Former ‘Harry Potter’ Chief Creative Officer James Scott McKnight Plots ‘The Invisible Lights’ Franchise; TV Series, Podcast & Graphic Novel Among Initial Plans EXCLUSIVE: James Scott McKnight, who spent seven years as Chief Creative Officer at J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, overseeing the Harry Potter franchise, is stepping into his own universe. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more

U.S. Podcast Ad Revenue to Top $2 Billion in 2022, IAB/PwC Study Finds Listen to this: The podcast advertising biz is continuing its upward trajectory — with U.S. ad sales expected to grow 47% this year to $2.13 billion, according to a new forecast from trade group IAB and PwC. That’s actually a deceleration from last year. The sector hit $1. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more

Tony Awards 2022: ‘A Strange Loop,’ ‘MJ,’ ‘Paradise Square’ Dominate Nominations “A Strange Loop,” an extremely meta musical, dominated the nominations for the 75th Tony Awards on Monday. The show, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for its Off-Broadway run, scored a leading 11 nominations. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more

New Doctor Who Revealed: ‘Sex Education’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Confirmed By BBC The new Doctor Who has been unveiled, and it’s “Sex Education” star Ncuti Gatwa. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more

What Spell Did Marvel Cast on the MPA for ‘Doctor Strange 2’ to Receive a PG-13 Rating? I’ve never been one to strictly follow ratings advice, and neither did my parents: The first two movie theater experiences of my life were “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers” (1989) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991), at the tender ages of four and six. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more

Fred Savage Fired As ‘The Wonder Years’ EP/Director Following Investigation Into Inappropriate Conduct EXCLUSIVE: Disney is severing ties with Fred Savage following multiple complaints of misconduct in his role as executive producer and director on the freshman ABC comedy series The Wonder Years, produced by 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios. Subscribe to the Pop Culture Brain Daily newsletter for more stories like this ..read more