments from the show’s ten-year run.

Part of the Funko Pop! Television collection, this is an officially-licensed Friends collaboration,...

Most college football observers likely won’t be surprised that the Penn State Nittany Lions are undefeated and enter Week 5 sitting at No. 9 in the rankings. However, very few likely anticipated that the Illinois Fighting Illini would be entering Happy Valley ranked 19th. But somewhat surprisingly, the night game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28 is a Big Ten ranked-vs.-ranked matchup. The game is airing exclusively on NBC and we recommend that you watch it — and all of the college football and NFL seasons — on Sling TV which is offering 50% off your first month, or you can stream the four months of the football season and save $92.

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This is certainly not a good start for him. There’s heavy speculation on social media that suggests Barron Trump might soon get bullied in college.

And just to think, he hasn’t even stepped foot inside a classroom yet. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

Is Barron Trump Going To Be Bullied In College?

It has been announced that Barron, who just graduated from high school in West Palm Beach back in May, will be attending New York University’s Stern School of Business.

However, he might be less than welcomed on campus. That’s because according to some reports, there were over twenty educators who signed an open letter calling Donald Trump a “threat” to the country.

Jp Eggers, who became Stern’s interim dean on July 1, was one of them. In the open letter, he was one of many that signed the letter that...

Both the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears came away with one-score victories in their 2024-25 NFL season openers. The Bears — in the first game of Caleb Williams’ career — beat the Tennessee Titans 27-20, while C.J. Stroud and the Texans held on for a 29-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Both of these young quarterbacks will look to win a big, primetime game when they face off on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 8:20 p.m. Et. The game is airing exclusively on NBC and Universo, which means that you can stream it with a five-day free trial of Directv Stream and save $30 over your first three months of service.

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Disney and DirecTV have ended their 13-day carriage impasse, restoring ABC, ESPN and 14 other networks in time for Saturday college football games and Sunday night’s Emmy telecast.

While the return of linear service will come as a relief to millions of subscribers, the other terms of the agreement will no doubt catch the attention of the broader media industry as it contends with the complexities of the streaming era.

The parties agreed to bring to market “multiple genre-specific options” for slimmer bundles of channels at lower price points, though no specific prices or proposed channel lineups were mentioned in this morning’s press release. Those new offerings will span sports, entertainment, kids & family, with packages including Disney’s linear networks along with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.

Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming services Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will also be included in select DirecTV packages under a wholesale agreement, and also...

You’re ready to jump into another great college football season - but where can you catch all the games? Thankfully, most live TV streaming services are available on nearly every internet-connected device. We’ll walk you through the best option for each method.

Before you go further, be sure to consult our Ultimate Guide to Streaming NCAA Football.

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Even 13 years after its release, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is still getting new content to keep players in the land of Tamriel. The content may not be officially from Bethesda, but at this point, that’s a minor detail that doesn’t bother anyone.

The Skyrim community has been very active by way of creating new content for the last major installment of the Elder Scrolls franchise. One can hardly blame them, as we don’t have even so much as a whiff of a new game, but this new unofficial Dlc should keep players entertained during their wait!

New Fan-Made Skyrim Dlc Impresses the Community

The modding community has always had a great time working with Bethesda’s titles, as the studio creates enough and more freedom for players to implement their vision of the world. Fallout 4 also has a healthy modding scene, but Skyrim set the stage...

Screenager Productions, the team behind 2021’s Satan’s Servant, is back later this month with the brand new indie horror movie Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology.

The film, a co-production with Gory Cory Productions and Zomboy Productionz, premiered at 2024’s Salem Horror Fest and will release worldwide on Blu-ray and all major digital retailers on August 30. The film will have sneak previews in select theaters across the US throughout the month of August.

Exclusively watch the official trailer for Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology below.

“After a relentless masked killer interrupts their plans to attend a frat party, this horror anthology follows Andrew and his bumbling roommate Josh as they set out across their dangerous campus to save their kidnapped friend. As the duo creeps closer to uncovering the killer’s dark secret, Andrew reveals terrifying tales of college from his family’s dark history.”

Following its premiere...

Welcome to our rundown of the most-watched branded YouTube videos of the week.

We’re publishing this snippet of a larger Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report in order to analyze sponsorship trends in the creator economy. Any video launched in tandem with an official brand partner is eligible for the ranking.

And – as the name up above would imply – all the data comes from Gospel Stats. If you’re interested in learning more about Gospel – and which brands are sponsoring what creators on YouTube – click here.

What happens when you get 50 top YouTubers to fight for a million bucks? Well, if you’re MrBeast, you get 168 million views–and also secure yourself spot #1 on Gospel Stats‘ latest Weekly Brand Report. The other videos on this week’s list may not have 50 content creators duking it out (metaphorically), but they’re still topping the charts with a smorgasbord of cute animals,...

EA Sports College Football 25 is back, reviving the beloved college football series for the first time in over a decade. With new features, updated mechanics, and a fresh look, even seasoned players might find themselves needing a refresher.

Players who buy the Deluxe or Mvp editions can start playing the game 3 days earlier before its 19 July release date. EA Play subscribers will also get an Early Access Trial on the same day for 10 hours of free trial.

Here Are Some Tips for NCAA Football 25 You’ll Need EA Sports College Football 25 is back and it’s never looked better. | Image Credit: EA Sports

The return of EA Sports College Football 25 will feature many new things that players will love. The Road to Glory mode will offer players a modernized journey through college football. The game will also introduce the Ultimate Team mode for the first time to add a competitive...

The CW, continuing a live sports push under new majority owner Nexstar, is bringing back a storied college football tradition: the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented By Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop.

The game, which is entering its 10th year, will feature two bowl-eligible teams from the Mountain West Conference and Mid-American Conference. The CW will air it live from Arizona Stadium in Tucson on the afternoon of Saturday, December 28.

Last year’s edition of the game was sponsored by Barstool Sports. In college football, it is routine for bowl games to rotate through various sponsorships even if the game stays in a given location, though the new branding is certainly a mouthful.

College football’s expanded 12-team playoff goes into effect in this coming season. ESPN and Turner Sports will air those games, many of them bowl contests, which will determine the national champion.

While the Arizona...

Doubling Down With The Derricos fans saw that Darian Derrico always seemed eager to please Karen and Deon Derrico, but recently, she disagreed with them about her college choices. Actually, she clashed more with her mom’s choices than with her dad. TLC fans also saw some other spoilers that revealed cracks between her parents in their relationship.

Doubling Down With The Derricos Darian Grows Up

In December last year, TLC fans heard that the oldest child of Karen Derrico attended the Tisch School of the Arts after being accepted for a dramatic writing program. However, in the current season of Ddwtd, fans see that she clashed with her mom over her courses.

Darian Derrico – Doubling Down With The Derricos – TLC

Ahead of that, Deon Derrico and Karen seemed thrilled to announce that Darian Derrico got accepted to NYU. New spoilers came along that later, Deon and his wife had...

Well, if you had tried to get us to guess the ABC 2024-25 fall season announcement, we couldn’t have predicted much of it.

There are new shows sprinkled throughout, but ABC is going almost full reality, which is a choice.

Let’s see what we’ve got to work with here.

Two new shows will interest TV Fanatics: High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson, which was delayed due to the strikes, and Doctor Odyssey, starring Joshua Jackson as a cruise ship doctor.

High Potential gets a 10/9c slot on Tuesdays after Dancing with the Stars.

Despite the relationship disaster of The Golden Bachelor, ABC is dedicating an hour and a half weekly to The Golden Bachelorette while snuggling award-winning comedy Abbott Elementary between that and a docuseries called Scamanda.

Thursdays find Doctor Odyssey after 9-1-1 and before Grey’s Anatomy.

And TV Fanatic favorites The Rookie and Will Trent? Saved for midseason.

On the heels of its fifth consecutive season as the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49, ABC announced its 2024-2025 fall primetime schedule today. The lineup features new scripted dramas backed by prolific creative teams and a deep bench of established fan-favorite series. Additionally, The Bachelor franchise expands with its newest iteration.

“We have a lot to celebrate as we gear up to deliver a fall season that’s packed with compelling new series, beloved fan favorites, and must-see live events,” said Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group. “We’re focused on driving our viewership with an expanding slate anchored by best-in-class talent and supported by the enviable and combined reach of ABC and Hulu.”

From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy and starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson comes the high-octane procedural Doctor Odyssey. Max (Jackson) is the new onboard doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the...

For its record 21st season, Grey’s Anatomy is getting a new time slot, shifting from 9 Pm to 10 Pm on Thursday to make room for another medical drama, Ryan Murphy’s Doctor Odyssey. Meanwhile, fans will have to wait until midseason to bid farewell to The Conners as well as get new episodes of The Rookie and Will Trent.

Additionally, ABC’s signature Wednesday comedy block has shrunk to one half-hour, Abbott Elementary, at 9:30 Pm, with the first hour and a half going to The Golden Bachelorette. Here is ABC’s fall schedule, followed by analysis with input from Disney TV Group President Craig Erwich and descriptions of the new series.

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8 Pm — Monday Night Football on select Mondays this fall /Tba programming

Tuesday

8 Pm — Dancing with the Stars

10 Pm — High Potential

Wednesday

8 Pm — The Golden Bachelorette

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Animal Collective will release a new live album as part of a special 20th anniversary reissue of their 2004 LP, Sung Tongs, out Oct. 4 via Domino.

Sung Tongs Live at the Theatre at Ace Hotel captures a 2018 concert in Los Angeles, during which Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Panda Bear performed Sung Tongs in its entirety (while also adding a rendition of the Sung Tongs-era deep cut, “Covered in Frogs”). Accompanying the reissue announcement is the pair’s live rendition of “Kids on Holiday,” which retains the original’s jittery folk surrealism,...

Two buddies, still clad in their graduation robes, take an evening stroll as they lament the passing of their high school days and celebrate the imminent arrival of their college experience. It is a bittersweet occasion. An era of their lives is over and a new dawn sparkles before them on the horizon, beckoning the boys forward toward any number of possible futures. The thought is as enticing as it is terrifying, landing squarely in the latter emotion’s camp with the arrival of a masked killer touting a sizable knife.

Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology explores the trials and tribulations of the burgeoning freedom aging adolescents face as they leave behind the comforts, safeties, and simplicities of their childhood home for the unknown territory of a college education. Rather than present a series of disconnected and disjointed tales sharing a similar theme, Welcome Week smartly houses its short conceits within a grander narrative,...

After five long years, “Have a Nice Day” director Liu Jian returns to New York with his newest project, “Art College 1994.” This hotly-anticipated feature checks off all the boxes. It cements Liu Jian's stamp as a rising animation auteur in China; it marks the completed its world tour at Berlinale, Annecy, New York Asian Film Festival, and more; and, what's more, the film features a star-studded voice cast that spans intellectuals, musicians, and other movie directors, including Jia Zhangke and Bi Gan.

Here, we catch a glimpse of a group of students at the Chinese Southern Academy of the Arts. Like many students, they seem to be suspended in a daze of malaise, and of them, Zhang Xiaojun (Dong Zijian) is especially lost. His best friend, Rabbit (Shaoxing), encourages Xiaojun to expand his practice to conceptual art. His crush, the soft-spoken piano student Hao Lili (Zhou Dongyu), is swayed by...

"Who gets to decide what art is?" Dekanalog has revealed a new trailer for Art College 1994, an animated drama from Chinese filmmaker Jian Liu, also known for Have a Nice Day. This initially premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival more than a year ago, and it played on the festival circuit all of 2023. Beginning on April 26th, Art College 1994, Liu Jian's latest strikingly animated & affecting feature, opens for a week-long NYC exclusive theatrical run at Metrograph In Theater. Lao Wang works in a security department of a college in a big school town. Xiao Wang is a freshman. He has a conflict with his roommate and is taken to security by his counselor. In a room on this foggy winter day, Lao Wang and Xiao Li are tasting the life of their own, and something unexpected is about to happen... The town is waiting quietly for the next day as it always is.

“Ctrl+Alt+Desire” is a three-part docuseries sharing the twisted true story of Grant Amato. In 2019, the 29-year-old fatally got caught up in both his realities and fantasies, leading to him brutally murdering his family after pursuing a relationship with a woman on the internet. The episodes reveal his fascinating backstory, disturbing crimes, and chilling motives. “Ctrl+Alt+Desire” begins streaming exclusively on Paramount Plus on Monday, April 16. You can watch Ctrl+Alt+Desire with a 7-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus. You can also watch with Amazon Prime Video.

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“Ctrl+Alt+Desire” delves into the shocking case of Grant Amato. He was living the good life,...

NASCAR has hired John Dahl as its new SVP Content, bolstering the sanctioning body’s efforts to further connect with current and new fans across the globe over a range of content platforms.

Dahl joins NASCAR after a career at ESPN, where he ascended from a coordinating producer to become VP and EP for Special Projects, Films and Original Content.

Starting his new role on May 1, Dahl will drive the creative vision and oversee the teams responsible for all content generated by NASCAR Studios and NASCAR Digital Media across multiple business areas. Those include production, programming, and operations.

His scope will cover the full spectrum of long and short-form storytelling around all aspects of motorsport, ranging from features, documentaries, and branded content to social media, NASCAR.com, and in-app executions for NASCAR’s primary and ancillary platforms.

Dahl will report directly to Tim Clark, NASCAR SVP and Chief Digital Officer,...

Mama June: Family Crisis has gotten WeTV fans raging about Alana Thompson going to college, and now June Shannon claims that her daughter might change to another one. Why change and why the fury? Well, it’s related to them requesting donations for tuition and fans think that’s unfair on viewers.

Mama June Alana Thompson Faces Money Issues – June Shannon Lies

WeTV fans were happy when they heard that June Shannon’s daughter might break the mold and get a proper career. However, their hopes faded now. Not because of college fees, but because the whole family seems to be grifting. And, that might be an easier way for Alana to earn than actually studying. June Shannon made off with the kids’ money, so there’s a shortage of cash for a private college.

Mama June Shannon – Instagram

Other Mama June fans wonder why Alana Thompson can’t go to a cheaper public college.

EA Sports College Football is back, and this time, players will get to see actual names on the back of jerseys — not “Qb #7”. A landmark series of name, image, and likeness (Nil) deals will revive EA’s beloved franchise, which went dormant more than a decade ago.

From 1993 to 2014, EA Sports put out annual college football video games, which eschewed the use of player names to abide by the NCAA rules at the time. The franchise became a classic and still has a strong cult following more than a decade after the release of its most recent title.

EA Sports College Football went away in the wake of a 2013 court decision, which awarded more than $40 million to a group of former college athletes. The plaintiffs, led by Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller, successfully argued that EA Sports had to right to profit from College Football players when the athletes themselves could not.

If you haven’t figured out how you are watching the Big Game tonight, this is the perfect deal for you.

Cord-cutting sports fans, time is running out if you don’t yet know how you will be watching the Super Bowl tonight. The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Et, but the pregame pageantry has already started on CBS. But, if you are scrambling to decide how to watch the game, then your procrastination might have just paid off, because Paramount+ has just released a special promo code that will not only let you watch Super Bowl Lviii for free but an entire month of the streamer’s content at no cost as well.

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Three big media players — Disney/ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery — have huddled up to create what some are already calling “Hulu for Sports.”

The joint venture, currently pegged to launch in the fall of 2024, will include ESPN+, plus streaming feeds of 14 linear TV networks: ESPN, ESPN2, Espnu, Secn, Accn, ESPNews, ABC, Fox, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, TNT, TBS and truTV. You’ll be able to get it directly from the (as-yet unnamed) joint venture, as well as as an add-on via services like Disney+, Hulu and Max.

One of the critical questions that will determine if the Jv moves the needle is currently unanswered: What will it cost? The monthly pricing will need to be attractive enough to lure cord-nevers and cord-cutters — who have shunned traditional cable and satellite TV — while also ensuring Disney, Fox and Wbd avoid cannibalizing their own streaming services and linear networks.

The...

Believe it or not, "The Sopranos" just turned 25. Yes, 25 years ago, the medium of TV changed forever when David Chase's mafia series kicked off what we think of today as the "peak TV era." The impact and influence of "The Sopranos" cannot be overstated — without "The Sopranos," the TV landscape as we know it for the last 25 years would not exist. There would be no "Mad Men," no "Breaking Bad," no "Succession." Watching "The Sopranos" now, you can see the influence on the two-plus decade's worth of shows to come.

While "The Sopranos" started off strong, the common consensus is that the show really became the juggernaut that we know it as in the fifth episode of season 1, titled "College." Why? Because that was the first episode we saw Tony Soprano whack someone. While it seems commonplace now to have an unlikable protagonist leading a show, in 1999, when the episode in question first aired,...

Getting exclusive rights to the expanded Cfp would be a huge win for ESPN as it prepares to launch a new streaming platform.

ESPN isn’t done bolstering its inventory of college sports. A week after inking a new deal with the NCAA that will see 40 men’s and women’s championship events air on ESPN every year for eight years, reports have emerged that indicate the channel is nearing an agreement that will see it retain exclusive broadcast rights to the College Football Playoff (Cfp), which is set to expand from four teams to 12 in 2024.

The new proposal would see ESPN extend its exclusivity with the Cfp for six years past its current deal, which ends in 2025. The proposal would allow ESPN to sublicense games to Fox or other broadcasters. Apple, Amazon, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have all reportedly expressed some level of interest in Cfp rights in the past six months.

Clockwise from bottom left: Madame Web (Sony Pictures), Inside Out 2 (Disney/Pixar), Dune: Part 2 (Warner Bros.), Godzilla X Kong (Warner Bros.), and Furiosa (Warner Bros.)Graphic: The A.V. Club

After the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, studio release schedules got a little hectic. Major films that were expected last year,...

Matty Matheson‘s latest collection of pared-down recipes is taking an unusual path to distribution. The new cookbook is exclusively available as a downloadable file thanks to Matheson’s brand sponsor, WeTransfer.

The cookbook is titled Cookin’ Somethin’ For College, and it includes 12 simple recipes designed with students in mind. In a move that will delight their college-age target audience, Matheson and WeTransfer have made the cookbook available for free. Dishes like “cheesy chili spaghetti,” “fried chicken with mala spice,” and the “ultimate breakfast sandwich” are just a few clicks away.

Matheson brought in millions of views on the Vice-owned Munchies channel, where his wacky personality and decadent dishes stood out. He parlayed his culinary fame into a role as Neil Fak on the FX series The Bear. After departing Vice, he linked up with Made In Network, which also works with creators like Marty Music and Andrew Rea of the Babish Culinary Universe.

The college basketball season is here at last! Starting Monday, Nov. 6, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball teams from around the United States will be in action on various channels and streaming services. There are lots of options available for watching college basketball this year, and we’ll break them all down for you below!

Which Broadcast Channels Carry College Basketball in 2023?

Which Cable Channels Carry College Basketball in 2023?

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Which College Sports Channels Offer College Basketball?

Which Live TV Streaming Services Offer College Basketball?

Which Streamers Are Best for Watching 2023-24 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Season?

How Can You Stream the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?

Which Broadcast Channels Carry College Basketball in 2023?

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox all carry a slate of college basketball games this year. All games on CBS will be available to stream with Paramount+ with Showtime, and...

A new report from The Athletic indicates that cable is typically used by 37.2% of college football viewers, while YouTube TV is the go-to for 37.1% of respondents.

Are you a big fan of college football? If so, you probably go through the yearly frustration of trying to figure out who has which games this season, and where your favorite team will be watching on a weekly basis. Luckily, these days there are plenty of live TV streaming services for cord cutters choose from that carry all the channels needed to stream college football.

A report from The Athletic indicates that YouTube TV is nearly as popular among cable viewers as cable for watching college football this season. Nearly 40% of respondents said they subscribe to a streaming service like ESPN+ or Peacock specifically to watch college football. The top live TV streaming services on the market offer a wide variety of college football games,...

The Wolfpack sees their first game of the football season as it goes up against UConn on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Et. North Carolina State is on a quest to extend its impressive streak of postseason appearances while Connecticut is eager to make its mark under the leadership of head coach Jim Mora, who enters his second season at the helm. The game is airing exclusively on CBS Sports Network, which you can stream with a live TV streaming service. Here’s how to watch the game:

Connecticut Huskies vs. Nc State Wolfpack When: Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Et Where: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at UConn TV Channel: CBS Sports Network Where to Stream: Watch with 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. 5-Day Free Trial $74.99 / month directv.com/stream

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As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA groups walk picket lines in front of major studios, hoping to change the film industry for the better, CBS is ready to share its Fall 2023 Schedule. The upcoming slate includes Yellowstone, Seal Team, Ghosts UK, and more. In addition to the series mentioned above, CBS is expanding its reality entertainment, primetime news programs, and live sports programming roster.

CBS’ Fall 2023 Schedule debuts on Thursday, September 14, with the Big Brother Live Show at 8 pm, followed by the CBS series premiere of Buddy Games, hosted by Josh Duhamel at 9 pm, and The Challenge: USA at 10 pm.

If you want to enter the Sheridan-Verse, be ready to tip your hat to Yellowstone‘s broadcast debut on Sunday, September 17, at 8:30 pm.

If reality television is your bag, Survivor and The Amazing Race return with 90-minute episodes Wednesday, September 17, at 8 pm and 9:30 pm, respectively.

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The 2023 ESPYs will be held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and sports fans can follow both the red carpet and ceremony.

The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly award celebrates it’s 30th anniversary this year. Since 1993, the ESPYs have honored the top athletes and sports performers of the year.

Keep reading to find out where and when you can watch the 2023 Espy Awards.

When and where will the 2023 ESPYs be held?

The 2023 ESPYs will be held live on Wednesday, July 12, at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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The 2023 ESPYs will air on ABC and its affiliates across the country. Fans can also tune in to ESPN’s social channels to check out special live updates throughout the day.

Nicki Minaj has offered to pay for college for a 14-year-old boy after he killed a man who attacked his mother in a Chicago fast-food restaurant.

Minaj is publicly offered her support of the young boy’s actions on her Instagram stories.

“That 14-year-old boy that backed dat hammer out when that grown a– man was punching his mother in the face as if she were a Man; is a true hero,” she said. “If he wants to go to college, I’d love to help. It’s what Any son should’ve done for their Mother. She raised a dope kid & should be so proud. Also, God knew b4 she knew; that she’d be attacked that day & made sure they had protection on Deck. God is Good.”

The shooting occurred last week at a fast food restaurant when Jeremy Brown got into an argument with Charlisha Hood and...

Having starred as harried marrieds in the popular 2014 comedy Neighbors, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are playing a different type of relationship — platonic old friends — for a new series, aptly titled Platonic, brimming with their undeniable chemistry. “It’s their warmth together that’s so appealing,” says Nick Stoller, who co-created, wrote, and executive produced with his Friends From College partner Francesca Delbanco. “They are friends in real life…and it feels like it.” (Credit: Apple TV+) Just don’t expect a huggy-feely affair. The EPs have blended hard comedy and emotional complexity for this story about Rogen’s Will and Byrne’s Sylvia, former college besties who’ve been bitterly estranged for years. She got caught up in her family and legal career; he’s still sore about her very vocal disapproval of the woman he married (Alisha Wainwright). “They both feel abandoned and believe it’s the other’s fault,...

Several titles set to premiere at Cannes among the selection.

Sydney Film Festival (June 7-18) has revealed the 12 titles that will play in competition at its 70th edition, including five that are set to premiere at Cannes this month.

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster from Japan and Fallen Leaves from Finnish master Ari Kaurismaki are two that will play in Competition at Cannes before heading to Sydney, alongside Cobweb from Korean director Kim Jee-woon, which will play out of competition in Cannes.

Asmae El Moudir’s The Mother of All Lies will be the first film from Morocco to ever compete...

Setting a TV series in high school puts a ticking clock on your characters. Even if you start them as new students, they're going to age out in a few years. Then you have to figure out how to keep them together. Whether it's every character going to the same local college (which is very unlikely) or making some sort of pact to stick together, education be damned, you've written yourself into a corner before you start. Still, it's hard to resist a high school story. It's a time of tremendous change when brains are still developing and consequences don't have the same fear attached to them that they will later in life. So, how do you manage it?

Joss Whedon tried with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and as someone who was watching the show live at the time, the solutions seemed to work for the most part. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar...

Paramount+ is cranking up the octane, but this time it’s not with a new movie like “Top Gun: Maverick” or a thrilling series like “Rabbit Hole.” The service has announced that it is embarking on a new partnership with Formula 1 racing for the 2023-24 season.

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The deal will bring Paramount+ to Formula 1 race days all across the world. Paramount+ movies, shows, and brands will be heavily featured in Fan Zone areas, and stars of Paramount+ titles may even be in attendance! Additionally, the partnership includes Paramount+ branding on track and physical trackside signage, digital sponsorships, and promotional opportunities.

“Paramount+ continues to seek new, innovative ways to reach our global audiences, and I am confident this partnership with Formula 1 will continue to support our growth globally,” said Marco Nobili, EVP at Paramount...

Over 100 popular films are leaving HBO Max at the end of the month, but luckily you have the whole month to stream them.

They include cinema classics like “Ben Hur,” the winningest film in Oscars history

Leaving April 5

The Inside Story, 1948

Reminiscence, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 11

Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)

Leaving April 12

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now, 2012 (HBO)

Leaving April 13

The Last Duel, 2021

Game Theory With Bomani Jones, Season 1

Leaving April 18

The Lego Batman Movie, 2017

Leaving April 24

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!, 2022

Leaving April 27

Malignant, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 30

47 Ronin, 2013 (HBO)

3 Godfathers, 1948

Accepted, 2006 (HBO)

The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938

A Private War, 2018 (HBO)

An American in Paris, 1951

The American President, 1995

Any Given Sunday, 1999

Australia, 2008 (HBO)

Before I Fall, 2017 (HBO)

Ben-Hur, 1959

Black Legion, 1937

Blade, 1998

Blood Diamond, 2006

Blow Out, 1981 (HBO)

The Bodyguard, 1992

Boogie Nights, 1997

The Book of Eli, 2010

The Bourne Identity, 2002 (HBO)

The Bourne Supremacy, 2004 (HBO)

Bringing up Baby,...

For all the times that people have told Seth MacFarlane to go to Hell, he’s finally making the journey. MacFarlane is adapting The Shrouded College comic book series for television after Fuzzy Door and UCP acquired the rights. Created by Charles Soule and Will Sliney, The Shrouded College series is an interconnected set of seven adventure-horror stories. Image Comics will publish the overarching story over several years. The first arc of the story, Hell to Pay, was published by Image Comics in November. The second arc, The Bloody Dozen, will be published in late 2023.

Here’s the official synopsis for Hell to Pay from ImageComics.com:

The Shrouded College will give you magic… but you’ll incur a debt. Until it’s paid, you belong to them. Married couple Maia and Sebastian Stone took that deal. They have worked for the College ever since, using their new abilities to track down 666 cursed coins: qurrakh…...

According to a report by Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch, Ryan Reynolds is teaming-up with Toronto-based real estate development corporation Remington Group to purchase the Ottawa Senators.

Garrioch reports in the Ottawa Sun that Reynolds and Remington Group will make a bid to purchase the team along with building a new arena at LeBreton Flats, a neighbourhood in downtown Ottawa.

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Allegedly Remington Group is leading the campaign bid to purchase the Ottawa Senators, but if the deal goes through, Reynolds will be the face of the team.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has publicly stated that he wants Reynolds involved in whoever purchases the team. He believes Reynolds’s high celebrity profile would bring good publicity to the team and help increase their notoriety.

The “Deadpool” actor is also reportedly planning to create a series surrounding...

In April 2020, Hank and John Green‘s Crash Course channel partnered with Arizona State University to launch Study Hall. The program offered college-level education in an at-home setting and eventually evolved into its own channel.

A new initiative led by Asu, Crash Course, and YouTube will turn Study Hall into a fully-accredited program. Visitors to the channel can now enroll in a series of “College Foundations” courses, which are taught by Asu faculty and can be taken for college credit.

Enrollment for College Foundations opens today. The seven-week courses are set to begin on March 7, 2023. Instruction is available for four subjects: English Composition, College Math, US History, and Human Communication.

Study Hall’s College Foundations begin with free-to-watch intros that resemble typical Crash Course videos. If, after watching, a learner decides they want a more thorough education, they can pay 25 to enroll in the full course. To receive credit, students...