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S.E. Cupp, the CNN political commentator and columnist, is hosting a new political talk show, Battleground, for Fox First Run.

The 30-minute show, which will air on Fox TV stations and in syndication, will focus on seven swing states this cycle. Its newsletter launch today is being followed by a broadcast debut on June 10, with clearances on the Fox stations and Bahakel Communications Ltd.’s CW 18 in Charlotte, Nc. Plans are for the show to air on Mondays for nine weeks before expanding to five days a week starting in Aug. 12.

The show also will feature local correspondents from Fox stations, including Jeff Cole and Shiba Russell from Fox29 in Philadelphia; Russ Spencer from Fox 5 in Atlanta; John Hook, Ellen McNamara and Steve Nielsen from Fox 10 in Phoenix and Jason Calvi from Fox 6 in Milwaukee.

The states represent 93 electoral votes in the presidential election: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Nevada.

Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, announced today that the leading Canadian soccer podcast Footy Prime has joined the Acast Creator Network. Footy Prime The Podcast began captivating listeners in 2019 and today is ranked as the number one soccer podcast produced in Canada. The podcast is hosted by former Premier League and Canadian National Soccer team players Craig Forrest, Amy Walsh, Jimmy Brennan and TV personalities James Sharman, Dan Wong and Jeff Cole.

“Footy Prime has captured Canadian hearts – and ears — for nearly five years with their coverage and conversations about the world of soccer. As North America begins preparations for hosting the next World Cup, Footy Prime and its listeners will be an incredible asset to the Acast Creator Network and our growing roster of podcast advertisers,” said Development Manager for the Acast Creator Network Yael Strasberg.

Footy Prime covers the English Premier League, Major League Soccer,...

At the June 1 National Association of Television Program Executives conference in Hollywood, a university professor asked what the TV executives would not. During a panel he moderated that promised to look “under the hood” of streaming, Jeffrey Cole, founder and director of the USC Annenberg School’s Center for the Digital Future, posed the question that has the power to reshape the golden age of television: “How do [streamers] work in this advertiser ecosystem where advertisers are afraid of offending and streaming content frequently offends?”

We all remember the joy of those initial ad-free Netflix experiences. Part of it came from watching shows that no longer contorted their beats to match commercial breaks; more essentially, the scripts didn’t self censor in fear of what advertisers might think — because there were no advertisers. Now, streamers have declared ad dollars essential to their platforms’ long-term health.

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In an open letter, the filmmakers and cast behind 2014 Lgbt-themed comedy-drama Pride have said they “deplore” a recent ban on the movie in Turkey, which is cracking down on Lgbt events.

According to Reuters, authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara last week banned a screening of the BAFTA-winning film citing risks to public safety. The ban came before an Lgbt parade in Istanbul on Sunday was teargased by police. Authorities have forbidden the march in recent years.

Actors Dominic West, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton are among signatories of today’s open letter which expresses “unshakeable solidarity and support for Lgbt+ people in Turkey.”

“We are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” says the letter.

“Reports that the Ankara authorities also...

Several of the talent and team behind “Pride” have said they deplore the decision to ban a screening of their 2014 movie by authorities in Ankara, Turkey’s capital and second-largest city. In an open letter they condemned the ban and a crack down on the Istanbul Pride march. They called upon officials “to condemn the repressive actions of the Turkish authorities.”

The 22 signatories of the letter included director Matthew Warchus, and several actors who starred in the British-produced film such as Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Dominic West. The activists that inspired the picture also signed.

“As members of the creative team which produced the 2014 film ‘Pride,’ and activists portrayed in that film, we are disturbed by reports of the growing repression of the Lgbt+ community in Turkey culminating in the recent ban of the annual Pride parade and police violence against those who courageously defied the ban,” the letter said.