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Fast N' Loud and American Chopper producer Pilgrim Media Group has teamed up with Digital Circus , run by former Discovery Channel President Clark Bunting, to produce a range of programming around the Isle of Man TT , often called the most dangerous motorsports race in the world. Craig Piligian's and Bunting's new media company, which produced HBO doc The Cold Blue and Nat Geo's Yellowstone Live , are to develop TT race-driven content for TV, film, online streaming and… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2SuKg8C

Georgia ’s hot governor’s race is about to get Oprah’ed. Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams ’ camp said Wednesday that Oprah Winfrey will join Abrams for a pair of town halls Thursday as her race against Republican opponent Brian Kemp enters the final days ahead of Tuesday’s elections. Winfrey is the latest high-profile Hollywood figure to go all-in for Abrams, whose candidacy has risen to national prominence as the former state legislator and Yale Law School graduate… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2yDRDT1

Aiming to leverage Entertainment Tonight ‘s brand equity in the streaming era, CBS has launched ET Live, an ad-supported, round-the-clock service complementing the company’s existing news and sports offerings. With a different set and on-air talent roster from the “mother ship” syndicated show, a mainstay for nearly four decades, the new streaming service is available via Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android and iOS devices. Deals with other distribution partners will soon… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2OgWaiZ

TV Critics Association, whose President Dan Fienberg lost an aunt in last week's Pittsburgh synagogue shooting , sent suggestions how to make contributions to survivors and victims’ family members. As Joyce Fienberg’s funeral began today, the organization of TV critics, journalists and bloggers sent a note to members: “As you likely know by now…Dan Fienberg’s aunt, Joyce Fienberg, was one of the 11 people tragically gunned down last week at the Tree of Life synagogue in… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Q9by2V

The Broadway -bound Hillary and Clinton has completed its casting, tapping Broadway vet  Peter Francis James as “Barack” and  Wet Hot American Summer ‘s Zak Orth as Hillary’s campaign manager “Mark,” as in Penn. The two join the previously announced title stars of the play, Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow. Produced by Scott Rudin, who announced the casting, and directed by Joe Mantello, playwright Lucas Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton begins performances March 16, 2019, at… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2CUMdGh

(Welcome to  Role Call , where we examine two performances from an actor – their first defining role and their most recent/last – to get a sense of who they are.) Jamie Lee Curtis has always been fascinating because of her contradiction. As the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, she could have been the poster child for Hollywood nepotism, but she became an actor of the people. Even though she describes her dad as becoming a post-divorce absentee parent when she was really little, and we can’t really quantify these things with a graphing calculator or anything, it’s still no stretch to assume that her mom’s status gave her a foot in the acting door. Advice, guidance, a little nudge. The benefit of being on backlots throughout an entire childhood. But Curtis didn’t take the royal red carpet path to easy fame. She leaped out of obscurity with a clang and violin screech inside the flimsy, uncertain walls of indie horror. By the time he rounded up a crew for his low budget ho...

ABC has given a put pilot commitment to a single-camera comedy starring, co-written and executive produced by New Girl alumna Hannah Simone . The comedy, inspired by Hannah's non-traditional Indian family, was developed at ABC Studios, which is producing. Written and executive produced by Simone and former New Girl co-executive producer Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson , the untitled project follows Hannah (Simone, a broke, single, and nearly 30-something, as she and her… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Q8niTi