NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: HBO and the BBC are set to co-produce the six-episode drama series "Lions" (w/t), from creator and executive producer Richard Gadd ("Baby Reindeer," "Sex Education"), with Alexandra Brodski ("Somewhere Boy," "Rivals") and Eshref Reybrouck ("Ferry: The Series" and "Cheyenne & Lola") attached to direct. The HBO-BBC series is produced by Wendy Griffin ("Limbo," "The Lost King") and executive pro  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The HBO Original documentary FAYE, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau (HBO's "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind," "Mama's Boy"), debuts SATURDAY, JULY 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis: Academy Award(R) winning actress and multi-decade  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: iHeartMedia recently celebrated new music and artists, including the latest World Premiere debuts, live events and more. iHeartMedia World Premiered new singles from several artists recently, including Eric Benet's "Something To Make Love To" featuring Tamar Braxton on June 25 across iHeartRadio R&B stations. On June 27, Kelsea Ballerini's "Cowboys Cry Too" featuring Noah Kahan had a World Premiere debut across all iHeartCoun  more

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-22) on June 28, 2024, entitled "Farmingdale Union Free School District - Payroll." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Farmingdale Union Free School District (District) officials properly monitored, approved and controlled overtime. * * * Key Findings District officials did not properly monitor, approve and control overtime. Officials also did no  more

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-23) on June 28, 2024, entitled "Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts - Non-Payroll Disbursements." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts (School) officials ensured non-payroll disbursements (disbursements) were properly reviewed and approved, supported and for appropriate School purposes. * * *   more

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2023M-181) on June 28, 2024, entitled "Town of Gorham - Budgeting." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Gorham (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets. * * * Key Findings The Board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets, a financial plan or fund balance and reserve policies. As a result, the Town maintained unreasonable fund bal  more

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-7) on June 28, 2024, entitled "Town of Gorham - Procurement." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Gorham (Town) officials made procurements in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and good business practices. * * * Key Findings Town officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with Town policy, statutor  more

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2019M-102-F) on June 28, 2024, entitled "Village of Herkimer - Water and Sewer Financial Operations Audit Follow-Up." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Herkimer's (Village's) progress, as of March 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in August 2019. * * * Background The Village of   more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news on June 27, 2024: Pride Live - a leading social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQIA+ community - today announced a multi-year partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal in support of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC), the first LGBTQIA+ visitor center within the National Park Service that opens on June 28. Preserving history's pivotal moments requires collaboration w  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: TNT Sports and the BIG EAST Conference announced today a new six-year media rights agreement that will feature more than 65 regular season BIG EAST college basketball games airing across TNT - as the lead network - along with TBS, truTV and Max, beginning with the 2025-26 season. Highlights of the agreement include: * More than 50 men's college basketball regular season gam  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The BIG EAST Conference announced today a new six-year media rights agreement that will ensure that the league maintains its position as one of the most televised conferences in all of college athletics. FOX Sports, the BIG EAST's television partner for the last 11 years, will continue as the conference's lead network provider, with NBC Sports and TNT Sports also providing co  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE will make its streaming debut on Max next THURSDAY, JULY 4. A version of the film with American Sign Language (ASL) will also stream exclusively on Max the same day. This ASL version of the film was produced exclusively for Max, with ASL performer Otis Jones (Deaf West Theatre) providing interpretat  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, has locked a new, exclusive multi-year deal with Food Network, it was announced today by Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal includes new episodes of Garten's Emmy(R)-award winning Be My Guest series in which she cooks and chats with friends, old and new, at her East Hampton home. The series has drawn notable  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, JUNE 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature "New Rules." The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on M  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: * * * Tune In This July for the Season Premiere of "Impractical Jokers" on their new home at TBS, New Episodes of "The Lazarus Project," More "Dinner and a Movie," the "Friends" 30th Celebration, Shark Week Movie Marathons and Much More * * * The TNets July programming lineup is as follows: Monday, July 1st * Almost Every "Impractical Jokers" Ever Marathon on truTV (i  more