Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat is among the recent stars of The Challenge to join the podcasting world, where he gives his thoughts on reality TV and more.
He joins other stars, including Wes Bergmann, Johnny Bananas, and Zach Nichols, who have podcasts on various platforms.
Fessy’s Fessin’ Up has released its first two episodes this month. The second installment discusses his loss in The Challenge: Double Agents final.
That infamous final saw Fessy steal top Challenge competitor Kaycee Clark as his partner to run the final.
However, the teammates experienced heartbreak when an unfortunate injury ended their dream of winning their first Challenge final.
Fessy recently shared why he didn’t do more for Kaycee to try to keep competing for the win.
Fessy explains why he quit competing in Double Agents final
During the second episode of Fessin’ Up, Fessy spoke about his Double Agents final, saying that “a...
He joins other stars, including Wes Bergmann, Johnny Bananas, and Zach Nichols, who have podcasts on various platforms.
Fessy’s Fessin’ Up has released its first two episodes this month. The second installment discusses his loss in The Challenge: Double Agents final.
That infamous final saw Fessy steal top Challenge competitor Kaycee Clark as his partner to run the final.
However, the teammates experienced heartbreak when an unfortunate injury ended their dream of winning their first Challenge final.
Fessy recently shared why he didn’t do more for Kaycee to try to keep competing for the win.
Fessy explains why he quit competing in Double Agents final
During the second episode of Fessin’ Up, Fessy spoke about his Double Agents final, saying that “a...
- 4/21/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Janelle Casaneve said she was pretty surprised when one of her castmates from a previous season of The Challenge: All Stars returned for Season 4.
The former Challenge champion recently appeared on the Zach Nichols Podcast, where she talked about her second appearance on the popular spinoff series.
According to Janelle, she was trying to steer clear of all the drama with her castmates.
That included Laurel Stucky and Nicole Zanatta, whom she said she’d never met until she got to the airport. She admitted she liked them both and wanted them to patch things up.
However, Janelle previously met Ayanna Mackins in All Stars 2, and as viewers saw, Janelle couldn’t avoid her castmate’s strategy of trying to get her out of the game.
This report will contain potential spoilers from The Challenge: All Stars 4 episodes.
Janelle speaks about her All Stars 4 drama with Ayanna
While on Zach’s podcast,...
The former Challenge champion recently appeared on the Zach Nichols Podcast, where she talked about her second appearance on the popular spinoff series.
According to Janelle, she was trying to steer clear of all the drama with her castmates.
That included Laurel Stucky and Nicole Zanatta, whom she said she’d never met until she got to the airport. She admitted she liked them both and wanted them to patch things up.
However, Janelle previously met Ayanna Mackins in All Stars 2, and as viewers saw, Janelle couldn’t avoid her castmate’s strategy of trying to get her out of the game.
This report will contain potential spoilers from The Challenge: All Stars 4 episodes.
Janelle speaks about her All Stars 4 drama with Ayanna
While on Zach’s podcast,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Nearly four decades ago, NBC brought Babes in Toyland back to life with an all-star cast.
The holiday project was based on the 1903 operetta, which features Victor Herbert’s score — including Christmas staple “Toyland” — and a libretto from Glen MacDonough that draws together numerous Mother Goose characters. It followed such previous adaptations as a 1934 Laurel and Hardy film, a 1960 Shirley Temple-led TV version and a 1961 Disney movie starring Annette Funicello.
Filmmaker Clive Donner — whose 1965 comedy What’s New Pussycat? marked Woody Allen’s first produced screenplay — directed Babes in Toyland from a script by Paul Zindel (Mame).
Shot in Munich, it starred 11-year-old Drew Barrymore as Lisa, who has no interest in toys until she gets magically transported to Toyland on Christmas Eve, where she teams up with the Toymaster (Pat Morita, fresh off The Karate Kid Part II) to stop the villainous Barnaby Barnicle (Richard Mulligan) from taking over the realm.
The holiday project was based on the 1903 operetta, which features Victor Herbert’s score — including Christmas staple “Toyland” — and a libretto from Glen MacDonough that draws together numerous Mother Goose characters. It followed such previous adaptations as a 1934 Laurel and Hardy film, a 1960 Shirley Temple-led TV version and a 1961 Disney movie starring Annette Funicello.
Filmmaker Clive Donner — whose 1965 comedy What’s New Pussycat? marked Woody Allen’s first produced screenplay — directed Babes in Toyland from a script by Paul Zindel (Mame).
Shot in Munich, it starred 11-year-old Drew Barrymore as Lisa, who has no interest in toys until she gets magically transported to Toyland on Christmas Eve, where she teams up with the Toymaster (Pat Morita, fresh off The Karate Kid Part II) to stop the villainous Barnaby Barnicle (Richard Mulligan) from taking over the realm.
- 12/16/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film Forum
An essential retrospective of Ousmane Sembène, featuring 35mm prints and new restorations, has begun, while the 3D classic I, the Jury screens on Friday; Michael Roemer’s great The Plot Against Harry and the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills continue screening on 35mm; Contempt continues in a 4K restoration; four Laurel & Hardy shorts play on Sunday
Paris Theater
The Paris has reopened with a new Dolby Atmos screen and a 70mm series featuring Playtime and Lawrence of Arabia, as well as Sorcerer.
Bam
The Battle of Chile, newly restored, plays in three parts.
Roxy Cinema
A Dennis Hopper series is underway: his great, rarely screened directing efforts Backtrack and The Hot Spot play on 35mm, while a print of Waterworld also screens; The Last Movie shows Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art
A retrospective of the Yugoslav Black Wave is now underway.
Film Forum
An essential retrospective of Ousmane Sembène, featuring 35mm prints and new restorations, has begun, while the 3D classic I, the Jury screens on Friday; Michael Roemer’s great The Plot Against Harry and the Tarantino-presented Winter Kills continue screening on 35mm; Contempt continues in a 4K restoration; four Laurel & Hardy shorts play on Sunday
Paris Theater
The Paris has reopened with a new Dolby Atmos screen and a 70mm series featuring Playtime and Lawrence of Arabia, as well as Sorcerer.
Bam
The Battle of Chile, newly restored, plays in three parts.
Roxy Cinema
A Dennis Hopper series is underway: his great, rarely screened directing efforts Backtrack and The Hot Spot play on 35mm, while a print of Waterworld also screens; The Last Movie shows Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art
A retrospective of the Yugoslav Black Wave is now underway.
- 9/8/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Content warning: The following story contains spoilers for the "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Amazon Prime Video series and the book "We'll Always Have Summer" by Jenny Han.
Following the season two finale of "The Summer I Turned Pretty," we're now more curious than ever who Belly will end up with at the end of the Amazon Prime series. If the TV show stays true to the books, Belly and Conrad are endgame, but since there have been several major differences between the two thus far, it's unclear what author and showrunner Jenny Han has in store for the love triangle in season three. However, book fans and Redditors noticed an Easter egg in the season two finale that hints how the show's ending will remain loyal to its original story, meaning Belly and Conrad will likely end up together as they do in the books.
In the season two finale,...
Following the season two finale of "The Summer I Turned Pretty," we're now more curious than ever who Belly will end up with at the end of the Amazon Prime series. If the TV show stays true to the books, Belly and Conrad are endgame, but since there have been several major differences between the two thus far, it's unclear what author and showrunner Jenny Han has in store for the love triangle in season three. However, book fans and Redditors noticed an Easter egg in the season two finale that hints how the show's ending will remain loyal to its original story, meaning Belly and Conrad will likely end up together as they do in the books.
In the season two finale,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Yerin Kim
- Popsugar.com
While viewers impatiently wait for new weekly episodes of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Jenny Han has another show and a set of movies available to stream. “Xo, Kitty” and the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” films contain similar themes of teenage love and coming of age. All three heroines in Han’s different works come from her books — “The Summer I Turned Pretty” trilogy or the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy.
If you want to go chronologically, it depends on whether you go by the books’ publish dates or the order in which they were adapted. For adaptation order, start with “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” From there, you can either watch the spinoff show “Xo, Kitty” or break for Season 1 of “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Plus, Han makes cameo appearances in each installment of her film series and shows.
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If you want to go chronologically, it depends on whether you go by the books’ publish dates or the order in which they were adapted. For adaptation order, start with “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” From there, you can either watch the spinoff show “Xo, Kitty” or break for Season 1 of “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Plus, Han makes cameo appearances in each installment of her film series and shows.
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- 7/17/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band features numerous famous people on the cover. One movie star is featured on the album three times. During one of those appearances, she’s depicted as a doll.
A movie star is on The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ 3 times and 1 time she’s barely visible
The cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper includes people from many fields. For example, it includes authors like Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde, musicians like Bob Dylan and Dion Dimucci, and religious leaders like Aleister Crowley and Paramahansa Yogananda.
Despite this, Hollywood stars make up a huge portion of the people on the album. Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Bette Davis, Tyrone Power, and Marlene Dietrich are all there. According to Goldmine, child star Shirley Temple is on Sgt. Pepper three times. Each appearance is very different from the last.
A movie star is on The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ 3 times and 1 time she’s barely visible
The cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper includes people from many fields. For example, it includes authors like Karl Marx and Oscar Wilde, musicians like Bob Dylan and Dion Dimucci, and religious leaders like Aleister Crowley and Paramahansa Yogananda.
Despite this, Hollywood stars make up a huge portion of the people on the album. Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Bette Davis, Tyrone Power, and Marlene Dietrich are all there. According to Goldmine, child star Shirley Temple is on Sgt. Pepper three times. Each appearance is very different from the last.
- 7/16/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains spoilers for “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2. All interviews with actors were conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
It’s not summer without “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
Prime Video’s hit teen drama has returned for Season 2. The first three episodes, which dropped on July 13, re-introduced its rabid fanbase to the world of 16-year-old Belly Conklin (Lola Tung), who spends summers with her family and friends at an idyllic house in Cousins Beach. Caught in a love triangle between two brothers, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney), Belly navigates romance and friendship — and, in Season 2, grief, for the first time.
A New York Times bestselling series written by Jenny Han, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” debuted on Prime Video in 2022, where it became the No. 1 show on the streaming service in its debut weekend. Han is also the co-showrunner of the series, alongside...
It’s not summer without “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
Prime Video’s hit teen drama has returned for Season 2. The first three episodes, which dropped on July 13, re-introduced its rabid fanbase to the world of 16-year-old Belly Conklin (Lola Tung), who spends summers with her family and friends at an idyllic house in Cousins Beach. Caught in a love triangle between two brothers, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney), Belly navigates romance and friendship — and, in Season 2, grief, for the first time.
A New York Times bestselling series written by Jenny Han, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” debuted on Prime Video in 2022, where it became the No. 1 show on the streaming service in its debut weekend. Han is also the co-showrunner of the series, alongside...
- 7/15/2023
- by Rachel Seo
- Variety Film + TV
[This story includes spoilers from the first three episodes from The Summer I Turned Pretty season two, “Love Lost,” “Love Scene” and “Love Sick.”]
The Summer I Turned Pretty is finally back and Gavin Casalegno, who plays Jeremiah, is opening up about how the second season role came into his life.
Following the first season of the Prime Video series — which saw the beginning of what has become a drama-filled love triangle, as well as the return of Susannah’s (Rachel Blanchard) cancer — season two picks up after a year of trials and tribulations for the whole gang, including the death of Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah’s (Casalegno) mom.
Casalegno, Lola Tung, Briney, Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, David Iacono, Blanchard and Jackie Chung all return for the new season of the series from Jenny Han, who also wrote the book trilogy of the same name. This season also welcomes new faces, including Elsie Fisher and Kyra Sedgwick.
The first three episodes,...
The Summer I Turned Pretty is finally back and Gavin Casalegno, who plays Jeremiah, is opening up about how the second season role came into his life.
Following the first season of the Prime Video series — which saw the beginning of what has become a drama-filled love triangle, as well as the return of Susannah’s (Rachel Blanchard) cancer — season two picks up after a year of trials and tribulations for the whole gang, including the death of Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah’s (Casalegno) mom.
Casalegno, Lola Tung, Briney, Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, David Iacono, Blanchard and Jackie Chung all return for the new season of the series from Jenny Han, who also wrote the book trilogy of the same name. This season also welcomes new faces, including Elsie Fisher and Kyra Sedgwick.
The first three episodes,...
- 7/15/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The television show of the summer for teens sprang from the pages of Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” trilogy. Season 2 of the Prime Video series, which debuted July 14, takes on the events of the second book, “It’s Not Summer Without You.” As with Season 1, several changes were made to the adaptation for the small screen, such as the addition of new characters and the expansion of certain storylines. Other details, large and small, make the show a bit different from Han’s second book, but with the author also serving as showrunner on the series, these changes come naturally.
Season 1 had its own changes that ripple into Season 2, such as Jeremiah’s bisexuality, Laurel’s career as an author (she is a professor in the books) and more. Kyra Sedgewick and Elsie Fisher joined Season 2 as completely new characters that don’t exist in the books.
Season 1 had its own changes that ripple into Season 2, such as Jeremiah’s bisexuality, Laurel’s career as an author (she is a professor in the books) and more. Kyra Sedgewick and Elsie Fisher joined Season 2 as completely new characters that don’t exist in the books.
- 7/14/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
While watching the first three episodes of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" season two - released Friday, July 14, on Amazon Prime Video - I came back to one thought over and over: can someone be nice to Belly?! Stop reading if you haven't watched yet, but when the show picks up, the school year is about to end, and Belly (Lola Tung) is bereft because their family friend Susannah (Rachel Blanchard) has died about a month ago. Susannah's illness has hung over the whole school year, with Belly's mom, Laurel (Jackie Chung), spending a lot of time going back and forth to the Fisher house to lend a hand to Susannah, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), and Conrad (Christopher Briney).
Belly, meanwhile, has struggled basically since the last summer ended. Her grades aren't as good. She underperformed on her volleyball team. Of course, this all makes sense given what she's gone through,...
Belly, meanwhile, has struggled basically since the last summer ended. Her grades aren't as good. She underperformed on her volleyball team. Of course, this all makes sense given what she's gone through,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” television adaptation made a splash last summer with all kinds of young adult romance and drama. Lola Tung brought main character Isabel “Belly” Conklin to life as she returned to Cousins Beach, where she has spent every summer of her childhood with her mother’s best friend Susannah Fisher (Rachel Blanchard) and her sons Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Belly’s glow-up did not go unnoticed by both Fisher brothers, but she opted to strike up a romance with Cam Cameron (David Iacono) instead before things got a bit messy. A volleyball tournament and debutante ball drove last season’s plot, as did certain relationships.
Season 2 launched July 14 with new episodes rolling out weekly, expanding upon the events that drove the end of Season 1 home — Susannah’s cancer diagnosis, Belly and Conrad’s kiss and more. Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher...
Season 2 launched July 14 with new episodes rolling out weekly, expanding upon the events that drove the end of Season 1 home — Susannah’s cancer diagnosis, Belly and Conrad’s kiss and more. Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher...
- 7/14/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 1.] The Summer I Turned Pretty is gearing up for another summer at Cousins, but remembering what happened in Season 1 may be a little tough with more than a full year between the finale and Season 2 premiere. Have no fear because we’re breaking down all the must-remember details to refresh fans before they dive into the Prime Video series for its latest chapter. From creator and series author Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty tells the story of Belly Conklin (Lola Tung), a teen girl who spends every summer at the fictional New England-based Cousins Beach at the home of her mother Laurel’s (Jackie Chung) best friend, Susannah (Rachel Blanchard). There, she spends the months with her older brother Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Susannah’s two sons, Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). Season 1 tracks her coming-of-age story, which includes exploring...
- 7/13/2023
- TV Insider
Grab your beach towels as it is time to check in at Cousins Beach.
The second season of Prime Video's hit series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, is fastly approaching.
If you aren't already tuned into this series, and what it's about, we have all the reasons why you should give this book-to-screen adaptation a chance if you haven't already.
Whether you're a teen romance or family drama fan, love a great playlist, have a soft spot for Taylor Swift, or need something to fill the void of Virgin River or binge alongside Sweet Magnolias, The Summer I Turned Pretty has it all.
Check out why we think you should check out this series!
1. Balances Young Adult Romance, Family Drama, and Coming of Age Well
Dismissing The Summer, I Turned Pretty as just another young adult romance series about a love triangle would be a massive disservice to the gorgeous...
The second season of Prime Video's hit series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, is fastly approaching.
If you aren't already tuned into this series, and what it's about, we have all the reasons why you should give this book-to-screen adaptation a chance if you haven't already.
Whether you're a teen romance or family drama fan, love a great playlist, have a soft spot for Taylor Swift, or need something to fill the void of Virgin River or binge alongside Sweet Magnolias, The Summer I Turned Pretty has it all.
Check out why we think you should check out this series!
1. Balances Young Adult Romance, Family Drama, and Coming of Age Well
Dismissing The Summer, I Turned Pretty as just another young adult romance series about a love triangle would be a massive disservice to the gorgeous...
- 7/13/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Laurel Halo has announced a new album called Atlas, as well as a run of 2023 tour dates. The record is out September 22nd, and lead single “Belleville” is available to stream below.
Halo began writing Atlas on the piano before she took up a residency at Ina-grm Studios in Paris, where she transformed her initial compositions into the type of experimental music she’s known for. In addition to laying down guitar, violin, and vibraphone, Bendik Giske provided saxophone, Lucy Railton played cello, and James Underwood and Coby Sey contributed additional violin and vocals, respectively. The album will be the debut release on Halo’s new label Awe; pre-orders are ongoing.
Kicking off later this month and extending until November, Halo’s 2023 tour of Europe and North America includes both DJ sets and performances specifically tied to Atlas. See her full itinerary below, and grab tickets via Ticketmaster.
“Belleville” feels...
Halo began writing Atlas on the piano before she took up a residency at Ina-grm Studios in Paris, where she transformed her initial compositions into the type of experimental music she’s known for. In addition to laying down guitar, violin, and vibraphone, Bendik Giske provided saxophone, Lucy Railton played cello, and James Underwood and Coby Sey contributed additional violin and vocals, respectively. The album will be the debut release on Halo’s new label Awe; pre-orders are ongoing.
Kicking off later this month and extending until November, Halo’s 2023 tour of Europe and North America includes both DJ sets and performances specifically tied to Atlas. See her full itinerary below, and grab tickets via Ticketmaster.
“Belleville” feels...
- 7/12/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Oliver Hardy became a Hollywood legend after pairing up with Stan Laurel to form the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy. Together, the pair produced 79 shorts and 27 features. Yet how many of those titles are classics? Let’s take a look back at 10 of Laurel and Hardy’s best feature films, ranked worst to best.
Laurel and Hardy were already established comedians in their own right before they teamed up for a series of shorts produced by Hal Roach (of “The Little Rascals” fame). One of their most famous, “The Music Box” (1934), won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short (Comedy).
Their first official foray into features was a cameo appearance in “The Hollywood Revue of 1929” (1929), a musical variety meant to introduce MGM’s silent movie stars to sound. (It’s a sign of the times that this plotless hodgepodge managed to snag an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
Laurel and Hardy were already established comedians in their own right before they teamed up for a series of shorts produced by Hal Roach (of “The Little Rascals” fame). One of their most famous, “The Music Box” (1934), won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short (Comedy).
Their first official foray into features was a cameo appearance in “The Hollywood Revue of 1929” (1929), a musical variety meant to introduce MGM’s silent movie stars to sound. (It’s a sign of the times that this plotless hodgepodge managed to snag an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
- 6/9/2023
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The Emma Roberts comedy has also sold to Germany, Latin America and other markets.
Vertical has bought North American distribution rights to Cannes market comedy Hot Mess, set to start shooting early next year with Emma Roberts starring.
Sales company Mister Smith Entertainment has also sealed distribution deals for the project with Idc for Latin America, Capelight for Germany, Ascot Elite for Switzerland and Nordisk for Scandinavia. The company says it is closing deals for other major territories.
Currently in pre-production, the film is written by Gabrielle D’Amico and will be the feature directing debut of Katie Locke O’Brien. Roberts will play Laurel,...
Vertical has bought North American distribution rights to Cannes market comedy Hot Mess, set to start shooting early next year with Emma Roberts starring.
Sales company Mister Smith Entertainment has also sealed distribution deals for the project with Idc for Latin America, Capelight for Germany, Ascot Elite for Switzerland and Nordisk for Scandinavia. The company says it is closing deals for other major territories.
Currently in pre-production, the film is written by Gabrielle D’Amico and will be the feature directing debut of Katie Locke O’Brien. Roberts will play Laurel,...
- 5/25/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The game of musical chairs continues at Paramount.
On Tuesday, the company’s fast-rising TV boss Chris McCarthy and its chief research officer Colleen Fahey Rush announced via internal memo that Kim Lemon, Showtime’s evp of data strategy, research, scheduling and programming, would be exiting. In what it likely no surprise to those within, Lemon is being replaced by a longtime Viacom-turned-Paramount executive, Laurel Weir.
Commenting on Lemon’s 34-year tenure at Showtime, beginning as a manager of marketing research at the premium cable network, McCarthy and Rush wrote, “Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bona fide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group. He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content and being mindful of how it would inform our growth while showing great reverence for the creative process and our audience’s feedback.
On Tuesday, the company’s fast-rising TV boss Chris McCarthy and its chief research officer Colleen Fahey Rush announced via internal memo that Kim Lemon, Showtime’s evp of data strategy, research, scheduling and programming, would be exiting. In what it likely no surprise to those within, Lemon is being replaced by a longtime Viacom-turned-Paramount executive, Laurel Weir.
Commenting on Lemon’s 34-year tenure at Showtime, beginning as a manager of marketing research at the premium cable network, McCarthy and Rush wrote, “Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bona fide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group. He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content and being mindful of how it would inform our growth while showing great reverence for the creative process and our audience’s feedback.
- 5/23/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kim Lemon, who rose to EVP of Data Strategy, Research, Scheduling and Programming at Showtime during a 34-year run, is departing the company.
The news was conveyed in an internal memo Tuesday from Chris McCarthy, head of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, and Colleen Fahey Rush, EVP & Chief Research Officer at Paramount Global.
Lemon’s responsibilities will be assumed by Laurel Weir, EVP/Head of Programming and Strategic Insights & Research, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, who is adding Showtime to her portfolio. The move is consistent with a number of exec changes at Paramount Global in recent months.
As a researcher and data analyst, the memo said, Lemon played an “integral role” in Showtime’s evolution from linear TV to streaming. The Showtime brand is the process of being combined with Paramount+ in both linear pay-tv packages and in a rebranded streaming service set to debut next month.
The news was conveyed in an internal memo Tuesday from Chris McCarthy, head of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, and Colleen Fahey Rush, EVP & Chief Research Officer at Paramount Global.
Lemon’s responsibilities will be assumed by Laurel Weir, EVP/Head of Programming and Strategic Insights & Research, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, who is adding Showtime to her portfolio. The move is consistent with a number of exec changes at Paramount Global in recent months.
As a researcher and data analyst, the memo said, Lemon played an “integral role” in Showtime’s evolution from linear TV to streaming. The Showtime brand is the process of being combined with Paramount+ in both linear pay-tv packages and in a rebranded streaming service set to debut next month.
- 5/23/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime research and scheduling chief Kim Lemon is exiting his post after 34 years with the company. Upon his exit, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks’ Laurel Weir will be adding oversight of the Showtime brand (soon to be renamed Paramount+ With Showtime) to her purview.
Most recently executive vice president of data strategy, research, scheduling and programming, Lemon began his career at Showtime more than three decades ago as a manager of marketing research.
“Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bonafide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group,” wrote Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks president Chris McCarthy and Paramount’s executive vice president and chief research officer Colleen Fahey Rush in a memo to staff Tuesday, which was obtained by Variety. “He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content...
Most recently executive vice president of data strategy, research, scheduling and programming, Lemon began his career at Showtime more than three decades ago as a manager of marketing research.
“Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bonafide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group,” wrote Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks president Chris McCarthy and Paramount’s executive vice president and chief research officer Colleen Fahey Rush in a memo to staff Tuesday, which was obtained by Variety. “He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content...
- 5/23/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Kim Lemon, Paramount’s executive vice president of data strategy, research, scheduling and programming, will exit Showtime after 34 years to “embark on his next chapter.”
“Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bonafide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group,” Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks president and CEO Chris McCarthy said in a memo to employees. “He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content and being mindful of how it would inform our growth while showing great reverence for the creative process and our audience’s feedback.”
McCarthy noted that Lemon will “be around for some time to help with the transition and consult.”
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Laurel Weir, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks’ executive vice...
“Throughout his tenure, Kim has played an integral role in Showtime’s evolution from a linear network to a bonafide streaming service, establishing a first-in-class data science group,” Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks president and CEO Chris McCarthy said in a memo to employees. “He is a pioneer in brand strategy, always prioritizing our content and being mindful of how it would inform our growth while showing great reverence for the creative process and our audience’s feedback.”
McCarthy noted that Lemon will “be around for some time to help with the transition and consult.”
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Paramount+ With Showtime’s Price Point Will Be $4 Less Than Max’s Ad-Free Plan
Laurel Weir, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks’ executive vice...
- 5/23/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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